New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
SOMF. POINTS ON BUILDING A BUNGALOW

icauy pure water. The expense Of installing the
apparatus IS abou. $50
Cellars are net usually drained except Wheh
snri3z Is encountered. Tar paper and asphalt on
the earth sice Of walls OF stone, or brick well ce
mented will keep the dampness from penetrating
When walls and cellars eliminated from sum-
mer bungalow only foundation piers twelve Ieet
apart required In the PENNSYLVANIA cement re-
gion cement piers cheapest; IN the Adirondacks
or the Maine woods trunks Of trees are most avail
able An s-inch post of locust or chestnut. coated
with hot tar, will serve in a fairly dry location
Cedar is q better lasting wood At the seashOre 1t
is better concrete because of the liability OF
wood to decay and the sand and gravel are con-
venient for making the concrete foundations Piers
Of brick or stone may bs prescribed according %
convenience All piers should extend below the
frost line which is about three feet. seaside
foundation occasionally needs piles of 6inch timber.
The bungalow builder having determined what
he pay and chosen a site with due regard for
the points outlined above Is ready TO engage an
architect invest in set Of ready-made plans
and specifications. Whether to engage erchi-
tect or should not be too difficult a problem
Some men easily fitted with ready-made
clothes; others hard to please. The architects
fee is usually based on 10 per cent OF the cost OF
construction and is rarely figured low $50.
while ready-made plans and specifications are
quoted between 81 80 and SIS. 1t WILL perhaps. be
conceded by the reasonable architect that his
services are not absolutely essential in the con-
dence but he will argue for the advantage OF in
dividuaI design in fairly expensive or permanent
structure Supervision of the actual construction
Is not included in the architects fee unless this IS
f. straight 10 per cent of the building cost A visit
to the premises will be charged extra at the
of 80 and expenses-if the place Is not too dis
tant 1t appears therefore, that supervision is not
a factor in considering the merits OF special or
ready-made designs for inexpensive structures
From the aesthetic point of view it is alleged
against the ready-made pattern that wants
a bungalow like thousands of others a vain repeti
ton and monotony that already the suburbs.
It is a peculiar crime to impose sameness this
kind OF care-free habitation. But the answer is
tern are scattered the country. net grouped
together as in rows houses built by SPECTATORS
and the chances are few of two bungalows OF the
same style being put up in one locality
Several bungalow books are published in Eng
land and this country containing cuts Of the
pleted dwellings. sizes. floor plans and estimates
Of cost Each design is numbered and the prices
are given for plans and specifications. which will
be mailed same day order is received9 More than
two hundred designs contained in publica-
tion-a bewildering display OF attractive little
homes BY consulting the table OF estimated cost
one may eliminate the unattainable and make a
careful study of possible styles The estimates Of
cost allow for variation of $50 500 under or
over the figures given. No one can tell the exact
expense Of building In different localities and at
different times
lTo be oontinuedl