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paper lightly between coats, taking care that each coat is thoroughly 

 dry before another is applied. For a flat surface rub lightly with 

 oil and pumice stone or apply one coat of flat varnish. 



FINISHING FLOORS. 



Yellow Pine. 



Natural Color Finish. Never lay a Southern Yellow Pine 

 floor until the plastering of the' building is on and thoroughly dry. 

 Finishing Floors should be cleaned, smoothed, hand-scraped, and sand- 



Yellow Pine papered with the grain of the wood, and left in perfect condition 

 to receive the work of the painter, the same as any other high-class 

 hardwood floor. 



Apply a very thin first coat of white shellac. Sand lightly 

 with fine sand-paper, and apply two coats of best elastic floor var- 

 nish. If a dull finish is desired, rub lightly with oil and pumice 

 stone. Wax varnished surface if desired. 



Stained Floors. If the floor is to be stained, omit the shellac 

 and apply one coat of linseed oil prepared stain containing benzol. 

 When dry, apply two coats of best elastic floor varnish. Wax if 

 desired. 



Do not attempt to finish a Southern Yellow Pine floor by 

 the use of wax or oil alone. A polished surface will result, but 

 it will not be hard, and will soon discolor with dust and dirt. 



PAINTING SHINGLE ROOFS. 



Yellow Pine. 



New shingles, if well seasoned, may be dipped in a prepared 

 mineral paint that has been suitably thinned with turpentine or min- 

 eral spirits so that the excess paint will readily run off, leaving an 

 even film. It is customary, however, to paint shingles on the roof. 

 This is usually done after the shingles have weathered for a short 

 period of time, but previous to the formation of corner pockets or 

 Painting other defects due to the action of the weather. The paint should be 



Shingle Roofs we n brushed in. One coat is sufficient, but two coats will give a 

 more durable job. Shingles 4 inches in width are usually laid to 

 show not over 4^ inches of their length of 16 inches, thus forming 

 a quadruple roof of approximately 100 square feet .to a thousand 

 shingles. One gallon of prepared shingle paint will cover 400 square 

 feet, one coat, if well brushed .out. . 



Shingle Paints and Fire Resistants. From time to time one 

 sees in lumber journals or other papers the account of a test of 



