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Show lath is used for this house. This material ma-terial has b"pn thoroughly tested and has been found in be entirely satis factory for residence work. It is ex tremely popular in many sections ol the country. It is safe to say that in the suburbs of Chicago during the past four yars fully 00 per cent, of all the new houses have made use of this material, either for the entire j r J.n ..J. CaPoo-i I Hall fc-U BldPcom I j Suae- ' Mr. William A. Rndfern wii; answw questions and give arlvire l-'ltF.K OF COST on all subjects pcrwinins to the subject of building; for the reo1rs of this Dnper. On account, of his wide experience expe-rience as Editor, Author and Jianufa'.'-turer, Jianufa'.'-turer, be is. without doubt, the highest anthni-lty on all these subjects. Address nil inquiries to William A. Radford, No. j!H Fifth Ave.. Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. There is a feeling abroad that nothing noth-ing is too good for the home. Even when a building project is undertaken with the idea of economizing at every point, the cost is always increased far above what was originally planned. This Is not because of faulty estimates or trickery on the part of the building contractor, but because as the work progresses the owners think of many improvements and new features that they would like to add to, -make the home .more complete or more imposing. impo-sing. This tendency on the part of home builders is perfectly right. It is rarely rare-ly that a family builds more than one home. With a well-constructed residence, resi-dence, lasting 40, 50 or 60 years, doing do-ing duty as the home not only of the parents and their children but also often handed down as a legacy to the grandchildren, a thousand dollars or so added to the original investment seems of little importance, and very often it is that last thousand dollars which makes the difference between a cheap, "pinched" house of few conveniences con-veniences and scarcely large enough for the needs of the family, and the home that is large enough, equipped with all conveniences to make it permanently satisfying and of such an appearance that it will always be a credit to the neighborhood. This trait of human nature which forces us to want and finally get the best when it comes to home building in spite of our previous resolutions for economy should be borne in mind before the original plans are drawn. In other words, make the appropriation appropria-tion large enough to start with so that all the conveniences may be incorporated in-corporated in the original plans. It is the "extras" that cause the price of home building to run up so. If everything ev-erything that will be finally required Second Floor Plan siding, or in combination with pressed brick for the lower story. Special paints have been prepared for cement surlacin-g wliiili serve the purpose of both waterproofing and coloring the work. Thus, through the use of various va-rious colors there is no such monotony in the extensive use of cement plaster as might, be supposed. Ml lijj-i It 0 J can be included in the original estimate esti-mate and contract a substantial saving sa-ving can be made; at the same time, the general appearance of the house is better. The accompanying design shows what can be done for $4,500. This is a graceful, dignified, substantial looking look-ing house of seven rooms. The width is 37 feet, and the depth, exclurive of the porch, is 31 feet six inches. The arrangement of the rooms on the first floor with the square central hail and large living room opening to the left Bed Room hi PT7 f H ulrioo' fi iflifA df I Living Room l Hall j us-xiso I; I; Dininc Poom 1- XH pose h I r ZObmOO j k jjjZA First Floor Flan and the dining room to the right, gives an impression of bigness that is quite unusual in a house of this size. At the same time, there is no lack of homelike cozinsss ii: this living room with its fireplace nook. An unusual feature of this plan is the bedroom on the first floor. This is considered by many a very desirable feature, especially es-pecially in case of sickness. Some would probably prefer to use this room as a library or study, a use for which it is very well adapted. The day of large kitchens for city houses has passed. This kitchen, it will be noticed, is 9 feet 6 inches square, which is plenty large enough for the legitimate uses of a kitchen. There is a well lighted pantry with cases for supplies and utensils. The tack entry contains the refrigerator. On the second floor there are three well-lighted bedrooms, each witli large closet space. Cement plaster cn expanded metal |