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the other at end where your door goes in same way, 

 using a twenty-penny nail — just one in each end — as both 

 of these come out after your roof is on. These are used 

 to keep house from spreading and are also used in put- 

 ting roof on, as we lay a 20-foot plank on them to stand 

 on in nailing the roof on. Now saw two sets of rafters, 

 each rafter 6 feet 8 inches long Heel must fit on plate 

 and have your top come together nicely. 



Make a pattern and keep it for all future sawing, as 

 you may have trouble fitting the first pair. 



Nail each set together on ground, then spike firmly 

 on end of your plates, even with outside in each case. 

 After this, put in your ridge a 2 by 4, 19 feet 8 inches long, 

 Spike this in peak between your two sets of rafters, 

 letting flat side come even with south side of house and 

 upper edge even with peak. Spike firmly through end 

 of rafters, using three spikes in each end. Then fit a 

 pair of rafters in center of house, raising your ridge in 

 center a little above level. Then put in two cross- 

 pieces, three feet from peak on each side. Spike firmly 

 through end rafters and center rafter, as your roof boards 

 nail on these. Now set in your door studding in center 

 of end. Make your door about thirty inches wide, ac- 

 cording to the width of your boards, and about six feet 

 high. Put in a 2 by 4 on each side, setting bottom on 

 plank and sawing top to fit under rafter. Now put a 

 short piece on top and you have your frame complete, 

 except a 2 by 4 from door frame to corner of house, to 

 nail your end boards to. 



Now you are ready for your siding. Take, if you use 

 white pine, i by 8, 16 feet long boards. Take 16 boards, 

 sawing each in four feet lengths. This gives you 64 

 boards, four feet long. Begin at a corner, nailing one 

 inch from top of plate, as your roof boards come over 

 these and just pass it. See that you get your joints per- 

 fectly tight. 



