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Q-Do you have it rammed at all?
A-I do, for foundations.
Q. But not for a floor?
A.-No.
Q-Dont you think ramming would be better?
A.-I dont think so.
Q. Can you tell me the approximate cost per yard of lime concrete, covered with a half inch of dressing?
A. Yes, I have worked that out at 93 cents per superficial yard.
Q.-What is the depth?
A.-Six inches, according to the Ordinance.
Q.-How does that compare with cement concrete four inches thick?
A.—I have estimated four inches thick at $1.40 per square yard, fifty per cent. more than lime concrete.
Q.-Do
you think that that would make a better floor, than the other?
A.-Oh, certainly.
Q. How many years do you think the concrete floor would stand without requiring any repair?
A. A term of years-I could not say.
Q.-Would you not be surprised if it were 20 years?
A.I would not be surprised. It would last as long as the house lasted.
The Chairman.-Even on the lower levels, where there is more damp?
A. It would not affect cement, Mr. Chairman.
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Mr. Shelton Hooper. Do you think that inferior as it is-lime concrete-that you could lay a floor that would prevent rats coming through?
A. Yes, certainly, the stone would stop them from coming through.
Q. And do you think that it would be impossible to keep water out, percolating through the bottom ?
A.-I think it would not set at all. The concrete would be always moist.
Q.-Surely you have seen some concrete set?
A.--Not on the lower levels, on a damp site. We get notices from the Sanitary Board, and I simply order the contractor to replace it.
Q. And therefore you have really never seen any old concrete ?
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