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composed of cement, sand and screened cinders, be laid below the flooring. To 

 effect this shoulder strips are nailed to the sides of the floor timbers, 3 inches 

 from the top, on which short half-inch boards are nailed, or it may be possible to 

 use up short pieces of seven-eighths stock. The concrete is laid on this to a level 

 with the under side of the flooring. For a cheaper method deafening felt, 

 used in two or three thicknesses between the floors, is fairly effective, and is 

 most generally employed for this purpose owing to its inexpensiveness. 



Tile, where laid upon wooden sup- 

 ports, should be treated in the follow- 

 ing manner: One-inch rough flooring 

 is laid on strong cleats affixed to the 

 inside of the floor timbers, after the 

 manner of the concrete floor deafening. 

 On this is laid one course of brick set 

 edgewise. The tiles are then laid in a 

 cement bed on top. The depth of the 

 rough supporting floor below the top 

 of the floor timbers is governed entirely 

 by the sum total thickness of brick, 

 cement and tile, which latter is on a 

 level with other floors. 



Where cornices are used in con- 

 nection with the plaster walls, they 

 should be of stucco. They are "run" 

 before the finish coat of plastering is 

 applied. The angles between the walls 

 and the ceiling are filled out and made 

 as rough as possible, that the cornice 

 shall adhere firmly when put up. 



Where panelled wainscoting, walls 

 or ceilings are to be used, their general 

 construction should be the same as that 

 of doors (see chapter on doors). It is 

 put in in sections, each section being 

 made and fitted at the factory. They 

 should not be constructed until the rough 

 walls are in place, as these are apt to 

 vary slightly from these scale calcula- 

 tions, and the mere fraction of an inch makes considerable difference in such 

 work. It is customary to measure the rough wall when completed and send these 

 careful figures to the maker or, better, let him make his own measurements. 



Picture mouldings should be well nailed to the studding, and should be set 

 on a line with some member; or, if independent, so placed as not to conflict 

 with other members. There is no sense in running them close on top of the 

 window casings; if that is about the desired height, they should butt against that 

 member, carrying out the line of the cap or upper member. 



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 of old Colonial patterns in door knockers 



