Canadian wood products industries . he size and location of thebins and driveways. The founda-tion of the building, which in di-mensions is 55 feet wide, 63 feetlong and 18 feet to eaves, is of con-crete 10 inches in width and extends12 inches above ground level. Thefloor also is concrete 4 inches inthickness. The walls are sheetedand covered with corrugated frame was constructed in bentson the ground and then raised in a manner similarto the method pursued in building a timbered barn. The roof storage shed is covered with asbestosroofing on top of cedar sheathing. In the centrethree
Canadian wood products industries . he size and location of thebins and driveways. The founda-tion of the building, which in di-mensions is 55 feet wide, 63 feetlong and 18 feet to eaves, is of con-crete 10 inches in width and extends12 inches above ground level. Thefloor also is concrete 4 inches inthickness. The walls are sheetedand covered with corrugated frame was constructed in bentson the ground and then raised in a manner similarto the method pursued in building a timbered barn. The roof storage shed is covered with asbestosroofing on top of cedar sheathing. In the centrethree rows of cement piers support the posts of thebuilding and the bins are divided by 2 x 6 inch studscovered with sheeting on one side. Mr. Shirton says the building was constructed forthe end piling of lumber. This method results in 8 X 12. Bin fix /£ Bin 8k83/n 6x8 Bm 6k8 3/n Dr/vcHtijr /CH/de. 3/n / > ^ SX/03/n 8 M 3/n 8X/0b/n /O X / £ 3/n t>/n 8*/C3/n 8k/o 3/n 8 k/o 3/n /n 8K8 651-. New dressed lumber shed of the Wra. Shirton Co., PunnviUe, Ontario Layout of new shed of the Win. Shirton Co., Ltd. saving a great deal of space but care must be exer-cised in piling, particularly with narrow width ma-terial. It is necessary to give strips, flooring andother narrow stock more of a slant or incline thanwider lumber, otherwise the piles will have a tendencyto topple sideways. The shed will hold from to feet ofmaterial. Rough lumber for milling is piled on oneside of the structure nearest to their factory, anddressed material on the other. states they have alreadyfound the building to be a greatconvenience enabling them to carrya large stock of lumber ready forcustomers and also assisting tokeep a close check on all quantitiesof dressed material. The approximate cost of the new-storage shed was $3,000. Mr. Shir-ton says they were able to save alittle by using a certain amout ofunsaleable material such as theirshort hardwood shooting and culls
Size: 2135px × 1171px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, booksubjectfurnitu, bookyear1922
