Popular Science Monthly 



To Make a Storm Vestibule 

 on a Veranda 



AS may be seen from Fig. i, the 

 l\ entrance to which the storm ves- 

 tibule was added extends out into the 

 veranda about 2 ft. beyond the general 

 front wall line of the house. The 



Fig. 1. General 

 plan of the en- 

 trance to which 

 the vestibule was 

 added 



VERANDA 

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LIVING ROOM 



veranda-roof is supported by five 

 columns, about 6 ft. apart. Two of 

 these flank the stairs from the walk to 

 the porch. The hall is 6 ft. wide, and 

 the big double door with glass panels, 

 is fully as wide, less the trim. The 

 makeup of the door-casing is such as to 

 provide a good |^-in. stop all around 

 outside. A sketch was made like Fig. i. 

 This shows that the narrow portion of 

 the porch, which is only about 4 ft. 

 from the door-casing to the posts, would 

 be filled up by a rectangular structure, 

 so that it would be inconvenient to 

 reach either portion ^ or B of the 

 veranda from the steps when the 

 vestibule was in place. Therefore the 

 shape was altered as shown, leaving 

 sufficient room for a person to pass com- 

 fortably to either section of the veranda. 

 The plan of the vestibule is shown in 

 Fig. 2. Its position on the porch floor 

 is defined by the strips shown outside 

 the side panels. These are square, 

 about lYi in. each way. They are 

 screwed to the porch floor, and also to 

 the side panels. The side panels and 

 door frame are assembled as shown in 

 detail of the joint at C. This joint is 

 secured by screws passing through the 

 door frame into the wedge-shaped piece, 

 which is integral with the side panels. 

 If the work is properly fitted, three 

 screws on each side will be sufficient. 



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In the cross-section shown in Fig. 3, 

 the construction of the top is indicated. 

 This is made of tongue and groove 

 fencing, the same as the side panels, and 

 battened. The rear edge is made to 

 slip in tight under the frame of the 

 house door, and the battens are so 

 placed that the side panels bear against 

 them. It is not necessary to secure 

 this piece except with two small hooks 

 and eyes on each side, by which it is 

 fastened to the side panels, so as to 

 prevent entrance of cold air if it should 

 warp. Sufficient projection of the top 

 panel is provided to allow a crown-mold 

 to be placed under it similar to that 

 shown on the door frame in Fig. 3. 

 This makes a cornice all around the 

 vestibule, and is an attractive finish. 

 These two pieces are attached to the 

 side panels, and are mitered against the 

 mold across the front. 



The entire scheme consists of five 

 pieces: two side panels, the top, the 

 door frame, and the door. The door 

 was purchased, with plate-glass upper 

 panel, from a dealer in house-wrecking 

 materials for a moderate sum. The rest 

 of the material is plain lumber-yard 

 stuff. The work of building and fitting 

 such a vestibule must be carefully 

 planned, and honestly executed. Skimp- 

 ed work will show and prove trouble- 

 some. But when once built it can be 



Fig. 2. Plan 

 of vestibule 



DOOR FRAM E -» 

 JOrNTAT C^ 

 ASSCMBLEO I 



erected or removed in half an hour, 

 with no tools but a screwdriver. 



The door should be hung on loose 

 pin-butts, of good weight and quality. 

 They should be brass, steel bushed, 

 with steel pins, brass tipped. The lock 

 hardware and all the removable screws 

 should be brass. This is because steel 



