Show CONSTRUCT INGi inexpensive ICE HOUSE ra G bodell f bery yer injia X y ra CL boavy IS R jr yeo y coat of adelese ade lesi G thic kneil tave 1 I feay J pace Z adly 1111 fV common gl i llda act bohi ice ayal else 0 r diagram showing insulation of an lea ice house home for storing ice without saw dust or shavings prepared Pie pared by the united states department of 0 agriculture the length of time ice may be kept depends upon the character of insulation provided this will naturally vary my with the location of the ice house and the method of construction another important factor will be the cost of construction the simplest type of ice preservation consists in stacking the cakes in a compact mass on a well drained site as well protected as possible by natural or artificial barriers from sun and wind and covering the mass gitil wll ii sawdust shavings fodder marsh hay r any other good insulating material such a crude method la Is not to be recommended om mended except as aa a temporary makeshift for ice which la Is to bo be used early in the season ain n inexpensive ice house for north ern cm states an Inbi inexpensive pensive ice house that will give satisfaction in places where the temperature approximates that of now new york city and localities to the north may ie be constructed as follows As a site for the structure choose a well sheltered location convenient to the place where the bulk of the ice will be used during the season it if tho the wea is not well drained naturally i grads grade the surface so that no surface water can ever flow into or through the building and so that the water from the melting of the ice will be quickly disposed of in some instances it may be necessary to provide tile drains d laid 15 or 18 inches below the surface to care for this water having properly provided against datele wa tele both from without and from within lilian the ice house set a line of quaked or flattened poles four feet part so as to form a square of the desired the height of he ha pol polls polis is should be the samo same as the hagth of the side of the square it if he greatest economy of space and he best beat keeping conditions for the ice re ire desired 1 a 0 a building 14 feet quara should bo be 14 feet high A ouse louse of this size will provide storage for a cube of ice feet which without allowance for voids is equivalent to about thirty eight tons A cuble cubic toot foot of ice weighs approximately 58 pounds and one ton of ice occupies nearly thirty five cubic feet to complete the ice house cut the posts to a uniform height and nail a double inch or inch plate on top of them the sides may be by boarding both inside and outside with rough lumber to give a neat outside appearance the outside boards aay may be planed and ship lapped or snip ralp lap siding may be placed over the rough sheathing the space between the two board walls walla may or may not be packed with shavings or sawdust it packed the packing material should be perfectly dry the root roof may be either a simple even span one third pitch roof with the gables boarded up or a hip root roof in order that the house may be oiled filled without unnecessary labor a continuous door should be provided in the middle of one end the door should be made in two or three sections and as aa the house Is filled loose planks of proper length should be at hand to place across the opening of the door to hold the packing material in place as the heap of ice grows in height the ice must be placed on an a bed of sawdust shavings or other packing material at least 16 inches deep and the tick rick of oc ice should not approach the side walls closer than 16 15 or 18 inches the intervening space being filled ailed with packing material and thoroughly rammed masonry ice houses instead of the cheap temporary construction st tInn just described ice houses bouses of oc permanent nature can bo be arlt be it froin brick stona or concrete in these as in fre constructed houses bouses the mass masa of tee fee should approach as aa closely at possible a cube in form it if the ma conry house bouse Is to be used in the eam manner as the temporary house nt n inside lining will be necessary tho th packing used about the mass of let lc may be allowed to come in direct con tact with the wall A 13 inch brial wall or a 12 inch concrete wall will provide the necessary strength th masonry walls are not as good non noa conductors as timber walls it will therefore be necessary for the crotee tion of tile the ice to rely on the packing material rather than on the wall itself if the house Is to be used for storing ice without the use of sawdust 01 01 shavings the construction indicated in the accompanying figure must bf b followed the lining must be as tom corn on the floor and ceiling belling as 01 the side walls in order to provide eat insulation masonry houses may bo construct efi et entirely above ground or partly belo th the 0 surface as convenience or necea feces sity 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