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Show SjftfERICAN HOME ySBCwm- EDITOR face for the finishing coat of cement mortar. The design shown here is of a low cost house 30 feet, six inches wide and 31 feet, six inches long. A charming feature as one approaches the house is the pergola in front, the pillars of which are also plastered. At the right is a porch and on the left is a living room. Back of the living room, seen through a wide grilled entrance, Is the dining room. The panlry and kitchen are to the right. Entrance is had to the bedroom from the porch and also from the living room through a small hallway, off which also access is had to the bath room. A good' many summer sum-mer homes are provided with running water by means of a wind motor and tank. This little house is planned for such equipment. Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of 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. Kudford, No. 194 Fifth Ave., Chicago, 111., :nd only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. Many thousands of city and town dwellers have but lately returned from summer resorts to- iheir usual vocations voca-tions with lingering memories of delightful de-lightful days beside lakes, rivers and N in the mountains. "I want to build a summer home out there next year," is a thought that accompanies these memories. The architect has given much time to the summer home and the bungalow, and the result is the creation of many beautiful structures of this type. The lake regions and the riversides afford charming sites for these cozy little structures, and it is possible to surround them with grounds that add to their appearance, so that the outdoors part of the place will seem almost to join hands with the indoors. In the building of a summer home one point is to be considered above all others, and it is a vital considera- r tion. The summer home is closed during dur-ing the fall, winter and spring, and usually without anyone to care for it. The exterior construction, therefore, should be of a form that will stand the Porch 1 KlTCHEffplE Dining Rm q-xn o" ' ' 10 X14 0 ffl',, i jsE?"Z!jr,'l cO Bed Rm : Living Rm j K js -s& , II C X.6 0 : JSfc. 1 I I JLJ Porch i FT I n oxio o" Tfmtmtttf-r Floor Plan onslaught of the elements. Cement plaster is of low cost and when well and properlyJ(;ipplied will stand permanently per-manently an require no repairs. A first coat of lime paste is applied to lath over furring strips and this coat is scratched to afford a holding sur- |