Concrete Construction for the Home and Farm

About this eBook

Author

Atlas Portland Cement Company

Title

Concrete Construction for the Home and the Farm

Credits

Produced by MFR, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TH: Technology: Building construction

Subject

Farm buildings

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 62312

Release Date

June 2, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION for the HOME and the FARM
2. 2.INDEX
3. 3.Concrete in the Country
4. 4.What is “Concrete”? — Materials — Portland Cement — Sand — Stone or Gravel — Pure Water Necessary in Mixing — Proportioning the Mixture — Natural Mixture of Bank Sand and Gravel — Tools — Wheelbarrow “Runs” — How to Mix Concrete — The Hand Mixing Method — Mixing Natural Mixture of Bank Sand and Gravel — Number of Men — How to Determine Quantities of Materials Needed — Forms for Concrete — Kinds of Forms — Requirements of a Good Form — How to Plan Forms — Care Needed in Selecting Lumber for Forms — How to Clean
5. 5.How to Place Concrete — Directions for Placing — The Necessary Tools — Protection of Concrete after Placing — Points to Remember — Reinforcement — Kinds of Reinforcement
6. 6.Concrete Sidewalks and Floors — Lasting Qualities — Settlement Cracks — Upheaval by Frost — Upheaval by Tree Roots — Contraction Cracks — Scaling or Crumbling of the Surface
7. 7.Specifications — Drainage Foundation — Selection of Materials — Proportions — Consistency of Concrete — Placing
8. 8.A Foundation Gutter and Walk
9. 9.Repairs to Farm Buildings — Why Concrete Should be Used to Repair Farm Buildings — Replacing an Entire Foundation with Concrete — Foundations of concrete are indestructible.
10. 10.A Concrete Entrance Floor
11. 11.Farm Buildings Should be Connected by a Concrete Driveway
12. 12.Alleyways Between Buildings
13. 13.Carriage Washing Floors
14. 14.Feeding Floors and Barnyard Pavements — Disadvantages of Wooden Floors — Advantages of Concrete — How to Build Feeding Floors — Drainage Foundation — Grading the Floor — Placing the Concrete
15. 15.Manure Pits and Cisterns — How to Build — The Value of Manure Pits
16. 16.Concrete Barnyards — Concrete Floors Increase Profits — Construction
17. 17.Feeding Troughs, Racks and Mangers — Troughs for Horses, Cattle, and Sheep — Feeding Troughs for Hogs — A Fire-protected Feed Cooker — Hog Wallows—Automatic Dipping Tanks — A Corn Crib Floor of Concrete
18. 18.Concrete Barn Floors — The Advantages of Concrete Floors
19. 19.Concrete in the Cow Barn — How to Build Dairy Barn Floors — The Alleyway — The Stall Floor — The Manger — The Feedway — Horse Barn Floors — Concrete Mangers — Farmers Build Barn Approaches of Concrete — A Concrete Barn Foundation
20. 20.Wind Walls and Their Importance
21. 21.Concrete and the Silo
22. 22.Sanitary Water Supply — How to Protect Wells — Underground Cisterns and Cistern Platforms — Making Spring Water Sanitary — New Style Cistern Built on Top of Ground
23. 23.Watering Troughs and Tanks — Watering Tank for Horses and Cattle — Watering Troughs for Hogs — Dipping Vats and Tanks — The Construction of a Concrete Milk Vat
24. 24.Small Farm Buildings — Milk Houses — Location — Foundation — Walls — Doors and Windows — Finishing Top of Wall — Building the Roof — Floor — Engine Base — Method Applies to All Buildings — Advantages of Concrete — Concrete Cellar Steps and Hatchway — Root Cellars of Concrete — Poultry Houses — Poultry Watering Troughs — Duck Ponds — Retaining Wall and Steps — Concrete Chimney Caps — Concrete Makes an Excellent Porch Floor — Hot-Beds and Cold-Frames — Tree Repair — Rollers of Concrete — Hay Caps and Tarpaulin Weights — Trash Burner or Garbage Receiver — Concrete Posts — Corner Stones and Survey Monuments — Drain Tile Outlet Walls — Spraying Tanks — Culverts are Permanent When Made of Concrete — Septic Tanks — Window Hatches — An Outdoor Swimming Pool

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