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Title: 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
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Roberts, H. Armstrong (Howard Armstrong), 1885-1947
Subjects: Farm buildings
Publisher: Philadelphia : D. McKay
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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under considerationat the time the excavation is figured. Another pointto remember in connection with the removal of exca-vated material: its bulk will increase about one-thirdwhen dug and thrown into a loose heap. Make a note of this list of the capacities of the mostcommon appliances used in excavating and hauling.It is subject to variations, of course, but it will aid youin making up an estimate: Ordinary builders cart will hold about 27 cu. ft. or1 cu. yd., which is equal to about 2400 lbs. commonearth. Double load equals about 56 cu. ft. or 2§ tons. Large wheelbarrow will hold when heaped TV cu. yd. 500 bricks make a single load, or 16 bushels of lime,or 1000 plain roofing tiles, or 1000 slates, counters. 1000 board feet dressed lumber is considered a singleload, or 50 cu. ft. of timber. KINDS OF MASONRY Continuing the policy of taking up the various struc-tural items in sequence, as they would appear in prac-tice, the next subject is that of walls and foundations—the masonry.
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ao DC bC = MATERIALS REQUIRED 5i We are accustomed to think of masonry as meaningstonework exclusively, but the true meaning of the termis more general. Masonry construction is classifiedaccording to the nature of the materials used, such asstone masonry/7 brick masonry, and concretemasonry. Then again, stone masonry is classifiedin two ways, first, according to the manner in which thematerial is prepared, and second, according to the man-ner in which the work is executed.

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