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On  the  Construction  of  Farm-Buildings. 
to  receive  posts  of  stable-stalls.  Provide  and  fix  stone  blocks  12  in.  square 
by  4 in.  deep,  properly  cut.  out  to  receive  grates  and  stench-traps.  Provide 
and  set  in  mortar  flags  to  form  turnip-cribs  in  beast-houses  and  beast-sheds 
where  directed.  Provide  and  lay  down  stone  curbs  along  beast-houses 
3 in.  X G in.,  leaving  a drop  of  3 inches.  And  provide  all  stones  and 
execute  all  paving  which  may  be  required  for  beast-houses,  beast-sheds, 
stables,  and  yards,  and  which  may  be  required  to  render  the  buildings 
complete.  Cut  out  of  the  stonework,  when  required  for  plumbers  and 
other  workmen.  Attend  on  the  several  trades,  and  leave  all  complete  at 
the  finish. 
Slater  and  Tiler. 
The  slated  roofs,  where  shown  on  the  plans,  to  be  covered  with  Duchess 
slating,  on  laths  laid  with  a proper  lap,  and  secured  with  2 strong  copper 
nails  to  each  slate : the  whole  left  perfectly  water-tight  at  completion. 
The  tile-rools,  where  shown  on  the  plan,  to  be  covered  with  pantiles  on 
laths  laid  with  a proper  lap  : the  whole  to  be  well  pointed  and  left  perfectly 
water-tight  at  the  completion  of  the  building. 
Plasterer.' 
To  plaster  with  lime  and  hair  the  whole  of  the  inside  of  the  corn- 
granary,  and  the  w'alls  to  be  flushed  up  with  mortar  to  rafters  to  keep 
out  rats.  Also  one  coat  of  plaster  to  be  given  to  hack-horse  stable  and 
harness-room. 
Carpenter  and  Joiner. 
The  whole  of  the  timber  used  to  be  of  the  best  Memel,  except  where 
otherwise  directed. 
Floors  and  Roofs. 
To  be  framed  in  the  best  manner  with  the  following  scantlings  of 
timber.  The  granary-floor  over  shed,  and  turnip-house,  with  corn-floor  in 
barn,  to  have  girders  12  in.  X 12  in.,  with  corn  plates  7 in.  X 1^  in.,  and 
joists  9 in.  X 3 in.  Lay  1-inch  red-pine  flooring,  properly  ploughed  and 
tongued,  with  sheet-iron  girting  j-inch  wide : — 
Schedule  of  Scantlings  to  the  Roofs. 
In.  In.  In.  In. 
Tie  Beam 7x4  Ridge  and  Wall  Plates  . . 5x1^ 
King  Post 8x3  Hips 10x2 
Principal  Raflers  . . . .7x3  Angle  Ties  and  Dragging 
Common  Rafters  . . . . 3j  X 2£  pieces 5x4 
Scantlings  of  the  timber  to  barn  and  double-stalled  beast-house  : — • 
In.  In. 
Tie  Beam  .•••..9x4  N.B. — Tlic  remainder  of  the  timbers  to 
Principal  Rafters  . . . .9x3  these  roofs  to  he  of  the  same  scantlings 
Common  Rafters  ....  4 X as  given  for  the  other  buildings. 
The  roofs  to  be  framed  as  shown  upon  the  plans,  and  the  tie-beams  to 
be  fastened  to  king-posts  with  f-inch  wrought-iron  bolts.  The  whole  of 
the  roofs  to  be  lathed  with  li-in.  X f-inch  laths  to  receive  the  tiles  and 
slates. 
The  woodwork  to  the  doors,  windows,  and  fittings  to  stables  and  beast- 
houses,  to  be  of  the  following  scantlings : — 
