BUILDING PROBLEMS 

 WEATHERBOARDING 



102. Weather-boarding siding or clapboarding is sold 

 by the width of the boards from which it is dressed. A board 

 6 in. wide can be dressed into weatherboarding 5 J in. wide ; 

 a 5-inch board can be dressed into 4^-inch weatherboarding. 



SIX-INCH WEATHERBOARDING 4 

 1 INCH LAP 



INCHES EXPOSED, 



In weatherboarding 1 in. is allowed for lap. To estimate a 

 bill of weatherboarding, measure the surface in square feet ; 

 to this add ^ of itself if 6-inch weatherboarding is used, 

 and f if 5-inch weatherboarding is used. Ordinarily no allow- 

 ance is made for doors and windows. 



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