CARPENTER WORK Framing. The building is to be fur.-frame, all framed, braced, spiked, and pinned in the best and strongest manner, perfectly true and plumb. Filling-in studs will be nailed, and door and window caps cut into studs. No woodwork shall come within one inch of a chimney; and framing must be arranged to avoid cutting for pipes, chimney, etc. Truss all openings over three feet wide.
Timber, except where otherwise specified, to be of spruce. All timber throughout the building to be full and square to the di mensions indicated, well seasoned, and free from large or loose knots, sap, shakes, or other imperfections impairing durability or strength.
Halve (or frame and pin) sills at angles. Frame corner posh and door and window studs to sill and girt. Floor beams to be notched down on sill. and gained in.
Double joists under all partitions not over partitions below running parallel with the joists, where supports to span are 10 feet or less; under all other, triple the joists.
All headers and trimmers 8 feet long or less are to be doubled; all longer, tripled.
Bridge all floors every eight feet with 1 by 3-inch pieces cut diagonally and double-nailed at each end.
All studs are to be 2 by 4 inches, 16 inches on centers, straight and plumb. Partitions directly over walls and girders in cellar, or with partition caps below, are to run down to rest on them. Strongly truss all partitions not supported from below. Spike studs at corners. Line sliding-door pockets with -inch matched sheathing.
Piazza joists to pitch 1 inch in 5 feet away from house.
Main Roof. To be framed in the strongest manner, with valley rafters carried to ridge or hips. All hips and ridges to be main tained perfectly straight. Rafters to be notched over the plate, and spiked. Double the rafters at each side of dormer openings; 4 by 8 inch header, 8 feet above top floor. Partitions to be carried up to support roof wherever practicable. All to be thoroughly tied, and made perfectly secure and strong. Collar beams, 2 by 6 inches,
8 feet 2 inches aboi e attic floor.
Dormers to be framed with 4 by 4-inch corner posts, 2 by 4-inch studding and plate, and 2 by 6-inch rafters. Studding to be notched 1 inch on rafters and extend to the floor.
Boarding. Cover all roofs and frame walls with good, sound spruce boards not over 10 inches wide; roof square-edged; walls matched and laid diagonally. Cover walls with "Neponset" black sheathing paper, or its equal.
Shingles. Cover all roofs with "Extra" sawed cedar shingles, laid 5 inches to the weather, with two nails to each shingle. Double shingle all hips. Ridge to be finished with 6 by i-inch saddle boards.
Walls. Cover all walls with "clear" sawed cedar shingles, 51 inches to the weather.
Exterior Finish. Exterior finish not otherwise specified, to be worked from good cypress, clear of sap, shakes, and large or black knots, following elevation and detail drawings; and to be put up in a skilful manner, with close joints and with nails sunk for puttying. Joints exposed to the weather, to be matched and painted with thick white lead before putting the pieces together. The painter to pr;me finish before or immediately after putting up.
Main Cornices. To be according to detail drawings, with 5 by 7-inch cypress gutter, fascia, planceer, rebated 1i-inch belt above clapboards, mouldings, lentil course, and brackets.
Cellar Hatchway. To have 2-inch plank treads on 2-inch carriages, 16 inches on centers; 2-inch plank sills, and trap-door frame, bolted to masonry. Case with i-inch cypress, and make doors of narrow cypress, the doors to be well cleated. Make water-tight. To have heavy strap hinges and proper fastening. Single door at foot of stairs.
Porch and Piazza Floors. To be laid with i-inch by 3-inch Georgia pine dressed one side, upper edge eased off; laid a inch apart, nailed with 8-penny nails. Finish with rounded nosing and i-inch by 1-inch mouldings. Floors to pitch to throw off water.