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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
February, 1917 
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King Greenhouses 
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To start the work an excavation must be 
made which shall be two feet and six inches 
deeper than the depth of the bottom of the out- 
let pipe. This hole must be at least two feet 
longer and two feet wider than the interior 
dimensions of the tank. To start the forms 
cut two by fours, four feet long for the studs of 
the outside wall form. Set these in place for 
the sides first and nail on the boards as shown 
in the sketch of wall and floor forms. Then 
plumb these sides and brace them to the sides 
of the excavation. The clear distance between 
the boards should be made four feet. Then 
nail the boards for the ends of the tank on and 
place a two by four stud on the outside in the 
centre of the end form and brace it to the bank. 
The work is now ready for the inside wall 
forms. These can best be started on the 
The interior arrangements of the septic tank are shown in 
these longitudinal and cross sections 
ground outside of the hole. Two by fours are 
first cut two feet and eleven inches long, three 
being required for each side and two for the 
ends. Take three of these pieces and lay on 
the ground so that the outside of the end ones 
are just five feet apart. Then nail on the 
boards cutting them in two at the middle and 
making a joint over the third two by four. 
This is done so that the boards will come out 
readily. Every board which goes inside the 
tank should be cut in the middle and then 
spliced at a stud. On the bottoms of the 
studs nail an inch board as shown in the sketch. 
These boards are to prevent the concrete forc- 
ing its way up and giving an uneven bottom to 
the tank. 
When the two sides are ready they should 
be lowered into the hole. Then lay two by 
fours across the outside forms over the studs 
on the inside forms. Raise the form up by 
blocking until the top is just six inches lower 
than the outside and hang in that position by 
means of boards nailed to the studs and to the 
cross pieces. This is shown clearly in the 
sketch. The inside is now ready for the ends 
which should be built in the same manner as 
the sides with a splice and stud at the centre. 
When all are in place the studs should be 
braced across the interior securely as shown in 
the drawing. 
The walls and floor are now ready for pour- 
ing with concrete. The pouring should be 
done by putting the concrete in the walls first 
and allowing to come through under the form 
to make the floor. For water tightness, which 
is essential, a mixture of one part of good Port- 
land cement, two parts of sand and four parts 
of crushed stone should be used. If these 
materials are not readily available a natural 
sand and gravel mixture can be used in the 
proportion of one part of Portland cement to 
four parts of gravel. The concrete must be 
thoroughly mixed with sufficient water to give 
it quaking consistency. 
1 he walls and floor should be allowed to set 
for from eighteen to twenty-four hours when 
the interior form can be removed. The brick 
curtain wall can be laid up now before the top is 
put on or this work can be done through the 
manhole after the forms are removed from the 
interior. This wall should be made four in- 
ches thick with openings in it. A cement and 
sand mortar of a one to three mixture should 
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