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factory in bad weather; 
bricks of various patterns 
form an interesting surface, 
decidedly surviceable, ap¬ 
propriate for a formal treat¬ 
ment of a driveway, but 
rather expensive; concrete 
is very durable, simple to 
construct; it is, however, 
harsh to the eyes and hot in 
the summer time. 
If there is a rather long 
driveway to the garage, it is 
an excellent idea to have it 
curve so as to permit plant¬ 
ing which would partially 
hide the service portions of 
the house. In a hilly coun¬ 
try, the laying out of the 
driveway must somewhat be 
governed by the slope of the 
land, and the planting, too, 
must meet these conditions 
if it is to be made effective. 
The average drive should 
be from 9' to 10' wide; as it 
approaches the main en¬ 
trance of the house it is 
sometimes advisable to have 
it flare out to a width of 
about 15', this will enable 
an ihcoming car to pass the 
one standing at the main 
entrance. 
The ideal foundation for 
a driveway has a certain 
percentage of clay, but not 
enough to make the road 
The garage and farm 
buildings on this coun¬ 
try estate in Illinois pro¬ 
vides a grassed plot en¬ 
circled by the drive 
case, a Y-turn near the 
garage solves the problem. 
This Y-turn enables the 
driver to back his car 
around with the least 
amount of effort, and to 
bring his car into posi¬ 
tion so that it will head 
straight out to the drive¬ 
way. The Y of the turn 
should be at least 15' deep 
with an adequate amount of 
curve to give an easy swing 
in backing the car. 
Of course the choice of 
material used will depend 
largely upon the material in 
house and garage. This 
will bring the driveway into 
the general building scheme 
and enable it to slip quietly 
into its place. The location 
of the drive, as already ex¬ 
plained, must meet the con¬ 
venience of each particular 
point — entrance, kitchen 
and garage; but with these 
facts faced, much help and 
general information can be 
secured from a careful 
study of the illustrations 
shown here; some very dif¬ 
ficult problems are success¬ 
fully met in these sketches 
and much light is thrown on 
the placing of graceful, 
practical driveways in small 
spaces. 
Shelter is provided for 
four cars, with servants’ 
living quarters above. 
On one side are dairy 
stables 
Three types of garage runways are shown 
here, with the necessary measurements and 
variations in construction 
dangerous in wet weather. If a drive 
is made on new ground where filling 
has been used a considerable time 
should be allowed for the earth to 
settle and become firm before the sur¬ 
face material is put on. 
Driveways cannot be considered as 
an ornament to the property, hence 
should'be made as inconspicuous as 
compatible with their utilitarian pur¬ 
pose. Once built, they cannot be 
easily changed without incurring con¬ 
siderable expense, hence it is well to 
have a definite plan at the outset, with 
all problems satisfactorily solved, to 
avoid mistakes which are irritating 
and expensive. 
An important consideration in 
these driveways is the turning areas 
for large cars. Failure to arrange for 
these in planning drives will often 
lead to much trouble and expense. 
This difficulty is interestingly solved 
in one of the diagrams which illus¬ 
trate this article. 
Often the size and contour of a lot 
with the buildings located on it will 
not permit a circular turn; in this 
