366 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ERECTION OF A FORESTER’S COTTAGE. 
G'rates.—Grates shall be provided and laid down at the building 
free of charge by the employer, but shall be securely built into their 
proper places by the mason. 
The contractor to leave all holes in walls for beams, ete., and do 
any boring necessary, and to build or cut all raggles, beamfill the 
wall heads after the roofs are set, and execute all jobbing required 
to finish this department of the work in a tradesman-like manner, 
and leave the same complete in accordance with the foregoing 
specification, general conditions, and plans to which they refer. 
(See General Conditions.) 
CARPENTER WORK. 
Materials,—The window sashes and cases, outside doors and their 
posts, shall be of Baltic redwood. ‘The inside finishings of rooms 
and bedrooms, the doors of same, and staircase, shall be of Nor- 
wegian whitewood ; and the roofing, sarking, joisting, safe-lintels, 
and all other wood-work in connection with this department, not 
otherwise specified, shall be of matured grown, well-seasoned Scots 
fir. 
Safe-lintels.—Safe-lintels shall be placed over all voids not less 
than 14 inches deep for every foot in span, and to have 9 inches of 
wall hold. 
Joists.—The sleeper joists of ground floor to be 6 inches by 24 
inches, placed at 18 inches from centre to centre ; and the joisting 
of upper floor to be 9 inches by 34 inches, and to have 9 inches 
of wall hold. The joisting and roofing to be carefully bridled for 
stairs, hearths, windows, and skylights, and all joists and rafters 
shall rest on wall plates 7 inches by 14 inches. 
Roofs.—The roofs to be constructed as shown by sections, and 
will consist of rafters and ties 6 inches by 24 inches, checked at 
the joints, and securely nailed with patent-cressed spikes, two to 
each joint, and of sufficient length for 3-inch rivet after going 
through. The roofs and framing of windows and roof of porch to 
be of timber 4 inches by 2 inches. At joining of roofs the diagonal 
rafters to be 7 inches by 3 inches, and ridge 8 inches by 14 inches. 
The sarking to be #-inch thick, closely jointed and securely 
nailed. 
The skylights to be of cast-iron, having proper flange frames, 
hinged, and having sprent bars ; that over staircase to be 36 inches 
by 24 inches, and all others 18 inches by 24 inches, all glazed 
