The Country House 



" Eastover," ti Wyoming, N. J. Joy Wheeler Dow, architect! 



is also well to leave a little space all around the end of the beams to allow a 

 circulation of air and thus prevent dry rot. 



At intervals of not more than 8 feet in the length of the wall the floor 



timbers should be 

 "anchored" to it. 

 This line of an- 

 choring should be 

 continuous through 

 the building from 

 side to side. The 

 anchors are usually 

 made of $-inch flat 

 iron bands, i 

 inches wide and 4 

 feet long, turned 

 up about 4 inches 

 at one end, while 

 the other is per- 

 forated for attach- 

 ment to the beam. 

 The turned-up end 

 is built into the 

 wall just behind 



the outside face course and the bar carried back along the side of the beam and 

 spiked to it. 



The stone house is built of a stone "facing" for effect, backed up with 

 smaller rough stones or brick, the whole being bonded and tied together with 

 anchor irons. These irons should be galvanised, and are usually of one 

 12-inch iron I inch wide. They are turned up at either end in opposite direc- 

 tions; one end is rounded for insertion into the stone, the other turns up on the 

 inside of the wall. As the drill hole is from i to 2 inches from the face of the 

 stone the length of the anchor is easily estimated. 



In the case of a rough field-stone wall the lining is often omitted; the wall 

 is laid entirely of this stone and studding set against it. In this case it is impor- 

 tant that the usual brick fire stops be not omitted. In a stone or brick wall 

 the plate is bolted to its top. This is done by building in the bolts at intervals 

 of from 4 to 6 feet, so that they will project above the wall and through the 

 plates. The washer on the bolt head which sets into the wall is usually a stout 

 strip of iron about 12 inches long. 



Wooden laths are 4 feet long. When the studs are 16 inches on centres 

 there are three nailings to a lath; when 12 inches on centres there are four. 

 They should always be laid horizontally, three-eighths of an inch apart, with 

 joints broken every 6 to 4 courses (see Fig. 5). If the joint is broken every lath 

 it makes a better job, but this is not as convenient as the other method 

 nor as common. Above door and window openings the laths should extend over 

 to the next stud beyond the jamb in order to prevent cracks in the plastering. 



