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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 desired 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. Make basic decisions and put them on paper in logical order. To make the preliminary plan use circles—not rectangles.^ With this method you will not become involved, in the early stages of planning, with confusing details such as placement of windows, doors, and furniture.

Let the choice of site for the farmhouse and the location of rooms be governed by the features of the farm plot that you cannot change—its location with

relation to highway, direction of prevailing winds, and views. The site may depend also on the nature of the land and the location of the drive, the other farm buildings, and fields.

In locating the rooms, if you want a view of the highway and the farm drive and a pleasing outlook from the kitchen windows, start with the kitchen. If the view from the living room and its exposure is of major importance, choose the location for 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 prevailing 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 cardboard to form the plan you sketched with circles. Leave )i-inch space between rooms for walls.

5. The rooms as cut out may make an irregularly shaped plan that would be unattractive and costly to build. Change the size or shape of rooms to form a house of the size and shape you want.

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6. Now, using the cut-outs, check the size of rooms with the furniture and equipment. 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, materials, 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 architect, you may prefer to use a ready-made plan. Select one that is suitable for your section of the

country and as near like your cut-out plan as possible. Sources of farmhouse plans are suggested on 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 of your present house, hallway, porch, stairs, the size of windows and doors, and length of wall spaces. Record these measurements under the name of the room in a notebook.

2. Cut out each room and lay out on paper according to the instructions in steps 2, 3, and 4, for planning a new house, following the room arrangement of your present house.

3. With the lay-out before you, discuss with the family the changes wanted. Make rough sketches on paper, adding or removing rooms or changing their

location, if necessary, until the plan meets your family's need.

4. Make a new cut-out lay-out of this final plan. Check rooms with furniture and equipment cut-outs and then make any necessary adjustments in the sizes of rooms and the location of the doors and windows.

5. Submit the completed plan to a qualified architect, if possible, and have him prepare the final plan. Or get the best help available to make sure your plans are practical. Get estimates of costs before starting construction.

Where to get help

If you cannot employ an architect, look for other help in developing your final plans. The kind and amount of help you will need will vary with the problems and with your own skill in planning and construction. Good farmhouse plans are your best guide. Your State agricultural college has plans designed to meet regional needs. You can see these at the office of your county agricultural or home demonstration agent.

Many desirable farmhouse plans are published in farm magazines. Plans of urban houses in archi- tectural, popular home, and builders' magazines may give you ideas that you will want incorporated in your new or remodeled farmhouse.

Another source of plans is a local builder or building supply dealer. He can also help on problems of construction and figuring costs, as well as on the actual building. If you intend to contract for the building, it is advisable to have complete plans, specifications, and a signed agreement with the builder covering the work to be done, kind and quality of materials and equipment to be furnished, and cost of the finished job. If the work is not to be contracted for, you still want complete plans and probably a bill of materials.

The following publications of the U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture offer additional help in planning 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, MP-6I9.

Farmhouse Flans for Northeastern States, MP-658. Four Farmhouses for the South, L-285. Farmhouse Plans for Minimum Budgets, L-287. Expansible Farmhouses, L-301. Southern Farmhouses, L-303. Farmhouses for the North, L-311. Your Farmhouse—Planning the Bathroom, G-19. Easy-to-Build Kitchen Cabinets for the Remodeled

Farmhouse, G-18. Your Farmhouse—Planning the Kitchen and Work-

room, G-12. A Step-Saving U Kitchen, G-14. Closets and Storage Spaces, FB-1865. Your Farmhouse—Insulating and Weatherproofing,

MP-633. Electric Light for the Farmstead, FB-1838.

Planning Your Farmstead Wiring and Lighting, MP-597.

Your Farmhouse . . . Heating, MP-689. Planning the Electric Water System and Plumbing

for Your Farmstead, MP-674. Foundations for Farm Buildings, FB-1869. Making Cellars Dry, FB-1572. Selection of Lumber for Farm and Home Building,

FB-1756. Fire-Protective Construction on the Farm, FB-1590. Decay and Termite Damage in Houses, FB-1993. Fireplaces and Chimneys, FB-1889. Roof Coverings for Farm Buildings and Their Repair,

FB-I751. Safe Water for the Farm, FB-1978. Sewage and Garbage Disposal on the Farm,

FB-1950.

Traffic diagrams

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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 entrance and to reduce the heavy traffic through work and living areas.

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Living rooms

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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

DINING ALCOVE NEXT TO KITCHEN

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DINETTES

Minimum space to allow between wall or tall furniture and table:

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

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 cabinet. The other corner cabinet should extend at least 1 foot 6 inches from corner to allow standing room next to another piece of equipment.

Minimum clearances and dimensions of cabinets and work surfaces are specified.

In many instances the plans show more desirable dimensions.

BROKEN -L ARRANGEMENT GOAL OR WOOD RANGE

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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 recommended.

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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

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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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Dining room furniture (cut-outs)

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CABINET DIMENSIONS

This page shows the use of cut-outs in planning work areas. The elevations of the cabinets are illustrated in order to give necessary vertical dimensions and to show what the cabinet and equipment look like in elevation.

Types and sizes of cabinets shown are standard with most manufacturers. If special sizes or types are needed, consult manufacturers' catalogs. Wall-30'' indicates a wall cabinet 30" wide. Base-21'' indicates a base cabinet 21" wide. See page 37 for types and sizes of sinks. See page 35 for types and sizes of ranges.

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Ranges, stoves, and water heaters (cut-outs)

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ELECTRIC AND GAS RANGES WALL

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

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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)

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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.

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Beds (cut-outs)

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Leave 2' 0" between wall and foot of bed.

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Bedroom furniture (cut-outs)

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LARGE CHIFFONIER SMALL CHIFFONIER LARGE DRESSING TABLE

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CUT-OUTS TO USE IN PLANNING CLOSET SPACE ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF GARMENTS TO BE HUNG IN CLOSETS.THE AMOUNT OF SPACE REQUIRED CAN BE DETERMINED BY THE FOLLOWING TABLE.CUT STRIP TO PROPER LENGTH. ARRANGE IN ANY OF THE WAYS SHOWN ABOVE- MINIMUM ROD SPACE NEEDED FOR GARMENTS ONHANGERS IFOOT—3MEN^ OR BOYS'OVERCOATS I FOOT—8 DRESSES OR SHIRTS I FOOT— 2 WOMEN'S COATS WITH FUR COLLARS I FOOT—6 SKIRTS OR SUITS 6 INCHES—I SMALL GARMENT BAG I FOOT-4 JACKETS OR CHILDREN'S COATS 8 INCHES—I LARGE GARMENT BAG

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CAPACITY—C Vacuum cleaner, stepladder, ironing board, and 5 table leaves

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Bathroom fixtures (cut-outs)

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Doors (cut-outs)

In planning allow clearance for doors to open wide.

WOOD DOUBLE-HUNG WINDOWS Windows (cut-outs) 2-0 DiH. 2-0 PH.

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TRIPLE WINDOW EACH 2-0 D.H. DOUBLE WINDOW.

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METAL CASEMENT WINDOWS

Sizes of windows are modular and those most commonly used.

See manufacturers* catalogs for other types and sizes.

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FIREPLACES Fireplaces, chimneys (cut-outs)

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Some fireplaces and some central heating plants need 13'' X 13'' flues. Most stoves and ranges require 8V2" X 8I/2" or 81/2" X 1 3" flues. Most central heating plants need 81/2"^ x 13" flues. See Farmers' Bulletin No. 1889, Fireplaces and Chimneys, for more exact information.

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SCALE AND RULER CARD

V2 inch = 1 foot

TO MAKE A CUT-OUT OF A ROOM (DO NOT CUT THIS CARD)

1. Place this cord on a sheet of paper so the number for the width of your room is

exactly at the left edge of the paper and

the number for the length of room is

exactly at bottom edge of paper.

2. Be sure the card is square with the paper. Then draw a pencil line on the paper

along the top and right edges of the card.

3. Cut the room from the sheet of paper with

two straight cuts.

You can also place cut-out rugs and furniture

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 general, have you planned—

Enough rooms for your family's needs? Rooms neither too large nor too small? Good lighting and ventilation in all rooms? Good exposure and view for living and work

areas? Doors and windows in every room well located

for placing furniture? Outside entrances protected from weather?

Houses, like highways, have traffic problems. Are—

Entrances convenient to the drive? All rooms easily reached from the back door? Work and living areas free from traffic? Bedrooms and bath opening from a hall? Stairways and halls wide enough? Stairways safe and easy to use?

Well-planned kitchen and other work areas save time and energy. Have you provided for—

Work areas arranged to save steps? Elbowroom for more than one worker? Storage space for supplies and equipment where

they are used? A closet for men's work clothes? A place, other than the kitchen sink, where men

can wash?

Since we all have to eat, is—

The dining area handy to the kitchen? Seating space adequate for everyone regularly

served, and for company? Storage space handy for dishes, silver, and linens?

In living areas, have you provided comfort- able space, with equipment and storage, for reading, writing, studying, farm busi- ness, sewing, games, hobbies, and enter- tainment?

We spend one-third of our lives sleeping. Have you made provision for—

Separate rooms for parents, boys, and girls? Not more than two persons to a room? Space on first floor for aged or ill? Space for overnight guests? Enough wall space and clearance around furni-

ture? Enough storage for clothing and bedding? Bedrooms placed to get cooling summer-night

breezes? Cross ventilation?

Does your modern house include—

An adequate water supply? Sewagç disposal? Hot and cold running water in kitchen, bath,

and laundry? A heating system that will keep your house

warm? Properly located registers or radiators? Enough well-located lighting fixtures, switches,

and outlets for plugging in equipment such as toaster and iron?

Are you sure your house will have—

A pleasing appearance, both inside and outside? Good proportions and simple lines?

The $64 question—

Is the cost of remodeling less than for building a new house?

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