Chap. III. SPKCIFICATIONS.

769
2285^. Carpenter axd Joiner.
furniture. Doors of dining, drawing, iiud other rooms, wliere tliey are required
to clear the carpet by rising as they open, should have 4 or 4|-inch rising joint
butts. Closet doors have usually 3i-incti butts, with brass tumbler locks and keys.
External doors require larger locks, which are usually iron rim locks, or patent
locks and keys
;
also 10 or 12-inch bright rod bolts, chains, staples, &c. Shutters
have butts, which for the back flaps are of a less size, and spring bar fasten-
ings. Brass or other china kuobs to the front flaps. Doors, mouldings, and
joinery are now to be obtained of American and Swedish manufacture, as well as
English.
Moiddid architraves to doors and windows, are described by tlieir -i^idth and
mouldings, or referred to drawings.
Coliamis and pilasters.l^^-inch (or l|-inch) deal diminished columns, .... inches
diameter. Pilasters similarly specitied. Both one and the other to be glued up
and blocked. If fluted, to be mentioned
; as also any necking grooves to columns.
Caps and bases according to the Order, or to drawing, carved, or of papier-mache,
as the expense will allow.
Entablatures got out of deal, as to drawing. To be glued up, blocked, and fixed
with all necessary brackets and grounds.
Water- closet, fitted up with 1-inch clean deal (wainscot or mahogany), seat with hole
cut therein, riser (panelled and moulded) and clamped flap (not always considered
a necessity), square (or beaded) skirtings, with all requisite bearers and pipe-
casing. Prii'ies are described as to seats and risers the same as water-closets,
but sometimes have a lid to cover the hole instead of a flap.
- Cisterns, internal and external, must have their cases proportioned in thickness to
their sizes. Thus one about 3 or 3 feet 6 inches long, and 2 feet J inches deep, will
be 1 j-inch deal dovetailed, with requisite bearers, and a cover of ^-inch deal with
a wood handle. For a good-sized external cistern, provide and fix a wrought and
dovetailed 2-inch deal cistern case, . . . feet long, . . . feet wide, and . . . feet
deep in the clear. Provide and fix all necessary bearers for the same, with all
other requisite fittings, and a |-ineh deal strongly ledged cover, with saddle-back
fillets and water channels at each joint. Each water-closet to have a cistern case
of 2-inch deal, to contain 36 cubic feet of water, fixed with strong bearers, ledged
cover of |-inch yellow deal tongued and beaded. All these cisterns are supposed
to be lined with lead, or zinc.
Sinks.For a wooden one lined with Iwid, l^inch dovetailed sink, enclosed with
l|-inch deal square-framed front (and pernaps sides), and top or door hung with
3-inch butts, with deal or lead skirtings, and other necessary ironmongery. A
proper drainer to be fixed at one side.
Plate-rack for scullery to be provided over the sink, and of the same length.
Bath to be fitted up with riser, frame, and clamped flap (of the best Spanish
mahogany), provided and fixed with all requisite bearers and other fittiugs and
appurtenances. The flap to be moulded (in front), and hung with 3^inch brass
butt hinges, and the riser panelled and moulded as shown in the drawings, or to
follow the windows and doors.
Dresser.For a good house :

2-inch deal, with cross-tongued top 10 feet long and

2 feet 9 inches wide, supp )rted on strong framed legs and bearers. 1-inch deal
pot-board and beartTS. Six 1^-inch sunk sJielves, whose widths are to average
7 inches. Back of the sliulvcs to be of 1-inch deal, wrought, beaded, grooved and
cross-tongued. l-inch deal top, 14 inches wide, with moulded cornice. Yive
drawers with liottoms and dovetailed rims of j-inch deal. The fronts to be of
1-inch deal, beaded. A pair of brass (or black) drop handles and a good patent
tumbler lock to each drawer; together with all slides, runners, bearers, and other
requisite appurtenances. To be fixed complete. Others from 6 to 7 feet long.
Dresser top for scullery, 1^-inch clean deal, 2 feet 6 inches wide, and 6 feet long,
ci'oss-tongued, and fixed upon strong wrought and framed legs and bearers.
Cupboard fronts to correspond with the doors of their respective rooms, hung on
ornamentiil
S- H-^
or other simi';ir hinges, fastened with small tumbler locks,
wrought iron key plates', and small twisted or other drop, or fmcy, handles. The
fittings to closets depend upon the rooms in which ihey occur; as the attics, bed-
rooms, nursery, sitting room, kitclien, housekeeper's room, store room, butler's
pantry, cook's room, &c.
Dwarf closets.These vary, l-inch deal, sqtiare framed and moulded in front to
follow other doors. The top to have 1 A-inch mahogany top. moulded in front,
and 3-inch skirtings. One shelf, same depth as closet. The doors to be hung
(folding) with 2i-inch butts, a bolt inside, a brass knob outside, and tumbler
locks.
3D