The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09
and Review of Greater Wheelngs Real Estate World

OF trees or not trees at all. probably
the latter is more healthful. 4 lot
so heavily wooded as 10 prevent the
sun from shining into the house will
make a damp building. Nothing is
more unhealthful than a damp base
ment Avoid II as you would the
plague.
IL you are building upon a hill do
not make the mistake OF locating on
the windy side. A well-built house
can resist. TO certain extent. de
erees OF heat and cold. but a strong
wind VIII blow through almost any
thing. Dust comes with the wind
Dust brings germs which breed sick
ness. On n hilly site locate your
house high up. but on the sheltered
side. on a level lot set the house
high enough To give a good slope to-
ward the street and the surface water
will drain away from the building in
stead of toward il. II YOU are below
the crown of the hill grade Waterways
to lead the water around the building
DO not make the mistake OF leaving
all this 10 the contractor. His mind
may be taken up with dozen other
jobs. so you must study the site your
self and largely determine what is
needed
Do Not Neglect Your Building
Material.
Before YOUR plans are drawn in
vestigate the different kinds OF build
ing material available Tor your house
and avoid what Is extremely common
among house buildcrs-lack of good
taste IN selecting building material
In the first place find out the kind
OF material easiest obtained in Your
locality. Are stone Quarries near
Then stone would be- good material.
Are YOU building in clay country
Brick or tile will be- found cheap and
satisfactory Are YOU ont on the
prairie far from brick and stone? Con
crete will be- an economical material
for YOU
Tcrra-cotta hollow tile is a cheap
and excellent building material i'm
many sections Of the country The
factories for its production are seat
tered all over the United States n
you are not outside the zone Of its
economical shipment u will be- we'll
20 consider It's use. for there Is no
better material in the world II may
b" plastcrcd Oh The exterior with
cement plaster. or faced mp with
brick if one prefers brick facades
Do Not Construct in An Unusual Way
Every section OF the country has a
different method Of building houses
In the east franz houses are put to-
g"ther in an entirely different manner
from those IN fh" west Tile southern
houses are different from both This
S on" OF thc objections against ready
made plans made IN a locality other
than Your Own. The architect. unless
he be- familiar with construction all
over The country. viii draw his plans
for the method OF construction i'm
vogue IN his own locality. and when
your contractor tales them 10 .sti-
mate on he will be- apt 20 puf AN OK
cessive price upon the WORK 10 com
pensat" tor his untamilarity with the
construction r. uired
The methods OF yuur own locality
are probably sound and safe. Your
local builders are just as practical as
he contractors iu any other locality.
The architects practic.nc iu YOUR sec
ton of no" country know b, expert
erce how 20 build YOUR house proper
is. J. Will be- we'll. however. tor Won
to check them up and see that there
are no great constructive innovations
IN rho plans
And NOW. as q final admonitIon-be
careful that YOU are not the biggest
mistake IN The house Won have been
living - q nome dif,rent from Tho
n"W one. Your life has fitted Itself