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The building is enclosed with seven-eighths inch matched siding, 

 planed one side, with the smooth side turned in. The boards for the 

 sides and roof are cut in eight-foot lengths, and the ends are boarded 

 vertically, thus making it possible to use 16-foot stock without waste. 

 After the end boards and paper have been put on, the casings for the 

 windows are nailed in place and the openings cut Y' smaller on each 

 side than the dimensions of the window sash. By this method of con- 



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 Fig. q^. — Side vtew of the " A" -shaped colony house 



struction no studs are required for the windows. The window casings 

 are made of i^" lumber so that the sash will fit flush with the side of 

 the building, thereby avoiding the necessity of battens other than the 

 J" of siding left inside the casing. (Fig. 96.) 



Best results have been secured by running the strips of roofing paper 

 vertically instead of horizontally, as is generally recommended. It 

 requires much less time to put on the paper and it presents a more 

 pleasing appearance. 



