HOW TO BUILD A SMALL CONSERVATOEY 



[We have frequent enquiries regarding the building of small conservatories attached to houses, 

 possibly this plan, which once appeared in Gardening, may be useful to some of our readers.] 



1^ HE drawings here presented show a 

 small conservatory suitable to be at- 

 tached to a private house. The dining and 

 drawing rooms of many houses are about 

 15 feet wide, have a chimney in the center 

 with windows on either side of same. This 

 conservatory, erected in conjunction with 

 either of these rooms, would be an artistic 

 and serviceable addition. The windows 

 could be altered to doorways with or with- 

 out doors as desired. A foundation built 

 of the same material as that of the dwelling, 

 with stone footings carried below the frost 

 line, should be prepared for the conserva- 

 tory, or if this be too expensive, locust posts 

 could be used instead, if posts are used 

 the tops must be squared, and the proper 

 angle given to those which form the corner 

 of the octagon. German siding could be 

 nailed to posts, the board at the grade line 

 extending below the level two or three 

 inches. 



By consulting the scale details in con- 

 junction with the following description you 

 will, we think, understand the method em- 

 ployed in the construction of this building. 



A sill 2 inches by 6 caps the foundations 

 and should be laid in a thin bed of cement. 

 Floor beams 2 by 10 inches, secured to the 

 sill and supported at the house on a 2x4 

 secured to dwelling, should be laid the 11- 

 foot way of conservatory. A plate 2x4 

 inches is next fastened to the top of the floor 

 beams, following the outlines of conserva- 

 tory same as sill. To this plate the rafter 

 feet are secured by cast iron lugs bolted to 

 the plate and rafter feet. It will be noticed 

 that this plate extends outside of the con- 

 servatory, foHTiing a cap for the base, and 

 constructed in such a way that it is impossi- 



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Fig. 2628. Ground Plan. 



ble for water to find its way into the joints. 

 The height of the sides, as well as the 

 length of the rafters can only be determined 

 by the room available, position of the win- 

 dows in the second story, etc. This must 

 all be carefully noted before operations are 

 commenced, and a large scale or full-sized 

 drawing made to determine these points. 

 The rafter feet and rafters are joined to- 

 gether with a wooden bracket, as shown, 

 and securely bolted to each. The elevations 

 and dotted lines on plan show the number 

 and position of the rafters. Where the 

 rafters join at the ridge they should be se- 

 cured to the same with iron straps. 



