. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... fit. In this casethe wood gutter should beused. It is fastened intothe notches left in the endsof the rafters, as shown inFig. 282. In this figure, Ais the gutter, B is the rafter,C is the studding of the building, D is the plate with the rafters cutover it and the ceiling joists E resting on top of it, F is the outsideboarding, which may be covered with clapboards or shingles, andG is the roof boarding, which may be covered with shingles or one respect the construction shown in this figure is faulty,
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... fit. In this casethe wood gutter should beused. It is fastened intothe notches left in the endsof the rafters, as shown inFig. 282. In this figure, Ais the gutter, B is the rafter,C is the studding of the building, D is the plate with the rafters cutover it and the ceiling joists E resting on top of it, F is the outsideboarding, which may be covered with clapboards or shingles, andG is the roof boarding, which may be covered with shingles or one respect the construction shown in this figure is faulty, becausethe gutter being placed in the position shown, snow sliding off theroof would catch the outer edge of it and perhaps tear it off. Thegutter should, wherever possible, be placed low enough so that theline of the finished roof, H in the figure, will clear the edge of it. Inorder to improve the appearance of the eaves it is well to place aboard J along the edge of the rafters so as to hide them and presenta plain surface to the eye and to finish the joint between this board. Fig. 282. Section Showing OiDen Cornice Construction 212 CARPENTRY 201 and the under side of the gutter with a small bed molding K. Under-neath the rafters where they cross the plate and come through theoutside boarding is placed a board L which forms a stop for the sid-ing or shingles, and another board should be inserted between thisand the under side of the roof boarding, as shown at M. It is also agood plan to cover the ends of the ceiling joists with a strip of board-ing to keep the wind out of the roof space. This is shown at finish shown in Fig. 282 is of the simplest and barest kind andcan be used only for buildings of an unimportant character such asstables and outhouses or for cheap country houses. Boxed Cornice. A better finished form of cornice is shown inFig. 283. Here an extrapiece P is placed just abovethe gutter so as to cover thespaces between the rafters,and the entire under sid
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