Pi-i::e Plan of Double Cottar/cs. 
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l)lates of 3 in. by 2 in. ; each room to have a row of cross strainers of 2 in. hy 
1^ in. Joists over sculleries to be 7 in. by 2^ in., to lie placed 18 in. apart from 
middle to middle, to rest on wall-jdates ot 2^ in. by H "i- Lay the bed- 
room floors and stair landings with 1 in. yellow pine well-seasoned board (not 
to exceed 8 in. in widtii), with straight and wrought joints. Put mitred 
borders to the hearth slabs. Fix 7-8ths ol' an inch start" beads round the 
inner angles of living room windows and bed rooms. Fix skirtings of f in. 
thick by 6 in., moulded on the upper edge, to the bed rooms, stiiircases, and 
landings. Fix in the ceiling of each cottiige, above the stair landing, a frame 
of 2:^ in. by 3 in., by 2 ft. by 2 ft. 6 in. in the clear, to form ascent to roofs, 
with leaves of 1 in. deal. Ground-floor partitions of oak 4 in. by 3 in., for 
sills, heads, door posts, and filling pieces; to bs 18 in. apart from middle to 
middle. Upstair partitions of deal 4 in. by 2t in., with heads, sills, 
and braces. Ceiling joists to be 2 in. by 2^ in., to be fixed 16 in. apart 
from middle. Stairs of each cottage to be of deal, or well-seasoned ash 
board, 1^ treads with rounded nosings, 1 in. risers on oak carriages of 4 in. 
by 3 in., and 1^ string beaded boarding; the steps to be wedged ; 3 in. turned 
newel post ; deal moidded hand-rail, with 1 in. square balusters, i) in. apart, 
against the landing. 
The outer doois of the cottages to be framed of \^ in. thick deal, and 
covered with 1 in. thick rebated and beaded battens ; door frames of oak 
4 in. by 3 in., tenoned into the stone sills and bedded in white lead, to be 
each hung with strong wrought iron hinges. One 8 in. barrel bolt and 
Norfolk thumb latch to each, and a good 8 in. iron rimmed lock to each 
front door. Doors of the living rooms and bed rooms to be of 1 in. rebated 
boarding, nailed to ledges of 4 in. by 1 in., to be hung with 3 in. butt hinges 
and stout Norfolk thumb latches to each. All doors to have 5-8ths of an 
inch thick beaded stops to form rebates, and rounded facings of fin. by 1 in. 
to form stops to the plaster. Doors of the privies and piggeries to be 1 inch 
board on ledges of 3 in. by I in. Door frames 3i in. Ijy 2^ in., huiig with 
hooks and twists, with wood bolts, latches, &c., to each. The privy doors to 
have a hole in the uj)pcr part of each, 6 in. by 3 in., for ventilation. The 
windows to be of red deal or oak, rebated frames of 3 in. by 2 in., internal 
.soil boards 6 in. by 1 in. thick to each. Each window to iiavo a casement to 
open, with the proper stays and fastenings. Pantry windows to have a | in. 
thiek leaf to each with hinges, and perforated zinc nailed on the external side 
of each. Neat mantel-pieces, of the dimensions as shown on the sections, to 
be fixed to each chimney of wrought 1 in. deal. Fix in each pantry 8 ft. run 
of shelves, of IJ in. thick by 12 in. wide, supported on proper bearers. Fix 
the scats in the privies of oak risers of If in. thick, deal seat 1^ in. thick, with 
rounded nosing. 
Glazier. — Gla^e the windows with seconds crown glass, in diamond shaped 
panes, set in lead work, well cemented, and fastened to the iron bars with the 
best copper wire. The whole to be left in a perfect condition on the comple- 
tion of the work. 
Smith. — Provide for the chimney arches on the ground-floor, wrought iron 
bars of 2\ in. by 3-8ths of an inch, to be caulked at each end. Also chimney 
bars of 27 by 3-Sths of an inch, with a wall-hole of 6 in. on each end. Pi o- 
vide for eacli window light, 5-8ths of an inch square iron bars, to be securely 
fixed in the window frames. Provide all necessary iron bolts, spikes, locks, 
fastenings, &c. &c., before specified, and also 2 cast-iron ventilators of 9 in. 
square each, to be fixed in the gables. Provide and fix 4^ in. east iron gutters 
to the eaves of the cottages, securely fixed on wrought iron brackets, to be 
connected with two descent pipes, ii in. diameter, with heads, cramps, &r., 
complete. 
