Evening star., 1927-11-19
Style Is Adaptation to
Meet American
Requirements.
PLENTY OF LIGHT
AND AIR PROVIDED
Rooms Arranged to Give
Sense of Spaciousness
to Whole House.
BY l.. PORTER MOORE,

President Home Owners Institute, Inc.
Plan No 2S4-S. shown on this page,
il splendid adaptation of the best
features in English architecture 10
American requirements of the modern
home that must be we'll and solidly
built at moderate cost. The cubical
content of the house is computed at
$4,000 cubic feet. and it is estimated,
by Arthur Bates Lincoln, consulting
architect of Home owners Institute.
Inc that the design might be built
for about S13. 500.
The architect has planned home
that is noteworthy in many respects.
Chief among the good features is the
plentiful light and ventilation which
the placement of the rooms would
command at any season OF the year.
Each room contributes in some meas
ure TO the sense of SpaclouSneSS In
the other rooms.
This is well illustrated by the ar.
rangement of living room, sun porch
and dining room as three sides
Of a rough triangle, From any
ore of these rooms Il pleasant vista
through wide doorway is afforded.
The fireplace is so placed in a corner
of the living room that both sun porch
and dining room would share in its
animated radiance.
A large entrance hall. a laundry and
a pantry supplement the main rooms
in a convenient way and contribute
much to the unconfined sense of spa
cious living which this generously
planned home would convey to it's oc-
cupantS.
The concrete floor of the sun porch
is chemically treated to resemble old
quarry tiles.
Bedrooms Well Lighted.
Upstairs all four bedrooms have
plenty of light and are cross-ven-
tilated. Such rooms are pleasant liv
ing quarters in themselves. and could
easily be made charming by the use
of modern. inexpensive painted furni-
ture or more elaborate pieces. The
large bedroom at the left has two
closets. One is cedar-lined. The al
cove in this room might easily be
converted to bath. The bath is large
and has tile finish.
An attached garage at the left side
of the house lengthens it's lines and
simplifies the matter of heating, which
is step in motoring economy. as
machine kept in heated garage Is
protected from the destructive effects
of cold and is much more easily main
tanned. An attached garage is also
less expensive to build than the other
type.
An outline of the specifications rec.
commended by Home Owners Institute
TO make enduring the INABILITY which
this particular design typifies follows
herewith:
Masonry-Concrete footing under all
walls. as shown on drawings. All
foundation walls to be poured concrete
or concrete block Concrete to be
mixed with water-proofing compound
Exterior walls of common brick and
stucco, az shown on plans; chimney
of common brick, all fiues lined. Fire.
place of selected brick; provide ash
dump with clean-out door in cellar
Carpentry-All framing lumber shall
be well seasoned and free from large
knots, either Douglas fir or yellow
pine. California white inc for ex.
terror millwork and interior trim. oak
floors, steel bridging for floor joists.
Interior doors and built-in kitchen cab
met as required in detailed specifica-
tions.
Features Are Optional.
Hardware-Owner shall furnish all
finishing hardware for doors and win.
dows, for closets and casework. The
contractor will furnish correct list
of hardware and is to put it on in a
CAREFUL workmanlike manner. All
hardware on exterior openings to be
of brass or bronze.
Stucco work-Where shown on
plans walls shall be finished with three
coats of cement stucco. Finish coats
colored and teXtured as directed.
Easement windows-Steel easement
windows may be used at owners op.
ton.
Plastering and lathing-Three- coat
work over metal lath is recommend
ed. A less expensive job may be OBJ.
tanned through the use of one-half
inch of plaster over fiat rib expand
ed metal lath or even wood lath. We
suggest you obtain alternate bids on
medal iath and wood lath. Insulat-
ing lumber or plasterboard may be
used if desired by owner.
Metal Work-Gutters, rainpipes
valleys and flashing to be 16-ounce
copper.
Roofing-Roof of asphalt, slate-sur.
faced, copperclad or asbestos singles.