Masonry Magazine April 1968 Page. 15
Brick Value House
Prefabricated trusses swung into position as soon as the roof plate is secured. The sliding-glass door opening is used for easy access into the house.
Mortarless brick flooring is installed before the partitions are erected. This facilitates the fitting and minimizes the cutting. The building paper between the slab and the floor brick evens out the high spots and provides good bearing.
Not included in the $7,500 cost was this small patio paved with mortarless brick, and the extremely simple latticed brick "fence" using the same Spartan brick as in the house proper.
Answers to the construction of low-cost quality housing." Later, Gulledge offered to "build one or a hundred" at the $7500 figure within his area of operations. Rather than any special magic or gimmick, there are two principal theories put to practice which make Brick Value House different from the usual brick veneer house typical of the Southeast: One is an orderly sequence of construction tasks with an absolute minimum of trades; the other, a bold plan to capitalize on the virtues of high-quality brick prevalent in the area. Because of the first item, builder Gulledge estimated an average construction time of 3 weeks with sufficient lead time to provide an orderly flow of materials.
The masonry schedule received special attention, of course, because the designers well understand how the interruption of brickwork the coming and going between various stages of work-costs time and money. There is no need for interrupting the bricklayer from (Please turn page)
Wood panels under the windows break up the brick walls, preventing possible overbearing expanse of masonry.
Sliding glass door over looking the patio provides a touch of elegance, while admitting plenty of light to show brick interior to its best advantage.
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