Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1914 — Cheap Flooring. [ARTICLE]

Cheap Flooring.

We will give a method of making a floor r for henhouse or other places where heavy animals are not to travel or teams to be driven over it, that is nearly as good and durable as a cement floor and is cheaper. It also makes a good walk around the house, in places where it will not be much driven over. Lay a foundation four to six inches deep with small stones or the cinders from the coal ashes, making as nearly a level surface as possible. 1 Then with the regular coal Bieve get the coal ashes and add a bushel of fresh slaked lime to each four bushels of the ashes. Mix well and let it stand a few days, thenkdd a gallon of salt, and moisten to a thin mortar so that when put on it will settle down into the stones. Spread two or three Inches thick, '‘hnd In a few days give another coating. The more coatings and thicker it is the longer it will last If It is broken by accident it can be mended in the same way. It will be ratproof and waterproof; and if the upper surface of last coat is smooth it can be kept clean, and absorbs no filth or odor.