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AMEEICAK ACIRIOTJLTIJEIST. 
[November, 
A House Costing $3,500. 
S. B. REED. ARCHITECT. 
These plans shown in figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, represent a 
compact and tasteful house. It is modern in style and ar¬ 
rangement, and contains a fair share of modern improve¬ 
ments. Several such dwellings have been built during the 
past year, in each case giving mucli satisfaction. Wo 
give the following specifications: The liiglitin the clear 
of the cellar story is sis anda half feet; of the first 
story, ten feet; of the second story, nine feet. 
The cellar is excav.ated to tlie depth of three and a 
half feet below the level of tlie grade in front of 
the site, and the loose earth removed from the 
grounds. Foundations are of hiird brick eight 
inches thick, all exposed surfaces neatly pointed 
in the joints, and the whole made level. The area 
leading to the cellar has twelve inch jambs, and 
blue stone steps and coping. The chimneys are of 
hard brick and mortar. The kitchen fire-place 
has an opening suitable for an elevated No. 8 
Range (eight inch jambs), with hearth and lintels 
of rubbed bluestone, and slate shelf above. All 
flues are separate and continuous from each story. 
The tops are laid in cement mortal-. Iron thimbles 
and heating pipes are set where directed. The 
side walls and ceilings of the two full stories are 
hard-finished, on two coats of best brown mortar 
and seasoned lath. The parlor. sFting-room, din¬ 
ing-room, and hall in the first story, have neat and 
appropriate cornices, and centers in each ceiling. 
Soffits and corbels, with rule-joint corners, are set 
and finished across the openings of the bay win¬ 
dows. The frame of the house is of seasoned 
spruce timber of the following sizes, viz.: 
blind nailed. The first story floors are one and an eighth 
by four inch T. & G. spruce, blind nailed. Other floors 
of one and ono-eiglitli by seven inch, T. & G. close laid 
and double nailed. The attic is floored, but is otherwise 
unfinished, and serves as a large store room. 
The main stairs are built of white pine, with newels, 
rails, and balusters of ash. The attic stairs are enclosed 
with narrow ceiling, with door at the foot and neat hand¬ 
rail above. The stairs leading to the cellar are of stout 
plank, with plain hand-rails along the sides, and door at 
Sills, 4 by 8 inches. 
Posts, 4 by 7 inches. 
Plates, 4 by 6 inches. 
Rafters, 3 by 4 inches. 
Studding (D. & W.),3by4 
Veranda sills, 3 by 8 in. 
“ plates, 3 by 7 in. 
Girder, 4 by 8 inches. 
Ties, 4 by 6 inches. 
Hips, 3 by 8 inches. 
Beams, 3 by 8 inches. 
Studding, (Int.), 2 by 4 in. 
Veranda beams, 3 by 5 in. 
“ rafters, 3 by 4 in. 
Beams, studding,' and rafters are placed sixteen 
inches apart from centers. The angles in all 
partitions are anchored together at their join¬ 
ings, to prevent cracks in the plastering. All win¬ 
dows have plank stiles, and those above the collar 
timber sills. The cellar windows have stone sills, 
one and a half inch sash, and glazed with second 
quality French glass. The cellar and attic sashes are 
bung on butts or pivots—all others to balance wei'dits 
with best cord. The exterior sides of the frame to the 
bight of the belt course are covered with clear, white 
pine five-inch clapboards, laid to lap one-fifth of their 
width; and above the belts of pino, five by eighteen inch 
shingles showing one-third their length on T. & G. 
sheathing laid horizontally on sheathing felt. The water 
tables, belt courses, corner boards and cornices are of 
white pine as shown by the plans. The verandas and 
porch have level ceilings of narrow beaded pine. The 
roofs are covered with eight by sixteen inch “Bangor,” 
Pa., slate on tarred felt and hemlock boards. All valleys. 
Fia;. 1. —front elevation of house. 
top. All inside casings are of clear seasoned pine, with 
jambs and reeded architraves, head and foot blocks, all 
extending to the floor, with panels under each window. 
A chair back is put around the dining-room and kitchen, 
two feet nine inches from the floor. The bath-room, bath¬ 
tub, wash-stand, and water-closet are wainscoted with 
narrow T. & G. ash. The tops of the bath-tub and water- 
closet are of black walnut; of the wash-bowl marble, 
with wall plates complete. The kitchen sink is wain¬ 
scoted with narrow pine, with doo'r to form a cupboard. 
Closets are shelved and hooked in the usual manner. 
Hard wood saddles are put down to all doors, and turned 
stops behind all such as require them. All doors are 
The one and a quarter inch doors have rim locks— 
others mortice, all with brass bolts and keys. The knobs, 
roses and escutcheons in the first story main parts are 
imitation bronze ; all others of porcelain, with silver- 
plated shanks and bases. The sliding doors are hung 
with “ 'Warnor’s Hangers.” Sash fastenings of approved 
pattern are put to all windows. The lock for the front 
do(.r has night latch attachments. A gong bell is 
put in the front hall, with all necessary wires and cranks, 
leading to a bronze pull in the frame of the front door. 
The outside dressed pine work has two coats of 
paint, composed of pure lead and linseed oil, with 
Stainers to suit the owner. The inside finish is 
wood filled throughout, with the halls and parlor 
stained black walnut. A No. 8 Range, with water- 
back and elevated oven, and an oval top copper 
thirty gallon “Brooklyn pressure ” boiler, with 
“Lockwood ” stand, an iron sixteen by twenty-six 
inch sink, and a plank wash-tub, with two divi¬ 
sions and lids, are set in the kitchen. A French 
bath-tub, lined with planished tin fourteen-ounce 
copper—a “Zane’s Sanitary ” water-closet, a six 
gallon tank, and a twelve inch wash-bowl are set 
in the bath-room. 'Water supply pipes of one 
inch galvanized iron, lead from the street main to 
the rear of the cellar, and a three-quarter continua¬ 
tion pipe leads to the tank, with five-eighth 
branches for cold water leading to the sinks, tubs, 
boiler, bath-tub, water-closet, and wasli-bowls, 
etc. A four-inch soil pipe leads from the bottom 
of the cellar to three feet above the kitchen roof, 
with all necessary branches for the connection of 
the waste pipes, and with joints caulked with 
lead. “Adee ” traps of lead are properly connected 
with four inch pipe leading from the water-closets, 
and with the two-inch soil pipe, running from, 
the sink, wash-tubs, and wash-bowl, and properly 
connected with the one and three-quarter inch 
waste pipes. The traps have screw plugs to each, 
and all necessary stoppers and chains pro¬ 
vided. A slop and waste cock is put in the one 
inch pipe arranged to exhaust all waters from the 
distributing pipes. A sediment cock with waste 
branches connects with the cold three-quarter inch 
lead pipe, leading to the soil pipe. A drain of four 
inch vitrified tile is laid below the reach of frost, 
leading from the lower end of the soil pipe to 
the street, sewer or cesspool, with joints made 
perfectly tight with cement.—Estimate of materials, etc.: 
107 yards excavation @ 25c. yard. $ 26.75 
21 000 nrick furnished and laid @ $15 ^ M. (complete). 315.00 
73 feet bluestone ® 30c. ^ foot (complete). 21.90 
960 yards plastering ® 30c. St yard (complete). 288.00 
Stucco work (complete).— 60.00 
6,500 feet timber @ $30 S* M. (complete). 195.00 
250 joist @ 18c. each. . 45.00 
32 > wall strips ® 13c. each. 42.25 
500 sheathing @ 18c. each. 90.00 
300 sheathing felt @ 4c. ^ ft. 12 Ob' 
Water table, cornices, etc. 60.00 
22 square slate ® $9 S* sq. (complete). 198.00 
225 clapboards @ 18c. each. 40.50 
40 hunches shingles @ $2 ift B. 80,00 
500 feet tin work @ 10c. ft. (complete). rO.OO 
3,000 feet flooring ® 5c. ® ft. . 150.00 
Veranda and porch (Complete). 80 00 
4 windows for cellar ® $i each (complete). 16.00 
gutters, and flashing to tie of the 1 C charcoal tin. Hips 
and ridges of zinc, are secured with iron galvanized 
straps. Leaders of I C charcoal tin, are put where 
recpiired to convey all roof water to the ground. 
The outside floors are of one and a quarter by four and 
a half inch T. & G. white pine, close laid in paint and 
five panelled, and moulded of seasoned white pine, 
double face one anda half-inch for outside and rooms, and 
single face one and a quarter-inch for closets. The front 
and balcony doors have reeded rails and mouldings, 
with tinted glass in upper parts. The outside cellar 
doors are strongly constructed of planking. 
33 windows, full, $9 each (complete). 297 Ofl 
33 doors, @ $7 each (complete). 231,00 
3 stairs $60; 4 mantels $60 (complete). 120.00 
8 kegs nails @ $3 ft keg...... 
Plumbing, range, and furnace (completet. 500.00 
Painting, $200.00: Labor not included above, $300.00... 500,00 
Carting, $50.00; Incidentals, $7.60. 57 6 0 
Total . $8,500.00 
