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pipe. The uprights should be an inch and a half, the string- 

 ers an inch and a quarter and the crosspieces one-inch 

 pipe; although a size smaller in each case would stand up 

 for all ordinary purposes. The uprights should be sup- 

 ported on flat stones or bricks, or set in concrete. Second- 

 hand gas or water pipe can often be bought very cheap. 

 The fittings may be obtained from a greenhouse-supply 

 company, and the only tools necessary to set up the per- 

 gola, if the pipe has been cut the proper lengths, will be a 

 couple of monkey wrenches. If a support for grapes or 

 roses is wanted a pergola of this kind will be found neat, 

 cheap, durable and strong. 



SUMMER HOUSE 



A Simple Inexpensive Summer House 



Desirable as a pergola is, a small summer house will 

 probably give more satisfaction and comfort for the money. 

 A simple form of such a house is shown in 

 illustration Plate 15. The floor is of 

 planed boards, matched, supported on two- 

 by-four-inch stringers; the roof is of rough 

 square-edged boards, covered with a good 

 grade of roofing paper. If preferred, 

 shingles may be used. 



The roof in this case is supported by 

 round unsawed posts of chestnut, although 

 cedar or cypress could be substituted to 

 advantage. The posts are set firmly into 

 the ground six feet apart in a twelve- 

 foot circle. 



Six two-by-four-inch stringers to sup- 

 port the floor are spaced two feet apart 

 and the flooring is run at right angles to floorTun 



them. Six two-by-four-inch stringers sup- 

 port the roof, which pitches three feet from center to 

 eaves. To make the roof sufiiciently stiff furring strips 

 of one-by-two-inch stuff are put between the rafters. 



On one side two uprights form a door frame. Slabs are 



