Evening star., 1927-11-12
Six-Room House Has
Two Porches and
Large Hall.
STUCCO EXTERIOR .
MAY BE COLORED
Type Is Economical to
Build and Upkeep Is
at Minimum.
BYL. PORTER MOOItE.

President. Home Owners Institute, Inc.
A design that is really noteworthy
in domestic architecture has been
achieved in this plan, which is No.
342-BTH. The house contains six
rooms, two porches and a hall that is
almost large enough to be- classed as
room. The steeply pitched roof and
gables are reminiscent Of northern
Franco and illustrate a style that is
rapidly coming into vogue in this
country.
The exterior walls are stucco, which
may be tinted and teXtured as desire
or surroundings indicate4 AS the large
expanse of roof offers an unusual op-
portunity for the application of color,
this fact will probably be taken into
considera ton when the wall color is
selected.
A fine living room with the fire.
place occupying it's center, has a re-
cessed porch and hall on one side and
a large, open porch with arched en-
frances on the other AS you will see
by examining the plan of the first
floor, this room, together with the hall
and porch, is unusually large for
house of this size. and it is lighted
from three sides. A family could do
heap, of living in this room.
Behind this room is a dining room
and kitchen with a convenient back
porch. Access to the second floor is
gained by a stairway in the hall, the
space under which can be easily util-
lied for coats and storage.
Upkeep Costs at Minimum.
On the second floor there are three
bedrooms Of good size; all have COM
modious closet space and plenty of
windows, inSuring light and a good
circulation Of air. This house would
be easy to keep clean and upkeep costs
would be held to minimum. Further,
the house is of type that is eco
nOmical to construct.
The house contains about 10000
cubic feet. According to the estimates
of Arthur Bates Lincoln, consulting
architect of Home Owners. Institute,
it can be built for approximately
$12 900.
Outline Of recommended specifica.
tions follows:
Masonry-Concrete footings under
all walls, as shown on drawings. All
foundation walls to be poured con-
crete or concrete block. Concrete to
be mixed with waterproofing COM
pound. Chimney of common brick,
all f1ues lined or constructed with in.
terlocking chimney brick; fireplace of
selected brick provides ash dump with
ciean-out door in cellar.
Incinerator-Built-in incinerator in.
stalled in chimney, with receiving hop
per door located in or near the kitchen
for disposal of garbage and trash.
Carpentry-All framing lumber shall
be well seasoned and free from large
knots, either Douglas fir or yellow
pine. California white pine for exte-
rior millwork and interior trim: oak
floors. Steel bridging for floor joists.
Interior doors and built-in kitchen cab.
met as required in detailed specifica-
TONS
Stucco work--A1l exterior walls fin
ished with three coats cement stucco
Finish coat colored and textured as
directed
Hardware-Owner shall furnish all
finishing hardware for doors and win.
dows. for closets and casework. The
contractor will furnish a 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.
Easement Windows Optional.
Easement windows-Steel easement
windows may be used at owners op.
ton.
Piastering and lathing-Plastering
to be two-coat work if applied to in.
sulating lumber or plaster board, or
three-coat work If wood or metal lath
is plaster base: finish coat of hydrated
lime gauged with plaster of paris.
Metal work-Gutters, leaders. down.
spouts and flashing to be 16.ounce
copper or No. il gauge zine.
Roofing---Roof of slate. surfaced or
copper-clad shingles, to be laid in ac-
cordance with manufacturers instruc-
tons, asbestos cement or cedar shin
giles or cement tile, at owners option.
Color as selected.
Painting-Strietly pure white lead
and linseed oil in proper proportions,
with zinc oxide where desired, or a
good grade of ready mixed paint, shall
be used. Interior trim to receive two
good coats of flat paint and one coat
of fiat enamel. Finished doors to be
varnished or waxed throughout as di-
rected.
Electrical work-Complete system of
electric wiring from meter to all out
let's, including all panel boards, juno