Items related to Practical architecture as applied to farm buildings
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ... two leaves or halves vertically, and shielded with an external frame fitted with finely perforated wire gauze or zinc The inner glazed frames should be hung in the manner we have already illustrated, the upper leaf to swivel, so that the entering fresh air can be thrown either up to or down from the ceiling, while the under leaves, being hung casement wise, the air can be thrown either right or left as desired. At the same time the wire gauze fitted frame should not be omitted, being outside of all; it will be useful in hot summer weather in keeping out flies, &c The doors should be made double, and both be provided with the patent vulcanised indiarubber dust and draught proof stop. The roof should be made double, that is, with a space of six or eight inches in width or depth between what may be called the inner and outer PREVENTION OF DAMP IN, AND VENTILATION OF, MILK KOOMS. 117 skins. The outer roof should be covered with boarding and felt, and, above and over all, the Staffordshire roofing tile, which will be better than the ordinary thin slate. There is a capital form of tile made with hollow perforations, through which currents of air keep flowing, tending to equalise the temperature very much. A clever "slater" might by the use of ordinary slates form an excellent double skinned roof, of great value in dairy building work. The inside roof or inner skin in which the ceiling is formed should not be flat, but curved or pavilion, what is often termed a coach house roof, that is, with a flat part in the centre of considerably less surface than the floor surface; and the walls at sides and ends joining this with an easy curve of considerable radius. The corners running up from the floor to join the corners of these curves should be rounded of...
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