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CUT'OUTS
TO HELP IN PLANNING

U.S.DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HOME AND GARDEN BULLETIN NO. 22

 Contents
Page
Put your plan on paper 1
Planning the new house 2
How to use cut-outs in planning a new house 3
How to use cut-outs in planning remodeling. 5
Where to get help 6
Selected list of U. S. Department of Agriculture publications on
housing 6
Floor plans (do not cut):
Traffic diagrams 7
Living rooms 8
Dining rooms and dining areas 9
Kitchens 10
Workrooms 11
Bedrooms 12
Bathrooms 13, 15
Cut-outs (save after cutting and keep furniture for each room
separate for further use) :
Stairs 17,19
Living room furniture 21, 23, 25
Dining room furniture 27, 29
Kitchen cabinets 31
Kitchen cabinet arrangements 33
Ranges, stoves, and water heaters 35
Sinks, tubs, and laundry equipment 37
Refrigerators, home freezers 39
Beds 41
Bedroom furniture 43
Closets , 45,47
Bathroom fixtures 49
Doors 51
Windows 53
Fireplaces, chimneys 55
Scale and ruler card (inside back cover)
Checklist for farmhouse plans (outside back cover)

Prepared by
Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering
Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics
and
Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
December 1952
This publication is a revision of Miscellaneous
Publication 622, issued May 1947.

For salo by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office

Washington 25, D. C. - Price 30 cents
CUT'OUTS TO HELP IN PLAMMtMÛ
Good house planning is a family job. Needs of individual members and of the
family as a whole are best met when every member of the family has a part in
deciding on the kind of house to be built or the changes to be made in remodeling
the present house.
Make plans carefully, by easy stages—not hastily. Think about future as
well as immediate needs. Keep in mind that as the family changes in number
and age, there may be changes in housing needs—in the number of bedrooms,
for instance, and in space for dining, social activities, work, and storage.

The first step in planning is to make a list of the features the family wants in
the house. Such a list would include—

• Number of stories
• Number and location of bedrooms and bathrooms
• Size, location, and orientation of living room and kitchen
• Amount and location of dining space
• Location of laundry area or utility room
• Location for sewing facilities
• Power and space for modern labor-saving equipment
• Special provisions for aged, infirm, or very young members of the family and
for easy care of the sick

Be sure to consider also water and sanitation systems, central heating, in-
sulation, ventilation, and electric lighting.

Put your plan on paper

With the needs listed, the next step is to translate them into a plan on paper.
In doing this you will want to consider the orientation of the important rooms
of the house to take advantage of pleasant views, sunlight and breezes, and de-
sired views of the highway entrance drive and other farm buildings. Locate
your front entrance so that guests coming in the drive will use it. Place the
entrance to the work areas of the house for convenient access from the farm court
or other farm buildings.
This bulletin is designed to help you work out your plan. It gives floor
plans for different types of houses, showing major traffic lanes, which may offer
suggestions that you can use in building or remodeling. It also gives typical
lay-outs for the different rooms in a house and indicates clearances needed for
passage and work space between pieces of equipment or furniture and walls. In-
cluded are pages of cut-outs of furniture and equipment, drawn to a scale of }{
inch to represent 1 foot. With your plan drawn to the same scale, you can use
these cut-outs to test the plan. Illustrated directions showing just how to pro-
ceed are given on the next four pages.
 Planning the New House

In planning a new house do it the easy way. relation to highway, direction of prevailing winds,
Make basic decisions and put them on paper in and views. The site may depend also on the nature
logical order. To make the preliminary plan use of the land and the location of the drive, the other
circles—not rectangles.^ With this method you will farm buildings, and fields.
not become involved, in the early stages of planning, In locating the rooms, if you want a view of the
with confusing details such as placement of windows, highway and the farm drive and a pleasing outlook
doors, and furniture. from the kitchen windows, start with the kitchen.
Let the choice of site for the farmhouse and the If the view from the living room and its exposure
location of rooms be governed by the features of the is of major importance, choose the location for
farm plot that you cannot change—its location with that room first.

Make a rough sketch of the general farmstead lay-

out, with the highway, farm court, and farm drive-
way shown. Indicate the direction of the prevail-
ing winds, slope of the land, and view. Locate the
site for the house between the highway and court
so that prevailing winds do not blow from the barns
toward the house, and where a desirable view will
not be blocked by the barns. If the highway is
dusty set the house well back from the road.

With house site settled, you can locate rooms to

suit your family preferences. Suppose that from
the kitchen you want to see the highway, the farm
drive, and the approach from the farm court. Draw
a circle to show kitchen location that will provide
for this. Then draw the workroom circle next to
the kitchen, near the court and a yard for drying,
but not obstructing the kitchen view. For the
dining room put another circle beside the kitchen,
not interfering with the room's view but with a
pleasant outlook of its own. Locate Uving room
circle for desired connection with other rooms, to take
advantage of the best view or needed protection
from winter winds and summer sun.

Put in the bedrooms and bath. Plan them so

that you won't have to go through the living room
to reach them from the rear entrance. Locate
porches and entrances.

1 Wichers, H. E. An Easy Way of Planning a Farm Home. Wash. Ext. Serv. Bui. 455. 1951.
 Finally, connect all rooms with a compact hall or
halls. Halls placed to keep major traffic out of
rooms reduce cleaning problems and increase usable
space in rooms. You are now ready to use the
cut-outs.

How to use cut-outs ¡n planning a new house

Tools needed:
V Cut-out bulletin
V Table
V Large sheet of paper or cardboard
y Measuring tape
V Pencil, notebook
V Tablet of plain paper about 8" x 11" (or larger
if house has large rooms)
yPins or gummed tape
V Scissors

1. Decide on the approximate size you want for each

room shown by the circles.

2. Lay out a room to the desired size, following the 3. Cut out the room as marked and label it with its
instructions on the ruler card on the inside of the name and dimensions. Continue until every room
back cover. is cut out.
4. Assemble the rooms on a sheet of paper or card-
board to form the plan you sketched with circles. P
Leave )i-inch space between rooms for walls.
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6. Now, using the cut-outs, check the size

of rooms with the furniture and equip-
ment. Observe clearances shown in
typical room lay-outs (pp. 8-15). Make
any necessary adjustments in sizes of
rooms.

7. Put in doors and windows. Check the

plan carefully, using the checklist on back
of cover, to be sure you have included
everything you want. If you have for-
gotten something correct your plan.
8. Fill in the outside walls. You now
have a rough lay-out of the house that
fits your farmstead and your needs. Take
this rough plan to an architect, if possible,
and have him prepare your final design
and working drawings. With his expert
knowledge of planning and design, ma-
terials, construction, specifications, con-
tracts, and costs, he can usually save you
more than the cost of his services, and you
will have a better home.

Instead of having your final plan prepared by an country and as near like your cut-out plan as possible.
architect, you may prefer to use a ready-made plan. Sources of farmhouse plans are suggested on
Select one that is suitable for your section of the page 6.

How to use cut-outs in planning remodeling

In using cut-outs to plan remodeling you will need a plan of your present house to work from.

1. Measure the inside length and width of each room location, if necessary, until the plan meets your
of your present house, hallway, porch, stairs, the size family's need.
of windows and doors, and length of wall spaces.
4. Make a new cut-out lay-out of this final plan.
Record these measurements under the name of the
Check rooms with furniture and equipment cut-outs
room in a notebook.
and then make any necessary adjustments in the
2. Cut out each room and lay out on paper according sizes of rooms and the location of the doors and
to the instructions in steps 2, 3, and 4, for planning a windows.
new house, following the room arrangement of your
present house. 5. Submit the completed plan to a qualified archi-
tect, if possible, and have him prepare the final plan.
3. With the lay-out before you, discuss with the fam- Or get the best help available to make sure your
ily the changes wanted. Make rough sketches on plans are practical. Get estimates of costs before
paper, adding or removing rooms or changing their starting construction.
 Where to get help

If you cannot employ an architect, look for other Another source of plans is a local builder or build-
help in developing your final plans. The kind and ing supply dealer. He can also help on problems of
amount of help you will need will vary with the construction and figuring costs, as well as on the
problems and with your own skill in planning and actual building. If you intend to contract for the
construction. Good farmhouse plans are your best building, it is advisable to have complete plans,
guide. Your State agricultural college has plans specifications, and a signed agreement with the
designed to meet regional needs. You can see these builder covering the work to be done, kind and
at the office of your county agricultural or home quality of materials and equipment to be furnished,
demonstration agent. and cost of the finished job. If the work is not to be
Many desirable farmhouse plans are published in contracted for, you still want complete plans and
farm magazines. Plans of urban houses in archi- probably a bill of materials.
tectural, popular home, and builders' magazines The following publications of the U. S. Depart-
may give you ideas that you will want incorporated ment of Agriculture offer additional help in planning
in your new or remodeled farmhouse. a new house or remodeling an old one.

Selected List of U. S. Department of Agriculture Publications on Housing

Your Farmhouse . . . How to Plan Remodeling, Planning Your Farmstead Wiring and Lighting,
MP-6I9. MP-597.
Farmhouse Flans for Northeastern States, MP-658. Your Farmhouse . . . Heating, MP-689.
Four Farmhouses for the South, L-285. Planning the Electric Water System and Plumbing
Farmhouse Plans for Minimum Budgets, L-287. for Your Farmstead, MP-674.
Expansible Farmhouses, L-301. Foundations for Farm Buildings, FB-1869.
Southern Farmhouses, L-303. Making Cellars Dry, FB-1572.
Farmhouses for the North, L-311. Selection of Lumber for Farm and Home Building,
Your Farmhouse—Planning the Bathroom, G-19. FB-1756.
Easy-to-Build Kitchen Cabinets for the Remodeled Fire-Protective Construction on the Farm, FB-1590.
Farmhouse, G-18. Decay and Termite Damage in Houses, FB-1993.
Your Farmhouse—Planning the Kitchen and Work- Fireplaces and Chimneys, FB-1889.
room, G-12. Roof Coverings for Farm Buildings and Their Repair,
A Step-Saving U Kitchen, G-14. FB-I751.
Closets and Storage Spaces, FB-1865. Safe Water for the Farm, FB-1978.
Your Farmhouse—Insulating and Weatherproofing, Sewage and Garbage Disposal on the Farm,
MP-633. FB-1950.
Electric Light for the Farmstead, FB-1838.
 Traffic diagrams

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SECOND FLOOR

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ONE-STORY COMPACT PLAN

ONE-STORY COMPACT PLAN ONE-STORY L-SHAPED PLAN

The checkered areas indicate the traffic lanes planned to give easy access to all rooms from the most used en-
trance and to reduce the heavy traffic through work and living areas.
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Living rooms

fiE ^COAT CLOSET t*^^

12'-0"

In living rooms o minimum of 3 feet should be allowed between pieces of furniture or between furniture and walls
where regular passage is necessary.

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 Dining rooms and dining areas

SMALL DINING ROOM AS EXTENSION OF LIVING ROOM

DINETTES

Minimum space to allow between wall or tall furniture

and table:
DINING ALCOVE NEXT TO KITCHEN For pushing back chair and getting 2 feet
up from table.
For passage behind occupied chair. . 2 feet 6 inches
For passage behind chair for serving 3 feet
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 Kitchens

L-TYPE ARRANGEMENT OPPOSITE WALL-TYPE ARRANGEMENT

BROKEN-U TYPE ARRANGEMENT

U-TYPE ARRANGEMENT

Where base cabinets join at

the corner of a continuous
arrangement, one corner
cabinet should extend at
least 2 feet from counter
corner to permit reaching in
to the far corner of the cabi-
net. The other corner cabi-
net should extend at least
1 foot 6 inches from corner
BROKEN -L ARRANGEMENT GOAL OR WOOD RANGE to allow standing room next
to another piece of equip-
ment.
Minimum clearances and dimensions of cabinets and work surfaces are specified.
In many instances the plans show more desirable dimensions.
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 Workrooms

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The clearances for passage and work space between various pieces of equipment shown are the minimum recom-
mended.
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Bedrooms

A minimum of 3 feet is necessary for passage between furniture and walls and in front of furniture witfi drawers.
A minimum of 2 feet is necessary between the foot of a bed and wall or furniture wittiout drawers. For making
beds allow at least 1 5 inches at the sides.

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 Bathrooms

10'-o'

These drawinss show sussested arrangements for the use of large families or where plenty of space is available.

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 Bathrooms

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Arrangements shown are for very small bathrooms. Clearances shown are the minimum recommended.

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STAIRS WITH LANDINGS

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The sum of riser and tread measurements (less nosing) should be approximately llVz'- Usually 1 3 to 16 risers
(1 2 to 1 5 treads) are needed between floors, depending on height of ceiling. Twelve risers are needed between
floor and landing if passage or standing room is wanted under landing.
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SHOWING IMPORTANT VERTICAL DIMENSllONS

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Living room furniture (cut-outs)

STRAIGHT STRAIGHT
CHAIR CHAIR

STRAIGHT H STRAIGHT
CHAIR ■ CHAIR

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 Living room furniture (cut-outs)

-38x24- -36x21 - 42"x 30" CLOSEDI \-

CLOSED CLOSED

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-52x30 WITH jMIDDLE| LEAF IN-
36 X 41
38 X 60 LEAVES OPEN-
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LIBRARY TABLE 5-6"6-0l6-6r|7-0"| CONSOLE TABLE

GATE-LEG TABLE

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 Living room furniture (cut-outs)

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SECTIONAL BOOKCASE

BOOKCASE

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COFFEE TABLE
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HEATER

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 Dining room furniture (cut-outs)

Cut table and chairs in one piece.

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 Dining room furniture (cut-outs)

SERVING TABLE

Cut table and chairs in one piece.

48'x24'"! 60"x24"! 72"x24"

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 Kitchen cabinets
WALL-I5"l8f;2r WALL-18"24",30" ,
WALL CABINETS - TYPES AND SIZES ... .. .. [ ■

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TOP OF 30" HIGH
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WALL-SO" WALL-15" WALL-30
HIGHEST WALL-15" WALL-30"
REACHABLE

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SHELF

WALL
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REFRIGERATOR

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BASE CABINET
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ELEVATION
CABINET DIMENSIONS
CASEMENT, WINDOW

PLAN
SINK SIDE OF KITCHEN

This page shows the use of

cut-outs in planning work
areas. The elevations of the
cabinets are illustrated in
order to give necessary ver-
tical dimensions and to show
what the cabinet and equip-
DOUBLE-ACTING DOOR
ment look like in elevation. TO DINING ROOM

Types and sizes of cabinets

shown are standard with most
manufacturers. If special
sizes or types are needed,
consult manufacturers' cata-
logs. Wall-30'' indicates a
wall cabinet 30" wide.
Base-21'' indicates a base
cabinet 21" wide. See UTILITY
page 37 for types and sizes CABINET

of sinks. See page 35 for

types and sizes of ranges.
ELEVATION

UTILITY
CABINET

PLAN
RANGE SIDE OF KITCHEN
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 Ranges, stoves, and water heaters (cut-outs)

--WALL WALL

ELECTRIC AND GAS RANGES

Allow 1" clearance at sides and back of a ran^e. If burner end of gas range is next to wall allow an
additional 2" at that end. For an uninsulated range allow b" of space around sides and back.

COAL OR WOOD RANGE COAL OR WOOD

SPACE HEATER 16" /I4"D.40GÄ_

OR LAUNDRY \|8"D.80GAi:-

STOVE

24' 24'

Safety from fire requires clearances as shown between cooking or heating equipment burning coal or wood and
combustible walls, cabinets, or other surfaces.

KEROSENE STOVES AND RANGES vary widely in size. Find the size of the one you will use and allow 24"
clearance between burners and all combustible surfaces.

WATER HEATERS

ELECTRIC GAS KEROSENE CABINET TYPE

ELECTRIC OR GAS
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 Sinks, tubs, and laundry equipment (cut-outs)

SINGLE BOWL (
SINGLE DRAINBk)ARD SINGLE BOWL
DOUBLE
ORAINBOARD

-42 x22 - 54x22"

42'x25'— 60"x25"—

DOUBLE! BOWL
DOUBLE DRAINBOA \0 SINGLE BOWL I
.DOUBLE BOWL NO DRAINBOARC |
NO DRAINfaOARD
60" x25"
66" x25"
--!" x25"

SINGLE BOWL i DOUBLE) BOWL

NO LEDGE I NO LEDGE D0UBLE BOWL
LEDGE TYPE
32" X 21"—
-32 x20- 36" x2l"-
-42"I20'•
42" x2r—

DEEP BOWL I (SHALLOW

BOWL
DISHWASHER

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27 x25
24" x 2^"

IRONING
BOARD

(SPINNER TYPE)

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CONNECTIONS HiJ.IJJ.IMMJAlH!g
AUTOMATIC DRYER
WASHER I (ELECTRIC OR GAS)

IRONER (CLOSED)
WRINGER TYPE
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 Refrigerators and home freezers (cut-outs)

REFRIGERATORS (ELECTRIC OR GAS)

These refrigerators are for use at right of counter. For use at left, door should open on other side.
Allow 6" between hinge side of refrigerator or small upright freezer and wall to permit door to be
opened wide for pulling out shelves or drawers. Dimensions of freezers vary widely. If in doubt as to the«
dimensions of the one you will use, allow maximum space for the size you are likely to have.

UPRIGHT HOME FREEZERS

CHEST-TYPE HOME FREEZERS

24-1 3dL1jé1 42'1 48"| S-fl 60' 6ë\ 72' 7ef 84] 9Ö 96 \0Í\ 108

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 Beds (cut-outs)

I ■ LARGE THREE-QUARTER BED SMALL THREE-QUARTER BED

I METAL 48"x78'^ ] METAL 42"x18"-^

pWOOD 52"x82"—j- p-WOOD 46'x82"—L

TWIN BED TWIN BED

Leave at least 1 ^"

and preferably 1 8^'
between wall and
side of bed for ease
of makins-

Leave 2' 0" be-

tween wall and foot
of bed.

—METAL 39"x78"- Î METAL 39x78-

— WOOD 43)¿'x82'- -WOOD 43V¿'x82"

JUNIOR (OR YOUTH) BED

SIZES VARY
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 Bedroom furniture (cut-outs)
DOUBLE BUREAU

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CHEST OF DRAWERS CHEST OF DRAWERS

LARGE CHIFFONIER SMALL CHIFFONIER LARGE DRESSING TABLE

SMALL DRESSING TABLE

BABYS CHIFFOROBE

ROCKING CHAIR

SLIPPER
CHAIR
ROCKING
CHAIR

CEDAR CHEST STRAIGHT STRAIGHT

CHAIR CHAIR

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MINIMUM ROD SPACE NEEDED FOR GARMENTS ONHANGERS IFOOT—3MEN^ OR BOYS'OVERCOATS
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I FOOT—6 SKIRTS OR SUITS 6 INCHES—I SMALL GARMENT BAG
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CLEANING CLOSETS
CAPACITY—A
Aa — minimum cleaning equipment
Ab—minimum cleaning equipment CAPACITY—B CAPACITY—C
and carpet sweeper Cleaning equipment, ironing Vacuum cleaner, stepladder,
Ac — minimum cleaning board, and 3 table leaves ironing board, and 5 table
equipment and carpet leaves
sweeper and 8" step stool
Ad—minimum cleaning
equipment and carpet
sweeper and 1 2" step stool
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TOILET TOILET

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LAVATORY H | LAVATORY

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 Doors (cut-outs)

In planning allow clearance

for doors to open wide.
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Windows (cut-outs)
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HEARTH Chimneys, for more exact in-
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exactly at the left edge of the paper and
the number for the length of room is o
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2. Be sure the card is square with the paper.
Then draw a pencil line on the paper 12-
along the top and right edges of the card.

3. Cut the room from the sheet of paper with -13-

two straight cuts.

You can also place cut-out rugs and furniture 14-

on this squared card. In this way you can
select the right room size before making a
room cut-out.
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 Checklist for farmhouse plans

Check these important points: In living areas, have you provided comfort-
In general, have you planned— able space, with equipment and storage,
Enough rooms for your family's needs? for reading, writing, studying, farm busi-
Rooms neither too large nor too small? ness, sewing, games, hobbies, and enter-
Good lighting and ventilation in all rooms? tainment?
Good exposure and view for living and work We spend one-third of our lives sleeping.
areas? Have you made provision for—
Doors and windows in every room well located Separate rooms for parents, boys, and girls?
for placing furniture? Not more than two persons to a room?
Outside entrances protected from weather? Space on first floor for aged or ill?
Houses, like highways, have traffic problems. Space for overnight guests?
Are— Enough wall space and clearance around furni-
ture?
Entrances convenient to the drive?
All rooms easily reached from the back door? Enough storage for clothing and bedding?
Work and living areas free from traffic? Bedrooms placed to get cooling summer-night
Bedrooms and bath opening from a hall? breezes? Cross ventilation?
Stairways and halls wide enough? Does your modern house include—
Stairways safe and easy to use? An adequate water supply?
Well-planned kitchen and other work areas Sewagç disposal?
save time and energy. Have you pro- Hot and cold running water in kitchen, bath,
vided for— and laundry?
Work areas arranged to save steps? A heating system that will keep your house
warm?
Elbowroom for more than one worker?
Properly located registers or radiators?
Storage space for supplies and equipment where
Enough well-located lighting fixtures, switches,
they are used?
A closet for men's work clothes? and outlets for plugging in equipment such as
toaster and iron?
A place, other than the kitchen sink, where men
can wash? Are you sure your house will have—
Since we all have to eat, is— A pleasing appearance, both inside and outside?
Good proportions and simple lines?
The dining area handy to the kitchen?
Seating space adequate for everyone regularly The $64 question—
served, and for company? Is the cost of remodeling less than for building a
Storage space handy for dishes, silver, and linens? new house?

For further information, consult your county agricultural or home demonstration agent, or write to your
State agricultural college.