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West Pen of J. H. Robinson's Cheap Pouttry House— Double Do ors Closed. 



wiiiJoW IB a full sized wiudow with saeli to move up and down. Then there are horizontal 

 pieces of the same diinensioiis at the bottom of the window, and from midway of either side of 

 the window to the corner posts. 



On the west end of the low part the stringer is 3 ft. 10 in. from the top of the sill. 



On the eu-t end of the high part the space from the sill to the lower edge of the first hori- 

 zontal scantling is 4 ft. 6iu.,aud the space between this and the next scantling the same. The 

 short scantling above the window is simply nailed, to the boards on either side, and not con- 

 nected with other frame work. 



The west end of the higher part corresponds with the east end above the upper floor, 

 "but not l)elow, the partition between the 6 x 12 pen and that next it being like that Shown at F. 



The rafters are of 2 x 3 in. stuff, and are placed 3 ft. apart, except that between the pair 

 of rafters at the east end of the low roof, and the pair next to them, the space is 4 ft. This 

 was because the furring used was in 12 ft. lengths, and as I intended to lay the shingles on 

 strips of furring, and wanted to select the best of the furring for this purpose, I figured 

 that there would be a. little less waste of material by using all 12 ft. furring, and spacing the 

 rafters to suit. When 1 came to use the furring I found a good many split and weak ends 

 which had to be discarded, so that if I were doing it over again, I think would buy all 14 ft. 

 furring, and space the rafters evenly. There would be some waste in cutting the battens 

 to cover the joints between the boards, but what short pieces could not be utilized on short 

 joints or in piecing out on the long joints, would come in handy for something else. There is 

 almost always a place found ultimately for such bits of umber. 



The sides of the building are boarded up and down and battened with strips of furring. The 



*A groumliilau of house. I) D, outside doors, d d, inside doors, ww, windows, rr, i-oosts. s. stair. B, out- 

 line of frame *oi-k of rear wall. 0, outline of frame of front wall ; the dotted llnesindioate the position of 

 llie windows. D, outline of frame of west end. E, outline of frame of east end. F, an Inside parlition 

 between pens', g', framing of west end at corner post. H, framing of back at corner post. I, framing of 

 posts and sill's at' corner. J, method of roof construction at peak, explalued In the text. 



