Quote#Wisdom
Low walls are much less expensive to build than high ones... it is…
Quote byErnest Flagg · 1857–1947
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Small Houses: Their Economic Design and Construction (1922).
English (original)
Low walls are much less expensive to build than high ones... it is possible to use forms without the usual waste of lumber... when waste is avoided, forms greatly reduce the cost of stonework... much can be saved in the construction of foundations by methods described...
— Ernest Flagg
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