The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 31, 1932, Page 6

Graceful L Economical Home Design Prospective Builders Will Find Greatest Value in| Comfort and Economy in This Dutch Colonial House By WILLIAM A. RADFORD While architects are bending every effort to find someé home building design and to discover some new building material to bring to the attention of the public, home build- €rs will continue to favor the de- signs and materials which have served so well in the past. Ever since the first homes were built in this land where the materials— trees—were at hand and cost prac- tically nothing but the labor to fashion them into timbers and boards, lumber has been the fav- oted material, and the design of a majority of homes has followed closely that of the pioneers. There is a vast difference, how- ever, in the modern home and in those that were erected ever so short a time—a, score of years—ago. While the exterior appearances of American homes are very similar, the change has come in the inter- jor. The original American home #as composed of four walls and & roof, the interior being partitioned into severa] rooms. About the only convenience included in the original homes was the fireplace, which served as a heating plant and in the very early days the place where food was cooked. ’ [the modern bathroom is a delight ines in This they are ever ready to help with advice which is backed by experi- (ence in building. Plans which as- |sure the home builder that he will |get in his completed house exactly | what he bargains for are also avail- \able at small tost. Space do2s not permit the inclu- | labor-saving devices of many kinds. There are built-in sideboards, wall- cases, sinks, etc., in the kitchen; to every home owner and every [home maker. Space is utilized to exterior view. It will be noted, however, t}:}s inches. house is practically square, <beil \2 913uar32 22 by 26 feet. This is a size that fits nicely on a 50-foot lot, with for lawn, flowers and shrubs and still leave room so that there will ‘be no shading from adjoining build- |ings. These dimensions mean low 'cost, as the foundation walls are {the greatest advantage, so that for SEL 'EM. the least amount of money expend- ST ed in the original building, the |greatest in convenience and com- fort is assured. . The depressed condition of the puilding industry is going to work jout to the advantage of every per- son who ecan and will build ihS year. Prices of materials are the) [lowest in .a number of years—sinoe | {before the war. Labor, because of | |lack of demand, lowering its wage scales, and as these two rep- resent the greatsr part of the cost {of a home, it stands to reason that {the home builder of 1932 will go |ahead at a most favorable time. Building a home is a project thal is not entered into lightly; instead, | it requires a great deal of serigus thought and study. Usually .the family which builds a new homé i§ called upon to make some sacrifices |~ {in order to achieve this greatest of | family attainments — a home of their own. In the consideration of | the size and type of home to be is sion with this article of a variety of home building designs, but one of an unusually pleasing appear- ance that can be built at a low cost /has been selected. This is a five- L\ruum house of the Dutch Colonial design. It is a small house, con- taining five rooms and bath., How these rooms are arranged and the psize of each one are shown on the | OLCOND R RS straight without jogs, which means economy. The first floor, of course, is devoted to living and dining rooms and kitchen. Each is a cor-| |ner room, which gives plenty of light and ventilation. The living room is uusually large for a small | house, being 14 feet wide and 21 | feet long. A half enclosed stairs way to the second. floor partially floor plans which accompany .},heldn'\des it from the dining roo: plenty of space around the house|t which is 10 feet 6 inches by 12 feet A large kitchen adjoins the dining room at the back. Here * FRST Tawko every modern kitchen convenience is provided for, as will be seen by plans. Upstairs there are two large bed- ms and bath, with an exception- ally large amount of closet space. |A full basement, of practically the ne dimensions as the house it- provides space for the heat- plant, the lzaindry and for stor- age. This home building design /is il- lustrated to give the prospective home builder a suggestion as to how such attractive, comfortable home can be secured for the cost of such a small house. As has bgen thousands of other home de- some elaborate and some n more economical, are avail- able to every one who contemplates building a home. Thi ers can go ahead with their project |with the assurance that they will get more than a dollar’s worth of value for each dollar put into a new home. — is a year when home build- | Today, in many houses the fire- | built, there are a great many place has been retained, for. its be- Sources of information. Plan books tween-season comfort and its cheer- | —s0-called — or books containing ful appearance when the embers|many designs for homes of differ- are glowing. As a utility for cook- €nt types and sizes are easily ob- g, its days have long since gone. tainable. Lumber and \?uudmg ma- t in its place there are all sorts |terial deal and building contrac- of efficient heating piants, and cook | tors have a variety of such books, stoves, using a variety of fuels. The | Which they gladly loan or give to Reproductions of colonial fix- tures will add new charm to your dining room, living room 4 and bedrooms. They have a distinction all their own, and a beauty that is unsurpassed. ALSO Bare walls now are backgrounds for Also PAINT INSIDE prospective home builders. Get ready now for that spring painting, inside and out. House painting and interior painting, varnishing, lacquering, enamel- ing and staining. Samples and Estimates for you, one that will with beauty. Prices Alaska’s Home Decorator THEO. S. PEDERSON priced equally low. GEORGE MODERN Plumb?ng Installed Let us install a complete new bathroom Complete bathroom of genuine porcelain, in white or colors, including bathtub in built-in style, lavatory and closet combina- tion. Kitchen plumbing accessories are TELEPHONE 564 combine convenience are very reasonable. ALFORS TABLE FLOOR BRIDGE LAMPS ELECTRICAL CONVENIENCES Westinghouse Mazda Globes CAPITAL ELECTRIC SECOND AT SEWARD | Mr. and Mrs. | Home ’OWiiéi‘ NI Get acquainted with our line of building specialties and their quality. It - goes a long way toward taking the “Hard Work” out of building by hav- ing confidence in the superior qulaity of the materials being used. We are agents for both “Olympic” and “Diamond” Portland Ce- ment; for Standard Gypsum Plasters; for NU WOOD Insulating Lath; for Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles. Aside from cement we have on hand all materials used in concrete work such as _remforcmg steel, from 14 inch to 114 inch, wire mesh rein- forcing of various gauge wire, sand, gravel. Also everything needed for that Plastering Job, such as Gypsum | Plaster, NU WOOD Insulating Lath, Metal Lath, ordinary Fir Lath, Plas- ter Sand, Lime Putty, Cornerbead. 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