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 . stead, thetails of the stones project irregularly, some of themresting against the bank, and others barely filling out tothe required thickness of the wall. This is poor con-struction for several reasons. In the firs
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 . stead, thetails of the stones project irregularly, some of themresting against the bank, and others barely filling out tothe required thickness of the wall. This is poor con-struction for several reasons. In the first place, with arugged surface it is impossible to cement the outsidesurface of the wall and thus make it again, the projecting ledges of stone serve tocatch the water which runs down on the outside, andlead it into the heart of the wall, thence into the , any settlement of the ground on the out-side, or any upward heaving by frost action, will tendto overthrow the wall by reason of the bearing againstthe projecting stones which tail into the ground. It is more important to have the outside surface of a 68 THE FARMER HIS OWN BUILDER wall laid smooth and impervious to moisture than theinside face. Contractors will tell you they can plasterthe inside face of a wall and make it watertight, evenagainst pressure from without. Maybe they can, but.
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