Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 141
y years; and I have been told that the best kindsof thatched roof will endure for fifty years, though this seemsincredible. As they get weather-worn they are often patchedand rejaaired, and finally have to be entirely renewed. Oldroofs become filled with dust, assume a dark color, and getmatted… … <3ga<r><-^ ^^^^^^ Tig. 95. — Paved Space rxDicR Eaves of Thatched Roof. It is customary in the better class of houses having thatchedroofs to pave the ground with small cobble-stones, for a breadthof two feet or more immediately below the eaves, to catch thedrip, as in a thatched roof…
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