The farmer his own builder : a guide and reference book for the construction of dwellings, barns and other farm buildings, together with their utilities, describing reliable methods, offering practical suggestions, presenting numerous details and formulas, and explaining simple rules for estimating the labor and materials required With special reference to concrete and carpentry . ^SS^NSSSsS^S^SS. Box gutter. Eaves trough. Fig. 90.—Several types of gutters. are concealed are carefully painted, and that the solder-ing is faithfully done and the connections left free fromobstructions. In the cas
The farmer his own builder : a guide and reference book for the construction of dwellings, barns and other farm buildings, together with their utilities, describing reliable methods, offering practical suggestions, presenting numerous details and formulas, and explaining simple rules for estimating the labor and materials required With special reference to concrete and carpentry . ^SS^NSSSsS^S^SS. Box gutter. Eaves trough. Fig. 90.—Several types of gutters. are concealed are carefully painted, and that the solder-ing is faithfully done and the connections left free fromobstructions. In the case of inside conductors, whichare frequently used in conjunction with flat roofs, castiron soil pipes may be used. ROOF [63 Slates or tiles will not lie so close to the roof nor toeach other as shingles, consequently the boarding shouldalways be matched. And it is best to apply a coveringof felt or tar paper over the boards. Both tiles andslates are laid with a variety of joints and laps. Theyshould be put on with galvanized nails, two nails toeach piece, or with copper nails, never with plain nails,which soon rust and disintegrate. See that each nailis carefully driven; not too hard, for fear of cracking theslate or tile, yet hard enough to prevent rattling. Ingood practice the first two or three courses from thegutter, also all hips, ridges, and valleys are laid in amastic cement. Never
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