Popular Science Monthly 



639 



as an insulator against the heat. With 

 the two-story type shown, however, 

 there is no insulating space between the 

 roof proper and the 

 ceiling of the sleeping 

 rooms except the thick- 

 ness of the rafters, usu- 

 ally about 6 ins., and 

 sometimes only 4 ins., 

 which is not sufficient to 

 protect the interior of 

 the house from the out- 

 side heat. Of course 

 this disadvantage may 

 be overcome to a cer- 

 tain extent by cover- 

 ing the roof with asbes- 

 tos shingles or with some 

 other roofing material 

 which will resist the 

 heat, but unless the roof 

 is well shaded by trees 

 it will be- almost impos- 

 sible to keep the roof 

 cool enough in the heat 

 of summer to stop the 

 heat from entering the 

 second floor. 



One of the finest small bungalows 

 which the writer has ever had the pleas- 

 ure of erecting is illustrated in Fig. 4. 

 While not costing as much as many 

 others constructed by him, it is never- 

 theless a complete bungalow and for 

 this reason it will be used as an example 

 of what a modern bungalow should be. 

 It was erected at a cost of $5100, com- 

 plete, including a steam-heating plant 

 and an automatic water-heater. 



This bungalow is 28 ft. in width and 

 38 ft. in length as shown on the plan. 

 The cellar has 7 ft. of headroom under 

 the girder and 7 ft. 8 ins. of headroom 

 under the joists, which not only obviates 

 a continual bumping of one's head, but 

 is of great assistance to the proper in- 

 stallation of the heating plant. The 

 foundation walls extend 2 ft. above 

 grade and are built of blue flint stone 

 above grade and of limestone below. 

 Limestone is used below, since flint 

 "sweats" underground so that a flint 

 stone wall is damp practically all of the 

 time. Limestone, on the other hand, 

 does not make a pleasing eff"ect above 

 ground, in the majority of cases, as it is 

 inclined to be full of little holes and 



Fig. 4. Floor plan of a success- 

 ful bungalow, costing $5,100 

 complete 



imperfections which stand out as glaring 

 defects in the bright sunlight. The 

 square bays which project on the east 

 and west sides of the 

 house are supported by 

 large stone corbels in 

 place of the ordinary' 

 wood brackets. The 

 eaves overhang the 

 house about 2 ft. 6 ins. 

 and are pattern-cut raft- 

 er-ends, as shown in 

 Fig. 5- The exterior is 

 covered with gray- 

 stained shingles which 

 come very close to 

 matching the gray of 

 the massive stone chim- 

 ney which extends up 

 the outside of the build- 

 ing. The trim, or out- 

 side woodwork, other 

 than the shingles, was 

 painted white so that 

 the color scheme of the 

 building was merely 

 stone gray and white. 

 Bungalows, in general, 

 should be painted with quiet color com- 

 binations such as the one just given; 

 with two shades of the same color or 

 with direct contrasts, a dark color such 

 as green or brown is used for the body 

 and white, pearl gray or some other 

 direct contrast is used for the trim. 

 Bungalows may be cov'ered either with 

 lap, bevel siding or shingles, although 

 the latter are usually the most pleasing. 

 Stucco or brick veneer may be used, 

 although a bungalow loses a great deal 



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Fig. 5. The eaves of the bungalow are 

 artistic in pattern with cut rafter-ends 



