Silo for Saturday

[Not db4600]

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[Bob Bancroft]

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Those tile silos are very close in size to the one which was here. They are held together by steel bands hidden in voids in the tiles. I'd like to know what holds the brick silos together?

 

[Steve in VA]

Those tile silos are very close in size to the one which was here. They are held together by steel bands hidden in voids in the tiles. I'd like to know what holds the brick silos together?

Me too. If you find an answer i'd like to hear it.

 

[Bruce from Can.]

I’d venture a guess that the brick silos are 3 or 4 rows of brick thick, with each row interconnecting

 

[Steve in VA]

I’d venture a guess that the brick silos are 3 or 4 rows of brick thick, with each row interconnecting

Some courses are running bond but some look like flemish which will tie into at least 1 inner course. You're likely right.

 

[Mark Poss]

Love those Brick Silos!

 

[sms]

Those tile silos are very close in size to the one which was here. They are held together by steel bands hidden in voids in the tiles. I'd like to know what holds the brick silos together?

I demolished a silo foundation once that had a ring of used horseshoes all the way around for reenforcing. I worked on another old building with thick concrete walls where new openings had to be cut, there was all kinds of old steel in those walls, some 1"X2" strap.

 

[casecollectorsc]

I demolished a silo foundation once that had a ring of used horseshoes all the way around for reenforcing. I worked on another old building with thick concrete walls where new openings had to be cut, there was all kinds of old steel in those walls, some 1"X2" strap.

On the outside of my basement wall a small piece of concrete popped off. A mower sickle is visible...basement was poured in 1955.

 

[miner09]

Think something like that could be built these days. No one left with the knowledge to build it.

 

[SweetFeet]

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All neat. I especially like the first pic.

 

[Richard G.]

All neat. I especially like the first pic.

Me too.

 

[Alvin 41]

Those tile silos are very close in size to the one which was here. They are held together by steel bands hidden in voids in the tiles. I'd like to know what holds the brick silos together?

I had a 16'x40' brick silo ,one layer of 4"x 8" bricks with waffle steel in mortar about every 2' and a few strap bands on lower half .Had 3/4"rods across doors to climband 2x12" toung and grouve door boards. No ladder on outside, it had a 3x12" plank to climb across to filler window for pulling up filler pipe . Was mortered in inside and a 5' pit .

 

[ss55]

Think something like that could be built these days. No one left with the knowledge to build it.

Beautiful and interesting silos. Thank you for posting.

Today the labor hours and cost to build a brick silo would be prohibitive. Someone with the skill to do that could work on better paying projects. Decades later the precast concrete stave construction with steel reinforcement hoops probably cost less to build.

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Beautiful and interesting silos. Thank you for posting.

Today the labor hours and cost to build a brick silo would be prohibitive. Someone with the skill to do that could work on better paying projects. Decades later the precast concrete stave construction with steel reinforcement hoops probably cost less to build.