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The first or sub floor is made of one inch matched hemlock siding 

 and is laid diagonally, which helps to stiffen the building. The finished 

 floor is made of seven-eighths inch sap (white) pine flooring. This is 

 blind nailed and is laid over a layer of building paper. 



The studs are now put up. These together with the plates, rafters 

 and ridge-board are made of % inch by 2^ inch clear hemlock stock. 

 The studs are placed flush with the outer edge of the floor and are toe 

 nailed to it. The plates are laid on and nailed to the ends of the studs. 

 The rafters are first nailed to the ridge-board and then put in place and 

 toe nailed to the plates. (Plate IV, Fig. 2, and Fig. 64.) These are 

 held in place temporarily by nailing a strip of board diagonally across 

 them. The front and rear studs are fitted in place and then the boarding 

 put on. The boards are put on horizontally and overlap the floor two 

 inches. 



The building is enclosed with seven-eighths inch matched siding 

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

 and the roof are cut in eight foot lengths, and since the house is to be 

 eight feet square inside, a small space is left at each corner which is filled 

 by a quarter round moulding, thus making it possible to use 16 foot 

 stock without waste. (Plate IH, Fig. 2.) The ends are boarded up 

 solid, with the exception of the door opening. (Fig. 72.) After the 

 paper has been put on, the casings for the windows are nailed in place and 

 then the openings cut. By this method of construction no studs are 

 required for the windows. 



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

 vertically (Fig. ^2), instead of horizontally, as is generally recommended. 

 The laps are made to come over the rafters and are covered with a 

 ^ X 2 inch .batten. (Fig. 75 and front cover.) It requires much less 

 time to put the paper on in this way and it presents a more pleasing 

 appearance. 



After the house is enclosed and doors and windows fitted and hung, 

 the heater is put in place. (Plate I, Plate III, Fig. i. Fig. 62 and 73.) 

 To do this a circular opening, six inches in diameter, is cut in the floor 

 towards the back of the house. The center of this opening is 19 inches 

 from the back of the house and four feet from either side, inside meas- 

 urement. The chick guard fits into this opening. (Plate II, Fig. i and 

 Plate IV, Fig. 2.) The burner box is slid in from the back of the house 

 (Fig. 73), and the stem telescoped down over the collar. (Plate III, 

 Fig. I.) The radiator is secured to the hover and telescopes over the 

 top of the stem. (Plate III, Fig. i.) The opening for the vent pipe 

 in the back of the house is located so as to exactly correspond to the 

 vent pipe coming out of the radiator. (Plate III, Fig. i.) Great care 



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