365 
On the Construction of Cottages. 
£. s. d. 
2 tie-beams over the partitions 5 inches by 2^ inches, 15 feet 
long each . . . . . . . .070 
Framing 12^ squares, at 65. . . . . .3150 
Straw for about 14 squares of thatchers' measure, at 125. 6d. ^ 
And thatcher for labour, brotches, &c , at ^s. 6d. , . ) 
130 feet of cants to cut the straw to, at l^d. per foot . .0163 
12^ squares of thatchers' lath, at 1*. 6d. . . . .0189 
Total cost of thatched roof . . £27 16 6 
The whole grounrl-plan of the double cottage here described 
and the gardens may be about one quarter of an acre. A fence 
I will be required all round, in length about 26 rods. This may 
j be a ditch and bank, or bank only with a live fence of whitethorn. 
The whole of this may be done at 2s. per rod, finding the white- 
thorn plants and putting on a dead fence to protect it in the first 
instance. Two small gates will be required. The whole cost of 
fencing, gates, and necessary out-buildings may be put at 
9/. lis. 8d., including a trifle for painting windows and sundries. 
Total Cost of Cottage with Clay Walls and Thatched Roof. 
£. 
s. 
d. 
Ciilmneys .... 
4 
4 
6 
Ovens .... 
3 
7 
6 
Paving .... 
5 
16 
11 
Skirting .... 
0 
6 
0 
Clay ceiling .... 
6 
17 
6 
Clay partitions 
2 
13 
li 
Clay vvall .... 
. 16 
13 
7 
Wmdows .... 
7 
4 
6 
Stud-work of partitions 
. 6 
12 
6 
Stairs ..... 
2 
0 
0 
Closets .... 
1 
14 
Si 
Ceiling-joists, &c. • 
3 
9 
0 
Chamber-floors 
. 15 
0 
0 
Doors ..... 
6 
12 
0 
Roof 
. 27 
16 
6 
Out-buildings, &c. 
9 
1 1 
8 
Total cost of two cottages 
£120 
0 
0 
Cost of one cottage 
£60 
0 
0 
* An advertisement appears in the Bury paper this winter offering to 
cover buildings with reed and a roving of sedge at 1/. 8^. per square 
complete. 
N.B. — Reed thatching requires no lath. 
