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Title: Architect and engineer
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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low in first cost, it embodies all the comfort and conveniences of the more pretentious residence. Note sizes of rooms; number and size of closets. Masonry Walls Specified As is customary in the low-cost, fire-proof home, walls are designed for concrete masonry; to be finished with Port-land cement stucco or Portland cement paint on the exterior. First floor and roof are to be reinforced concrete—construction that represents an important economy. It carries out the flat-roof effect; makes the house rigid; encloses the most space for the least money. Affords Long-Time Economy A concrete platform is specified at the entranceway. Concrete construction also is specified for other parts of the house—the footings, the foundation walls, the sills and lintels for windows and door openings, and for the chimney. This construction provides for low maintenance, long-time economy. In this house, a full basement is included.Built with concrete floor and concrete masonry foundation walls, it provides space
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FLOOD PLAN for a recreation room, storage and other purposes. Low Construction Cost Four thousand two hundred dollars is the estimated construction cost for this fire-proof concrete home — a figure that will vary somewhat according to location. One cannot fail to notice that this suggested design has many outstanding features. A fireplace is included in the living room. This and other rooms are fairly large. Built-in equipment can be installed in the kitchen. And the major rooms, be-ing well lighted and well equipped with closet space, will please those who dwell within this home. It is, indeed, a design which offers one his money's worth — a real home at low cost. THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER ^44 ► APRIL. NINETEEN THIRTY-THREE ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS PLEASED WITH NEW CODE OF STANDARD PRACTICE A, BOUT one year ago the Structural Engineers' Association of Southern California adopted a Code of Standard Practice governing professional structural engineering service

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