Show sidewalks and drives things of the honne home owner can kofl en greitl gentl ren tl improve the exterior appearance if the howe by gibing eh ing careful rn lion to the placement of mid and drives there are ninny many in IP the grounds that forin a background for for the home should be a well defined reason for substituting substitution a 8 curved pavement for the direct and straight one if the house fronts rather closely on afi street terraced effects will often add attractiveness the drive itself when built of eun con crete tuny may be full fail width or nay may con coit gist cist of two parallel concrete strips provided with lit a curbing the sime between the two strips may inny lie title tilled with alth crushed stone or gravel or grass p ass seed beed may be planted so thit the strip in tinie time bec becomes otnes an integral port of the lawn construction details should he div en eft reful attention so vint that the work will not only he be attractive in app ir ar ance but permanent in character in the full pavement neut ope of driveway a six inch slab eight to ten len feet wide Is recommended this will take care car of heavy duty serece sen ice such as delia ery cry and cont coal trucks A one inch crown should he provided to insure drainage care must be talen taken to see vint that the foundation upon which the pavement Is to lay Is brou brought glit to gride grade and me ell compacted before concreting ry by the architects small dinall louse house service bureau of the united states slates inc |