1875.] 
AMERICAN AaRICTTLTURIST. 
173 
lb., 81; ; 1 doz. screws, i in., 35c. per frross, 3e. ; la- 
bor puttins in pockets, pulleys, etc., 30c. — Total 95 
cents., and when once done, will need no further 
attention or expense, while the house lasts. The 
satisfaction of having neat fitting:, easy working 
sash, where the upper, or lower one, maybe opened 
at will, is great. The saving of little fingers, and 
older nerves, to say nothing of shattered sash and 
glass, more than repays the extra cost of hanging 
sash The front, rear, and parlor DOORS are 2 ft. 
Sin. x6 ft. 8 in. x 14 in.; other first story doors, 2 ft. 
6 in. X 6 ft. 8 in. x 1} in. ; second story doors, 2 ft. 
6 in. X 6 ft. 6 in. x li in. ; all 4-paneled, and neatly 
molded. The Is inch doors have mortice locks; 
other doors rim locks, all with porcelain knobs and 
escutcheons BLINDS are included for the first 
and second stories, in the estimate appended, at an 
average cost of $2.40 per pair, and may be omitted 
— but are recommended as useful, for they protect 
the sash from storms, and can be operated to give 
almost any desired light or shade in the rooms 
Many people may be in circumstances that would 
justify the building of one part of a house first, to 
be occupied as a temporary residence until means 
and opportunity warrant the building of the whole. 
A newly married couple could arrange to have the 
kitchen part built as a residence for a season, rather 
than forego the opportunity of setting out trees, 
vines, and shrubbery, planting, and otherwise de- 
veloping their grounds. They would then be near 
the work when building the main part, to superin- 
tend it, and care for materials, saving much that is 
often wasted, or lost. The wing, or kitchen part, 
could be built at a cost of about $185, so arranged 
as that the'main house could be joined to it at any 
time — or, what would be better, the main house 
may be built first, at a cost of about $6.50, and the 
kitchen added at convenieiie The exterior 
dressing of cornice, window-caps, and stoop, are 
decided in their character for simplicity, and bold- 
ness, giving a generous and finished appearance to 
the whole S'ovelt y Siding, fig. 0, is men- 
tioned in the estimates for these houses, (see March 
No., p. 89.) This form of siding I first introduced 
some twelve years ago, since which time it has 
grown into general favor and use in this neighbor- 
hood. It has the following merits to recommend 
It : 1st, It is easily put on by ordinary mechanics. 
2d, When properly nailed to the frame, it strength- 
ens it, so as to make bracing of the frame almost 
unnecessan,'. 3d, The spaces between the studding, 
when the interior is plastered, are each air-tight 
compartments, containing only stationary air, which 
is a non-conductor of cold (or heat), thus protecting 
the inside wall from the extreme chani^e of out- 
ward temperature. 4th, A cheaper quality of lum- 
ber can be used, the more cross-gi-ained the materi- 
Fig. 2. — OELLAB. 
Scale, 
8 feet to 1 inch. 
als, the less likely they are to check, or shrink, and 
any small, sound knots are easily covered with 
shellac before painting, which closes them effectu- 
ally. 5th, The general surface is even, so ttat any 
brackets or other ornamentation can be put on 
Fig. 3. — PIBST 9T0BT. 
Scale, 8 feet to 1 inch. 
without the trouble and difficulty of " scribing " 
them up to the clap-boarding The Sbing-lius 
referred to in the estimate, is of 18-inch Pine Shin- 
Fig. 5. — PORTION OF KOOF .O.D GUTi::.;. 
gles, and may be laid 5} in. to the weather, and se- 
cured with large headed " shingle naUs." It is best in 
laying shingles to lap at one-third the breadth, never 
in the center, for should one shingle check in the 
center, as they are liable to do, an opening is made 
through the three courses, and a leaky roof will be 
the result. "Shingling lath" U in. x 2 in., with 
the lower edge placed just where the butts of the 
shingles would cover, will allow air to freely circu- 
late on both sides of the shingles, and preserve 
them one-third longer than when laid on close 
planking, which holds the moisture, and assists de- 
cay of every part of the roof Cintters. — The 
old wooden gutter has nearly gone into disuse, and 
always seemed a hairier to any satisfactory finish 
of cornice. It was difficult to get timber of suffici- 
ent width for projections, and in such cases the 
cornices were proportioned by boxing off, and 
building up around this "gutter stick," which was 
bad construction — the outer edge of the gutter, be- 
ing higher than the edge next the house, would 
cause the water, during heavy storms, or when the 
leader was choked up, to flow over against the 
frame work of the building, which was one of the 
most frequent causes of decay and settling in 
the older houses in this country.— The tin-lined 
"box" and "trough" gutters are often trouble- 
some ; the tin cannot be laid in them except in long 
lengths, which have been soldered together while 
flat and smooth. To lay these long lengths into the 
ready-formed gutter, requires much bending and 
hammering, which breaks the best tin at the sol- 
dered joints, on the under-side, where it is impossi- 
ble to repair it, so that, while it may not appear at 
once to leak, it is sure to do so soon, to be discov- 
ered after the cornice has been swelled out of 
shape or destroyed. The gutter that I have adopt- 
ed in all cases where practicable, (see section, fig. 
5,) either for shingles or slate, is made of charcoal 
tin, 14 inches wide, in lengths as long as can be 
well handled. One edge is turned or rolled up 
around a i iron rod, which makes a strong edge. 
Then a bend is made at oS inches from the turned 
edge, forming a right angle the whole length. This 
is laid on the second course of shingles, with one 
end lower than the other, so as to give a good run 
for the water. The ends are turned up where re- 
quired, to stop the water, and a tube put through 
the cornice in the usual manner For Tin 
Rools, having a pitch of at least one inch to the 
foot, the gutters are fomied in a similar 
manner, with the flat or bottom part 
about i inch wide, making a flange 
which is soldered to the roof near the 
eaves, to a line drawn at an angle to 
make one end lower than the other, as 
for shingle roofs. This is the simplest 
and best kind of gutter, will outlast any 
other, and in the event of a possible 
damage, or leakage, no harm will be 
done beyond the loss, or waste of the 
water that runs off over the eaves. 
It can be easily repaired, or replaced at any time, 
without interfering with the principal roof, and 
it saves the trouble, and expense, of building and 
boxing for gutters, or of making cornices with spe- 
cial reference to them, and it is cheaply constructed. 
Estimate of Cost of building by this plan 
in the vicinity of New York City : 
38 y.HKls Excavation, % ':0c. pf r vnril t 7 co 
5/1(10 Brick, furnished and l;iul. ® $15 fi loOO KOO 
230 yards Lath iind Pl:i6teiiili:, 3 coats, ® 35c. nei'viiVd. toi-'O 
MlJIeet limber, @aV4c. per loot . si 77 
Til. 1 Sill, 3xS in. 3:92 ft. long. 1 Girt, 4x8 in! 112 if', long-. 
i Posts, fib in. X21 ft. lontf. 2 Ties. 4l6 in. xlii ft. iunj. 
2 Plates, 1x6 m. .x 19ft. long. 2 'lies, 4i6 in. il9 It. lone 
aPlat'S, lx6in.xl2rt.lona. 18" o_o,. ...'■■ 
10 Beams. 3x7 in. X12 ft. loiii'. 
I Locust Post, 4 inch.. 
18 Beams, 3x8 ill. xlOft. I'g.' 
220 Wall Strliis, 2X4 Inches xl3 leet long, ® 16c 
160 Novelty Siding Hoards, 9^ inches, ta 08c 
SOItebaled Siding, 91^ Indies, ® 3Sc 
92 feet Cornice Materials 
Ino Shingling Lath, @ 6e 
10 bunches bhingles.® $2.25 
Tin Ciutter^ and Leaders 
90 tonened and L-rooved Flooring, s'^'inciies,' ®"&c.' 
8 Win. lows with Blinds, ®$8 
3Cellar Windovrs, plain, @ |3. 
2Sto>)p Materials [,[[[ 
Stairs, 1st story and cellar '.'.'.] 
12 Donrs and niatcrials jy^^ 
Carpenter's Labor (not included aiioTeV.!!! iin'OQ 
Painting, two coats .Xq;, 
Cartage, average one mile 1500 
Extras, lor Base, Sink, Pump, and Nails,' etc'; S'SS 
S5 
S5.20 
60.80 
11.4« 
15.00 
C.':0 
S6.00 
10.00 
31.50 
64 M 
9.00 
20.00 
50.00 
48.M 
Total cost of materials and construction $800.00 
The Trophy in Fbance.— Though the writer 
sent seeds of the Trophy tomato to France the first 
year it was offered here, we have seen no notice of 
it until recently. M. Bossin, the high authority 
upon garden vegetables, says in the Heriie Morticote, 
Fig. 4. 
SECOND STOST. 
Scale, 
8 feet to 1 inch. 
" This Tomato appears so good that we believe It 
to be our duty to give it particular mention as an 
' alimentary and coudimentary ' plant." Europeans 
