ioDec, 1909.] Building Hints for Settlers. 797 



BUILDING! HINTS FOR SETTLERS. 



IV. — Plan, Specifications, and Quantities of a Wood and 

 Iron Hay Shed. 



A. S. Kenyan, C.E., Engineer for Agriculture. ■ 



Specifications. 



Excavator. — Excavate the ground for stumps to a depth of 2 ft. 2 in. 

 and well ram the earth put back round stumps. In ramming, only a small 

 portion of the earth is to be put back at a time and then rammed before 

 any more earth is put back, using a little water when ramming. 



Timber. — Timber is tO' be sound and free from all defects. All timber 

 is hardwood except for sole plates and stumps, which are to be redgum 

 or jar rah. 



Stumps, Sole Plates, and Sleeper. — The stumps, 6 inches x 4 inches x 

 4 feet, are to be spaced 5 feet centre to centre each way (the 6-inch face 

 going across building) and tO' stand on 8-in. x 2-in. x lo-in sole plates. 

 The stumps to be set perfectly upright. Halve the 4-in. face for a length 

 of 9 inches from top of stump and bolt stump to 5-in. x 3-in. sleeper with 

 one 6j-in. x |-in. bolt to each stump, the sleeper to rest on its edge on 

 the shoulder of the stump formed by the halving. The sleepers to be 

 halved at joints. The joints in one row of sleepers must not be in line 

 with the joints in the next row. 



Joists. — Joists 4 inches x 2 inches, spaced 20 inches centre to centre, 

 to rest on the sleepers, everv third joist coming against a stump and a stud 

 to which it is tO' be bolted with one 6|-in. x J-in. bolt to each stump 

 and 4-in. X 4-in. stud and a 4j-in. x |-in. bolt to the 4-in. x 2-in. studs. 

 The intermediate joists to be well skew nailed with 3-in. nails to the 

 sleepers. 



Eloor. — The floor of 6-in. x i-in. hardwood to be nailed to the top of 

 joists with two 2^-in. nails to each joist, the nails being well driven home. 

 The cross joints of floor are not to be in a line. 



Studs. — The studs to be spaced to come over the top of stumps, the 

 corner and every third stud to be 4 inches x 4 inches, and the intermediate 

 studs 4 inches x 2 inches. The studs in back wall are bolted to joists as 

 before described. The 4-in. x 2-in. studs in end walls to be bolted to 

 stumps with 5|-in. x |-in. bolts. 



Posts. — The four 4-in. x 4-in. posts in front are to be spaced to come 

 opposite the 4-in. x 4-in. studs in back wall, to be bolted to joists with 

 6j-in. x ^-in. bolts, braced to 4-in. x 4-in. studs with two 4-in. x 2-in. 

 braces, which are to be bolted to studs and posts and at intersections 

 (which are to be made solid with 4-in. x 4-in. packing pieces) with 8|-in. 

 X J-in. bolts. The inside of posts to be checked i inch deep bv 6 inches 

 for 6-in. x 2-in. plate, the top of check being 5 inches below the top of 

 post. 



Top Plates. — -The 6-in. x 2-in. front top plate is to be halved at the 

 joints which are to come on and be bolted to posts with two sJ-in. x J-in. 

 bolts to each post. The plate is to be supported with 4-in. x 2-in. 

 brackets as shown bolted to inside of posts with 6|-in. x i-in. bolts and 

 halved and bolted to inside of plate with 3|-in. x |-in. bolts. The 6-in. 

 X i|-in. back plate is to be bolted to studs with 6-in. x i-in. bolts, halved 

 at joints on to 4-in. x 4-in. studs, using two bolts. 



