308 The Country House 



using best bronze chain and if steel axle pulleys with brass faces. Use lead weights for all 

 plate-glass sash and iron weights for all others. All jambs and heads are to be J" thick, and 

 all parting strips J x \" . Both to be of clear Georgia pine primed with oil before being brought to 

 the building. The sills to be 2", the casings |" x 5" with 2" moulded back bands and " screen 

 stop, all of white pine. 



Sash. All sash, except as otherwise specified, are to be made of strictly clear, well-seasoned 

 white pine, with acorn mould sash bar and weather-lipped meeting rails. All sash are to be 

 rabbeted for the glass, and divided in lights as shown. 



All double-hung sash are to be if thick and to have if meeting rails. 



All single sash to be \\" thick. 



All sash are to be primed on both sides by the Contractor before being brought to the 

 building. Sash for rooms which are to have a natural finish must be primed inside with oil. 



The sash in partition between vestibule and hall to be of quartered oak. 



All sash in the living room, dining room, library, reception room, chambers over these rooms, 

 in bathroom over vestibule and front-stair landing are to be glazed in the lower sash with 1 >est 

 American polished plate glass. The leaded glass of side lights of front door and vestibule door 

 shall be furnished by the Owner and set in place by the Contractor. 



The sash in side entrance to be glazed with silver ripple glass. 



All other sash in the building are to be glazed with first-quality double-thick American glass. 



Blinds. Provide and hang outside blinds for all windows, except in cellar, dormers, stair- 

 cases and toilet under each porch, front bathroom and other narrow windows balancing same, 

 made of first-quality white pine, if thick, with rolling slats in lower half, and cut in folds as 

 required. All are to be marked and a corresponding mark is to be put on the frames. 



Furring, Grounds and Beads. Furr all chimney breasts with 2" x 4" spruce studs set flat- 

 wise 2" clear of the brickwork, set 16* on centres. 



Furr the outside walls in laundry and water closet with 2" x 4* spruce studs set flatwise, 16* 

 on centres, straight and plumb, and well nailed to the walls. 



Cross-furr the ceilings throughout, except in basement, with i" x 2" spruce furring strips, 

 set 1 6" on centres, and nailed to the underside of every floor beam. Furr the outside walls back 

 of all wainscoting for back plastering by nailing i* x 2" spruce strips on the sides of the stud>. 



Furr off for arches, cornices, etc., as shown on drawings or specified elsewhere. 



Furr all chamber closet floors to make top of floor flush with top of threshold. 



Set grounds for f plastering for all windows and door openings, wainscoting, bases, etc., 

 before the plastering is done, all grounds to be set straight and plumb. 



All exposed plaster corners to be protected with metal angle beads approved by the Architect. 



Under Flooring. Lay an under floor throughout, except in basement outside of laundry, with 

 I" spruce boards, surfaced one side to an even thickness, laid diagonally on the beams and nailed 

 through the top to every bearing with two 8d. nail>. 



The entire rough floor to be swept clean, repaired, levelled, and covered with one thickness of 

 " Beaver " brand paper before the finished floor is laid. 



Cutting and Fining. The Contractor is to do all cutting required for the other mechanics. 



Inside Finish. All the stock for interior finish of every kind to be of the best quality, free 

 from knots or sap, thoroughly seasoned and kiln-dried, and of selected grain where finished 

 natural. 



All to be smoothed, scraped and sandpapered by hand before putting up. 



All moulded work to be struck in accordance with detail drawings. 



The dining room to be finished in mahogany. The first-story front hall and staircase, vesti- 

 bule, toilet, and library to be finished in clear, kiln-dried quartered white oak. 



The kitchen, porch, pantry, butler's pantry, rear hall, the entire third story and basement 

 to be finished in clear kiln-dried North Carolina pine. 



All other finish to be clear kiln-dried whitewood. 



Door Frames. All inside doors to have if rabbeted and beaded frames to match finish 

 of rooms. 



Where the same finish is used on both sides, they are to be solid, except where oak is used 

 on both sides, where they are to be veneered. 



