To meet these conditions a storage-house similar to the diagram in Fig. 13 may 

 be used to an advantage. This house may be built of any desired size. The one 

 shown in the diagram is 16 feet wide, inside measurement. The walls are 18 inches 

 thick, and in the centre of the masonry is a 2-iuch air-space. The walls extend 

 slightly above the surface of the ground and are capped with a 2-inch plank plate, 

 which is held in place by a 2- x 6-iuch tenon embedded in the masonry. 





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The roof and ceiling are made up as follows : On 2- x 8-inch rafters is laid one 

 ply of water-proof building-paper ; if in a very cold climate or one where the winter 

 temperature goes below 10 Fahr., %-inch shiplap should be added after the W.P. 

 paper ; on 1-inch furring the roof-boards are laid, giving an inch air-space above the 



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