This cottage would make a good year-round home if it were properly heated and insulated. It has a good kitchen with enough space for a washer and drier. While the living and dining areas are a bit small, the built-in units would make the house seem larger. This plan also allows you to add on more bedrooms at a future date.

The spur wall running out from one end might be helpful in shielding the living area from near neighbors. However, it isn't essential structurally and doesn't have to go on the house.

The fireplace will require some special metalwork. Perhaps you would rather use a solid masonry hood over the hearth. If you decide to omit the fireplace entirely, run one structural member from the floor to the roof peak to tie in the partition.

Construction Outline
(Core Unit Only)

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 built 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. Now spike the outer header to the inner width. Nail down flooring. Install door and vent sills and lay sole around outer edge and under partitions.

Wall Framing: Lay out wall sections A and C on the floor. When completed, tip into place and use temporary bracing to hold in vertical position. Frame other walls. Build fireplace except for copper hood, which should be installed when the house is nearly completed—only the metal framing goes up now.

Roof: Put roof rafters in place. Be sure to use collars as required. Lay roofing boards. Use either roll or shingle roofing material.

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

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 walls.

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

Materials List
(Core – First Stage)

Concrete for footings I cu. yd.
Block for piers depends upon depth
I I  anchor bolts 1/2 in. x 8 in.
2,500 brick for chimney
4 lengths of terra cotta flue lining
I  metal fireplace hood
3 in. x 3 in. angle 2  4 ft. 8 in.    I  2 ft. long
  8    2x4      8 ft. long side walls
24    2x4    10 ft. long side walls and sole
24    2x4    14 ft. long side walls (to be cut)
  4    2x4    18 ft. long sole and header
76    2x6    10 ft. long header, sill, rafter, girder, joists
22    2x6    18 ft. long sill  (cut)
   I    2x8    18 ft. long ridge piece
150 lineal  ft. of I  x 6 fascia, trellis (except for Elev. C), collar
216 lineal ft. of window bead        
78 lineal ft. of I x 2 doorstop
3  I½ in. round dowels, 8 ft. long
520 board  ft. of roofing  material
490  board  ft.  of flooring  material
700 board  ft. of siding
800 board  ft. of interior finish
400 sq. ft. of ceiling finish, plus waste
1,000 sq. ft. of medium-thick insulation
4 squares of roofing material
4  2 ft. 6 in. x  6  ft. 8 in. exterior single-panel doors and screen doors
I  3 ft. x 6  ft. 8 in. exterior single-panel door and screen
I  2 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. interior  door
I  casement window (about 4 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.)
I  cellar sash (about 16 in. x 33 in.)
3 sheets of waterproof plywood 4 ft. x 8 ft. x 5/8 or 3/4 in.
Glass for fixed panes
Electric wiring:  110-220 volt, 3-wire system               
Plumbing: piping, pump, tank, water heater, seat, basin, shower, sink
Septic tank
Range or stove
Refrigerator

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