The Fairfax County Courthouse Part 16

All new subfloor to be 5/8" plyscord.

Apply sisalcraft paper between subfloor and finished floor.

All flooring shall be 25/32" 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) & bal.u.s.ters 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 bas.e.m.e.nt and crawl s.p.a.ce.

Replace all supporting beams rotted or otherwise unsuitable for re-use.

Excavate existing crawl s.p.a.ce 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 bas.e.m.e.nt 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 windows.

Using existing downstairs window sills, brick-in two rough openings required by new windows. Set steel lintels as called for on plan, and brick between vertical window openings. Take care that the new brickwork appears continuous with existing masonry & is properly toothed & bonded. Architect shall approve colour of mortar and duplicated brick before setting in place.

Repoint or rebuild existing chimneys & fireplaces. Build new hearths of duplicated brick for downstairs fireplaces.

Repoint all existing brickwork, interior & exterior, as may be requisite.

_WEATHERSTRIPPING_--All double-hung windows shall be weatherstripped with "Chamberlain" No. 100-A Zinc Heavy-Duty, full-sash units, with protection at head, meeting rail & sill.

Front entrance door shall have spring bronze weatherstripping all around, except at sill which is to receive "Chamberlain" No. 869-A narrow bra.s.s threshhold with No. 826 bronze door hook.

_INSULATION_--Entire building to be covered with 4" thick batts of rock-wool or fibre-gla.s.s, combination aluminum foil insulation, applied immediately over lath between ceiling joists.

_PAINTING & DECORATING_--All woodwork, interior or exterior, shall be back primed with white lead before erection.

All exterior woodwork to receive two coats of white lead in oil.

Remove loose or heavy acc.u.mulations of paint from existing woodwork before painting.

All interior woodwork to receive one coat of primer, one coat half primer & half enamel & finish coat of semi-gloss enamel.

Plaster surfaces, when thoroughly dry, shall be washed with zinc sulphate neutralizer. First paint coat shall be wall size and primer.

Second coat two parts flat wall paint & one part size. Finish with egg-sh.e.l.l wall paint. Plaster cornice to receive first coat of size, second coat half size & half enamel. Finish coat semi-gloss enamel.

Architect shall select all colours.

_FLOOR FINISHING_--Floors shall be lightly sanded to remove stains and imperfections & to reasonably level. Floors shall be stained, filled, sh.e.l.laced and waxed. Colour of stain shall be selected by architect.

_LATHING & PLASTERING_--All interior surfaces of exterior masonry walls shall receive 3/8" gypsum lath securely nailed to 1" 2" wood furring strips anch.o.r.ed to masonry. Coat masonry before furring with "Thoroseal" from Standard Dry Wall Products Co., New Eagle, Penna.

Entire ceiling to be lathed with high-rib metal lath securely nailed directly to ceiling joists. Stud part.i.tions to receive 3/8" gypsum lath. Ceiling of porch to receive high-rib metal lath applied over existing wood ceiling. All inside corners to receive expanded metal cornerite. Outside corners to receive metal corner bead. Apply strips of metal lath 6" wide over openings in stud part.i.tions.

All plaster cornices shall be run in place and formed over heavy gauge metal lath, with moulding plaster. All surfaces to be plastered minimum 3/4" thick (including lath) in two coats; Brown & finish white. White coat to have smooth float sand finish.

_GLAZING_--All windows to be glazed with 9" 10-3/4" welded gla.s.s edge or metal edged insulating gla.s.s one-half inch thick composed of two sheets of 1/8" double strength "A" window gla.s.s with one-quarter inch air s.p.a.ce between. All gla.s.s to be set in frames with glaziers points. Back-bed w/thin coating of elastic glazing compound and putty-in smoothly.

_SCREENING_--All louvres in cupola to be back screened with fine mesh, copper screen wire.

_FINISHED HARDWARE_--All hinges, locks, latches, shutter hardware, etc. shall be selected by the architect. Allow $400.00 for finished hardware.

LIST OF SOURCES

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Bruce, P. A. _Inst.i.tutional History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century._ New York: Putnam, 1910.

Catton, Bruce. _A Stillness at Appomatox._ New York: Cardinal Giant Edition, Pocket Books, Inc., 1958.

Clark, Sir Kenneth. _Civilisation._ New York: Harper & Row, 1969.

Cresswell, Nicholas. _The Journals of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777._ Pt. Washington, N. Y.: Kennikat Press, 1968.

Davis, Jefferson. _The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government._ New York: Yoseloff, 1958.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. _Industrial and Historical Sketch of Fairfax County, Virginia._ Fairfax: County Board of Supervisors, 1907.

Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. _Historic, Progressive Fairfax County in Old Virginia._ Alexandria: Newell-Cole. 1928.

Fennelly, Catherine. _The New England Village Scene: 1800._ Sturbridge: Old Sturbridge Village, 1955.

Fleming, Walter L. _The Sequel of Appomatox._ New Haven: Yale University, 1921.

Fletcher, Sir Banister. _A History of Architecture._ New York: Scribners, 1961.

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