Evening star., 1928-03-24
House Is Linked to Ca
rage by Graceful
Wall.
FOLIAGE PORTRAYS
NATURAL SETTING
First Floor Forms Complete
Five-Room-and-Bath
Unit by Itself.
BY l.. PORTER MOORE.

BY l.. PORTER MOORE,
President Home Owners institute. Inc.
Although a pleasant hospitality is eX-
pressed in the friendly eXpanse of the
living room window. which is the most
conspicuous feature OF its front facade
the quality of unity which distinguishes
plan No. cess. featured today. gives
this face brick bungalow a certain re-
straint and feeling of intimate privacy
The sheltered charm of house and
grounds is partly a product of the link
ing of the house and the garage by a
graceful brick wall and partly of the
foliage of trees and shrubs which would
be this plans natural setting.
One feature of the plan. valuable for
those whose first outlay for home is
somewhat limited is that the first
floor forms a complete five-room- and
bath unit in itself The addition of a
bedroom and bath upstairs could be
easily postponed until growing require
ments make these rooms necessary.
The insulated ceiling for the first
floor, which would be necessary for
heating economy and room comfort
while the upstairs rooms were not in
use, would serve eXcellently as a bar
rier to the passage of annoying sound
after the second floor is fitted up. The
second floor bath could be installed in
the space marked for storage on the
plan. being near enough TO the kitchen
downstairs to eliminate long runs OF
water pipe.
Unusual. Parapet Use.
An unusual use of the wall parapet.
rarely seen nowadays. combines with
the archways TO the recessed froGt
porch and the unusual chimney aid
dormer treatment to provide the requi-
site individuality of design. Choice o!
a roofing for this house would not be
restricted TO any particular material, as
the design is entirely modern.
The plan is especially suited to a
country location. but would be just as
appropriate in city suburbs. A fair
sized plot would be required 10 give fun
advantage to its pronounced beauty.
In the arrangement shown the garden
and lawn would be at opposite encs
with a terrace outside the living room
windows. The location of the garage
would make It's enlargement for two
cars a simple matter The addition OF
only a small amount Of material and
labor is all that is required TO precisely
double the convenience OF the single
garage.
The interior is we'll laid out to eliml-
nate all possible work in housekeeping
The house is practically divided into
separate sleeping and living units on
the first floor; kitchen. bath, stairway
and porch being interposed between
the two portions. but all rooms are con-
veniently connected by the entrance
hallway.
Good Kitchen Plan.
The kitchen plan Is noteworthy for
the compactness and for the easy pro-
vision for a built-in chimney-fed gar
bage incinerator, an especially Nalu-
able adjunct to housekeeping in coun-
try and suburbs.
The mouse is particularly good ex-
ample of modern trends in small home
design. correct architecturally, and
providing a dignified modern home at
moderate cost. An outline Of the speci-
fcations recommended by Home Own
ers' Institute TO insure the permanence
and quality of this house Is as TO-
lows.
Masonry-Concrete footings under all
walls, as shown on drawings. AL
foundation walls TO be poured concrete
or concrete block. Concrete To be mixed
with waterproofing compound. Chin
ney OF common brick. all fiueS lined
Fireplaces of selected brick: provide ash
dump with clean-out door. Exterior
walls Of face brick laid in pleasing
bond. Walls may be OF solid brick, face
brick on hollow tile or frame with
brick veneer
Carpentry-All framing lumber Shall
be well seasoned and free from large
knots. either Douglas fir or yellow pine
California white pine for exterior mill,
work and interior trim; oak floors: steel
bridging for floor joists. Interior doors
and built-in kitchen cabinet as required
in detailed specifications.
Hardware-Owner shall furnisn all
finishing hardware for doors and VIM
dows. for closets and caseWork. The
contractor will furnish a correct list oi
hardware and is To put 1t on In a care
ful. workmanlike manner. All hardware
on exterior openings to be OF brass or
bronze
Easement WindoWs--Steel easement
windows may be used at owners option
Roofing Roof of asbestos. slate-sur-
faced. or copperclad shingles, colors as
selected Cedar shingles at owners OPP
ton
PiaStering and Lathing-Three-c Coat
work over metal Iath Is recommended
A less expensive job may be obtained
through the Use Of one~half men OF
plaster over fiat rib expanded metal lath
or wood lath. Insulating lumber or plas"
ter board may be used II desired.
Metal Work Cutters. raln-pipes, val
leys and flashing 10 be sixteen -ounce
copper.
Painting Strictly pure white lead and
/ linseed oil in proper proportion, with
zinc oxide where desired or a good
grade Of ready mixed paint shall be