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can be elaborated to suit the individual tastes of persons who prefer 
a more elegant and more expensive structure. For instance, the 
roof can have a double instead of a single slant, and can be shingled; 
the sides, front, and back can be clapboarded, or they can be shin- 
gled. Instead of one seat (figs. 6, 7), there may be two, three, four, 
five, or six seats, according to need. 
A SINGLE-SEATED PRIVY. 
Nearly all privies for the home have seats for two persons, but a 
single-seated privy can be made more economically. 
Framework.—The lumber required for the framework of the out- 
house shown in figure 6 is as follows (see figs. 8, 9) : 
A, two pieces, 6 by 6 inches, 4 feet long. 
B, one piece, 4 by 4 inches, 3 feet 10 inches long, 
C, two pieces, 4 by 4 inches, 3 feet 4 inches long. 
D, two pieces, 2 by 4 inches, 7 feet 9 inches long. 
H, two pieces, 2 by 4 inches, 6 feet 7 inches long. 
IF, two pieces, 2 by 4 inches, 6 feet 3 inches long. 
G, two pieces, 2 by 4 inches, 5 feet long. 
H, one piece, 2 by 4 inches, 3 feet 10 inches long. 
J, two pieces, 2 by 4 inches, 3 feet 4 inches long. 
J, two pieces, 2 by 4 inches, 3 inches long. 
K, two pieces, 1 by 6 inches, 4 feet 7 inches long. The ends of K should be 
immed after being nailed in place. 
L, two pieces, 1 by 6 inches, 4 feet long; 
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First lay down the sills marked A, and join them with the joist 
marked B; then nail in position the two joists marked C, with their 
ends 3 inches from the outer edge of A; raise the corner posts (D 
and IF), spiking them at bottom to A and C, and joining them with 
L, I,, G, and K; raise doorposts E, fastening them at J, and then 
spike I, in position; H is fastened to K. 
Sides.—Each side (fig. 7) requires four boards (a) 12 inches wide 
by 1 inch thick and 8 feet 6 inches long; these are nailed to K, L, 
and A. The corner boards must be notched at G, allowing them to 
pass to bottom of roof; next draw a slant from front to back at 
G-G on the outside of the boards, and saw the four side boards to 
correspond with this slant. 
Back.—The back (fig. 7) requires two boards (6) 12 inches wide 
by 1 inch thick and 6 feet 11 inches long, and two boards (c) 12 inches 
wide by 1 inch thick and 6 feet 5 inches long. The two longest 
boards (b) are nailed next to the sides; the shorter boards (c) are 
sawed in two, so that one piece (c1) measures 4 feet 6 inches, the 
other (c?) 1 foot 11 inches; the longer portion (c') is nailed in 
position above the seat; the shorter portion (c*) is later utilized in 
making the back trapdoor. 
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