Show M V STYLES FOR M THE mow BUNGALOW Local Architect Tells of Best Designs for the Summer S Residence TO BUILD FOR COMFORT HOW FOUNDATIONS SHOULD BE I CONSTRUCTED If It the tle bungalow is for tor summer only it can be built bunt on stone or brick piers with a small barrel cellar but If It for tor use ue the year around a full base basement basement basement ment la is 1 to be preferred since the hoUM house will be much warmer and a a full base basement ment costs but little more than a base basement ment mont under only part of the tho house bouse says eay Architect Arthur C Clausen Th The en entire entire entire tire cost of the excavation and foundation foundation foundation tion of at any house is IB not a large item compared with the total cost coat of th the S finished house The cost is about the same as a cottage cot o 0 f the same number of ot rooms Long ong Eaves Beneficial For a summer home bungalows made of ot logs the straight poles or uniform size also being preferred especially in mountain districts or ur wooded retreats far tar removed from bonI cities or villages this form torm of at oo is often otten used Matty Man M tive and unique designs can be made for the use of ot this simple material ODe point should always be borne in mt when building a log bungalow that thatto 1 to have a good projection to the erves not less than two feet and three feet teet is better This keeps most of ot the ram rain off orr the walls except when high wind are blowing The constant contraction and expansion of the logs during dif different different ferent terent seasons of the tho year makes It dif difficult to keep the tho joints tight and iii a driving rain will sometimes sears naps through Stained shingles are used for tor the c t tenor of bungalows more than any an another other material brown being the favor favorite ite It color There are many ways way in which the shingles can be laid to give a more attractive appearance to th wall wail than a plain shingle surface The roof root of ot a bungalow is 18 a yary important part of its design It should always be low and can be either hipped or have gabled ends The gabled roof root with the front slope extending over the porch is the moat most popular The roo root can have a dormer or not as desired 5 The advantage of ot having a dormer donner for f r interior lighting and ventilating of the attic is at once evident S What Wha Is a Bungalow The question is sometimes asked asket What is a bungalow So erroneously erroneously erroneously is the name applied to various kinds of homes that the average person has some Bome doubts as to the correct ap application a of the term Correctly speak speaking speakIng speaking ing a bungalow is 18 a one story home with the rooms all ar arranged arranged arranged ranged on one ODe floor For the accommodation accommodation of at those tho e who still adhere to the plan of ot a home on two floors but at the same time admire the appearance and almost rustic rustle simplicity of at tho western bungalow designers ha have a evolved a style of house which they call the bungalow They are however nothing more than the cottage we have been building for fot forty fort years except that they have some of the exterior charac of ot the bungalow is noticeable in the simple treat treatment treatment treatment ment and wide projection of ot the cornice The bungalow is said to be the re result result sult suIt of ot building experience in parts of the country which are subject to disturbances however that may be It is true that we owe th the origin of the bungalow largely to southern California Arizona and Mex Mexico leo ice where such disturbances frequent frequently ly take place Here for tor the same rea rca reason reason son walls and ceilings are not always 5 plastered In other parts of the corn coun country try trl this precaution is not necessary and is certainly not advisable in the northern states Conveniences of Bungalows While the bungalow is not necessary to overcome the dangers of s disturbances in all parts of ot the coun country country try the convenience of the arrange arrangement arrangement ment of an entire home on one floor is universally recognized and this th Is la why hy hythe the bungalow has become one ODa of the recognized types of ot the typical Ameri American AmerIcan can home For a summer home the bungalow style is very appropriate It is easily and quickly built and can be made at attractive attractive attractive with the use of 01 the simplest materials S |