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Smcrll Homes Council Prepores Primer on House Froming

Urbana-Champaign, I1l.A non-technical primer on framing a house-building its skeleton-has been prepared by the University of Illinois Small Homes Council to help homeou,ners recognize and appreciate the various approved methods of construction. The S-page circular, "\\rood Framing," tells advantages and disadvantages of tlvo 'rvall and five roof-framing systems. It also presents cost information resulting from a study sponsored by the federal Housing and Home Finance AgencY.

Among suggestions: "The most economical spacing for roof members is 24 inches.

"A flat roof of joist construction is the most economical roof construction, but recluires a central-bearing rn''all'

"For a global-roofed house, truss construction is more economical than rafter-and-joist construction.

"For truss construction, a house rvidth of 24 leet is the rnost economical span. If a wider span is used, the cost of exterior r,valls may be cut, but this saving is reduced by increased gable-end and roof-framing costs.

"An increase in spacing betr,l'een primary framing members reduces the square-foot cost of the bare framing' This saving, horvever, is quickly lost u'hen the necessary coverings for the rvide spacing are added, due to the fact that heavier rnaterials must be used for sheathing a ceiling'"

Single copies of the circular, prepared by Willard Worth, are free from the Small Homes Council, University of Iilinois, IJrbana, Ill., until Sept. 1, after rvhich they rvill be 10 cents.