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six or eight inches of sand on top of 

 the hard pan, make high raised benches, 

 under which the sun can shine, and con- 

 struct concrete walks about four inches 

 thick, laying them on top of the sand. 

 In this way I believe that I can keep 

 the house clean and sweet. 



It is my opinion that such a house 

 would be a great deal warmer than the 

 one which I have at present, which 

 is built on the ground level. Our cli- 

 mate is intensely eold for long periods 

 of time. In fact, I have known times 

 when the temperature would remain be- 

 low zero for a period of six weeks, even 

 at the middle of the day and with the 

 sun shining. I find it difficult to keep 

 my house above 40 degrees during such 

 periods as this and coal is expensive, 

 indeed, in this locality, costing $11 per 

 ton. 



Would you advise building a sunken 

 house, with economy of coal and a 

 warmer temperature, but more difficult 

 access and a little risk of sour soil? Or 

 would you advise constructing another 

 ground-level house and a bigger heating 

 plant, with larger coal bills and easier 

 access? p. G. — Minn. 



The advantages and disadvantages of 

 houses built on the ground level and 

 those which are sunken are clearly 

 stated above. It is certain that there 

 will be a considerable saving of fuel 

 if the house does not have any side 

 walls exposed. It is inadvisable to use 

 a sunken house, but it would certainly 

 be unwise to build one with walls pro- 

 truding .seven feet above the ground 

 level. 



The use to which the house is to be 

 put and the temperature desired are not 

 stated. This would make a consider- 

 able difference in determining the height 

 to which the walls would extend above 

 the outside grade level. For carnations, 

 violets and ordinary bedding plants it 

 would be unwise to have more than two 

 feet of glass in the outside wall. In 

 fact, under the severe conditions men- 

 tioned, it might be advisable to have 

 glass in the roof only. Build the walls 

 .so that their height does not exceed four 

 feet, measuring from the walks to the 

 level of the bottom of the plate. Grade 

 up around the walls in the form of a 

 terrace to the height of two feet, to pre- 

 vent the loss of heat. Build the walls 

 of hollow blocks to the level of the plate, 

 unless it is deemed necessary to have 

 glass in them. Bank cinders or other 

 available material against them above 

 the graded terrace during the winter. 



Except for the inconvenience incurred, 

 the house suggested is not particularly 

 objectionable, provided good drainage 

 can be secured and the heating appa- 

 ratus can be so arranged as to give a 

 good circulation. 







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