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The Country House 



A second story bay ai Newburgh, N. Y., with effective glass divisions. The oval Colonial 

 window makes an excellent closet light 



pregnable. To he who premeditates burglary its removal is like the cracking 

 of a nut an extreme pleasure in anticipation of the meat within. Its only 



purpose is to dis- 

 courage the atten- 

 tions of honest folk 

 and small boys. 

 Screens may answer 

 for flies and the 

 like, but the suc- 

 cessful barring of 

 one's own kind is an 

 Utopian dream too 

 good to be realised. 

 Windows, al- 

 though differing 

 slightly in the minor 

 details of construc- 

 tion, are in the main 

 alike. Frames of 

 those set in wood, 

 brick and stone 



walls, and in the cellar window, differ considerably in the manner of adjustment. 

 The ordinary window in the wooden w r all is shown in Fig. 17. We will refer 

 to this in its description. 



With the exception of pulley stiles, stop beads and often the yoke, which are 



of hard pine, the sash, outside casings, 

 sill, and the inside casings (where paint 

 is used), are of white pine. The usual 

 dimensions of stock are as follows: 



Sash to carry double thick German 

 glass, i inches; sash to carry plate 

 glass, 2 inches; sills, 2 inches; casings, 

 ; inch; stop beads, i inch; pulley stiles, 

 | to i inches; yokes, i to 2 inches; 

 stools, I to i inches. 



The sill should have a i^-inch 

 pitch so that water will be readily shed. 

 The bottom of the outside casing where 

 it intersects the sill (u) should be cut 

 out to allow water to drain from sash 

 groove. Flashing (n) should be of 16- 

 ounce copper or lead extending 3 inches 

 under the outside wall covering. Never 

 use tin. The spaces above the yoke and 



A bay a, Newbur R h, NY used in connection with the u J th JJJ snoU ld be Caulked with 

 gamhrel roof. The stone underpinning extends to the window 

 tills and gives a generous stool on the inside plaster. 



