AMERICAN FORESTRY 



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What Will You Say 

 About Your New Home 

 Three Years From Now? 



.Ni:W l-NGLANL) CDLOMAI. SIVIJ- 

 illustrating the symmetry and stalelinessof l\ew 

 England totvn houses of I he period token Colonial 

 architecture was at its height. This is another of 

 the 17 architectural styles illustrated and di> 

 cussed in "Good Houses," a hook for home- 

 builders interested in good design, efficient plan- 

 ning and thorough construction. "Good Houses" 

 interprets those architectural styles tvhich are the 

 foundation of American building traditions, 

 and tvhich are adaptable to wood construction 

 today. Send for your copy today. 



Illustrating Good and Bad 

 Bearing Post Footings 



IF bearing posts under the girders in 

 the basement of a house settle un- 

 duly the effect is apparent throughout 

 the house. Cracks appear on plastered 

 <val]s; doors becometroublesome; floors 

 become uneven. The bearing posts sup- 

 port a considerable amount of the weight 

 of the house. Obviously they must be 

 wjll supported or "rooted." 



The footing shown on the right is too 

 small in all its dimensions and is lim- 

 ited in its bearing power by its shape as 

 well. Note how the post is set down 

 into the concrete, a material which is 

 always somewhat damp, thus needlessly 

 subjecting the post to decay. 



The greater sustaining power of the 

 footing on the left is evident at a glance. 

 Note its generous dimensions, its Hat 

 bearing surface, and note, too, how it 

 extends above the cellar floor line, thus 

 keeping the bearing post off the damp 

 floor. 



The success of concrete footings is 

 dependent, too, upon the use of good 

 material sin the right proportions, prop- 

 erly mixed. 



Bearing post footings are just one of 

 the many vital points in successful 

 house building discussed in the booklet 

 "The High Costof Cheap Construc- 

 tion," sent free on request to prospec- 

 tive home builders. 



ASK any one of the better 

 L class of building contrac- 

 tors why so many people are dis- 

 satisfied with their houses a few 

 years after they are built. He 

 will tell you poor construction. 

 Constant repair bills, exces- 

 sive heating costs and the end- 

 less annoyances that so often 

 rob home-owners of the satis- 

 faction they are entitled to, are 

 the results of construction short 

 cuts mistaken for economy 

 behind plastered walls, be- 

 neath the floors and even under 

 the very foundations of many 

 houses that are being built to- 

 day of all materials. 



Yet at no greater cost than 

 the prices that are being paid 

 for compromise houses, the ap- 

 plication of the right principles 

 of building construction can 

 make your house a substantial, 

 economical, satisfactory home. 



THE key to successful house 

 building lies in right mate- 

 rials properly applied. 



Lumber for house building is 

 of the same good quality as ever. 

 Developments in manufacture 

 are constantly improving it. 



Good workmen and the bet- 

 ter class of contractors still want 

 to do an honest job; in fact they 

 have been preaching the value 

 of right construction in house 

 building for years. 



But conditions, largely be- 

 yond their control, today are 

 forcing legitimate contractors 

 the men who know good ma- 

 terials and how to use them, 

 who understand fire-stopping 

 and other modern construction 

 practices, and who see house 

 construction in terms of dura- 



bility and efficiency to bid 

 against construction practices 

 that every honest craftsman 

 condemns. 



That is why we say, go to a 

 legitimate contractor one who 

 takes pride in his craft and 

 would rather deliver a good job 

 at a fair profit than a poor job at 

 an unfair profit. 



You will find these men 

 more and more using lumber 

 of the Weyerhaeuser standard 

 of quality trade-marked with 

 the manufacturer's pledge of 

 personal responsibility. 



TN "The High Cost of Cheap 

 -I Construction," a book which 

 will be mailed you on request, 

 you will find the essentials of 

 good construction necessary to 

 successful house building; the 

 basis for judging the manner in 

 which your house is built; and 

 the means of making the lum- 

 ber you use in the construction 

 of your house of even greater 

 service. Ask also for "Good 

 Houses." 



Weyerhaeuser Forest Prod- 

 ucts are distributed through the 

 established trade channels (to 

 contractors and home builders 

 through the retaillumber yards) 

 by the Weyerhaeuser Sales 

 Company, Spokane, Washing- 

 ton, with branch oflices and 

 representatives thoughout the 

 country. 



EACH year you will find an in- 

 creasing number of retail lumber 

 dealers recommending Weyerhaeuser 

 lumber for house building men ixiho 

 know the relation to correct building 

 practice of properly dried lumber, of 

 uniform grades and of the kinds best 

 suited to your needs. 



WEYERHAEUSER FOREST PRODUCTS 



SAINT PAUL* MINNESOTA 



Producers of Douglas Fir, Pacific Coast Hemlock, Washington Red Cedar and Cedar Shingles on 



the Pacific Coast; Idaho White Pine, Western Soft Pine, Red Fir and Larch in the Inland Empire; 



Northern White Pine and Norway Pine in the Lake States 



