New building construction concept offered
LITITZ The Umbaugh
Building Company, Raven
na, Ohio, a building leader
for more than 22 years,
recently merged with
Bonanza Buildings, Inc._of
Charleston, 111. and has
adapted Bonanza’s pre
engineered Uni-Frame
building system to their
design and engineering pro
gram.
The difference between or
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R.D. 1 Dillsburg, Pa. 17019
or call 717-432-9738
dinary pole building con
struction and the Um-Frame
foundation system is a
laminated, 100 percent
preserved column buried
four to five feet into the
ground and anchored in 90
pounds of concrete with a
reinforcing steel rod.
The university-researched
concrete butt encasement
foundation system used by
Bonanza, and more recently
by Umbaugh, has been pro
ven to provide a solid, load
bearing support and
therefore carries a full 40-
year warranty for both
materials and labor.
Some of Um-Frame’s
engineering features include
a special mter-lok mortise
and tenon connection bet
ween the laminated wall col
umn and the foundation col
umn which gives continuous
beam strength and rigidity.
Controlled lumber quality
is the key to the strength and
success of the Uni-Frame
wall column.
The varied direction of the
laminated wood grains
(much like plywood) gives
lughly controlled strength
and makes it’s column far
superior to “stump run”
square posts which might
have knots and therefore
questionable strength.
Brace to brace flush fram
ing means f ha* the entity
uiuiiii. „ .iame acts as a
smgle unit. All pieces in
terlock to form a unit frame
thereby eliminating weak
spots. The load is shared
equally by all building
members Nails hold the
members in place and the
force is transmitted from
timber to timber rather than
from nail to timber.
ym-Frame’s exclusive
positive-lok connection in
terlocks the roof truss and
the Wdil v-ulu* Alii w I*4 t V
and eliminated the need for
knee bracing. To stabilize
the building, the truss is
locked m place with heavy
duty bolts and long, ring
shanked spikes.
The solid truss is certified
by licensed engineers so
farmers will know what load
the truss is designed to hold.
Secondly, the truss is
made stronger because of
the extra-deep heel (or
shoulder) at the truss ends.
By increasing the depth of
the ends of the truss, the car
rying capacity of the truss is
mcreased.
These buildings offer a
bird nest-free building.
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Farm Business
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Building construction per
mits roofmg and siding to be
placed and nailed flat on
trusses and framing
members. This flush fit
leaves no room for roosting
or nesting birds. Buildings
and machinery stay cleaner
and birds are separated
from livestock or gram.
Building design permits a
door large enough for the
largest machinery with no
worry about door header
sagging because of the
massive lumber and steel
core composite beam. Fully
tested m plant and universi
ty laboratories, these com
bination wood-steel headers
can handle doors up to 36 feet
wide.
The clear span design
Schuylkill to update
pesticide licenses
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN this educational meeting are
An update training session to safe handling of pesticides,
qualify private pesticide how pesticides effect the
license holders for recer- environment, proper ap
tification will be held by the plication of pesticides and
Schuylkill County selection and care of ap-
Agncultural Extension plication equipment.
Service. For further information
The training session is contact County Agent J.
scheduled for Thursday, Allan Shoener at the
August 26,1980, 7:30 p.m. at Schuylkill County Extension
the Penn State Schuylkill Service, P.O. Box 250,
Campus, Room C 202. Schuylkill Haven or call
Topics to be included in 717/385-3431.
allows flexible use of space
with no posts to maneuver
around. Also the elimination
of knee braces m the truss
design provides much
needed sidewall head room.
Equipment is less likely to
be damaged, and there is full
use of valuable space from
wall-to-wall and floor-to
truss.
This building system ac
commodates eave heights
from 8 feet to 20 feet and
standard clearspan widths
from 24 feet to 60 feet. Wider
widths are available as is £
complete line of accessories.
In Pennsylvania one cai
obtain more information b’
calling Umbaugh Buildings
at 717/624-4112.