. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... ely against each other. The usualmethod is to allow the shingles on the adjacentsides to lap over each other alternately asshown at A in Fig. 277. Shingles. Instead of clapboards, shinglesmay be used for covering the walls of abuilding, though this method is more expen-sive than the other. The advantages are in the appearance of thework, the variety of effects which may be obtained, and also in thefact that the shingles may be more easily dipped in some stain anda greater variety of colors thus obtained. Wall s
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... ely against each other. The usualmethod is to allow the shingles on the adjacentsides to lap over each other alternately asshown at A in Fig. 277. Shingles. Instead of clapboards, shinglesmay be used for covering the walls of abuilding, though this method is more expen-sive than the other. The advantages are in the appearance of thework, the variety of effects which may be obtained, and also in thefact that the shingles may be more easily dipped in some stain anda greater variety of colors thus obtained. Wall shingles should belaid with not more than 6 inches to the weather, and an exposure of5 inches is better, but even if 6 inches are exposed, there will be agreater thickness of wood covering any particular spot of the wallwith the shingling than there is with the clapboarding, and thus agreater protection from the weather is obtained. The arrangementof shingling on a wall is shown in Fig. 278. It will be seen that theshingles are in all cases two layers and in some cases even three. Fig. 278. Section ofShingled Wall 209 198 CARPENTRY layers thick. The width of ordinary shingles varies from about 3inches to about 12 inches, and for rough work these widths may beused at random, but shingles which are called dimension shingles,find are cut to a uniform width of 6 inches, may be had and theseshould be used for any careful work. Also shingles may be obtainedwhich have their lower ends cut to a great variety of special andstock patterns, which may be worked into the wall so as to yieldany desired effect. A shingled wall is shown in elevation in Fig. paper should be used under shingles in the same way as under clapboards. Belt Courses. It is often desir-able, for the sake of effect or for thepurpose of protecting the lower partof the walls of a building, to arrange ahorizontal projecting band or course,as it is called, which will slightlyoverhang the lower part of the
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