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Labourers Cottages. 



with two copper nails in each to red wood battens 1^ inch by 

 § of an inch; and laid with not less than 2J inches lap in any 

 part. The ridges to be covered with rolled slate ridging, fixed 

 with copper screws. 



Carpenter 's, Joiners, Smith's, and Ironmonger's Works. — The 

 works to be executed with best Memel fir timber and Petersburgh 

 deals, excepting otherwise hereinafter directed. 



A course of bond-timber 4J inches by 3 inches to be laid in 

 all the walls of the cottages immediately beneath the chamber 

 floors. The lintels to be 3 inches thick, and the breadth of the 

 wall to be supported. A sufficiency of wood bricks to be fixed 

 to receive all casings, frames, and skirtings. 



The roof over the front chambers to be framed with trussed 

 purlins, having timbers of the following dimensions, viz., sills of 

 trusses for purlins 5 inches by 3 inches ; purlins 5 inches by 3 

 inches ; trussing pieces 4 inches by 3 inches; rafters 3| inches by 

 2 inches ; wall plates 5 inches by 3 inches ; ceiling joists nailed 

 up to trussing pieces 3 inches by 1^ inch. 



The roofs over the back chambers, coal-houses, and piggeries, 

 to be lean-to roofs, having rafters 4 inches by 2 inches ; wall- 

 plates 5 inches by 3 inches ; purlins 6 inches by 4 inches ; and 

 hip and valley pieces 8 inches by 1^ inch. 



The ends of the rafters, and the plates and purlins, to be 

 carried 9 inches beyond the walls, and to be faced with inch 

 beaded boarding. 



The eaves of the cottages, to have 4-inch cast-iron spouting 

 fixed on neat metal bearers to the facia boarding, with proper 

 falls to the descending pipes. Three stacks of 2J-inch cast-iron 

 descending pipes, with S heads to conduct the water from the 

 spouts, and with long elbow shoes to lead it into the drains, to 

 be fixed in the position shown on the plan. 



The floors of the front chambers to have joists 8 inches by 2£ 

 inches, and those of the back chamber joists 5£ inches by 2i 

 inches ; the latter to be wrought where exposed. 



The staircases to have inch- treads on f -inch risers, upon strong 

 carriages, the underside being bracketed for lath and plaster. 



The external doors of the porches to be of 1 J -inch grooved, 

 tongued and beaded battens with four ledges at the back, hung 

 with 16-inch Scotch hinges to rebated and beaded frames 5 inches 

 by 3 inches. The other doors to be of -^-inch battens with four 

 ledges, hung with 15-inch cross garnets, the coal-house and privy 

 doors having frames 4 inches by 3 inches, and the internal doors 

 1 l-inch and half rebated jamb linings. The porches and coal- 

 house doors to have each a 9-inch stock lock, and all other doors 

 except the piggeries to have strong Norfolk latches. The doors 

 of the piggeries to be |~inch ledged doors, hung with hooks and 



