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WALTER GRUB, Associate Agricultural Engineer
KATHRYN PHILSON, Associate Home Economist
PROGRESS 
AGRICULTURAL 
EXPERIMENT 
STATION
REPORT
No. 66 of the
MARCH 1957 ALABAMA 
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
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ALOW-COST, easv-to build house with moderno coi
That is a big order for a house plan, hut it has
filled. A design for farm homes that has been dcx e
Agricultural Exper imenit Station of the Alabamia Poix
tute meets all these rc(
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tiirements - xmv in cost, com
4 easy to construct. And it is 
a flexible phii that t- ti
most farmn families.
A hou se has been bl~t t at the No!th Alabam iI ni a11
-7 station, Cuillman, Alabama, to test the news design. \I
d]one by unskilled laborecrs. Construction cost as
sq
1
uare foot, including labor chairges. MIateirials cost
sq
1
uare foot. Not included iii these cost figur es ar e
for the liv in g area storage wxall, cloiset do( (1 s. heatilo
septic tank. The figures, howvxer, do inclutde pine pal
was usedl throughout the inter ior. It is poin ted o(lt t
19.55 prices in the Cullmn ar ea onlx and werec foi- tI
bedr oom house. Mateirial and labor costs mna\ lbe
other times andi in other areas.
Inside and outside x'iexx's (if the house at Cullman(
the photos. Two floor plans arec shoxwn here
Top: Built by Experiment Station plans,
this house was enlarged by adding
screened porch and dining area to basic
plan. Bottom: Exposed rafter ceiling and
glass in gable give living room spacious
appearance.
Left: Basic plan has
living room with dinir
en, both, and utility ar
adding an 8-foot secti
ing room-kitchen end
converted to include
roam and a separate d
Large, low w
room in Exp
right ore sh.
closet, and ti,
Window ovei
backyard.
i\ elnenes.
alredYl beeti
tipcd by the
fortihile, mid
jet ittire Sidb
boutt S5 pci
iii 83 per
the Shei i
1
ItIt these, are
dhifferenit at
tie' Shown ii ll
'wa bedrooms,
g area, kitch-
ca. Right: By
on on the liv-
the plan is
n third bed-
ning area.
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I iii iii t il In tillt. (h it' beaetlltl it protble i for thstl ii , N t1 ( l
Too oiill 4 filil fam1iies( lli( eti to~ l setth Io Itllbtil XirI
im ed pla dioii _ thl e i ts ti itXX r(ii lcl1 tl.A
Aicultual 1alta ti)
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d ilitild e ptis inl(' Xf inilil filili- \\c ('kit
(ol3) Ittedil tIsgilt] tl l( illo is l c l itsi trolv ils ill
ig l 'l'o lalikeXl cost idei i. li, tolstlXX ioll. T w l
huh S i ititii'liii'l X il posiht o -(lils.l\ \illcd i-A i
ill5th \iojl ali t] i inke ep pants d Nvi iti.'( tX
Iro sti itl iierials alit iXX in euost lt 'iX liiitil
loieilittl ititit Iills ti l iii 11it Clii\A. it. li ld tllp
Aie 16 i' i t i iXX 017 XX ll iiitltisss s ii t i X 1)Ittt. I prp i tset
(2) Ope t'il )tot itt andi isk th roo lt X it t' 1)11 itt> alit
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A Xhii( i n ii ia' t 1 neititl lii nxos(ts \o~ c spiet
lii ll- iX 11 iii Xi titilit ii i ii 5 t t 'iii i' 'il it tli
he i i'iiitiii l back doo tit f'i XII to brd i ti ith i \t
Ito itt iittliiii iiln Ilt'ithltl t ilwt illdi i11\ \vor t spt a cein
u lt th i i liti lit a ct
it it oeaf exlv itt lot''lt iti o i' t]to t \ l tiiisiil w )iiit 's.icc
ciri iti ol t i betiiii
1 4
vttut'thti 5 ioI 4 i XXII i ll t he flloir
Pla(\(Iit o ltise eerilten Stajiu ho\\sei ed I)(' ihande
fro cte ofI tcsu'll stil Sei ;ld catuire Ai illa \ootrd
Tlhe o.c-hn fooB cl th4og ot \il rol .eI
Low-cost board and batten walls give Treated post foundation 
cuts building
good appearance. cost and 
makes construction easy.
Wide roof overhang shades south wall
in summer, exposes it to sun in winter.