CREAMERY CONSTRUCTION ^$ 



1. Brick. — Brick is perhaps the most satisfactory material 

 from which to construct a creamery wall, but it is also the most 

 expensive. The standard size of brick is 2 inches by 4 inches by 

 8 inches. The brick should be uniform in composition and 

 free from lime spots. A hard-burned brick is most durable; 

 but for a building located in the city, pressed brick is more 

 satisfactory for facing. A brick should be tested for its power 

 to absorb moisture. This may readily be done by the following 

 method: Place a brick in the furnace or in the oven of a kitchen 

 range; leave it there for 24 hours or until the weight of the brick 

 remains constant; then submerge in water for 24 hours; after- 

 ward, wipe it dry with a cloth and weigh. A brick absorbing 

 moisture to exceed 8 per cent of its own weight should be re- 

 jected. Such a brick will disintegrate during the winter season 

 when the moisture in it freezes. 



A one-story or two-story creamery building constructed from 

 brick should have a wall not less than 10 inches thick, allowing 

 2 inches for air space. The bricks should be laid with well- 

 filled, full-bedded joints 3/8 inches wide. The walls should be 

 plumb and straight, using a line on both sides of the wall through- 

 out its entire height. They should be securely bonded with 

 headers, and should be reenforced above all openings. All ex- 

 posed joints in walls should be neatly smoothed with the trowel. 



2. Hollow Tile. — Hollow tile has been used quite extensively 

 during recent years in the construction of creameries. The 

 standard sizes of hollow tile are 4 inches by 8 inches by 12 inches 

 and 5 inches by 8 inches by 12 inches. The former is used more 

 frequently. What has been stated concerning the quaUty of 

 brick applies also to tile. It is tested in a similar manner, and 

 any tile absorbing moisture to exceed 5 per cent of its own 

 weight should be discarded. 



Hollow tUe may be laid in two different ways — either on 

 edge or down flat. If on edge and with a tile 4 inches thick, 

 the wall should be constructed 10 inches thick with a 2-inch 

 air space allowed. The principal objection to this wall, unless 

 cemented on both sides, is its unattractive appearance. If the 

 tiles are laid flat, a single layer will make a wall 8 inches thick. 



