The John Alden
1. All logs for the walls—numbered
and cut for immediate use.
2. Sills—4×8-in.
3. Girders—6×8-in. or 6×6-in., vary
ing with size of unit.
4. Adequate floor joists 2×8-in. or
2×6-in. for installation 16-in. on
centers.
5. Sub-flooring 13/16-in. spruce, finish
flooring 25/32-in. thick maple or birch.
6. Tie beams—6×6-in. to tie building
together.
7. All logs roof purlins 14-in. up at the
the butt end, 6-in. up at top with
necessary purlin supports.
8. Double roof—first layer 13/16-in.
thick matched pine, outer layer
7/8-in. thick square edge spruce,
with strapping to provide air
space between the two layers.
9. Paper for roof and asphalt shingles,
color—as specified.
10. Adequate caulking and gun.
11. All exterior doors and windows are
factory installed in frames with
hardware; except picture windows
and fixed sashes. Doors are 13/4-in.
pine plank splined “Z” braced con-
struction.
12. Interior doors and frames—doors are
13/8-in. pine plank splined. “Z”
braced construction.
13. Exterior doors, interior doors, and
sash are pre-treated at the factory.
14. All interior partitions, as shown on
plans, are 15/8-in. by random width
matched spruce or pine, beveled
edges, kiln-dried and pre-treated.
and to be installed vertically to give
paneled effect; quarter round also
provided.
15. Shutters are furnished for front and
side windows.
16. Stairway to cellar is furnished on
all plans where shown.
17. 2×6-in. ceiling joists and strapping
furnished for all areas other than
living room.
Further construction details can be
found in succeeding chapters—The Six-
Shooter, page 38, and The Rustic, page 44. •
