ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS - A Practical Drafting Room Guide for Contractors, Builders, Lumber Dealers, Millmen, Draftsmen, and Architects

Oct 24, 2026

A Practical Drafting Room Guide by William A. Radford explains modern building details through carefully drawn plates paired with brief explanatory text. The foreword emphasizes accurate working drawings as the primary source for framing, construction, and interior finish across many house types, including frame, brick, brick veneer, and stucco. Guidance covers built-in, labor-saving home features such as cabinetry, wardrobes, window seats, fireplaces, and bookcases. It also highlights specialized rural construction details and a highly complete, cross-indexed index for fast reference.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages176

Reading Time7 h 24 min

AccessFree to download

Foreword

Purpose of the volume

How the plates are organized and used

Scope of building and interior details

Built-in features and labor-saving design

Special interest details for country builders

Index and cross-referencing

314300263962898314320251952896 Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2011 with funding fromLYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation # ARCHITECTURALDETAILS FOR EVERY TYPE OF BUILDING WM.A.RADFORDCHICAGO.ILL. ArcinNTLTH203R32 FOLi National Trust forHistoric PreservationLibraryof the University of Maryland,College Park ARCHITECTURALDETAILS A Practical Drafting Room Guide ·for Contractors,Builders,LumberDealers,Millmen,Draftsmen,andArchitects. By=— William A.Radford,President of the RadfordArchitectural Co.;Editor-in-Chief“AmericanBuilder”and"Farm Mechanics";Publisher"Radford’s Cyclopedia of Construction"intwelve volumes;"Radford's Estimating &Con-tracting”;“Details of Building Construction”;“Guaranteed Build-Plans”,Etc.,Etc.... Copyright 1925,By the Radford Architectural Co. # FOREWORD THIS present volume is intended to supplement our well-known collec-tion of building details,entitled"Radford's Portfolio of Details ofBuilding Construction,"which was first issued in 1912 and has since runthru many editions. All of the plates in the present series are new—not duplicating at alltheearlier work.They present many of the modern ideas,that have come to thefront during the past ten years. This collection of details is offered with the expectation and hope that itwill be of great practical utility to carpenters,builders,mill men,lumberdealers,draftsmen and architects.The aim has been to make it a completemanual of modern building practice,all points being made clear and umder-standable by means of the working drawing—-the language of the blue printand the universal language of the building trades. This book is a collection of plates,accurately drawn by skilled drafts-men,showing clearly the details of modern building construction and finish.Brief explanatory text accompanies each plate,calling attention to some ofthe points illustrated.The drawings themselves,however,are of first impor-tance and should be carefully studied.More helpful ideas and exact infor-nation are contained in a single one of these plates of details than could becrowded into a whole chapter of ordinary descriptive text. Details are given showing the framing and construction of residences ofevery type—frame houses,brick houses,brick veneer houses,stucco houses,etc.Also every popular and attractive style of interior trim is fully detailed.Special ideas are presented for the appropriate interior finish for every roomor part of the house.These ideas are worked out complete,the drawingsshowing both the arrangement of the room and all the interior trim,includ-ing built-in features,fully detailed. This is the day of "built-in"space and labor-saving features in the home.Carpenters and builders are called on continually to plan and build buffetsand sideboards for the dining room;kitchen cabinets,cases,and cupboardsfor the kitchen and pantry;wardrobes and linen closets for the chambers;and window seats,fireplaces with decorative mantels,and built-in bookcasesfor the living room and library.These drawings have been prepared to showexactly how this kind of work is done.Many practical ideas are embodiedin them;and new and attractive designs are presented from which the car-penter,the architect,or the builder can draw for all or any of these. Many valuable details are also included in this collection of special inter-est to the country carpenter and builder.These include barn framingdetails of all kinds,ice-house and cold storage construction,silo building,etc. The practical utility of detail plates of this kind will probably be bestappreciated by those who draw plans or who are called upon to make theirown designs for building work.The drawings in this collection have beenprepared to meet especially the needs of such workmen. Especial attention is called to the Index.This has been made very com-plete,all the various features detailed on any of the plates being listed andcross-indexed so that they may be very quickly found,without the necessityo

FAQs

What is the purpose of this volume of Architectural Details?

It supplements an earlier portfolio of building details and presents new plates focused on modern ideas from the previous decade.

How should readers use the plates in this book?

Study the working drawings first, since they provide the most important and exact information, with brief explanatory text accompanying each plate.

What kinds of building details does the volume cover?

It includes framing and construction for residences of many types, along with fully detailed interior trim and built-in features for rooms throughout the house.

Oct 24, 2026

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