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506 CORK INSULATION<br />

floor, <strong>on</strong> a level line, so that the <strong>cork</strong>boards <strong>on</strong> the entire<br />

sec<strong>on</strong>d layer are kept in perfect alignment and all vertical and<br />

transverse joints in the upper rows are made to fit close and<br />

are sealed tight.<br />

Prepare suitable Asphalt cement in reas<strong>on</strong>able quantity,<br />

distribute it to heated pans, add the proper proporti<strong>on</strong> of <strong>cork</strong><br />

dust and mix. Saw^ sufficient <strong>cork</strong>boards lengthwise down the<br />

center so as to have enough half-width pieces to make <strong>on</strong>e<br />

row al<strong>on</strong>g the partiti<strong>on</strong>, cut a piece 6 inches wide and 27<br />

FIG. 138.—ERECTING SECOND LAYER CORKBOARD To FIRST LAYER IN<br />

PORTLAND CEMENT MORTAR TO WALLS, CEILING AND BEAMS.—<br />

NOTE SCAFFOLDING, SHORING, EXTENSION CORD, MORTAR BOARD<br />

AND OTHER EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.<br />

inches l<strong>on</strong>g and with it start putting the half-width pieces of<br />

<strong>cork</strong>board in proper positi<strong>on</strong> against the first layer of insula-<br />

ti<strong>on</strong>, first dipping <strong>on</strong>e flat side, <strong>on</strong>e end and <strong>on</strong>e edge of each<br />

piece in the molten material, slightly pressing into place and<br />

additi<strong>on</strong>ally securing with wood skewers driven obliquely,<br />

two skewers per square foot.

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