Show TH 9 nsf 7 T R ICA pi IL rii A JL i Is HOME MADFORD EDITOR mr william A radford will answer questions and eto advice of 01 OOST COST on all subjects la pertaining to th the subject of building for the readers of blits t ils paper on recount of lits ills elpe lence leme ta boltar author and Manu fac aurer lie Is without doubt tile the 10 on till ill these subjects addrene ill inquiry s to A radford nad ford no ill fifth ave Ch leago it 11 anil and only anemose two cent stamp for viv pv gable ends are aio not objectionable if tightly rightly treated heated I 1 rather like gable effects in n lionie tit cliftee clif tec ture because they the secal natural Fon For neily inelly there was no other way ivay to stop a toola when a ballder sot gm beyond the end of the house at list first the roof loot ends were left open but pioneers pini leers in fit house building learned to nil fill the three space with logs chopped slanting rt nj tile the ends to conform conf oiin to the general slope of the roo roofard fand a fo fow generations later they plastered the I 1 chinks fill full of clay mud to peep 1 beep out the snow and most of the wind when I 1 go up ill north into the timber try I 1 see bee a log house ern city conditions with all the dif forent ferent kinds hinds of patent improvements to raw upon we have now almost in an endless variety of house designs most of which are arc born of if a deslie to have something now new which Is all right because new generally genci ally means progress and old too often Is the outward sign of stagnation but tit in house building the newest and best generally Is but a renaissance of old at architectural ideas frescoed with modern embellishments of the decorators at ors art the its itself elf in most moat cases cabes was worked out long be for the art of building was chronicled iclef by historical writers I 1 ant am not advocating the nothing nw aw under the lie suit theory tor for there ther e Is la ari an endless variety of new things in house building but they are for the most part merely access accessories orles to the ibe old principles of construction I 1 dont know anything more interesting than a homo home with gables cables well designed sheltered as these are with a wide projection of of roof and N 14 F M M ailt t on this plan and if it is well done always avas entertain a feeling of respect lot the builder it shows an ing ingenious ulous nept as well as the right dispost kitchen J room coee 14 first floor pl plan to make the best possible use of materials available and andi I 1 often t there la more skill required to gilld 1 a house under such rough condl i with the tools at hand than in building of fine houses under mod partially screened with a climbing vine it Is one thing to build a house but it Is quite another thing to give it art an artistic homelike home bome like i appearance this to Is something that an architect or a builder cannot do an Art architect may design and a builder construct a house rightly proportioned an la in conformity with its surroundings but the family must then take the building in hand and add the intangible air of refinement anti and sociability to complete tile the structure A great many sources ire are drawn upon to bring about the desired results but they all have their roots in education acquired by reading and thinking I 1 have seen families live in houses just as they came from the builders hands without any attempt at decoration except to add the necessary furniture such houdes are not homes in the fullest sense of the word they are merely shelters and are usually looked upon as temporary this Is one great fault of the american people we are too ready to move inove to sacrifice our home ties to chase the delusive rainbow that we ma may y fool our ourselves melves trying to fro find the pot jot of gold I 1 the question Is orten often asked can you make a house attractive when the gable erd end looks toward the street the design of this house an answers the question to make a gable attractive you must have a window la in it to lo fit the size of the pediment teni or recessed triangular space between the level of 0 the eaves and the peak and ami the window must correspond in every respect to tho the general style of tile the house in this case the porch relieves it aves the plain appearance of the end 0 of the e house under the root roof projection and you will notice th the estyle stylo ot 0 the porch roof corresponds with the main roof on the house the plan of 0 building the porch around and connecting it directly with the side of the house housel gives it a distinctive appearance when a lot is narrow this sty leof IT HL BE t 4 HA second floor plan house may be built to advantage ba bause you get the necessary room front from front tp back instead of sideways the build ing Is 20 feet in width by 1 34 4 feet tit in length but as tile the roof coaties canies conies down into the upper rooms the second floor is somewhat narrower but you get three bed rooms and the bathroom bat broom anti and tho the rooms are all fair fail sa sized ed and well weil lighted like this are common in fit the older towns tit in the eastern part of the country where building lots are not so liberal a as s they are I 1 in n western cities |