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CHAPTER. I. SELECTION OF THE SITE . 3 



Business centre (5) Sources of supply Privacy Public 

 nuisances (6) Soil (8) Water supply and drainage (10) 

 Natural possibilities (n) Purchase (12) Title and 

 deed Style and site (13) Practical example (15). 



CHAPTER II. PLANNING THE HOUSE . . 22 



Client and architect (22) Rough sketches (25) Rules of planning (26) Practical 

 example (32). 



CHAPTER III. CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHELL 42 



Soil (42) Laying out Foundation (43) Concreting (45) Underpinning Piers 

 (46) Braced frame (47) Balloon frame (49) Floor timbers (51) Partitions (52) 

 Roof (54) Boarding (55) Floors (56) Brick walls (57) Stone walls Lathing 

 ( 5 8)-Plastering (59). 



CHAPTER IV. DETAILS OF FINISH . . . .61 



Cornices (61) Gutters (64) Conductors Roof shingle (65) Slate Tile (66) 

 Flashing (68) Outside finish (70) Stucco Brick (72) Window and door openings 

 (73) Stonework (74) Piazza (75) Steps Interior details (76) Painting (78) 

 Hardware (79). 



CHAPTER V. DOORS AND DOORWAYS . ..... 80 



Early treatment (81) Colonial (86) Hardware (88^ Types (89) Construction, 

 etc. (93). 



CHAPTER VI. WINDOWS AND WINDOW MOTIVES . . . 100 



Early treatment (100) Location, size, etc. (101) Types (105) Hangings and 

 shades (107 Fittings (108) Construction (112). 



CHAPTER VII. FIREPLACES, CHIMNEYS AND FIREPROOFING . . 117 



Early treatment (117) Wooden mantels Embellishment (120) Accessories (122) 

 Construction (124) Fireproofing, etc. (127) Fire escapes (133). 



CHAPTER VIII. HALLS AND STAIRWAYS ...... 136 



Early treatment (136) The American problem (138) Rise and tread (141) Style 

 and treatment (141) Furnishings and embellishments (145) Construction (146). 



