AUGUST: FOURTH WEEK 219 



days, during which time the doors and gable bars may be 

 put in place. All will then be ready for the glass. 



How to Lay the Glass 



Put the ventilators on first. In putting in the glass you 

 will notice that each light is shghtly curved. Put the convex 

 side up. Put in one complete row at a time, begirming at the 

 eaveplate, and letting the glass come down just flush with 

 the outer bevel. ' ' Work up " a generous supply of putty un- 

 til it is very soft and elastic. (If necessary add a httle 

 linseed oil.) Put on the putty so thick that the glass can be 

 firmly imbedded in it, by pressing down hard along each 

 edge of the glass. The hghts should be lapped shghtly — 

 Ve to }/i of an inch — and held firmly in place by greenhouse 

 glazing points. There are several types of these, but I hke 

 best the style known as Siebert's. After a complete row 

 of glass is put in, scrape off the surplus putty on the under 

 side. Go over the outside edges of the glass with linseed 

 oil and white lead, mixed to the consistency of thick paint. 



One of the secrets in building a house that will last is to 

 have the painting done thoroughly, and all crevices and 

 holes filled with paint or white lead, and all joints white 

 leaded. Go over the whole frame carefully after it is put 

 up, before putting in any glass; and again after the glass is 

 put in. Be sure to buy a good paint. If you do not know 

 about it, write to your State Experiment Station for in- 

 formation. 



In the estimate for material I have not included benching. 

 Two by four scanthngs and second-hand or second-grade 

 boards may be used ; but as a general rule, the cheaper the 

 bench put up the sooner it will have to be repaired. For a 

 house like the lean-to described, if you can't afford a tile 

 or slate bottom bench, I would recommend concrete for 

 the bottom and sides of the walk, and iron pipe posts 

 and cross-pieces for the benches. Spht-fittings, especially 

 designed for making bench-frames, may be bought quite 



