A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



calculating the quantity required, remember 

 that the dealer's quotation of feet in a roll, 

 is of square, not running feet; therefore a 

 roll of two hundred and fifty feet of the usual 

 yard width would only be about eighty-two 

 lineal feet. 



Choose a dry day without frost; start at 

 the bottom, using the caps and nails which 

 are specially made for the purpose; some 

 makers send out sufficient for each roll and 

 include it in the prices quoted. Each row 

 must be allowed to lap over the edge of the 

 preceding one, two inches. Fit up snugly 

 under the eaves of the roof, or, if it is even 

 with the sides, allow ample overlappings ; 

 otherwise slanting, beating rains will find a 

 vulnerable spot and cause trouble. What- 

 ever the size of the building, have the greater 

 part of the south or southwest exposure, 

 glass. Ordinary-sized sashes can be bought 

 in or near every village, and are best fixed 

 in grooves top and bottom, because then the 

 whole sash can be pushed back and out of 



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