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Specifications:

[[left margin]] House [[/left margin]] 36 x 50 feet one story - 12 feet in the clear.

[[left margin]] Foundation [[/left margin]] Three feet deep and two feet wide.

[[left margin]] Walls [[/left margin]] To be of the best quality of hard burnt brick, laid in best quality of mortar - Centre wall for foundation.

[[left margin]] Roof [[/left margin]] To be of best quality of Cypress Shingles; laid 5 inches to the weather. Rafters and sheeting to be of good quality of yellow pine.

[[left margin]] Joists [[/left margin]] 2 x 10 in. - 2 feet apart. To be of good seasoned yellow pine. To extend entirely across - or to be securely tied in centre foundation wall.

[[left margin]] Floor [[/left margin]] To be of seasoned, clean yellow pine, dressed, tongued and grooved, and secret nailed.