Fig. 98.—Enlarged Detail of Cottage Porch at Eaves.
Fig. 99.—Part Plan of Roof for Cottage Porch.
The panels have now to be filled with stuff ranging from 1½ in. to 2¼ in. in diameter. The vertically placed twigs between the posts and rails should be fitted in place before the rails are finally jointed up to the posts. The ends are roughly hollowed, and are secured with cut nails. Alternatively, the vertical members could be fitted so that their inner edges coincided with the centre of the rails. The major portion of the twigs being on the outer side, the smaller diameter of the twigs will thus bring their front edges flush with the larger diameter edges of the rails. The herringbone and the diagonally placed twigs are quite easy to fit, the ends being simply pared off till they are sufficiently shortened to assume their correct position in the panels.
Fig. 100.—Section of Gable for Cottage Porch.
The decorative effect of the porch will be greatly improved by the addition of a suitable door, as shown in the front elevation ([Fig. 94]). The cost of manufacture of such a door is but slightly more than that of an ordinary six-panel door. The bottle ends in the top glazed panel form a quaint and pleasing feature of the general scheme.