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Farmhouse Plans

Wallace Ashby

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A farmhouse should fit the family, the work, and the land it sits on. Wallace Ashby weighs size, comfort, safety, and cost, from cellars to construction materials, in planning a home for a working farm. A practical builder's guide to the house at the center of the homestead. Design a farmhouse that serves the farm as well as the family.

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60 chapters

  1. 1FARMHOUSE PLANS
  2. 2CONTENTS
  3. 3FARMHOUSE REQUIREMENTS
  4. 4SIZE
  5. 5COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
  6. 6RELATION TO OTHER BUILDINGS AND HIGHWAY
  7. 7APPEARANCE
  8. 8SAFETY
  9. 9CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
  10. 10COSTS
  11. 11CELLARS
  12. 12SUPERSTRUCTURES AND PORCHES
  13. 13ESTIMATING BY UNIT COSTS
  14. 14WORKING DRAWINGS
  15. 15CAUTION REGARDING CHANGES
  16. 16PLANS FOR HOUSES
  17. 17ONE-STORY GROWING HOUSES
  18. 18PLAN 6511,[4] FOR THE SOUTHWEST

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