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novelty siding was first introduced in the West, 

 and costs but little more than the lap -siding, 

 because, being thicker, it can be made of some- 

 what inferior lumber. The novelty or rabbeted 

 covering gives greater strength to the building 



Fig. 73. Perfect con- 

 struction of windoTv sill 



Fig. 74. 

 Faulty construction. 



and is much more quickly and cheaply put on. 

 It may be said that this style of covering is 

 extremely faulty if placed on the building in the 

 usual way, namely, before the doors and 

 windows and corner boards are in position. If 

 the same method of placing the. material be 

 practiced as in placing the lap -siding, then the 



