STYLE OF HOUSE 



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The use of steel members makes for a lighter type of 

 house since a 3-in. rafter is as strong as a much larger 

 and heavier wooden one. In the line of progress the gutter 

 also has been reduced and is made of cast iron. The use 

 of steel allows the building of larger houses and by means 

 of scientifically devised methods of roof construction and 



One of Wm. Sim's Large, Modern Sweet Pea Houses at 

 Cliftondale, Mass. 



tie devices for strengthening these structures, even those 

 of great width are made perfectly safe. 



" Contributory to their success has been, in conjunc- 

 tion with the iron frame, a scientifically devised method of 

 roof trussing, utilizing steel angles or flat bars for all truss 

 members other than the tension rod, thereby enabling them 



