Practical hints to builders and those contemplating building / Facts worth considering relating to foundation, cellar, kitchen, chimney, cistern, brick-work, mortar, heating, ventilation, the roof, and many items of interest to builders.

by National Sheet Metal Roofing Co.

FRANK L. SMITH, Architect,

22 SCHOOL STREET, (Room 10,) BOSTON, MASS.

Plans for Specifications Prepared for Buildings of every description. Low Cost Suburban Dwellings a Specialty.

Distance is no obstacle to my serving parties in all parts of the country. Correspondence Solicited.

PUBLISHER OF

A COSY HOME: How It was Built.

A DISCUSSION OF THE VARIOUS METHODS AND MATERIALS EMPLOYED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION.

The book contains ninety-six pages, and is handsomely printed on heavy, tinted paper. Is illustrated by designs of ten low-cost houses; first and second floor plans and front and side elevations of each design are presented.

It contains many valuable and practical suggestions for those who would build economically, and who desire to obtain the greatest value for their money. Most of the houses represented have been recently built in the vicinity of Boston, and the estimated cost of executing each design is based upon actual figures.