BETTER BUILDINGS 



A Better One-Car Garage. 



On the opposite page is shown a structure that embodies everything 

 that goes to make a first-class garage. This garage is equipped with 

 gas tank and pumping equipment, pit, work-bench, electric lights, fold- 

 ing sliding doors, water connection, sewer connection and heating appa- 

 ratus. It is complete and will afford every convenience that is known 

 to the garage building art and at the same time is within the reach of 

 the average car owner. The gas tank and pumping equipment are as 

 hard to estimate as is the heating equipment. One can spend practically 

 what he pleases. The cost of the heating apparatus depends largely on 

 the type of heater. It may be that the garage is close enough to the 

 house so that a steam or hot water pipe can be run from the house equip- 

 ment. This will materially lessen the cost. 



In smaller communities and farming districts the big doors of the 

 garage usually face the house. This allows the car to be driven directly 

 from the garage to the front of the home. In locating your gas tank 

 and pump this must be taken into consideration. It is advisable to have 

 the filling pipe for the gas tank (always outside the building) in the 

 most convenient place for the tank wagon. 



In a building of this type concrete footings and floors are appro- 

 priate. The general construction of this garage above the floor is along 

 the lines of the previous descriptions. The large door is in three sec- 

 tions and slides back inside on a steel track. 



The outside treatment of the garage is largely a matter of individual 

 preference. Here we have shown beveled siding to the window line and 

 above that, shingles. It makes a pleasing combination. 



The construction of the pit for this garage is illustrated 011 page 12. 



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