The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09
HOW TO BUILD
SMALL HOUSES
VALUABLE ADVICE BY ARCHl-
TECTURAl EXPERT.
Tells Of Proper Course to Pursue and
Of Common Mistakes 20 Be
Avoided.

way W lN4aU lAt a NlllNAl Ut IlfNANllil
sized house will be OF interest To all
who are contemplating The Construc-
ton OF homes OF this kind The
article IL by Charles r White. noted
architectural expert and is taken from
the Home Iuilder." published by
iIesse and kirchner.
Mistakes are not peculiar 20 the
little house alone. for the big house
is apt 20 have quite as many The
little house. however. is more often
seriously impaired. II not actually
wrecked so far as convenience and
utility 20. by mistakes that might
have been avoided. and certainly could
have been corrected. rs matter of
fact IL ia easier to design big house
than a little one. for the reason that
in the latter the strictest eConorny
must, as a rule. attend every opera
tion. The practical. necessary. every
day arrangement OF the plan must be
obtained without extravaganza
Do Not Slight the Plans.
Avoid this first mistake. made by
so many folks. and start of with a
good set of plans. Good workmen re
quire good tools. no contractor. be- he
ever SO clever. can build you good
house unless he has sufficient. clear.
accurate. well-defined drawings - en-
able him 10 understand with no trace
Of doubt the smallest details Of every
part OF the house.
Good working drawings will serve
also in another way. they Will show
YOU just what 10 expect when the
house is oUmplrted according 20 them
a.s
well as the architects. not only 20 tho
contractor bur also to Yourself DO
not say. The plans look like GrrrN
90 mo. buj ! suppose they are AN
right" 10 NOT make tho mistake THAI
so many make and assume that the
design is as you expect the finished
building 20 be-. DO not wa.r until The
building - begun. the stone :ounda-
don built and tho floor plan outlined
IN wood before Won Cri'ici~e the ar
ranEemcnf. study your plans In dd-
vance. Notice the sequence %, The
rooms SEQ where each door opens
and the location OF every window Ar
range the furniture in your own mind.
and be certain that There is space pro-
v.ded i0r every movement of Your
family and Yourself Your architect
is not mind reader. You must
either instruct him about what you
want or bind Yourself faithfully TO
abide by what no designs FOR Won
Don't make Tho mistake Of supposinC
these things viii adjust themselves.
FOR they viii nor. if you don't become
familiar with every detail oS Your
plans weigh them carefully. apply
them 20 Your needs and then either
accept or reject them before shovel
ful OF earth is dug on The site. Won
viii have trouble as sure as TWO and
TWO make four
Do Not Select the Design Hastily
In speaking about plans Jet me- say
a word about the ready made kind
Many folks. when 'hcv get ready 20
build. select an architect IN their own
town and commission him 20 draw the
plans During the progress OF the
preliminary sketches and working
drawings they can keep BOO 'ouch with
the architect and. o., Mems OF FRO.
Quent interviews. follow his WORK and
kno" just what Tho plans and suh-e-
quont completed Building VIII bc This
IS good way 90 work
Euf besides this method ~ archl-
tec'ural service there are ready made
plans thar you can buy lf you can
select the good from Oh" bad for
there are both kinds Won may got
satisfactory results from ready made
plans. ono ~ fho strongest points 90
their favor bis THAT son mas he ahic
10 inspect house already bliff from
Thorn. and 'hor. if Dr. suits sou mas
buy The plans and construct Gup..