AVIARIES, PIRD-ROQM3 AND CAGES. 



wherein the two meet can be made secure by screws, or 

 by the use of a couple of corner brackets. When we 

 get it into position we shall be astonished at its rigidity. 



METHODS OF ROOFING. 



We now fasten a fillet of wood along the wall, 6 ft. 

 6 in. from the floor, and level with the top of the side 

 frame, to receive the rafters for the roof. Three of these 

 will be required, opposite C, E, and F and correspond- 

 ing w r ith the top bar in Fig. 8; see that these are level 

 before proceeding to fasten them into position. We 



have already decided to 

 have tiles on the roof, 

 and must therefore 

 board it with 4 inch 

 feather-edge board, 

 which should be done 

 as shown in Fig. n. 

 By putting it on in this 

 manner a ridge is left 



Method of Fixing Feather-edge Boards for each tile to hang 

 for Tiled Roof. by . The latter are 



made with nibs and nail holes, so can be both hung on 

 and nailed if thought necessary, but it will be found in 

 practice that the weight of the tiles is quite sufficient to 



Fig. 12. Method of Laying Tiles, 

 i. Single Tiles 2. Tile-aud-a-half. 3. Tile, showing nibs and hole^. 



keep them in position. For every other course of tiles a 

 tile and a half will be required (which is one made half as 

 big again) to start every other row, so that they will lap, 



