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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  October, 
  1907 
  

  

  How 
  About 
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  drainage 
  should 
  be 
  made 
  to 
  carry 
  the 
  water 
  

   from 
  the 
  house. 
  This 
  can 
  be 
  done 
  by 
  digging 
  

   ditches 
  from 
  the 
  house 
  site 
  to 
  the 
  lowest 
  level 
  

   and 
  laying 
  drain 
  pipes 
  in 
  them. 
  A 
  few 
  dol- 
  

   lars 
  expended 
  in 
  this 
  way 
  will 
  add 
  immeas- 
  

   urably 
  to 
  the 
  healthfulness 
  of 
  the 
  future 
  

   residence. 
  

  

  But 
  the 
  bungalow 
  for 
  summer 
  residence 
  is 
  

   not 
  the 
  only 
  problem 
  in 
  making 
  the 
  house 
  

   sanitary. 
  Many 
  of 
  our 
  homes 
  built 
  for 
  all- 
  

   the-year-round 
  occupancy 
  present 
  some 
  doubt- 
  

   ful 
  features 
  that 
  our 
  common 
  sense 
  should 
  

   teach 
  us 
  to 
  avoid. 
  In 
  this 
  type 
  of 
  house 
  the 
  

   drainage 
  is 
  even 
  more 
  important 
  than 
  in 
  the 
  

   summer 
  bungalow. 
  The 
  rains 
  and 
  snows 
  of 
  

   winter 
  settle 
  around 
  the 
  improperly 
  built 
  home 
  

   and 
  slowly 
  filter 
  through 
  poor 
  foundations 
  

   into 
  the 
  cellar. 
  A 
  perfectly 
  dry 
  cellar 
  in 
  the 
  

   country 
  used 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  rarity. 
  It 
  is 
  becoming 
  

   more 
  common 
  to-day, 
  and 
  architects 
  are 
  solving 
  

   the 
  problem 
  better 
  every 
  year. 
  Much 
  depends 
  

   on 
  the 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  soil 
  to 
  begin 
  with. 
  A 
  

   porous, 
  sandy 
  soil 
  makes 
  the 
  proposition 
  a 
  

   simple 
  one, 
  but 
  a 
  stiff 
  clay 
  soil 
  brings 
  troubles. 
  

   Sometimes 
  a 
  hard 
  pan 
  is 
  found 
  a 
  few 
  feet 
  be- 
  

   low 
  the 
  surface, 
  and 
  if 
  the 
  cellar 
  excavation 
  

   goes 
  below 
  this 
  the 
  water 
  which 
  is 
  caught 
  by 
  

   the 
  hard 
  pan 
  will 
  most 
  naturally 
  flow 
  into 
  the 
  

   cellar. 
  There 
  is 
  only 
  one 
  absolute 
  way 
  to 
  

   remedy 
  this. 
  A 
  ditch 
  a 
  foot 
  or 
  two 
  wide 
  

   should 
  be 
  excavated 
  around 
  the 
  house 
  a 
  foot 
  

   or 
  two 
  from 
  the 
  foundations, 
  cutting 
  through 
  

   the 
  hard 
  pan 
  and 
  extending 
  it 
  at 
  least 
  two 
  feet 
  

   below 
  the 
  cellar 
  floor. 
  Fill 
  this 
  ditch 
  with 
  

   loose 
  stones, 
  broken 
  bricks 
  or 
  similar 
  material 
  

   up 
  to 
  a 
  level 
  with 
  the 
  cellar 
  bottom. 
  Then 
  

   add 
  a 
  layer 
  or 
  two 
  of 
  sand, 
  and 
  finally 
  top 
  

   off 
  with 
  ordinary 
  soil. 
  The 
  effect 
  of 
  this 
  

   method 
  of 
  protection 
  will 
  be 
  apparent 
  to 
  any 
  

   one. 
  The 
  water 
  from 
  the 
  surrounding 
  soil 
  

   guided 
  by 
  the 
  layer 
  of 
  hard 
  pan 
  will 
  flow 
  into 
  

   the 
  ditch 
  and 
  sink 
  into 
  the 
  sand 
  and 
  loose 
  

   stones 
  before 
  it 
  reaches 
  the 
  foundations 
  of 
  the 
  

   house. 
  If 
  the 
  foundations 
  are 
  of 
  stone 
  or 
  

   brick 
  properly 
  waterproofed 
  inside 
  or 
  outside 
  

   the 
  cellar 
  will 
  remain 
  practically 
  dry, 
  even 
  in 
  

   the 
  wetest 
  weather. 
  The 
  cost 
  of 
  digging 
  

   such 
  a 
  ditch 
  and 
  filling 
  it 
  with 
  loose 
  material 
  

   will 
  not 
  be 
  much 
  greater 
  than 
  the 
  expense 
  re- 
  

   quired 
  for 
  an 
  additional 
  window 
  or 
  extra 
  

   fancywork 
  in 
  plumbing. 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  many 
  methods 
  of 
  waterproofing 
  

   cellars, 
  but 
  few 
  of 
  these 
  will 
  answer 
  if 
  the 
  

   house 
  has 
  "wet 
  feet" 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  time. 
  A 
  

   substitute 
  for 
  the 
  more 
  expensive 
  method, 
  and 
  

   suitable 
  for 
  ordinary 
  houses 
  not 
  standing 
  on 
  

   extremely 
  wet 
  soil, 
  is 
  to 
  run 
  around 
  on 
  the 
  

   foundation 
  of 
  brick 
  or 
  stones 
  a 
  layer 
  of 
  some 
  

   very 
  impervious 
  stone 
  or 
  other 
  non-conducting 
  

   material. 
  This 
  tends 
  to 
  keep 
  the 
  dampness 
  

   from 
  creeping 
  up 
  the 
  foundation 
  and 
  enter- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  living 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  house. 
  The 
  liberal 
  

   use 
  of 
  waterproof 
  paper 
  and 
  paints 
  inside 
  and 
  

   outside 
  also 
  counteract 
  dampness 
  in 
  houses. 
  

   The 
  use 
  of 
  hollow 
  concrete 
  and 
  terra 
  cotta 
  

   blocks 
  for 
  building 
  houses 
  has 
  to 
  some 
  ex- 
  

   tent 
  inaugurated 
  a 
  reform 
  in 
  this 
  direction. 
  

   The 
  hollow 
  space 
  inside 
  of 
  the 
  blocks 
  acts 
  as 
  

   a 
  non-conductor 
  of 
  air 
  and 
  water, 
  and 
  the 
  

   walls 
  are 
  thus 
  well 
  adapted 
  to 
  keeping 
  the 
  in- 
  

   terior 
  from 
  violent 
  atmospheric 
  changes. 
  While 
  

   many 
  object 
  to 
  using 
  concrete 
  blocks 
  as 
  build- 
  

   ing 
  material, 
  owing 
  to 
  the 
  similarity 
  of 
  ar- 
  

   tistic 
  effects, 
  none 
  can 
  refuse 
  to 
  utilize 
  hollow 
  

   blocks 
  for 
  foundations. 
  Hollow 
  blocks 
  of 
  any 
  

   material 
  prove 
  good 
  "anti-damp" 
  when 
  put 
  in 
  

   good 
  solid 
  foundations 
  a 
  few 
  feet 
  above 
  the 
  

   ground 
  level. 
  

  

  The 
  proper 
  concreting 
  of 
  the 
  cellar 
  floor 
  

   and 
  walls 
  gives 
  a 
  finish 
  to 
  the 
  lower 
  part 
  of 
  

   the 
  house 
  that 
  has 
  a 
  hygienic 
  result 
  of 
  no 
  small 
  

   benefit. 
  The 
  concrete 
  adds 
  greatly 
  to 
  the 
  fin- 
  

   ish 
  of 
  the 
  cellar, 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  makes 
  it 
  

   less 
  liable 
  to 
  accumulation 
  of 
  water. 
  But 
  

   withal 
  there 
  must 
  be 
  perfect 
  ventilation. 
  The 
  

   sanitation 
  of 
  the 
  cellar 
  can 
  not 
  be 
  achieved 
  

  

  