300 Popular Science Monthly 



Making a Durable Playhouse for 

 the Children 



THIS is really a young contractor's job, 

 and the boy building it will have 

 something to be proud of. When complete 



The setting of the door is no difficult 

 task as the hinges are gained in and the 

 lock attached in the usual way. The win- 

 dow sash may be put in like the ordinary 

 kind or swung on hinges like a casement 

 window. The lattice may be arranged as 



PLAY ROOM 



2V6"J0I5TS 



Elevation and plan view of a children's playhouse that is so simple in design that any intelligent 

 boy with a talent for carpentry can begin his contractor's career by building it for his sister 



as shown it makes an ideal playhouse for 

 the children. The manner of construction 

 is that employed for any house with the 

 exception that it is not plastered or lined in 

 any way, the studs and rafters being 

 exposed. As window and outdoor frames, 

 the door and window sash can be purchased, 

 the actual building is not very difficult. 

 The sills are built up of 2 by 6-in. material, 

 as shown in the detail. The studdings are 

 7 ft. 4 in. long. A plate is placed on top for 

 the rafters. There will be required 12 

 pairs of rafters 7^ ft. long. 



The location should be level and stone or 

 brick piers should be built up a short 

 distance for keeping the sills from the 

 ground. The porch is a mere extension of 

 the floor within. Both are built up in one 

 piece. The floor plate is then run across 

 33^ ft. from one end or the line of the house 

 end. The roof extends over the same as 

 the floor. The following is the list pf 

 materials needed: 



400 ft. of 2 by 4-in. studding and rafter material. 



100 ft. of 4-in. flooring. 



605 ft. of shiplap sheathing. 

 30 lineal feet of 8-in. and 

 30 lineal feet of 6-in. finish lumber. 



160 lineal feet of 2 -in. strips for the lattice on porch. 



130 lineal feet of 2 by 6-in. dimension stock for 

 joists and sills. 

 8 bunches of shingles. 



2 double frames for side windows. 

 1 single frame for the end window. 

 1 door frame. 



5 window sash. 



3 door, 

 hardware. 



shown or in any manner to suit the personal 

 tastes of the builder. — W. E. Frudden. 



Mixing a Durable Water Color 

 Aluminum Paint 



TO make a water color aluminum 

 paint dissolve some gum shellac in 

 borax water strong enough to dissolve 

 the shellac, adding enough bronze powder 

 to make the paint. Add a little aniline for 

 color, if color is desired, or the plain 

 bronze, using a very little glycerine to 

 make the paint more flexible. This paint 

 is bright, durable, and waterproof. 



An Old Cake Tin Makes a Good 

 Watering Pan for the Poultry Yard 



A CHEAP and satisfactory watering 

 pan for the poultry yard can be 

 made of an ordinary funnel cake pan. 

 Secure the pan to the 

 ground by driving 

 a stake through the 

 funnel hole and into 

 the earth. It is 

 easily changed to 

 any desirable spot, 

 cannot be tipped 

 over and will serve 

 a dozen or more 

 chicks at one time 

 without danger of 

 hurting them. — Jennie McCoy. 



Holding stake driven 

 through hole in pan 



