_Materials Used_
It will be remembered that the commonest types of small houses are
the wooden frame house and the masonry-and-wood house. Now it is
essential that certain definite qualities be required of all materials
of construction which enter into the building of these houses, and
although there are many facts covering the standard qualities and
methods of manufacture, yet one cannot expect to remember all of them.
It is sufficient if one knows those qualities which mean satisfactory
building and durability when applied to the structure.
Of the large number of materials which enter into the construction of
a house, the following are the most important and should be maintained
at a high standard: wood, clay products, cementing materials, metals,
glass, and paint.