. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... inch while the thin edge is only about | inch thick. Eachclapboard, therefore, is as shown in Fig. 272, where A is an elevationand 5 is a section of the board. The tapering section is obtainedby sawing the boards from a log, cutting each time from the circum- 206 CARPENTRY 195 ference Inward. The boards are thus all quarter sawed and shrink evenly, if at all, when they are exposed. When laid up on the side of a building, the clapboards should lap over each other at least 1| inches, as shown in Fig. 273. Here, A
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... inch while the thin edge is only about | inch thick. Eachclapboard, therefore, is as shown in Fig. 272, where A is an elevationand 5 is a section of the board. The tapering section is obtainedby sawing the boards from a log, cutting each time from the circum- 206 CARPENTRY 195 ference Inward. The boards are thus all quarter sawed and shrink evenly, if at all, when they are exposed. When laid up on the side of a building, the clapboards should lap over each other at least 1| inches, as shown in Fig. 273. Here, A is the clapboarding, B is the sheathing, and C is the studding. As will be seen, the clapboards lap over each other, leaving a certain amount of each board exposed to the weather. This term to the weather is made use of in many specifications to indicate the amount of board which is to be exposed. Thus, 4 inches to the weather means that 4 inches will be exposed. Building paper should be placed between the clapboarding and the sheathing, as shown at D, to keep out the Fig. 272. Side and End Views of a Clapboard
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