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Upright Sec/ion. 



Fig. 55. Section and plan of self-supporting balcony construction 



. Studding d. Plastering g. Sheathing m. Metal flooring 



b. Floor timbers e. I^>ring h. Finish board n. Threshold 



c. Rough boarding f. Uerlger board k. Drip o. Door 



bridging. This final nailing is not done until just before it becomes necessary to 

 furr and lath the ceiling. By this time every member should have found its bearing. 



Straight bridging used between floor timbers should have its grain running 

 horizontally, as do 

 the timbers them- 

 selves. Thus the 

 shrinkage of both 

 members may b e 

 assumed to be the 

 same. 



Bulkhead Door. 

 To avoid the usual 

 drawbacks of the 

 ordinary bulkhead, 

 the door may be 

 stilted on the hatch- 

 way by means of a 

 I" strip across 

 battens (see Fig. 56). 

 This should be set 



back 3" from what would be the hinge edge of the door. The interval between 

 the battens is furred in so as to leave no holes on the side. The head of the 

 door can be protected by a hood, in the manner shown, which will turn back 

 out of the way and fasten by a hook to the house. Of course this calls for the 

 opening of the hood every time the door is to be opened, but the door is so seldom 

 used that this hardly seems an objection. This hood should of course project 

 slightly over the door on either side. Variations of the above suggestion may be 

 made, but it seems to be fairly simple 

 as it is. 



Ceilings. Low ceilings may often 

 be given the effect of height by tinting 

 them in some light, retiring colour, as a 

 blue or green. On the same principle, 

 the high ceiling may be reduced by tint- 

 ing it a rather full shade of red or brown. 



Cesspool. There are often times 

 when one's neighbour will for some 

 unknown reason build his cesspool 

 over near one's well. With the idea of 

 self-protection, it may be advisable to 

 construct a sort of a wall and drain in 



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Fig. 56. Sketch showing the weather-tight construction of a 

 bulkhead or hatchway door 



Matched sheathing 

 Turning-strip 

 Turning-strip to close 

 Hatchway cap 

 Drip 



f. Hinge 



g. Stop 



. Weather-strip 



k. Turning on either side of strip 

 x. Hood 



attempting to keep this nuisance from 

 permeating your water supply. This 

 wall should be carried as near the cess- 

 pool as possible, even on your neighbour's land, if such can be done. It should 

 run for some distance on either side, so as to avoid any leakage getting around 



