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STRUCTURAL SUGGESTIONS 223<br />

If <str<strong>on</strong>g>insulati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> is applied to the underside of ceilings in rooms<br />

where the height is limited and cooling coils are either hung<br />

near the ceiling or placed close to the ceiling in bunkers, as is<br />

usual in the small cold storage rooms to be found outside of<br />

cold storage buildings, the finish over the <strong>cork</strong>boards should<br />

always be something more vulnerable than plaster. Either<br />

factory ir<strong>on</strong>ed-<strong>on</strong> mastic finish, with all joints carefully sealed<br />

up<strong>on</strong> applicati<strong>on</strong>, or the very best emulsified asphalt prepara-<br />

FIG. 79.—BARUES METAL FLOOR GRIDS.<br />

ti<strong>on</strong>, troweled <strong>on</strong> in two coats, should be used <strong>on</strong> all such<br />

insulated ceiling areas ; and where coil bunkers are used, such<br />

special asphaltic waterproof finish should also be used <strong>on</strong> all<br />

walls down at least to the lower line of bunker c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>,<br />

and often preferably <strong>on</strong> the entire wall areas of the room.<br />

(Plaster should never be applied in rooms to be used for the<br />

storage or handling of ice.)<br />

Wall finishes c<strong>on</strong>taining asphalt will discolor most paints<br />

of lighter color unless a c<strong>on</strong>tinuous coating of orange shellac<br />

is first applied to the asphaltic surface, but aluminum paint<br />

can be applied directly over asphalt without fear of discolora-<br />

ti<strong>on</strong>. Aluminum painted surfaces have the advantage of radi-

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