Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 250, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1912 — First Floor Plan [ARTICLE]

First Floor Plan

be appreciated by the men folks. As the material entering into the construction of any building, also the cost of same, will be governed entirely by local conditions, it would be simply a waste of space, to describe the same here. The house Is the usual balloon frame, ten feet to the eaves, and the roof half pitch, lap siding is used for the outer walls, and if built in any of the colder States, the inner walls should be lined with ship lap, and this in turn stripped over each studding with lath, the lath for the plastering are then nailed on the strips, which leaves a half-inch space between the lath and sheathing for mortar. This makes a solid job of plastering, and a very warm house. While it is not possible for any one to give an Intelligent estimate of a building without being on the ground, and being familiar with the local prices, etc., this house has been built several times at prices ranging from $1,600 to $2,400, bath and hot air furnace included.