The farmer his own builder : a guide and reference book for the construction of dwellings, barns and other farm buildings, together with their utilities, describing reliable methods, offering practical suggestions, presenting numerous details and formulas, and explaining simple rules for estimating the labor and materials required With special reference to concrete and carpentry . Fig. 162.—Basement floor plan of Model Barn on Wisconsin State Fair Grounds. PLANS OK BUILDINGS 267 3-z*t> Z-ttd. :Fig. 163.—Detail of truss for Wisconsin Model Barn.(As shown in floor plan, Fig. 162.) 268 THE FAR
The farmer his own builder : a guide and reference book for the construction of dwellings, barns and other farm buildings, together with their utilities, describing reliable methods, offering practical suggestions, presenting numerous details and formulas, and explaining simple rules for estimating the labor and materials required With special reference to concrete and carpentry . Fig. 162.—Basement floor plan of Model Barn on Wisconsin State Fair Grounds. PLANS OK BUILDINGS 267 3-z*t> Z-ttd. :Fig. 163.—Detail of truss for Wisconsin Model Barn.(As shown in floor plan, Fig. 162.) 268 THE FARMER HIS OWN BUILDER BILL OF MATERIAL AND COST AT TIME OF ERECTION OFDAIRY BARN AS SHOWN IN FIG. 164 DIMENSIONS, 84 X 34 FEET. 12 FEET FROM FOUNDATION TO EAVES. 34 sills 6x8x12 3 20 posts 5X5XI2 I 2 pOStS 6x6x7 14 top posts 5X5XI3 go streamers and plates 2x5x12 14 girders 6x6x12 16 plates 4x6x12 8 ties 2x6x10 40 joists 2x8x10 80 joists 2x8x12 80 rafters 2x5x16 80 rafters 2x5x8 30 braces 2x5x14 Siding, 3300 ft 1x12x12 270 strips fX4X12 50 pieces cornice 1x7x12 Sheathing, 4000 ft. Total, 17,191 feet. DETAILED COST. 17,000 feet of lumber at $2 per hundred $ Yellow pine t. & g. flooring for loft floor (second grade) Shingles Windows Hinges, bolts, and nails Carpentry work Labor laying foundation, one man 3 days at $ per day 60 barrels Portland cement for concrete floor Labor for laying concrete floor 48 iron swinging stanchion
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