Show B MAKE HUME HOME Design Will Appeal to Man of Modest odest Means IS NOT Ot EXPENSIVE TO TO BUILD Room Bungalow of Frame Cottage Cottage Cot- Cot tage tag Type Mal Makes es Comfortable Home Hom for the Family of Average Size By WM A A. A RADFORD Mr William A A.- A. Radford COST questions on all and SUbjects give advice will FREE answer OF subject of building for or t t pertaIning ns to o the the Paper On account of M V renders readers of ot this tha thaas ot hIs wide as Editor experience Author and M Is ie 1 without doubt the hi Manufacturer he heon on all these subjects hIghest authorIty to William A A. A Radford Address N Nd all Inquiries inquiries' W 1827 avenue Prairie ChIcago Ill and d only two-cent two enclose stamp for br reply Steadily Increasing rentals are being beIng be be- ing demanded b by the owners of houses of nil all kinds 1 nn and the person who has not n large income is n finding It more difficult to find a comfortable e home for himself and his family While these families perhaps cannot afford to build n an elaborate house there are man many designs that will provide a n home that iha t will suit their needs and their their pocketbooks Su Such h u a l hon home e is s shown in the accompanying accompanying l illustration Here Is a house that is attractive e In exterior appearance appearance appear appear- ance contains five good sized good sized rooms conveniently arranged and can cnn be built for n a a mod moderate crate sum It Is a n one- one stor story story- cottage of the bungalow t type pe although not strictly speaking a bun bun- galow alo The lines of the exterior are good ool The gables at either end and inthe Inthe in inthe the porch roof the series of four windows win- win lo lows dows vs In the thc living room the fireplace chimney the terrace with Kith Ith the brick floor n and d the porch with Ith its brick column column column col col- supports and the shingled walls till All II are me features s that combine to make this design attractive The dimensions o of the house are arc 40 by by 20 feet with an foot 8 projection for Jh the fr front n porch The house house is Is of f I at v 4 1 r i f standard frame construction set on a n brick foundation wall The basement Is fully excavated that excavated that is Is extends under under under un un- and provides ample ample ample am am- der the tle house fuel room for the furnace age uge and for rooms that can un be devoted devoted devot devot- devoted ed to storing food and the many other articles that usually find their way to the basement While the Interior arrangement Is somewhat out of the ordinary a study stud of the floor plans will demonstrate placed so that the are that the rooms easily and that the work can be done will find living in the house housea occupants or ot consist rooms robins comfort The five a kitchen and living Jiving and dining rooms besides the bathroom nt two bedrooms two wo a n narrow I mil hall entrance Is Into The dining divides the living and that rooms and aull which are both front rooms Is 18 The rhe living JIving room room rooms ms The corner ro At the end In G G C inches 12 1 feet Dy nv The the tle outer Wall Is the fireplace but room Is of the same depth dining 18 feet wIde Double instead tead ot of IG 10 looking onto ont the one set windows anel s. s the other In the end porch and this thi a aBack cheerful sunny room male make hitch kitch- room Is the of the dining room Back 10 feet with witha inches by 8 feet en built f Into the outer outer out out- out out- pantry a good parallel with er Still nn and e back porch the th size are arc of equal The rhe two he bedrooms rooms by 12 feet and are areat areat Inches G 0 10 feet hall boll which Is short ort either en end of of a 8 at living room Between Between Be- Be through h the entered bedrooms Is the bathroom tween tile the Is convenient noted which It ft steeping will wiH be rooms and anel the tLe living sl both to Is prod pro pro- Closet space as' as well room as coition connection with wh both bedrooms bedrooms' bed bed- In ui n t hall the entrance In rooms rooms' and from both the standpoint ot of Taken and comfort this convenience con exterior an unus ally good one forthe for forthe is design of limited means menns builder r the home S provide for tor a a 0 family of average average av av- must who n Shree three or Ir four persons to suit ones one's own home bome n a Building and to conform to Individual needs home bome should be In what a Ideas of arrangement Is the and appearance vay of acquiring a amore most wore more Sore satisfactory or Hl- Hl less permanent place lac to t live liV By building the owner can select the I design and aUd decide e on Q What trials materials shall be used When a house Is purchased purchased pur pur- chased already built bunt there usually la is a feature or two that do not quite fit i In with the purchasers purchaser's Ideas of room arrangement and often the remodelIng remodeling remodel remodel- ing brings the cost of ot tile the house house up to to the amount It would have required to build the house But It should be bc remembered not all the Ideas of the inexperienced home builder are practical That Is why it always is expedient to consult con con- suIt sult an architect or an experienced contractor or the local building material material mate mate- mate mate- rial dealer These men are arc professional builders with the kno knowledge gained by hy experience to guide them in advising the prospective home owner With few Cew exceptions these men are p perfectly willing to help the ho prospective prospective tive home borne owner with the plans and often are able to point out means of saving considerable in the cost of ot the home Home llomo building this year will wIlt tax the capacity of the members of th the l building industry J and th the YU i T DD 1 DD a silo o 0 I IGL GL RM cL Qty 0 d dI I r ta ao of building materials The home builders who mal make e their plan plans ahead of the time when actual operations operations oper oper- In the col colder er sections of of the the country can begin will be certain that their new homes will wUl b be erected during during dur dur- ing lag the year those thoe who Walt wait or mun many of them at least will be disappointed if the judgment of those familiar with building conditions is correct To those who have decided to build a home this year and to those thoe who have ju just t been thinking about It It the stu study y of home bome building g plans will be a n pleasure Books of ot plans plan co containing homes of all sizes and descriptions descriptions descriptions de de- to be built of ot the many different different different dif dif- ferent kinds of materials are available available available avail avail- able and can cun be secured secure from architects architects architects archi archi- contractors n and d building material material material mate mate- rial dealers These prospective home homebuilders homebuilders homebuilders builders will wUl find make mighty might Inter brier Interesting esting reading during the long winter evenings and will go far fUI toward helping help help- tag ing In the selection of a n home bu buildIng build build- id Ing lag design |