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Concrete Gravel Walk

Dig tempered with water to a proper consistence, away the earth to the depth of about5 inches, and applied at once, as it soon hardens, and the earth to the depth of about 5 inches, and applied at once, as it soon hardens, and then lay a bottom of pebbles, ramming them will not bear being again softened down with well down with a paving rammer.

Sweep water. For foundations and cornices exposed them off as clean as possible with a broom, to the weather, it is usually mixed with an and cover the surface thinly with hot coal tar. equal quantity of clean angular sand; for use Now put on a coat of smaller gravel (the first as a common mortar, with about twice as bed of pebbles should be as large as goose much sand; for coating walls exposed to cold eggs), previously dipped in hot coal tar, and wet, the common proportions are 3 of . drained, and rolled in coal ashes, with an sand to 2 of cement, and for walls exposed to intermixture of fine gravel, and roll it down extreme dryness or heat, about 2 or 3 of sand as thoroughly as possible. Let the roller run to 1 of cement; for facing cistern work, water slowly, and let a boy follow it with a hoe to frontages, &c., nothing but cement and water scrape off all adhering gravel. Next put on a should be employed. This cement, under the coat of fine gravel or sand, and coal tar, with name of compo, or Roman cement, is much some coal ashes, to complete the surface , and employed for facing houses, water-cisterns, roll again as thoroughly as possible; the setting the foundations of large edifices, &c. more rolling the better. It will take some It is perhaps the best of all cements for weeks to harden, but makes a splendid hard stucco. surface which sheds water like a roof. Do 2211. Pollack's Cement for Iron and not use too much tar. It is only necessary Stone. This cement takes some little time to use enough to make the ingredients cohere to dry, but turns almost as hard as stone, and under pressure, and a little is better than too is fire and water-proof. For mending cracks much. Such a surface will last in a farmyard in stone or cast-iron ware, where iron filings a great while. cannot be had, it is invaluable. Take litharge