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Show gjS"- EDITOR stand for an indefinite period. It will require no repairs, no paint, and will be indestructible. This house has an ample porch. The arrangement of the house is as follows: The parlor, which is well shaded by the porch, is ten feet, six inches by ten feet, six inches. Back of this room, seen through wide fold- ing doors, is the dining room, which is ten feet, six inches by ten feet. One ! feature which will appeal to the women wom-en folks is the size of the kitchen which is 14 feet by nine feet. There are two bedrooms, each one of which is ten feet six inches by ten feet. The bathroom back of the rear bedroom is seven feet by four feet six inches. The pantry is of ample size for a small family. Mr. William A. Radford will answer i questions and give advice FREE OP COST on all pubjects pertaining to the subject of buHding for the readers of this paper. On account ot his wide experience expe-rience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, Manufac-turer, he is. without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to "William A. Radford, No. 194 Fifth Ave., Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. The use of the concrete block in residence construction is now firmly established, and some of the most beautiful structures to be found in the country are made of these blocks. It is true that in many cases the blocks have been improperly made and present an objectionable appearance, appear-ance, in addition to being damp. But blocks when properly made by men who know their business are not surpassed sur-passed by any other building material either for economy, health or artistic qualities. These blocks are made with many different faces, the most popular being the rock face. Cement is used to imitate rock. The friends of cement construction as a rule are opposed op-posed to imitations. They say concrete con-crete should not imitate anything but should stand by itself. When blocks are made with crushed stone or gravel of graduated sizes, clean sharp sand and an honest amount of good cement with plenty of water, they are all that could be desired. de-sired. Objection is sometimes made to the sameness of the block. It is often noticed no-ticed that "one is just like all the rest." This objection may be overcome over-come by casting the block without any face whatever, leaving the exterior ex-terior surface rough, and finishing with cement mortar in any desired form. It will be noted that the house here shown is made of concrete blocks. It goes without saying that if the blocks used in the construction of this house are honestly made the structure will . I Kitchen 'ppLcXj I 106-xio-b- loft'xio-o- In I Pacloe ' Floor Plan. "x,:;.';' |