Fig. 122.—PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR.
Fig. 123.—PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR.
Fig. 124.—PLAN OF ATTIC.
DESIGN XXX.
A FRAME AND BRICK FARM-HOUSE COSTING $3,300.
These designs represent a farm-house having an air of substantial comfort and refinement, and affording ample space and convenience for a large family.... Exterior, ([fig. 125].)—This style admits of the simplest and most economical finish, is susceptible of almost any degree of irregularity, and is therefore suitable for the greater number of rural buildings. The indestructible covering of the side-walls and roofs has the merit and appearance of permanency.... Cellar, ([fig. 126].)—The central division is 7 feet high, has five windows, and outside door, and a stairway leading up to the kitchen. The girders under the first floor beams are supported on large posts, standing on firmly-imbedded flat stones.... First Story, ([fig. 127].)—Hight of the ceilings, 11 feet in main house, and 9 feet in the one-story wings at the side and rear. The parlor, sitting-rooms, kitchen, and front hall, are in the main house. The rear wing contains a summer kitchen, bath-room, and a large kitchen pantry. The side wing is divided into a bed-room, clothes-press, and pantry. The Parlor, Sitting-room, and Bed-room face the front. The Kitchen is the largest apartment, and is arranged to be used as the Living-room. It has windows in each end, an outside door leading to a pleasant veranda, is in direct communication with the front hall, sitting-room, summer kitchen, two pantries, and the cellar stairs. The Summer Kitchen, intended to relieve the larger room of the heavier work, is furnished with a range, boiler, sink, pump, and wash-tubs, and has an outside door. The Bath-room is situated at the side of the summer kitchen, and contains a bath-tub and a seat-closet. A tank 3 × 3 × 6 feet, is placed between the ceiling and roof of this wing, and arranged to receive rain-water from the main roof. A force-pump is set near the iron sink, and arranged to supply water from the cistern to the tank, when the rain supply is exhausted. It will be observed that all the plumbing apparatus is placed in close proximity, thus insuring economy in the cost of their introduction, and also that their location prevents any serious injury that might arise from a chance bursting, or through carelessness. No windows are shown at the rear of the summer kitchen, or bath-room, this space being reserved for any additions that may be desired for fuel, etc.... Second Story, ([fig. 128].)—Hight of ceilings, 9 feet. There are five chambers, a hall, and two closets in this story. Each chamber is of good dimensions, well lighted (twelve windows in this story,) and may be warmed if required, either by stoves placed in them or through pipes inserted in the flues for the introduction of hot air from heaters in the first story, as described for [Design XXXII.]... Attic.—A flight of stairs, located above those of the first story, and inclosed with narrow ceiling, with a door at the foot, leads to the garret or attic. This story is thoroughly timbered and floored, but otherwise unfinished.... Construction.—The foundation walls are of broken stone, laid in good mortar, 18 inches thick, and show 2 feet above the final grade of the surrounding earth. The materials of the frame are indicated in the estimate below, and are framed together, and raised in the usual manner, except that the sills are placed 4 inches back from the face of the foundation, to provide a footing for the water-table and brick inclosing. The inside of the exterior frame is roughly ceiled around with hemlock boards, which are thoroughly nailed to the studding, bringing them “into line,” and making them firm. The method of inclosing the sides of the building is shown in [fig. 129]. A is the foundation; B the water-table; C the brick wall; D, inside boarding; E, E, E, timber of the frame. The water-table, of dressed stone, is laid on the foundation in cement mortar. The brick are laid in “stretchers,” in good lime and sand-mortar, with close joints. Anchor nails ([fig. 130]) are driven in each stud in contact with the upper surfaces of every fifth course of brick, as shown in the sketch. The window sills are of smoothly dressed stone, set in the regular manner. The window and door frames are made as for 8-inch brick-work. The heads are arched over with brick projecting half an inch beyond the face of the walls, forming a coping to the windows. The anchor nails are made of ordinary galvanized ⅛-inch fence-wire; 6 inches long is required for each nail, 1 inch of both ends being bent at a right angle, and one end is flattened to be easily driven into the studding, and the opposite end is imbedded in the joints of the brick-work. These nails are best applied by a carpenter employed to accompany the masons in their work. This mode of building exterior walls may be new to many persons, but it has been demonstrated and proved to be thoroughly practical, and for many reasons preferable to the usual “solid brick” wall; it is less expensive, does not retain moisture, requires no “furring off,” or “filling in,” and attachments of cornices, stoops, or balconies, are easily made to connect with the inside frame work.... The main and wing roofs are covered with dark 8 × 16-inch slate, laid 7 inches to the weather. Mason’s lath are put on the inside boarding in a vertical manner, 16 inches apart, and the interior of the two full stories is lathed, plastered, and otherwise fully completed.
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