Table Of ContentA HIGH SCHOOL COURSE IN ARCHITECTURE
A P ro jeet
Presented to
the F aculty of the School of Education
The U niversity of Southern C alifo rn ia
In P a rtia l F u lfillm en t
of the Requirem ents fo r the Degree
M aster of Science in Education
by
Herman Henry P rice
August 1950
UMI Number: EP46529
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PREFACE
A course in high school a rc h ite c tu re w ill lead few
indeed to th e fie ld of a rc h ite c tu re . I t seems wrong then
to devote the g re a te st p art of the course to the study of
those in tr ic a te d e ta ils which lead to the a c q u isitio n of a
lic e n se . On the o th er hand, the percentage of tw elfth
graders who w ill be aiming a t home ownership is , and
rig h tly so, extrem ely high. T herefore, a course in
a rc h ite c tu re b u ilt around the students fu tu re home would
seem to be more in lin e w ith modern progressive education
than a course in which each student le a rn s, or is urged
to lea rn , a few of the step s necessary to lay out b lu ep rin ts
fo r a departm ent sto re , or as is the case so many tim es,
learn s or is urged to learn the g reat orders and methods
of construction of many hundreds of years ago.
The u n its of th is course are b u ilt w ith th ese thoughts
in mind and the m atter of h isto ry is used only as i t e ffe c ts
the fu tu re . This is not to say th a t th ere i s no im portance
attached to the h isto ry of a rc h ite c tu re , but ra th e r th a t
the tw elfth grade is not the id eal place fo r i t s em phasis.
The w rite r has observed in h is own students of
a rc h ite c tu re , a great d e sire fo r in stru c tio n in th ree areas
of the su b ject, and i t is around these th ree areas th a t
th is course is co n stru cted . These areas are: (1) the
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conception of a house su ited fo r the p a rtic u la r student,
(2) the methods of building the house, and (3 ) the adm inis
tra tio n th ere to of decorative m a te ria ls.
The area of financing is touched only lig h tly due to
i t s very changeable n atu re. Considering our p resen t
le g is la tio n and JH& and v eteran housing and many other
things too numerous to m ention, a method o u tlin ed in th is
course could very lik e ly be o bsolete by the tim e the course
is brought to the classroom . I t is believed enough, th e re
fo re, to show the student the most econom ical method o f
a tta in in g home ownership, w ith the m atter of paying fo r
the house brought in to the course in lig h t of the financing
methods of the p a rtic u la r period of le g a l reg u la tio n s.
The aim of the course then, is to teach the student
to design, build and decorate h is own home w ith the m ajor
portion concerned w ith actu al methods of co n stru ctio n ,
as th is appears to be the area-o f g re a te st concern. I t
is assumed th a t the student has a thorough knowledge of
the elem ents of d ra ftin g .
Heiman H. P rice
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART 1. CREATION
HOW TO DESIGN YOUR HOUSE
1. HOW TO DESIGN THE FLOOR PLANS.............................. 2
1. How to lo cate the liv in g r o o m ........................................... 2
2. How to lo ca te the k i t c h e n ..................................................... 3
3. How to lo cate the dining r o o m .......................................... 4
4. How to lo ca te the bedroom s..................................................... 4
5. How to lo cate th e b ath ro o m ..................................................... 4
6. How to lo cate the u t il i ty ro o m ........................................... 5
2. HOW TO DESIGN THE ELEVATION PLANS..................................................10
1. How to design the fro n t e l e v a t i o n ......................................10
2. How to design the rea r e le v a tio n ...........................................11
3. How to design the side e l e v a t i o n s .......................................11
4. How to design the cut away or ’Section* views . 11
5. How to design the necessary garage views . . . . 12
3. HOW TO DESIGN THE FRAMING PLANS....................................................16
1. How to design the flo o r f r a m i n g ...........................................16
2. How to design the w all fra m in g ................................................16
3. How to design th e c e ilin g f r a m i n g ............................... 17
4. How to design the roof fra m in g .................................................17
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A. HOW TO DESIGN THE FIREPLACE............................. 26
1. How to design the elev atio n v ie w s ......................................26
2. How to design the plan v i e w s ................................................27
3. How to design the section v ie w s ...........................................27
5. HOW TO DESIGN THE FOUNDATION PLANS...............................................31
1. How to design the f o o tin g ...........................................................31
2. How to design th e foundation w a l l s .................................31
3. How to design the p iers and s u p p o r t s ............................32
4. How to design the garage and/or house slab . , 32
6. HOW TO DESIGN THE UTILITY PLANS.......................................................37
1. How to design the plumbing s y s te m ......................... . 37
2. How to design the w iring s y s te m ...........................................38
3. How to design th e heating s y s t e m ......................................3^
PART 2. ERECTION
HOW TO BUILD YOUR HOUSE
7. HOW TO LAY THE FOUNDATION.....................................................................45
1. How to c le a r th e l a n d ......................................................................45
2. How to la y out the b u i l d i n g s .................................................45
3. How to perform the necessary excavation . . . . 46
4. How to pour the concrete f o o t i n g .......................................46
5. How to pour the foundation w a l l s .......................................48
6. How to in s e rt the anchor b o l t s ............................................49
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7. Howt o se t the g i r d e r .................................... 49
8. Howt o lay s l a b - f l o o r i n g ...........................................................49
8.' HOW TO ERECT THE FRAMEWORK................................................................54
1. Howt o fasten the s i l l to the foundation . . . 54
2. How to in s e rt flo o r j o i s t s ...........................................................54
3. Howt o lay the s u b - flo o rin g ......................................................55
4. Howt o in s ta ll the w all fra m in g ............................................55
9. HOW TO BUILD THE RQQE...............................................................................59
1. Howt o frame the r o o f .............................................................. 59
2. Howt o apply roof b o a r d s ...........................................................60
3. How to in s ta ll asp h alt s h in g le s ............................................60
4. Howt o a ttac h wood s h in g le s ......................................................6 l
5. Howt o apply asbestos s h i n g l e s ...........................................6l
10. HOW TO PLIMB YOUR HOUSE............................................................. . 65
1. Howt o buy the co rrect type of p i p e .................................65
2. Howt o cut. pipe and t u b i n g ......................................................65
3. How to make solder j o i n t s .................................... 66
4. Howt o make fla re j o i n t s ..........................................................66
5. Howt o in s ta ll the w ater t a n k ................................................66
6. Howt o make the sewer . . ..........................................................66
7. How to b uild the necessary w e l l s ......................................67
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11. HOW TO APPLY THE EXTERIOR SIDING....................................................70
1. How to apply s h e a t h i n g ................................................................70
2. How to in s ta ll in s u l a t i o n ..........................................................70
3. ' How to apply wood outside c o v e r i n g .................................71
4. How to apply stucco w all covering .................................72'
12. HOW TO BUILD THE FIREPLACE..............................................................75
1. How to lay out the b a s e ..............................................................75
2. How to in s ta ll the ash p it d o o r ..........................................75
3.- How to b u ild the chimney w a l l .................................................75
4. How to lin e the f l u e .....................................................................76
5. How to cap the c h im n e y ................................................................76
6. How to build the h e a r t h ................................................................76
13. HOW TO INSTALL WINDOWS ANDD OORS. .............................................80
1. How to assemble window fra m e s .................................................80
2. How to seal the jo in ts ag ain st th e w eather , t 81
3. How to fix window frames in o p e n in g .................................81
4. How to in s ta ll the window sash .....................................81
5. How to in s ta ll the door s i l l ...............................................82
6. How to in s ta ll the door f r a m e ...............................................82
14. HOW TO INSTALL THE WIRING....................................................................86
1. How to in s ta ll the rig id c o n d u i t ......................................86
2. How to apply armored c a b l e .....................................................87
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3. How to in s ta ll nonm etallic c a b l e .........................88
4. How to obtain the co rrect wire s i z e ....................88
5. How to a tta c h entrance w ires to the house . . . 89
6. How to place m e te r s ............................................................90
7. How to in s ta ll o u tle t boxes . . . . . 90
8 . How to a ttac h s w i t c h e s ................................................................91
15. HOW TO INSTALL THE HEATING SYSTEM................................................94
1. How to se t up a warm a ir f u r n a c e ............................ . 94
2. How to in s ta ll a g ra v ity warm a ir system . . . 94
3. How to in s ta ll a forced warm a ir system . . . . 95
4. How to put in rad ia n t h e a t i n g ...................................95
16. HOW TO APPLY INTERIOR WALL FIN ISH .................................... . 99
1. How to in s ta ll the p la s te r b a s e ..............................99
2. How to p la s te r the w alls and c e i l i n g s .............100
3. How to apply dry w all m a t e r i a ls ............................101
17. HOW TO BUILD THE STA IRS.......................................................................104
1. How to b u ild the la n d in g s ............................................104
2. How to make the s t r i n g e r s ...........................................104
3. How to make th e t r e a d s ................................................104
4* How to cut the r i s e r s ..................................... 105
5. How to brace the s t a i r s .................................................105
