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Show I Editor J are, there is no reason why absolute satisfaction cannot be had with the lirst house to be built. Homo building Is one of the most important things that a family ever undertakes. Ordinarily, the one house Is all that is ever built, and it must meet the needs of the family for probably prob-ably two generations. This Is why it Is so Important to study the question ques-tion and make sure that one Is build' Mr. William A. Uiulforil will answer questions unci kIvo utlvlco KKICIO OK COST on all siib.U-i'ts pi-rttilnlnK to the subject of linlUlinK for tlio reader of thin paper. On account of liln wide experience expe-rience ns Killtor, Author and Manufacturer, Manufac-turer, ho Is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 194 Klflh Ave., Chicago, 111., and only enclose en-close two-cent stump for reply. This Is the tlmo of year to begin to plan for the home you are thinking of building next spring. It Is a longer long-er process than most people realize to make all the plans for a satisfactory satisfac-tory and home-like residence. By this we do not menn that the actual work of preparing the drawings draw-ings and specifications for the work Is such a long tusk. The experienced architect will lake care of that matter very easily and will produce a consistent con-sistent and satisfactory set of plans, In accordance with the ideas of his client, in comparatively short time. It Is the planning by the client himself him-self that Is more Important and more complicated than many prospective home builders seem to Imagine. The needs of no two families are exactly alike, and the ideas of one will be en- c Bed Rm, . .N- ro, , I - Dfc HALL - Beld Rm Cl OTXli'ff Second Floor Plan. Ing well. Profit by the experience ol others as much as possible, for it is very seldom that one has the opportu nlty to build a second time and sc profit by his own experience. There is another feature of thla question, too, which urges early planning plan-ning for the home building of next spring. Quite a Baving In expense can be effected by having plans all made and the contract ready to let before the big spring building rush commences. Building contractors say that a say- tlrely different from those of another In respect to the outward appearance of his home, what the materials should be, and what decorative effects should be used. In the same way the inside of the house furnishes a hundred and one different points that should be decided de-cided by the prospectlce home builder, build-er, or rather, by his wife, if the home is to be thoroughly satisfactory and meet their ideals as to what their home should be and what It should look like. Most people have exceedingly vague and unformed notions about what they like concerning the different details of home building. Very often it is not ) ; s - ' . y .Y9rat, , V,' - ; V Jmta Lti f-jti k r - ,i ti ' . , - - . ' f", , . ? i ing of from 10 to 20 per cent, can be made by adopting this course. Very often the middle of February brings suitable weather for getting in the foundations and all through the month of March there is opportunity for beginning be-ginning work. As the real busy sea-sou sea-sou for the .contractors does not open until the middle of April they are willing to take work on a smaller margin mar-gin of profit during these early months than later when they are crowded with work. Every contractor has a big crew of expert mechanics until the work is actually under way that some of the points are decided and then changes In the plans and specifications specifi-cations follow, greatly increasing the expense. Everything should be decided in advance, ad-vance, even before the work is placed in the hands of the architect; that is the needs and preferences of the family fam-ily should have been all thought over and pretty thoroughly decided upon. To do this there is nothing quite so helpful as to study the books of building. build-ing. plans and to read the magazines and papers devoted to home building. The photographs of interiors tnat are reproduced will show desirable features fea-tures and the wise thing to do is to get together a scrap-book containing illustrations of all the features one would like embodied in the plans for his own house. Modern building is a very compli- whom he tries to keep busy the year round in order to hold them, so the home builder who can start early gets the advantage not only of the smaller cost, but also of the more careful workmanship that is apt to be given a job in the slack season than when everyone is rushed and trying to turn out the work as apidly as possible. The design illustrated herewith shows many good features of planning plan-ning and design. One who wants a small house of thoroughly modern arrangement ar-rangement and appearance can get a number of suggestive ideas from the perspective and plans. The exterior Is finished in rough cast cement plaster plas-ter on metal lath, the color being the natural cement gray. The design is modified Spanish mission, with the parapet coping and red lile shingles The interior of this house shows a very large living room of the Kind so popular at the present time, very pleasant dining room with convenient kitchen and pantry. On the second floor there are two good sized bed rooms with an abundance of closet space. This house is estimated to cost $2,500, construction and finish, substantial and first class materials being be-ing use. I Rlrm?7 IRCH I 4 J I5'0"X14'0" l I Living Room Posch uh n n ii ij First Floor Plan. cated process, requiring a good deal of study before the ins and outs of it can be appreciated try the prospective builder. How often we hear of men who have recently built, lamenting the fact that the new house does not suit and wishing that it could oo possible to start anew and have the work done over again in the light of the knowledge knowl-edge and experience gained from the previous building. This is not necessary, however. If those who are to build the coming spring would begin now to study up and uecide in their own minds just what their requirements and preferences |