  | CHAPTER | | PAGE | | I. | Present-Day Economic Troubles | 1 | | II. | General Types and Costs | 7 | | III. | Essential Standards of Quality in Building Materials | 20 | | IV. | Types of Wooden-Frame Construction | 38 | | V. | Construction of the Masonry and Wood Dwelling | 49 | | VI. | Safeguards Against Fire in Dwellings | 69 | | VII. | Poor Methods of Construction Employed by | | | Unscrupulous Builders | 81 | | VIII. | Essential Features of Good Plumbing | 94 | | IX. | Methods of Heating | 109 | | X. | Lighting and Electric Work | 121 | | XI. | Construction of the Trim | 130 | | XII. | Lessons Taught by Depreciation | | | XIII. | Selecting Materials from Advertisements | 150 | | XIV. | Roofing Materials | 158 | | XV. | Painting and Varnishing the House | 177 | | XVI. | Labor-Saving Devices for the Home | 185 | | XVII. | Concrete Work Around the House | 197 | | XVIII. | Classification and Construction of the Architectural | | | Motifs Used in Small-House Designing | 208 | | XIX. | Traditions of Building from Which Our Modern Methods? | | | Are Derived | 219 | | XX. | Traditions of the Construction of Doors and Windows | 236 | | XXI. | Building the Setting for the House | 245 | | XXII. | Financing the Construction Work | 258 |
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