penters from Kemaman. Trengganu. for the task.
One side of the lounge are ex- pansion french windows which open out on to a patio,
The bedrooms, according to Malay practice. are raised from the grounds on stilts so that they are cool. The kitchen is a modern one on ground level.
The distinctive East Coast archi. tectural features of the house are the
Exterior of the all-timber house in Petaling Jaya showing the Silang gunting decoration at the roof ends; and the typical Malayan carving.
tapering wooden silang gunting crossed scissors) which decorate the ends of the roofs. These long curved pieces of chengai were brought whole from the East Coast.
Full view of front of the all-timber house.
Another Malayan feature is the double roof. one for the lounge and the other on top of it for the bed. room wing. The front lean-to roof of the poich is also decorated with fine sulor bayong lowered carving.
The use of kayu belian shingles for roofing is popular in Sarawak and Brunei. the ironwood being im- pervious to water and is slowburning thereby minimising the risk of fire. Transportation of these shingles in large quantities from Sarawak pro-
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