January, 1915 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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cision that is in accordance with the con¬ 
tract and specifications, he must adhere 
firmly to it. To trust too much to the gen¬ 
erosity of the owner or to the liberal in¬ 
tentions of the builder is a mistake. 
There must be a clear understanding as 
to what the owner is to receive from his 
builder, and also what is due him from his 
architect set forth in a written contract. 
The contractor should clearly understand 
that the work is to be done strictly in ac¬ 
cordance with the drawings and specifica¬ 
tions ; that the matrials are to be exactly 
as specified; the workmen are to be com¬ 
petent, and that the builder himself shall 
exercise care and watchfulness to prevent 
errors, as well as having a competent fore¬ 
man in charge of the work at all times. 
Any material not in accordance with the 
specifications which is delivered at the 
work shall be rejected and removed at 
once, and any work not in accordance with 
the drawings and details or specifications 
shall be demolished or removed before 
crowded aside or covered up with other 
work; this is covered by contract and 
specifications. 
With a good feeling of co-operation es¬ 
tablished between the contracting parties 
and the architect, the work should proceed 
smoothly. Decisions should be promptly 
and impartially made, and all such de¬ 
cisions, notices and orders issued in 
writing, and handled in a businesslike way 
from the office of the architect, who, if up 
to date, will keep proper accounts of the 
cost of the work — that is, the amounts con¬ 
tracted and the amounts paid to each con¬ 
tractor as the work progresses, rendering 
a statement of the same to the owner each 
month, so that he may at all times know 
its cost. 
It will be advisable for the owner to take 
the time and trouble to visit the architect’s 
office frequently and examine the drawings 
and details of the constructnon of the 
work, so that he may clearly understand 
what they are intended to represent; and, 
by comparing sizes of rooms, doors and 
stairs, he will not be disappointed as they 
assume shape and proportions during the 
erection of the building, or want to change 
them to conform to recently obtained ideas. 
This does not mean that the owner should 
spend daily in the architect’s office two or 
three hours having him explain all the de¬ 
tails that enter into his business, or into 
the general construction of a house. After 
the owner and his family decide that the 
plans are exactly what they want, they will 
be saved the cost of many extras from the 
changes due to their lack of comprehension 
in the first place, which are a menace to 
the work, as well as expensive and con¬ 
fusing. 
After signing the contract, arrangements 
are usually made for the architect, owner 
and contractor with a surveyor to stake 
out the house in its proper position on the 
lot. When this is done the excavation is 
started, and the work may be said to be 
fully under way. 
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