ATTRIBUTES OF A HOUSE 



may easily be obtained from contractors in 

 the vicinity. 



Simply with the idea of giving approximate 

 costs, the Conference on Home Building gives 

 the following cost bases for building frame 

 dwellings, obtained roughly by multiplying 

 the volume by the cost per cubic foot. Naturally 

 the cost will vary in different sections of the 

 country, and the level of artistry that is set 

 up by the builder himself will be a factor. 



APPROXIMATE COSTS PER CUBIC FOOT FOR FRAME 

 DWELLINGS 



* The cheapest type of shelter (shack) may be built for perhaps half 

 this cost. 



Pre-fabricated Houses. The field of house 

 construction has been occupied almost exclu- 

 sively by the individual architect or builder 

 who has wrought according to the general 

 ideas of the intending occupant or the real 

 estate developer. When the plans are completed 



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