l heating pipes shall be removed and temporarily capped off below
the first floor. All electrical wiring shall be removed and recapped
below the first floor level except such as shall be needed for power
tools, etc.
Contractor shall carefully remove all existing monuments and plaques
within building, securely store them, and reset them upon completion
at direction of architect.
_MATERIALS_--All new joists and studs shall be of construction grade
fir, free of all parasites & decay, having a moisture content no
greater than 18%.
All new subfloor to be 5/8" plyscord.
Apply sisalcraft paper between subfloor and finished floor.
All flooring shall be 25/32" x 5-1/2" tongue and groove clear southern
long leaf yellow pine, with relieved back & face edges slightly eased.
The use of resawn used mill framing obtained from demolition companies
is recommended in order to obtain straight grain. Architect must be
submitted samples of flooring for his approval before use. No pieces
shorter than eight feet will be used, except where necessary at
juncture of floor & wall. All stair treads shall be of 1' 8" thick
clear yellow pine, bull-nosed.
All interior woodwork to be of clear western white pine, S 4 S, of
thickness as shown on plans.
Wainscot shall be of 3/4' thick by 3-5/8", 5-1/2" & 7-1/2" clear white
pine, tongue & grooved, with a 1/4" bead on one face edge.
Doors, windows (sash & jamb) & balusters will be of clear western
white pine. Front door jamb shall be of 1-5/8 th. clear yellow pine.
Interior jambs of 1-1/8" th. Cl. yellow pine.
Pew material to be of 1-1/8" clear yellow pine, S 4 S.
Rails to be birch for staining.
Moisture content for all to be no greater than 12%.
_FOUNDATION WORK_--Point up all existing foundations, piers, footings,
etc. in basement and crawl space.
Replace all supporting beams rotted or otherwise unsuitable for
re-use.
Excavate existing crawl space to a minimum of three feet below joists,
and cover with 2-1/2-3" thick broom finished concrete slab, on 4 mil
polyethylene film.
Move existing basement stair to location on plan, and floor-over
opening thus made to top of stairs.
_MASONRY_--Carefully remove several sample face bricks from existing
sidewalls, clean all but weather-face, and submit to Locher Brick Co.,
Glasgow, Va. for duplication.
Remove segmental arches above two storey window openings, and extend
window openings to same height as those of porch chamber w
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