Show forest service ce tells 1 of abuse of wood in kola kolase const i ue lion so many inquiries have nave been ree rec v d ly by the fore foret forat t Pic predicts ducts L oratory madison Mac lson wis about I 1 tic ho prop propst r method of constructing that a new publication en 1 7 led U use se and A abuse u e of wood in 0 se sc has u t been id d by bv the fore foreit it t sarv ce G US S D ot oi of agriculture E engineers ngi it t he L laboratory tb 0 state that the iding or buying rf cf a home in olve ave for the average person a i g ge e investment and one for ah h he should get good conduction and full value for every I 1 aar ar expended to the man about to erect a home building build ng is an tindera k ng which careful planning and pon consideration for features of enduring worth will yield urge returns in the form of satis ic ilion on to find where guidance in the use of wood in current 1 aiding is barlis needed the h e laboratory inspected houses under construction in 20 cities in the northern southern and eastern states good results in the use of wood in house construction rests first of all on good foundations settling walls and wood rotting dalp ness in basements are the consequences of poor foundations foundation blk walls outnumber poured concrete in many cities proper footings to prevent unequal settlement tl are important to each hut blit pr TU cu pr 0 n block walls and should be laid below the frost line poorly mortared points lack of drainage and absence of exterior waterproofing result in leaking walls and wet basements wood has given good service in the basement as posts g aders and window frames and will in the ire if provision is made to i keep i the wood dry allowing a post pos t to bear directly on a cement hoor floor invites decay A concrete base block resting on a cement f fooling and extending above the floor in the basemen basement t however provides drainage and protection for the post against rot and termites these are only a f few ew of the many essential conditions feces sary in good construction given in this new publication which is profusely illustrated and can be obtained from the superintendent of documents washington D C |