[Gutenberg 61880] • The Construction of the Small House / A Simple and Useful Source of Information of the Methods of Building Small American Homes, for Anyone Planning to Build by Walsh, H. Vandervoort -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SMALL HOUSE CONTENTS I PRESENT-DAY ECONOMIC TROUBLES II GENERAL TYPES AND COSTS Types of House Construction

TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV The Question of Costs Cubic-Foot System of Estimating Factors Influencing the Selection of Materials Some Principles of Economical Design

III ESSENTIAL STANDARDS OF QUALITY IN BUILDING MATERIALS Materials Used

WOODS CLAY PRODUCTS Cementing Materials Metals Glass

IV TYPES OF WOODEN-FRAME CONSTRUCTION Types Explained

Study of Detail in the Combination-Frame

Platform-Frame Features Common to All

V CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASONRY AND WOOD DWELLING

The Stone House

METHOD OF LAYING MORTAR, BOND, AND THICKNESS FURRING

Brick House

BONDING AND CONSTRUCTION FUNDAMENTAL BONDS IN BRICKWORK TYPES OF JOINTS LINTEL CONSTRUCTION

The Ideal Brick Wall Hollow-Tile House

TYPES AND CONSTRUCTION PRECAUTIONS AGAINST DAMPNESS VENEERING WALL THICKNESS

Concrete House

BLOCK HOUSE MONOLITHIC HOUSE

VI SAFEGUARDS AGAINST FIRE IN DWELLINGS

The Necessity for Safeguards Placing of the Fire-Stops Materials to be Used Chimney Construction

VII POOR METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYED BY UNSCRUPULOUS BUILDERS VIII ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF GOOD PLUMBING

The Problem Simplest Type of Drainage System The More Complicated Back-Vent System Rain-Water Drainage Tests and Precautions Refrigerator Connections Water-Supply Pipes Hot-Water Supply Fixtures

IX METHODS OF HEATING

System Adapted to the Small House Methods Employed in Calculating the Required Size of Heater

X LIGHTING AND ELECTRIC WORK

Modern Developments Indirect Lighting Common-Sense Solution Needed

XI CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRIM XII LESSONS TAUGHT BY DEPRECIATION XIII SELECTING MATERIALS FROM ADVERTISEMENTS XIV ROOFING MATERIALS

Shingle Roof Method of Laying Roofs

SLATE TILE ROOFING ASBESTOS SHINGLES ASPHALT SHINGLES TIN ROOFS

Copper and Zinc Roofs

XV PAINTING AND VARNISHING THE HOUSE XVI LABOR-SAVING DEVICES FOR THE HOME

The Demand Machines for Cleaning Machines for the Preparation of Foods Machines for Moving Objects about the House Machines That Automatically Keep Watch Machines to Simplify the Toilet

XVII CONCRETE WORK AROUND THE HOUSE

Sidewalks and Porch Floors Tennis-Court Concrete Driveway Concrete Steps Small Retaining Walls Pools and Fountain-Basins Ornamental Garden Furniture of Concrete

Importance of Tradition Styles of Design Change, but Construction the Same Fundamental Building Traditions Inherited from England Revolt against New England Traditions

XX TRADITIONS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF DOORS AND WINDOWS

Windows Doors

XXI BUILDING THE SETTING FOR THE HOUSE

Theoretical Features of Ground Arrangement

1.—INTIMATE RELATION BETWEEN HOUSE AND GROUNDS 2.—NATURAL FRAMING FOR HOUSE 3.—INTERESTING APPROACHES 4.—PLANTING FOR THE SEASONS 5.—IMPROVING THE VIEW FROM THE HOUSE

Construction of the Lawn Construction of Roads and Paths

XXII FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION WORK

Cost to be Met during Year of Ownership