Show CONSTRUCTION PLAN OF A STORAGE ROOM Natural Earth Makes Better Floor Than Concrete or Brick Care Exercised In Making Frame Square and Plumb Will Enable Builder to Get Structure Tight With Little Lab Labor r. r Prepared bY the United States Department Depart Department Depart Depart- ment of ot Agriculture The size sire of ot the storage room should be determined by bj the space available and the amount of ot material to be stored Natural earth makes a better floor than concrete or brick as a certain certain tain tamn amount of ot moisture is desirable The walls of ot the storage room should be he parallel to the walls of ot the cellar Lay 2 by 4 4 inch inch scantling flat on the floor and secure them with pegs driven Into the floor or by nailing them to the top of short posts set in the ground Set 2 by hy 4 inch 4 Inch studding from this sill to the ceiling spacing them 10 16 inches apart from center to center Locate the door of ot the storage room at the most convenient point making It large ff I. I d 1110 I Boom Roo w b w Ja v ww y Floor plan of a storage room In a corner corner corner cor cor- ner of a basement The arrangement of the shelving end and bins may be changed to suit conditions While the construction of the wall may be varied it must be tight enough to admit barrels boxes etc a n good size being 2 e feet wide by G feet teet high Set the studs on either side of ot the door 32 Inches apart which will allow for tor th the door and the frame Put Puta a header over the door allowing one Inch for the frame and seven seven eighths eighths of an nn inch for the sill at the bottom i I Set the studs against the walls where I Ithe the cellar walls and storage room walls m meet et Care exercised In making malting the frame square and plumb will enable the tite builder to get the structure tight with a n minimum of ot labor A good room Is made by covering the studding on the outside with tongue tongue and groove material but a better w way ay is to sheathe I the outside with plain lumber tack building paper on this and side with lon groove and gue and groove material This construction construction con con- In connection with lath and plaster or wall board on the Inside makes an excellent room |