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be fet as much as poiTible by the jobb, 

 for a fixed fum ; always fubjecft how- 

 ever to infpedion and approbation when 

 finiflied. 



No new coat of thatch, or covering 

 of tiles, fhould be put upon an old roof, 

 not likely to carry it till it is worn out ; 

 nor any new roof upon old decayed 

 walls. 



In reparations two points fliould be 

 attended to, in preference to every other 

 confideration. The one is, to keep all 

 the ground-cills or foundations con- 

 ftantly tight, to prevent the wall or up* 

 per part of the building from warping, 

 or getting out of its perpendicular ; the 

 other is, to keep the thatch or covering 

 at all times whole, to prevent wet from 

 getting in to damage the timber. 



When buildings are very old, and in 



bad condition, it is better to pull them 



M 4 quite 



