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Prize PliUL of Double Cottarjcs. 
ii'anics. Carry up tlie flues of" brick for living-room cliimneys of 13 in. by 
14 in., iiitrniiil size, and those of tlie bcd-rooni of 9 in. by 14 in., internal size 
— the flues to bo carricil up without any sudden or abrupt angle, and to be 
pro])erly jjargetcd throughout. To put to the ground floor doorways Dollon 
or other stone, solid tooled step?, with mortice holes for receiving the tenon 
ends of the door-])osts. To ])rovi(lo and fix to the windows Dolton stone 
tooled sills, properly sunk and weathered. Co])e the dwarf walls round the 
manure pits with stones set on their edge, in strong lime and sand-niortar. 
Beaiu-fill all the walls to the slate. Bed and ])roperly fix the ovens. All the 
ground jmrtitions to be brick-nogged 4 ft. in height. 
Pitch and neatly ])ave with well-selected river or other stones the hearth- 
places ; sculleries and ])rivies to be grouted in with fluid lime and .sand. The 
pigsties to be jiaved w ith strong- paving stone, to have an inclination or fall 
towards the manure pits. Lay and set in the kitchens, ))antries, and the iin)er 
])orches, lime and sand floors, 22 in. thick, on a bed of loose rubble stone, and 
thoroughly well beat and leave the same smooth and hard when finished, and 
lay the outer jjorches w ith flag stones roughly tooled. 
Plastcier. — Lath, ])laster, float, set and whiten the ceilings and partitions ; 
j)laster, float, set, and whiten all the internal walls of the cottages, except those 
of the back kitchens or sculleries. Flush, point, and lime-whiten the walls 
of the sculleries and ])rivies. Plaster the roofs of the outer jiorches between tlie 
rafters with white mortar. The lime used in the ])lastering to be finely silted, 
and made up at the least two months before use. The two first coats to be of 
lime and earth mortar, and the last to be of lime and hair, white mortar. 
Slater. — To cover the roofs with stout Delabole slate of 18 in. by 9 in., to 
be securely fixed to the battens with galvanized iron nails, two to each slate. 
'J'he bond or lap of each slate to be 3-^ in, over the second slate below. The 
eaves to be laid double, and the ridge covered with the best glazed roll tile set 
in lime and sand mortar. The undei' sides of the slates to be pointed. 
Carpenter and Joiner. — All the timber to bo free from sap shakes, large 
loose or dead knots, and to measure the full scantle when fixed. 
Roofs. — Cottage roofs to have one pair of principals to each, as the cios.^- 
scction. Principals, 8 in. by 3 in. oak or red deal ; collar-beams, G in. by 3 in. 
do. do. ; purlins, 4 in. by 5 in. red deal; rafters, 2^^ in. by 3 in. of yellow 
pine, to be placed 15 in. a])art from middle to middle ; ridge piece, 8 in. by 2 in. 
of red deal ; wall plates, 7 in. by 2 in. oak ; king posts, 7 in. by 3 in. do. ; 
struts, 3 in. by 3J in. do. ; slate battens, 2 in. by ^ i'l- yellow ]ilne. The 
king jiosts to be sectu'cd to the collar-beams by an iron bolt ; iron bands, of 
1 in. in depth by 2 ft. in length each, to pass round the backs of the principals 
and to be securely fixed to the collar-beam by an iron bolt. Roof over pig- 
sties, &c., to be constructed as the c.oss section — jjurlins of oak, 4 in. by 
3j in. ; wall plate, G in. by 2 in., oak ; rafters, 2 in. by 25- in. ; slate battens, 
2 in. by 5-8ths. in. ; ridge to have feathered capping and lacing boards of red 
deal of 1 in. by 8 in. Porch roofs rafters 2 in. by 2^ in., nailed to wall 
])lates of 4 in. by 2 in., a beaded moulding to be struck on each of the angles 
of the under sides of rafters. Cottage gables to have facing' and caj)])ing' 
boards of 1 in. red deal by 8 in. in width ; porch gables 1 in. red deal board 
by 6 in. in width, to be wrought with a moulding on the lower edge. The 
whole to have a good coat of paint ])rcvious to being fixed. Wood lintels to 
be placed over all openings requiring them, of oak 1 in. vertical dejjtli to every 
foot of opening, to liavc a wall-hold of 8 in. on each end. To i)repare all 
necessary centreing and turning ])icces for the ma.«on, also all bonds of 4 in. 
by 3 in. for fixing staft'beads, chimney-pieces, &c. Fix oak or red deal joists over 
living rooms, &c., of 8 in. by 2 in., to be jjlaced 18 in. apart from middle to 
middle (trimmer and trimming joists to be 1 in, thicker), to rest on oak wall 
