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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 December 1924, Page 7

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BUILDING A CONCRETE HOUSE.

Hei e are suggestions for those seeking advice regarding the procedure to he adopted in constructing a concrete house. In this case the wails are to be 10ft. high and Cin. wide and the four rooms of the measurements stated in the above sketch. The quantities of materials needed for such a building would be 1A cubic yards of cement, 21 cubic yards of sand, 2 cubic’ yards of fine stone, and 21 cubic yards of rough stone (say lAin. in diameter). Gravel, if free from clay, is perfectly good, and should be used in the above proportions. Preliminary to proceeding with the actual construction work, take out trenches in the usual way for a firm foundation. If the bottom is good a width of 2ft. will be sufficient. If, however it is poor, increase the widthby6in. Fill in the concrete (3 parts stone about ljin., 2 finer stuff (Jin. and less), and 1 part cement. The concrete should be. well rammed. Carry up the walls to the under side of the floor joist, maintaining a "width of 12in. On top of this form a damp course at least Jin. thick, with lar and sand. This width wall should he carried to a height to allow the floor bearers to be at least 6in. clear of the ground at the highest part, and to have at least eight vent openings. 14in. :< Gin., \vilh gratings in the outer walls and similar through ventilation. Carry up the outer walls Bin. thick (this thickness is necessary to enure dryness), but 6in. will suffice for the inner walls. Proper boxings should be set up for the door and the window openings, care being taken that they are true arid plumb, and well braced, to withstand the pressure of consrete. The simplest forms to use are planks liin. thick, of any length to suit, and lGir. deep, v Bore holes in the planks 2in. from the bottom of every ISin nn-l set up the foundation as indicated in Fig. 3. Cleat across the top" with pieces which should be nailed to keep the planks the proper distance apart. Setup, true and plumb, and fill with concrete which should be rammed wel : l The more work you devote to ramming the more solid the wail will be It is possible to dothewholehouse with two planks by allowing the portion to be done to set before moving the planks. The first course will be 3 sin., if 15in. planks are used. The second course, however, will be only 13in., as illustrated in Fig. 2, as the bolts rest on the concrete by placing them-in the box and ramming into place, the middle piece being taken off the cleat ae shown in Fig. 3. Pockets should be cut in the concrete when moist for the rafters.

SUPPORT FOR Wjrje <S> ! Position OF DOOR V c *-05E.0 rrrcrn ! >^PIVOT 4f Position pf OOOR i raised rvn**0 7i *jr Liiiii Nest floor TRAP-NEST FOR HENS. MODE OF CONSTRUCTION. W ° r^ C 0 methods of definitely .determining the laying capa les of fowls. One is to place them in separate pens, and the other to provide them with trap-nests. For the latter inelliod we show a simple enable readers to construct such a nest. This nest is ... Se t’ ? os^s vei T little to make, the fall makes no noise and the bird is not wi violence into the nest box. Make front of any wood to an ordinary an o P en * n S' as shown. Make the door out of thin wood, <5 y 13 inches, and fasten the top with a screw as a pivot. The wire across the opening is flattened at one end, and nailed to the door, a flx*l 11.1 sma “ block, serving as a support or rest, is fixed where indicated, and this keeps the door from falling down. To enter the nest the fowl presses . n ' 6 re > htting up its loose end, and causing the t.hi'n movable front to fall into place behind her, thus shutting her inside: The outer door can 1 ai ld quickly cut out of pin plate. Release the bird when she has ai ,a, se the nest again. A simple method of counting the eggs is to drop a pea in o a bottle marked with the fowl’s name or log band colour.

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MURSE DIX will be in attendance at the Plunket Rooms, ’phone 647 in High Street (opposite Public Trust Office) on alternate Mondays and every Thursday and Saturday, from 2 to 5, and Wednesday mornings, 10.30 to 12. Private address, 65 Argyle Street; ’phone 726.