Concrete Construction for the Home and the Farm
by Atlas Portland Cement Company
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Chapters (240)
- CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION for the HOME and the FARM
- INDEX
- Concrete in the Country
- 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
- How to Place Concrete
- Directions for Placing
- The Necessary Tools
- Protection of Concrete after Placing
- Points to Remember
- Reinforcement
- Kinds of Reinforcement
- Concrete Sidewalks and Floors
- Lasting Qualities
- Settlement Cracks
- Upheaval by Frost
- Upheaval by Tree Roots
- Contraction Cracks
- Scaling or Crumbling of the Surface
- Specifications
- Drainage Foundation
- Selection of Materials
- Proportions
- Consistency of Concrete
- Placing
- A Foundation Gutter and Walk
- Repairs to Farm Buildings
- Why Concrete Should be Used to Repair Farm Buildings
- Replacing an Entire Foundation with Concrete
- Foundations of concrete are indestructible.
- A Concrete Entrance Floor
- Farm Buildings Should be Connected by a Concrete Driveway
- Alleyways Between Buildings
- Carriage Washing Floors
- 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
- Manure Pits and Cisterns
- How to Build
- The Value of Manure Pits
- Concrete Barnyards
- Concrete Floors Increase Profits
- Construction
- 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
- Concrete Barn Floors
- The Advantages of Concrete Floors
- 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
- Wind Walls and Their Importance
- Concrete and the Silo
- Sanitary Water Supply
- How to Protect Wells
- Underground Cisterns and Cistern Platforms
- Making Spring Water Sanitary
- New Style Cistern Built on Top of Ground
- 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
- 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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