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that the cut will be on the inside instead 

 of on the outside, as in the former case, 

 as all studding must be in line. When 

 this much has been completed, your 

 porch framing is finished. 



The framing of the kitchen is very 

 similar to the work already undertaken. 

 The rear wall is framed, as detailed in 

 Fig. 25, raised into place, and firmly 

 braced. Next, the rafters are cut and 

 fitted exactly as was done with the porch 

 roof, and the side wall floor plates are 

 laid. The studs are built in, as before, 

 allowing clearance for the door and win- 

 dow frames. Fig. 26 gives a detail of 

 each section of this framing. 



With this much accomplished, you 

 will be ready to begin the finishing. 

 First, put on all of the drop siding, work- 

 ing from the bottom toward the top of 

 the structure. The first boards laid 

 should be very nearly straight, and their 

 lower edge, which will contain the 



Fig. 21. Detail of a Porch Column. 



groove, should extend a little below the 

 lower edge of the sill plate. This is to 

 allow all rain to drip to the ground with- 

 out working under and rotting the sill 

 members. A detail of this finishing is 

 given in Fig. 27. In breaking joints, 

 try to bring the ends of the boards where 

 the casings will cover them, as illustrated 

 in the elevations in the opening chapter 

 of this series. If this is 

 impossible without wast- 

 ing a great deal of ma- 

 terial, be very sure that 

 the butting ends are 

 sawed square, and each 

 joint comes over a stud. 

 Fit around each opening, 

 flush with the inside 

 face of the studding, 

 and carry the siding up 

 to the top edge of the 

 end rafters. The lum- 

 ber bill calls for enough 



Fig. 22. Porch Framing Detail. 



material to cover the partition between 

 the living room and the kitchen, applied 

 from the kitchen side, but if the crafts- 

 man decides to cover his walls with wall 

 board, as suggested at the end of this 

 instalment, of course this siding must be 

 omitted, as all sides of the kitchen should 

 be covered alike. 



Next, drive the pump pipe in the 

 kitchen, as the upper end while driving 

 must project through the roof, and 

 the roof boards would interfere if they 

 were to be laid first. At the point in the 

 floor where your pump will stand, bore 

 a hole large enough to admit the i%" 

 pipe and coupling. Attach the drive 

 point to the lower end of the pipe, and 

 the drive cap to the upper. Insert the 

 lower end through the hole and allow 



Fig. 23. Detail of Porch Rafter Framing. 



