CHAPTER III 



BUILDING NEW HOUSES 



MANY problems confront those who are about 

 to build a new house and settle in the country. 

 If the readers have followed the suggestions 

 in the preceding chapters about looking for a home, and 

 have found "just what is wanted" or a house that can 

 be so remodelled as to satisfy the desired conditions, 

 they are indeed fortunate. But if only the land has 

 been found, they face the problem of building a new 

 dwelling-house and outbuildings. 



Building A ssociations. 



At the prevailing prices of building materials, espe- 

 cially lumber, new buildings cannot be constructed with- 

 out more or less ready money. There are, however, 

 many ways by which those of limited means can build. 

 In many places there are building associations which 

 will put up a house after one's own plans, payment to 

 be made weekly, monthly, or quarterly, which shall 

 cover rent, taxes, interest and something on the prin- 

 cipal with each payment. This is a very good scheme 

 provided the association is not too grasping and one is 

 sure of a regular income with which to meet the pay- 

 ments. Builders and contractors, too, may be found who 

 build new houses and offer them for sale on easy terms. 

 These associations and contractors, building extensively 

 as they do, can buy materials much cheaper than one 

 building a single house, and therefore can afford to sell 



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