CONTENTS

I PRESENT-DAY ECONOMIC TROUBLES

II GENERAL TYPES AND COSTS Types of House Construction

III ESSENTIAL STANDARDS OF QUALITY IN BUILDING MATERIALS Materials Used

IV TYPES OF WOODEN-FRAME CONSTRUCTION Types Explained

V CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASONRY AND WOOD DWELLING

VI SAFEGUARDS AGAINST FIRE IN DWELLINGS

VII POOR METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYED BY UNSCRUPULOUS BUILDERS

VIII ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF GOOD PLUMBING

IX METHODS OF HEATING

X LIGHTING AND ELECTRIC WORK

XI CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRIM

XII LESSONS TAUGHT BY DEPRECIATION

XIII SELECTING MATERIALS FROM ADVERTISEMENTS

XIV ROOFING MATERIALS

XV PAINTING AND VARNISHING THE HOUSE

XVI LABOR-SAVING DEVICES FOR THE HOME

XVII CONCRETE WORK AROUND THE HOUSE

XVIII CLASSIFICATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL MOTIFS USED IN SMALL-HOUSE DESIGNING

XIX TRADITIONS OF BUILDING FROM WHICH OUR MODERN METHODS ARE DERIVED

XX TRADITIONS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF DOORS AND WINDOWS

XXI BUILDING THE SETTING FOR THE HOUSE

XXII FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION WORK

A SIMPLE AND USEFUL SOURCE OF INFORMATION
ON THE METHODS OF BUILDING SMALL AMERICAN HOMES,
FOR ANYONE PLANNING TO BUILD

BY
H. VANDERVOORT WALSH

INSTRUCTOR OF CONSTRUCTION IN
THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE,
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
THE AUTHOR

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1923

Copyright, 1923, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

Printed in the United States of America

Published February, 1923