CHAPTER PAGE
I. PRESENT-DAY ECONOMIC TROUBLES 1
II. GENERAL TYPES AND COSTS 7
III. ESSENTIAL STANDARDS OF QUALITY IN BUILDING MATERIALS 20
IV. TYPES OF WOODEN-FRAME CONSTRUCTION 38
V. CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASONRY AND WOOD DWELLING 49
VI. SAFEGUARDS AGAINST FIRE IN DWELLINGS 69
VII. POOR METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYED BY
UNSCRUPULOUS BUILDERS 81
VIII. ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF GOOD PLUMBING 94
IX. METHODS OF HEATING 109
X. LIGHTING AND ELECTRIC WORK 121
XI. CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRIM 130
XII. LESSONS TAUGHT BY DEPRECIATION 141
XIII. SELECTING MATERIALS FROM ADVERTISEMENTS 150
XIV. ROOFING MATERIALS 158
XV. PAINTING AND VARNISHING THE HOUSE 177
XVI. LABOR-SAVING DEVICES FOR THE HOME 185
XVII. CONCRETE WORK AROUND THE HOUSE 197
XVIII. CLASSIFICATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL
MOTIFS USED IN SMALL-HOUSE DESIGNING 208
XIX. TRADITIONS OF BUILDING FROM WHICH OUR MODERN
METHODS ARE DERIVED 219
XX. TRADITIONS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF DOORS AND
WINDOWS 236
XXI. BUILDING THE SETTING FOR THE HOUSE 245
XXII. FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION WORK 258