The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-06-25
CURVES COSTLY
TO The BUILDER
House, Cottage or Bungalow
Better Without Them
ECONOMY IN COMpACTNEsS

How to Improve Design and Lessen
mia Bungalow Which 10 Declared to
Be q Modei-SimpIieity Its Keynote.
! Its Distinguishing Features.
! Whether you are building bunga-
low. cottage or large two story home,
there is economy in compactness Few
people realize that turning corners
costs money. and that every projection
from the main wall on a home repre-
sents greater increase in cost than
Is at first apparent says Arthur C.
Clausen In the Omaha World Herald
When projecting wing out from the
side of house. one not only adds the
expense of the additional material and
the ordinary labor required TO put in
that certain amount of material, but
there is waste of material and labor
in cutting and fitting around the cor
ners, especially if the projection is in
the form of a bay window. There is
also a considerable extra amount of
material and labor used in the roof for
the shaping of hips and valleys, not
only requiring more labor and waste of
material in the roof rafters and
straight roof work. but the additional
hips and valleys must be very careful
ly made TO keep out the weather sue
cessfully. and work requiring special
care requires extra time. which means
extra expense.
Curves on any part of a building
whether in the form of bay, tower
or curved parts TO porches. are also
very expensive The glass in windows
on curves is very expensive. and alto
gether, anything with curves in home
building proves luxury few can af-
ford and which all can dispense with
House With Fewest Corners.
The rectangular house. or what we
often term as square house. whether
square or not. has the least number Of
corners possible and the least possible |
number of breaks in the roof This |
applies to bungalows as well as two
story houses.
So farreachlng has been the fame of |
the California bungalow that now in /
all parts of the United States design |
ers are striving to produce livable and |
charming houses to rival the Califor
MIA model, says William Schultz in the /
New Orleans Times Democrat
The distinguishing mark of the bun
galow is the low pitched roof. which /
must have wide. shadowy caves The
next distinctly Misunderstanding mark of
a bungalow is the artless simplicity of
architectural detail In the place OF
round. slender columns bearing orna-
ments that fall short of their purpose
and supporting elaborate superstruc-
lures the bungalow scheme is devel-
oped with heavy, rough beams and
posts and exposed rafter ends. all the
natural rough lumber, simple con
structive but highly decorative. if dec
grafton it can be called.
Model Bungalow Inside and Out.
The outside of a bungalow is as a
usual thing entirely rough This is so
true rs TO make houses with
dressed exteriorS the exceptions that
prove the rule. These rough exteriors
are appropriately stained in rich, soft
zones, preferably in cedars. browns or
greens. The siding or outside covering
S of various kinds: shingles. weather !
boards and shakes are the commoner
.ypes. The latter is a shingle of alb +.
normal dimensions and is used with in
ormal but striking effects.
Stucco is used only on houses of l
strict mission character and usually
epresents masonry construction
The bungalow porch is fanked with {
leavy piers or buttresses. These are
worked up in great variety of mate
ials. among which are cobblestones, /
Common rough brick with raked out n
oints and clinker brick t
The bungalow interior is laid out o
ompactly and economically. There is {
minimum of hall space, which al
Ways is commendable in low priced n
ouses. The rooms are no larger than C
, necessary adequately TO serve their o
urpose and yet designed to give il
maximum of comfort a