IN a low price home it is often difficult to originality or beauty since so much of the building cost is devoted to practicality, sound construction and various building economies rather than aesthetic value. There is no real excuse for this. Taste and appealing appearance can be incorporated into the simplest structure regardless of price. The Tyler is a case in point-at around $10,500 it is certainly a low cost home, yet original design is far from neglected.
Low-sweeping roof lines make this home grow out of the ground. The skill with which all oblique lines are placed creates this impression, as your eye, in passing over them, is brought to the ground at nearly every point. The sense of shelter that is every home's primary purpose is obtained by making the roof areas large and steep enough to dominate the low, well-proportioned side walls of the house.
The garage and bedroom wings plus the large picture window add unique interest to the front, and the use of rough-wood shingles gives a superior and unusual character to the entire house.
The plan follows a very practical scheme, one which allows best utilization of the whole building site. The service portion of the home is accessible on one side near the front. Thus all the space behind the home is available for a garden or game area.
Rooms are planned to allow direct communication between different areas, enabling the homemaker to reduce her steps to a minimum.
Entrance into the house is made by way of a small terrace into a foyer. A wrought iron railing separates this foyer from the 24- foot living room. An outstanding feature of this room, aside from its size, is a large picture window in the front and one at the back-both of which furnish the room with an abundance of natural light. A door to the back yard leads from the rear of this room. The rear section of the living room may be used as a dining area.
In the left corner of the house and directly in back of the garage is the kitchen. Connected to the dining area or living room by a swinging flush door, the kitchen employs the U arrangement of equipment with the sink beneath the rear picture window. The opposite area is for a small dinette set if desired. Off the side kitchen door is the entrance to the full basement and outdoor service porch. If the basement is finished off, you will have sufficient space to pursue your favorite hobby-be it photography, a workshop or parties. The heating system in the original home was hot water, oil fired; but any conventional type of system may be used with success.
The three bedrooms, bath and linen closets comprise the right half of the house. The master bedroom is located in the front of the house and features two large windows and a built-in closet. The other two bedrooms are in the rear and include ample closet room.
In the front of The Tyler is the bathroom. It is complete in every detail and features a built-in vanity, ceramic tile floor and side walls.
The roof pitch of this home is not sufficient to use the shallow attic space for anything other than storage. If you wish to use this space for this purpose, you may place a shuttle way in the central hall.
As a precaution against condensation the attic has vents built into the roof to facilitate normal passage of any water vapor present. These ventilators are usually left open all year around and serve to prevent the interior paint and plaster from cracking or the structure from otherwise deteriorating. In addition to fully insulating your home, a vapor barrier consisting of metal foil or asphalt felt should cover the insulation to further protect it from condensation.
The full basement of The Tyler may be put to fullest advantage by installing an outside fuel tank. Usually the oil tank is placed in the cellar because it is more economical to install. Over a period of a few years, however, you will find that a tank of 500- or 1000-gallon capacity buried in your yard will more than pay for itself in the long run because oil dealers often give better prices for large orders..
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