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Home Sanitation and Hygiene: Door
Back Door.-In making the back of the privy the two center boards (c) were sawed at the height of the bottom of the seat. The small portions (c2) sawed off (23 inches long) are cleated (o) together so as to C Receptacles The sanitary privy. Rear and side view. form a back door which is hinged above; a bolt or a button is arranged to keep the door closed.
Front Door. - The front door is made by cleating (p) together three boards (q) 1 inch thick, 10 inches wide, and (when finished) 6 feet 7 inches long; it is best to use three cross cleats (p) (1 inch thick, 6 inches wide, 30 inches long), which are placed on the inside. The door is hung with two hinges (6-inch "strap" hinges will do), which are placed on the right as one faces the privy, so that the door opens from the left. The door should close with a coil spring (cost about 10 cents) or with a rope and weight, and may fasten on the inside with a catch or a cord. Under the door a crosspiece (r) 1 inch thick, 4 inches wide, 30 inches long (when finished) may be nailed to the joist. Stops (s) may be placed inside the door as illustrated in the cut. These should be 1 inch thick, 3 inches wide, and 6 feet 6 inches long, and should be jogged (cut out) (t) to fit the cross cleats (p) on the door. Close over the top of the door place a strip (v) 1 inch thick, 2 inches wide, 30 inches long, nailed to I. A corresponding piece (v) is placed higher up directly under the roof, nailed to G. A strap or door pull is fastened to the outside of the door.
Ventilators. There should be five ventilators (w). One is placed at each side of the box, directly under the seat; it measures 6 to 8 inches square. Another (12 inches square) is placed near the top on each side of the privy. A fifth (30 inches long, 8½ inches wide) is placed over the door, between G and I₁. The ventilators are made of 15-mesh copper wire, which is first tacked in place and then protected at the edge with the same kind of lath that is used on the cracks and joints.
Lath.-Outside cracks (joints) are covered with lath one-half inch thick by 3 inches wide.
Receptacle. For a receptacle, saw a water-tight barrel to fit snugly under the seat; or purchase a can or tub, as deep (17 inches) as the distance from the under surface of the seat to the floor. If it is not possible to obtain a tub, barrel, or can of the desired size, the receptacle used should be elevated from the floor by blocks or boards so that it fits snugly under the seat. A galvanized can measuring 16 inches deep and 16 inches in diameter can be purchased for about $1, or even less.
An empty candy bucket can be purchased for about 10 cents. Order for Material. -The carpenter has made out the following order for lumber (pine, No. 1 grade) and hardware to be used in building a privy such as here illustrated: 1 piece scantling, 6 by 6 inches by 8 feet long, 24 square feet. 1 piece scantling, 4 by 4 inches by 12 feet long, 16 square feet. 5 pieces scantling, 2 by 4 inches by 16 feet long, 54 square feet. 3 pieces board, 1 by 6 inches by 16 feet long, 24 square feet. 2 pieces board, 1 by 9 inches by 9 feet long, 14 square feet. 3 pieces board, 1 by 10 inches by 7 feet long, 18 square feet. 15 pieces board, 1 by 12 inches by 12 feet long, 180 square feet. 12 pieces board, by 3 inches by 16 feet long, 48 square feet. 2 pounds of 20-penny spikes. 6 pounds of 10-penny nails. 2 pounds of 6-penny nails. 7 feet screen, 15-mesh, copper, 12 inches wide. 4 hinges, 6-inch "strap," for front and back doors. 2 hinges, 6-inch "T," or 3-inch "butts," for cover. 1 coil spring for front door.
According to the carpenter's estimate, these materials will cost from $5 to $10, according to locality.
There is some variation in the size of lumber, as the pieces are not absolutely uniform. The sizes given in the lumber order represent the standard sizes which should be ordered, but the purchaser need not expect to find that the pieces delivered correspond with mathematical exactness to the sizes called for. On this account the pieces must be measured and cut to measure as they are put together.