HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 
1914 
30 
Where Concrete Pays 
( Continued from page 299) 
crete, must be smooth ; any crack or rough¬ 
ness will leave a corresponding mark on 
the job, or the form may stick to the con¬ 
crete so that it will have to be broken 
away, thereby spoiling the job. The forms 
are kept from spreading by bracing on the 
outside and by using bolts and washers at 
intervals to hold them together. In the lat¬ 
ter case these should he well greased before 
the concrete is poured into the forms, and 
removed as soon as the concrete takes its 
initial set — when it has become firm, but 
not hard—so that it holds its own shape. 
For very smooth surfaces the forms 
should he carefully fitted and planed and 
oiled before each using. Bolts, braces, 
rings, studding for partitions, or anything 
of that nature, may be put in place and the 
concrete made around them, or holes or 
slots of any desired size and shape may be 
made by putting in a piece of wood made 
smooth and well greased so that it may he 
withdrawn after the concrete is partly set. 
Holes can be filled with the “finishing mix¬ 
ture.” 
Having the forms ready and the ma¬ 
terials on hand, the job of mixing, once it 
is begun, should be done as expeditiously 
as possible. A substantial, smooth, tight 
platform or a shallow box of suitable size 
should be provided. On or in this place 
the gravel, sand and cement, in the order 
named, measuring each carefully. With a 
shovel or hoe mix them, dry, quite thor¬ 
oughly ; then add the water a little at a 
time, while continuing the mixing, until 
you get a uniform, slushy mass just wet 
enough to pour. The water may be added 
in quite large doses at first, but as the 
“batch” approaches the proper degree of 
slushiness it should be added sparingly. 
A mixture that is too wet will not make 
uniform material. As soon as the batch 
is mixed it should be placed at once in the 
forms, using for the purpose a shovel or 
cheap metal pails, if it has to be carried. 
It should be tamped down into the form 
sufficiently to prevent air spaces being 
left. If a wall is being made, a thin pad¬ 
dle of wood or iron passed along either 
side next to the form will leave a smoother 
surface, as the larger particles of gravel or 
stone are pushed back. After the form is 
filled it should be left absolutely undis¬ 
turbed until it has set hard — usually at 
least twenty-four hours, though forty-eight 
is preferable. The forms, if carefully 
handled, may then be removed, to use 
again, although the concrete will still be 
“green” and easily marred or broken. If 
made where it will be subject to weight or 
stress when the forms are removed the 
concrete should be left to harden thor¬ 
oughly with the forms in place. Be care¬ 
ful to mix only what can be used at once 
for each batch; any surplus must be 
WHITE ENAMEL 
Y OU assured Peter Pan that you a PP ,!ed while the world sleeps. It will not 
believed in Fairies. So believe cra t c , k ° r chip ’ and / s wate . r - pr °? f ’ indoors or 
, T7 . j T T . rrrj • outdoors, on wood, metal or plaster, 
that V ltrallte, trie LtOng-Ljlje /> lllte Send for Booklet and Two Sample Panels 
Enamel, fairy-like, makes old or new one finished with Vitralite and the other with " 61 ” Floor 
11 Varnish, the kind you can test with & hammer. Test the sample 
rOOmS radiant With light, lire and chccr, panel yourself. Stamp on it! The wood may dent but the 
and transforms shabby woodwork into ATer-proTltor cold!' 61 ” is mar ' proof • hed ' proof and 
a porcelain-like surface in the winking , Thc qual,ty p - ® L - famish Products has always been 
r ,r . , their strongest guarantee. Our established policy is full satisfaction 
ot a tvewpie S eye. or money refunded. 
VBrnlitP Ic ,,,qf „ mao-Iml as If ’twprp Pratt * Lambert Varnish Products are used by painters. 
V ltrallte IS just as magical as II ^ twere specified by architects,-' and sold by paint and hardware dealers 
made by Fairies, from white poppies, and everywhere. 
Pratt & Lambert-Inc. 117 Tonawanda Street, Buffalo, N. Y. In Canada, 61 Courtwright St., Bridgeburg, Ontario 
PRATT & LAMBERT VARNISHES 
New York Buffalo Chicago Established 65 Years 
Bridgeburg. Canada 
Foreign Factories 
London Paris 
Ham burg 
SIDE-WALLS “fRFO-DIPT” STAINED 
AND ROOFS 1 SHINGLES 
Whether you reshingle or build a new home, use “CREO-DIPT” stained 
shingles and the work is done for a life-time. 
Artistic, Save Painting 
14 Grades, 16-, 18-, 24-inch. 25 Different Colors. 
Save the Muss and Waste of Staining on the Job. 
“ Creo Dipt” Shingles come in bundles ready-to-lay. We select 
Red Cedar shingles, dip them in creosote and stain them any color 
desired. No poor shingles—no wedge-shaped shingles—no uneven 
stains. They lay faster and look better 
Write for FREE “CREO-DIPT” Booklet Today. 
Home of F. F. Cleary, Charlotte Blvd., Rochester, 
N. Y. Architect, H. B. Nurse, Rochester, N. Y. 
25,000 “CREO-DIPT” Red on roof; 17,000 
“ CREO-DIPT ” Brown on side-walls; Perfec¬ 
tion 18" shingles. 
It shows different types of “CREO-DIPT” houses selected from 
all parts of the country. Give name of your Lumber Dealer and 
ask for Sample Color Pad. Name of Architect appreciated. 
STANDARD STAINED SHINGLE CO., 1012 Oliver St.. N. Tonawanda. N. Y. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House & Garden. 
