FERRO-CONCRETE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10680, 29 July 1912, Page 5

FERRO-CONCRETE

BEING USED IN MASTERTON. JFewo-couorete is- -coming into favour in Mastorton for 'building purposes. Mr C. E, TJiinielT is at present engaged in the erection, of a large adadition to the stables of Messrs Pinhoy Bros., Ltd., in Chapel Street, the ■walls of which are in concrete. M>r Dlaniell is ateo 'building in concrete an annex to Messrs <G. H. Perry and Oo.'s (bulk .stores .in Chapel Street. This .w-iJI increase the size toy 60 feet in width and 90 feet in depth. A novel us© to wlnich this material cam bo put m to ibe seen at Mrs McLaren's property at Homebush. There Mr Daniel! hiais erected a totara. ifraime for a tank stand, the corner posts resting on- concrete Hocks sunk: into the ground. On the top of thisfirtame, wliich is 26 feet high, has been built a large concrete water tank -with) a holding capacity of 3200 gallons. The top of the- tank is 83ft from the ground. A windmill kecijw this tank full of water, which is distributed' -to. the liouso and outbuildings., and giving a high pressure supply to the motor house -for washing the car's;. Owing to -coi-feun .properties, in the water of Master ton,, the life of an iron water tank is onSy two or three years, whereas that oif one of concrete i«s evetrlasting. Concrete is being put to -many other useful purpose, including fironst fences, culverts, bridges, fencing .posts and telegraph poles-.