In many parts of the country the use of storm doors is unnecessary, as in the South, but in all of the Northern States they should be put up on houses not provided with vestibule entrances, on the approach of cold weather. They economize fuel by preventing direct cold currents from the entrance door. The storm door can be made by any one who can handle tools; and when once made, can be taken down and put up each winter by the owner. It should be made in sections, and these should be fastened to facings of main door and to each other with hooks and staples. The storm door itself should be self-closing so that from neglect it may not be left open.

Our object in presenting the foregoing Descriptive Specifications has been to set forth and explain the details of construction, so that any one not employing an architect can make out his specifications in such a way that the builder will leave out nothing. It may also enable those who have plans and specifications made out by a builder or architect, to examine the same in connection with these pages and see if the quality of material and character of workmanship are up to the standard, and whether any omissions have been made.

In another part of the work will be found a Form of Contract for building. It has the sanction of good builders, and is pronounced good by a legal authority.