The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 91
66 The Country House … owing to the tendency of water to back up under them. The width of a roofshingle should not exceed 8 inches, owing to the tendency of a wide shingle to curl and crack. They should breakjoints at least one and a quarter inches,and no joints should be made withinless than an inch of a nail head.…
Architecture, Domestic · Suburban homes · Gardens
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