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The
Still-Room
dowel
mentioned
above.
This
will
keep
the
frame-
work
firm.
The
main
ground
plate
should
be
^\
inches
by
3
inches,
and
the
top
plate
of
the
same
size.
Support
and
steady
in
the
usual
way
with
quartering
4.5
inches
by
3
inches,
and
when
this
is
fixed,
choose
a
dry
day,
and
pitch,
tar,
or
cold
creosote
the
lower
plates
and
all
the
woodwork
2
feet
from
the
ground
to
protect
from
damp
:
this
quartering
should
show
an even
outside
face
to
secure the
matchboard.
The
cheapest
material
for
the
outside
covering
will
be |-inch
matchboard,
and
it
may
as
well
be
fixed
outside
the
rafters
as
well.
Pitchboard
4^
inches
by
i
inch,
rafters
3
inches
by
2
inches.
Inside
Bonds
from
one
side
to
the
other,
4-I
inches
by
3
inches.
If
stout
they
are useful
to
hold
planks,
on
which
baskets
can
be
placed
overhead
in
the
roof,
space.
In
order
to
receive
the
side
thatch,
a
board
is
attached
round
the
door-plates
and
at
the
corners,
6
inches
wide,
from
the
ground
to
eaves,
in
which
the thatch
is
placed
upright,
and
it
is
kept
in
position
by
lateral
splines
of
wood
3
inches
by
i
inch.
The
Roof
Thatch
may
be 18
inches
thick
on
the
roof
and
6
inches
at
the
sides,
and
where
it
can
be
procured,
carex
or
reed
is
strongest
and
most
lasting,
but
it
may
be
of
wheat
straw
or
heather.
The
thatch
at
the
sides
should
be
6
inches
thick.
Both
an
inside
and
outside
door
should
be
pro-
vided,
and
they
must
be
made
to
fit
closely
to
exclude
draus^hts.
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