August: Fourth Week 



PLANNING AND BUILDING A SMALL GREEN- 

 HOUSE: MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION; HEATING 



A mistaken idea as to the cost keeps many persons from 

 trying to put up even a small house. The ready-made 

 patent framed greenhouses with all the latest devices and 

 niceties of construction, are worth what they cost, but the 

 man who cannot afford one of them can put up a perfectly 

 practical house at a figure that he can afford if he buys his 

 own material and does his own work. It is now possible to 

 buy, at a reasonable price, a complete small house, heating 

 system and all, that comes all cut and ready to erect, and 

 can be put up in a few days' time. A small greenhouse 

 will pay as good dividends as the frames or the garden. 



If building is begun at once you can have your house for 

 use this fall and winter, as well as to grow next spring's 

 supply of plants. 



The simplest type of greenhouse is the " lean-to." It is 

 the cheapest and easiest to put up. It may be constructed 

 against the south wall of the dwelling or some other building. 

 Or it may be built into the veranda. It is often possible 

 to heat a house of this kind with the same heating plant 

 that is used for the home. 



The Construction of a "Lean-to" House 



As the wall of the building against which the "lean-to " 

 is to be built forms its north side, we have to supply a south 

 wall, the two ends, and the roof. Sometimes the south wall 

 has a row of glass, which is desirable, but not necessary. 



The walls may be made of either concrete or post-and- 

 board construction. Which would be best to use will de- 

 pend largely upon how difficult it is to get sand and gravel 



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