Construction of the Shell 



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tance from the house as it may be required to grade, or at least for ten feet, so that 

 it may be out of the way of the working room. It should be piled in some con- 



venient place, where it will be 



the line is held taut by means of a brick or stone as a weight at either end; if 

 nails are driven into the batter boards, to serve instead of notches, the lines are 

 made fast to these and pulled as taut as possible. 



It is always 

 better to have a sur- 

 veyor lay out the 

 house. He is in the 

 habit of being care- 

 ful and accurate, 

 and your edifice is 

 less apt to be out 

 of square or out of 

 level than if laid out 

 by another. 



The excavation 

 for the cellar should 

 be made at least 8 

 inches larger all 

 around than the 



outside of the foun- 

 j . I* * I *t . 



* 

 Will allow for the 



House at Lawrence Park, Brv,nxville, N. Y. A simple and vigorous example of stone and 

 shingle work, with low-pitched hip roof. Wm. A. Bates, architect 



