88 Villa Gardens 



The frame work is made of 2 J inch square 

 deal quartering in the rough, overlaid with cleft 

 oak fencing pales, nailed on -with ^■alvamsed nails 

 (ordinary iron nails should never be used for 

 oak in the open, as they discolour it with inky 

 marks when the rain has reached them). The 

 roof is covered with sawn oak weather boarding. 



The floor should be raised at least 9 inches 

 above the level of the ground. If free access 

 of air be given beneath the floor, there will be 

 no fear of the floor boards rotting for many 

 years. 



If a few shillings, more or less, be no impor- 

 tant consideration, it would be better to make 

 the upright posts of oak, as their lower ends, 

 which enter the soil, will then last much longer. 



A still better plan however is to start with a 

 brick foundation up to the floor level, and there- 

 by avoid the need for putting the wooden posts 

 into the soil. 



Use no paint anywhere on the outside. The 

 oak is sufficiently durable without it, and is 

 infinitely more beautiful in colour than any paint 

 could make it. The delightful pearly grey it 



