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 96
the spacing begins. Shingles laid next to upright finish should benailed on the finish edge only, so that they will notshrink at that joint, which should be fairly closewhen laid. The two shingles coming in the firstcourse over a casing should break joints with theupright edges, rather than be laid… … Showing differences in the wearingqualities between the hand-shaved pinesnd the sawed cedar shingles. Theformer, which is 18 % inches long, hasdone duty for 125 years, the latter for15 years coarseness, their wearing qualities are very naturally questionable and are yet to be determined. The…
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