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side; three pieces 2 x 4 scantling 22 ft. long, from which to cut six rafters each 
about ro ft. Gin. long. (If it is desired they may be 11 ft. long, and allowed to 
project over front and rear walls. Sometimes dimension lumber over 20 ft. in 
length costs more per rooo ft. than when in lengths of 20 ft. or less. When 
that is the case it is as well to use 12 ft. stuff for the rafters; or, for strictest 
economy in construction, to make the building six inches narrower than in the 
plan, and use 10 ft. stuff for rafters). Boards 16 ft. long should be used for the 
front and east side. For the long boards on the front 16 ft. boards cut in two 
are used without waste. A little ingenuity in cutting will leave very little 
waste in using 16 ft. stuff for the east side. Ten 16 ft. boards 1 ft. wide will be 
needed. The boards for the back, west side and roof, which are to be covered 
with building paper, may be either rough lumber or surfaced on one side. 
They need not be of equal widths, though of course there is no objection to 
that, except on the score of cost, selected widths often costing more. For the 
west side boards 16 ft. long should be used, and for the roof and rear wall 
boards 10 ft. long. Three boards of matched flooring, each 12 ft. long, will be 
needed for the door. There is needed then: 
Dimension lumber :— 
9 pieces 2 x 3 in. scantling 10 ft. long; 3 pieces 2 x 3 in. scantling 16 ft. long; 
I piece 2x 3 in. scantling 14 ft. long; 3 pieces 2 x 4 in. scantling 22 ft. long: 
109 sq. ft. 
Rough sheathing :— 
160 sq. ft. boards 10 ft. long; 70 sq. ft. boards 10 ft.long . . . . 2308q. ft. 
Ten 12 in. boards 16ft. long =. . Si Sy Dye Cee a 160 sq. ft. 
Three 6 in. matched boards 12 ft. long eo) a JS ih nP> Fas PEA 18 sq. ft. 
Battens, 2 in. wide, fee in length . Se MAL aS 160 ft. 
Roofing paper, tocover . . ef 240 sq. ft. 
Two 6-light sash, 10 x 14 wistses one s/inelky one pair niawess wiley screws, etc. 
This estimate allows for lumber to be used in casing window and door, 
strips to finish at top and bottom of front and east side, stuff for nests, drop 
boards, roost and dust box. Prices of material vary in different places. Any 
lumber dealer can give exact cost of such a bill of goods in a few minutes. 
29. Single House with Scratching Shed Underneath. — Fig. 2 
shows a style of single house very often used when 
the site is so far from level that a space must be 
left below the floor, or a considerable fill made. 
The space below the floor of the house is used as a 
scratching shed, the height of the shed being pro- 
portionate to the slope of the hill and the width 
Fig. 2. House with Scratching Of the house. The higher sheds are usually so 
Shed underneath, arranged that in rough weather the front can be 
at least partially closed. The low sheds are usually left unprotected, but 
it is a good idea to have movable fronts to use to exclude snow in blizzard 
weather. The plan is sometimes used with long sectional houses. 
