| Show aw i square typo type of house makes for ec economy 0 nomy in coltof cost of colstr construction u atio n Z X IT LZ 01 the square type home Is always popular and the large porch which can bo be enclosed Is a feature not found faund in many homes by W A RADFORD mr william A radford will answer qu questions and give advice r FREE av 01 COST on all subjects pertaining to lo practical home building tor for the read era of this paper on account of hla his wide experience as editor author aro and manufacturer he Is without doubt the highest authority on all t these hese sub lecis address all inquiries to william A radford no 1827 prairie aven avenue u chicago ill III and only two cent stamp for reply economy Is many times an outstanding In gasset asset with prospective home builders when selecting a design tor for their now new home what runs up the cost of building a home li la the irregular shape of a house irregular shape foundation each angle or turn in the foundation requires almost twice as much masonry as the some same wall running straight that Is why architects in designing small homes stick pretty closely to straight lines the home building design shown in the accompanying illustration Is a rectangular home 24 feet deep by 20 26 feet wide however the ilie plainness that might come by these alm dimensions nylons Is broken by an artistic open porch at one end the entrance too has hag DIM ww CIA 6 porcu i PAIL first floor plan beeri been placed at one one end un and with its colonial type porch pillars and root roof and the overhang of the roof over the the window group at the front also helps to do away with the plain appearance shown on the floor plans for this h home me are six rooms alq and bath on the first floor the entrance door leads into the stair hall with a large living room 11 feet feets 6 inches by IS 18 feet connected necked with a hall by a cased baik opening the second cased opening leads into a dining room and the back of the bra ROOM 1 I DEB 1 I V fetn MD DED V OK M M HM ox d i second floor plan stair hall Is a kit kitchen elien 8 feet by 11 feet tills this airan arrangement gement of connecting the hall and two rooms a cased openings gives an air of spaciousness and makes practically cally all of the first floor into open living quarters coupled to this Is an open fireplace at one end of the living biving room which breaks braks up the afie square wall effect douile double trench french doors lend lead from the dining room to the open porch the stairs lead to a central square ball on the second floor off of which opens the three bed bedrooms and bathroom two of the bedrooms are larger than those found in a small home hoine while the third one Is nebout the usual size the house Is of frame construction with clap board siding old fashioned shutters on the windows upstairs add to the colonial effect of odthe the exterior this Is the theof type of home building design which Is popular where e Is opportunity for surrounding the house hous e with flowers trees treed and shrubs As the illustration shows this Is a most attract attractive lv e home hoine and can be built at an unusual unusually fly lovi lo vi cost |
