crown mould, or sheeting if no mould is used, and 1 inch 

 projection beyond sheeting- at the gable, If not expert, 

 use a straightedge td make sure courses are laid straight. 



Shingles wider than 10 inches should be split. 

 Lay shingles so water will run with the grain. 



Lay wet shingles close together. Leave 1/4 inch 

 space between dry shingles. 



Nail shingles 6 inches from butt and 1/2 inch 

 from sides, and put from 2 to 3 nails in each shingle. Do 

 not drive nail heads into the shingles. Use 3d. galvanized. 

 fine shingle nails. 



Break all joints at least l- inches. See to it 

 that no break comes directly over another on any three con- 

 secutite courses. 



A carpenter will lay an average of 1500 shingles 

 per day (minimum). 



SHAKSS. 



Where to use Star A Star red cedar shingles is 

 impracticable, sugar pine, yellow pine, white or red fir, 

 or redwood shakes may be used. The fallowing table gives 

 the number of shakes of different lengths laid at various 

 exposures necessary to cover 100 square feet of roof sur- 

 face; also the amount of nails in pounds and amount of 

 1" x 4" sheeting with 8d. nails. 



Shakes are placed very much the same as shingles. 

 The projection at the eaves and gables should be identical. 

 The first course should always be double. Shakes for the 

 first layer of the first course are usuclly just one -half 

 of the length of a whole shake. In other words, saw a 

 shake in pieces of equal length and use the section for 

 the first course. 



It is not advisable to nail shakes at the exposed 

 ends if doing so can be avoided. However, tendency of shrv 

 to "curl" or roll often makes end nailing necessnry. If 

 long exposures are used end nailing is necessary. 



Centers of sheeting should always be the same as 

 the exposure of the shakes to the weather. 



B.M. (6) 



