SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ERECTION OF A FORESTER’S CoTTaGE. 507 
CARPENTER Work. 
All timber for roofing, doors, windows, lintels, and all wood- 
work, except flooring, will be of Swedish redwood. Flooring will 
be of Norway white-wood, well seasoned, and cut square to 
specified sizes. Safe lintels will be 1} inches thick to a foot of 
clear carry, but not less than 3 inches at smallest opening. 
oofing.—The roof to be formed as shown. Rafters and ties to 
be 63 inches by 23 inches ; and lower end of rafters, which projects 
over wall, to be dressed. Top side of projecting rafter will receive 
a ‘‘soffer” of 14 inches lining, sunk flush for sarking to come over. 
The gables to receive the necessary cantilevers, and to get a 
fretted face board 1} inches thick. 
The carpenter will put on the necessary fillets, etc., for the slater 
and plumber. ‘The roof windows will be formed as shown, with 
framing of 5 inches by 2 inches, lined on face above window with 
Z-inch lining in 3-inch breadths; also to receive face boards and 
rustic work as shown on plan, the ridge to receive grounds and 
battens 22 inches by 12 inches. 
The roof will be sarked with #-inch square-edged sarking. The 
roof of porch will be formed with rafters 6 inches by 2 inches, and 
sarking of 1} inches lining, with bead on edge ; and all wood-work 
exposed inside porch will be dressed. The pillars will be formed 
as shown on plan, with chamfered edges; beams running above 
will be 5 inches by 5 inches. The gable will be formed as shown, 
with projection face boards and rustic work. The paling at the side 
of the porch will be as shown, with cross spars and cope on top 
3 inches by 24 inches. The roof of back offices will be formed 
of rafters 5 inches by 25 inches as shown, and sarked with 
}-inch sarking. 
Windows.—Windows to be made as shown, in the common sash 
form, with frames 2 inches thick ; top sashes to be hung with axle 
pulleys, cords, and weights, and to receive sash-fasteners and lifts, 
and to be glazed with 21-ounce sheet glass, after first being primed. 
Doors.—Outside doors, framed 2 inches thick with filleted 
panels, hung on 6-inch hinges, and to get lock, value 7s. 6d. 
All the inside doors to be panelled with frames 13 inches thick, 
having sunk mouldings, hung on 5-inch edge hinges, and locks, value 
5s. 8d., except presses, which will get locks, value ls. 6d. Back 
outside door to be framed and clad 2 inches thick, and to get lock 
and hinges, value 5s. 6d., with frames 5} inches by 2} inches, 
