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In this case the house faces south, south-east (owing to 

 convenience), with a slope on the roof of 40, it is 78 feet 

 long, by 13 feet wide, 2 feet high in front from the ground 



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level, and 14 feet at the back. The foundation posts are 

 Red Cedar, placed six feet apart, and sunk four feet in 

 the ground, with the upper or exposed part, dressed off 

 square, and cut at the top so as to form an even horizontal 

 line ; upon these the wall-plate is fixed, and made firm by 

 being let in about an inch, the lower end of the rafters, 

 which are six feet asunder, and the sash bars are socketed 



