American homes and gardens . se. Thiscompleted the first story. The same methods were used inconstructing the second story. The roof, three and one-half inches thick, was built on aform in a manner similar to the floor. Figs. 7 and 8 show themanner in which the roof was constructed, which is builtsimilar to the roof of the house shown in Fig. 12. After the whole building was completed the walls and roolof the exterior were treated with a wash of La Farge cement,which gives it a soft tone of coloring, thereby overcomingthe cold gray of the natural cement color. During the progress of the work,
American homes and gardens . se. Thiscompleted the first story. The same methods were used inconstructing the second story. The roof, three and one-half inches thick, was built on aform in a manner similar to the floor. Figs. 7 and 8 show themanner in which the roof was constructed, which is builtsimilar to the roof of the house shown in Fig. 12. After the whole building was completed the walls and roolof the exterior were treated with a wash of La Farge cement,which gives it a soft tone of coloring, thereby overcomingthe cold gray of the natural cement color. During the progress of the work, orders were given for theinterior trim and woodwork, so that immediately after theexterior was completed, the interior walls of the hall, livingand dining-rooms were covered with paneled work, whichhad been made in advance and in sections, and which weremade to extend from the floor to the ceiling. This paneledwork and trim were treated with five coats of paint, with afinish coat in white enamel. The Colonial characteristics. ? I I IN
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