Floor areas: Superstructure, 1,185 square feet. Porches, 155 square
feet.
House 6531 should be compared with no. 6533. The two plans were developed
independently, but are very similar and illustrate a logical grouping of
rooms for a farmhouse. In some respects the arrangement of 6531 works
out more satisfactorily because it is not restricted by the structural
details of framing a pitched roof.
This house is a model of compactness and efficiency. Note the simple but
effective way in which the kitchen and heater room are located back to
back. The floor of the heater room is a concrete slab, two steps below
the main floor level. A pass cupboard between the kitchen and dining room
is handy for serving meals. It also provides storage space beneath its
counter. The entire bedroom side may be omitted from the original house,
in which case the workroom would serve for dining and the dining room for
a bedroom.
All dimensions of this house are multiples of 3-1/2 feet. Wall, door, and
window sections might be prefabricated so that erection would consist
merely of bolting the sections together, or the house can be built in the
ordinary way. The sketch at the top of page 41 illustrates the use of
sheet metal as an exterior covering, the one in the center shows concrete
blocks, and the bottom view shows the walls covered with a combination of
lap siding and shingles or wide boards.
The flat roof should be covered with good roofing and well-insulated for
comfort in both summer and winter as described in the working drawings.
The cost of the insulated flat roof should not be greater than that of an
ordinary pitched roof without insulation. The accumulation of snow will
help to keep the building warm.
[Illustration: FLOOR PLAN]
[Illustration: VIEW OF COMPLETED HOME]
[Illustration: VIEW OF COMPLETED HOME]
[Illustration: VIEW OF COMPLETED HOME]
[23] Prepared by Albert Frey for the Bureaus of Agricultural Engineering
and Home Economies, U.S. Department of Agriculture.