Here’s more elaborate cottage. Besides having three bedrooms, it has the largest kitchen area of any of the cabins in this section. The car port could serve a number of purposes. It could be used as a porch or, by enclosing it, a year-round playroom could be had. The living-dining area is reasonably large.

The kitchen area could be enclosed by the use of folding doors, or you might prefer to use a small cabinet divider to separate this from the living area.

Another change you might like to make is the use of french-type doors in all the outside bedroom walls instead of the vents and fixed glass. Your own living habits and the topography of the site will help you decide. Generally speaking, I find it easier to install a door than build a window area.

If you should decide to omit the fireplace, be sure to make that wall of the living room load-bearing. Double the framing member under this wall and add one more equally spaced pier.

Construction Outline

Foundation: Piers made of 8-by-8-by-16-inch block. Top block poured solid and bolts put into place to receive sill. Fireplace foundation made of stone and poured concrete.

Flooring: Sills drilled to take bolts and then placed on pier foundation. Spike inner width of header to sill. Lay out floor joists and spike them to inner header. Spike the outer header to inner header. Nail down flooring. Install door and vent sills and lay sole around outer edge and under partitions.

Wall Framing: Lay out walls B and D on the floor. Tip into place and use temporary bracing to hold in vertical position. Frame other walls and partitions. Build fireplace.

Roof: Lay roof rafters in place and place roofing boards over. Use collars as required. Use either roll or shingle roofing. Follow directions in construction section of this book.

Side-wall Finish: Use l-by-6 or l-by-8 tongue-and-groove siding nailed at top, bottom, and at herringbone bracing.

Vents, Doors, and Other Openings: Follow details on preceding pages or in the last section of this book.

Insulation: Medium- or full-thickness Fiberglas or equivalent insulation stapled between roof rafters. Use medium thickness in side wall.

Finish interior as desired. Install plumbing and electrical work as required.

Materials List

Concrete for footings 1¼ cu. yd.
Blocks for piers depends upon depth
3,500 brick
28 anchor bolts ½ in. x 8 in.
10  2 x 4    10 ft. long Partitions
30  2 x 4    12 ft. long framing and sole
64  2 x 4    14 ft. long framing (about 40 pieces cut in half
16  2 x 4    18 ft. long framing (Elev. A and C)
10  2 x 6    10 ft. long sills and rafters
11  2 x 6    12 ft. long sills (windows, etc.)
14  2 x 6    14 ft. long roof rafters
15  2 x 6    16 ft. long roof rafters
14  2 x 6    24 ft. long living-room roof rafters
(22-ft length if fireplace face of partition is load-bearing)
70  2 x 8    12 ft. long floor joists, header (girder)
  5  4 x 4      8 ft. long posts
  1  4 x 4    12 ft. long post
  5  4 x 4    14 ft. long posts
320 lineal ft. of window bead
150 lineal ft. of 1 x 6 fascia board
1,000 board ft. of flooring
1,600 board ft. of roofing
1,400 board ft. of exterior tongue-and grove siding (vertical)
1,800 board ft. of interior finish
976 sq. ft. of ceiling finish material (plus waste)
2  2ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. exterior single-panel door and screen doors
1  2 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. exterior single-panel door and screen door
1  2 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. exterior single-panel door and screen door
4  2 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in Interior door
2,000 sq. ft. of medium-thick insulation
3,600 sq. ft. of roofing material (3-ply) and mastic
5  sheets of 4 ft. x 8 ft. x ¾ in. waterproof plywood
6 yd. 36-in.-wide plastic screening
1  38 in. x 50 in. casement window
2 cellar sash (about 16 in. x 33 in.)
Glass for fixed panes
Electric wiring: 110-220 volt, 3-wire system
Plumbing: piping, pump, tank, water heater, water closet, basin, tub, sink
Septic tank
Range
Refrigerator

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