. Cottage houses for village and country homes. t. girder. 4x8 in. 18 ft. veranda, 3X8 in. 88 ft. ridge, 2X6 in. 62 ft. long. 100 joists, at 15c. each 250 wall strips, at 12c. each 325 shingling lath, at 6c. each 55 bunches shingles, at $ each 68 75 250 sheating, at 25c. each 430 sidings, at 12c. each Cornice materials. Veranda, finished. 37 flooring boards for veranda, at 25c. each 185 flooring boards for inside, at 28c. each 51 80 4 windows, cellar (complete), at $3 each 17 windows, plain (complete), at $7 each 119
. Cottage houses for village and country homes. t. girder. 4x8 in. 18 ft. veranda, 3X8 in. 88 ft. ridge, 2X6 in. 62 ft. long. 100 joists, at 15c. each 250 wall strips, at 12c. each 325 shingling lath, at 6c. each 55 bunches shingles, at $ each 68 75 250 sheating, at 25c. each 430 sidings, at 12c. each Cornice materials. Veranda, finished. 37 flooring boards for veranda, at 25c. each 185 flooring boards for inside, at 28c. each 51 80 4 windows, cellar (complete), at $3 each 17 windows, plain (complete), at $7 each 119 00 3 windows, dormer (complete), at $10 each 17 doors (compl ete), at $6 each Stairs 3? go 240 ft. of valley, gutters, and leaders, at 8c. per ft - ■ 6 marble mantel shelves. ■ ■ Closet, finished, $10 ; nails. 300 lbs., $12 Painting, Sfil 10; carting, $15 Carpenters labor, not included above Pump, sink, and incidentals Total cost of the building, complete ...$1, 4 0 COTTAGE HOUSES. Fig. 32.—FRONT ELEVATION OF HOUSE. A COUNTRY HOUSE, COSTING $1,500. These plans are for a substantial country dwelling,arranged to meet the requirements of farmers in moderatecircumstances, and to give as much accommodation andconvenience as can well be done for the sum named. Thisplan has many excellent features to commend it to theattention of such as are contemplating the erection of acomplete and economical (fig. 32).—The extreme ground measurements are 30 by 40 feet,giving a breadth becoming its relation as a farm house,with the surrounding grounds. The foundations show FOE VILLAGE AND COUNTRY HOMES. two feet above the earth grades. Unless the siteis already very high, the earth taken from the excava-tions should be used in raising the surface of thegrounds at least one foot immediately surrounding thefoundations, so as to turn away all water, and also to giveincreased hight and better appearance to the whole b
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