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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1941
Page
29
Basements in many homes offer unused space that can be reclaimed with inexpensive, careful planning. Finishing ceilings improves appearance and fire safety. Walls can be smoothed and painted. use proper wall coverings. Floor options include floor enamel and wax. ensure a dry, dust-free cement floor and proper damping. Ventilation and insulation prevent dampness and condensation while carpets reduce echo.
Decorah builders show activity despite the lowest new construction in five years. Two new business buildings about 10000 dollars each plus three houses from two to three thousand dollars, and two unpermitted projects. Remodeling jobs may reach 3000 dollars, signaling overall year improvements.
Mr and Mrs L B Kacena formerly of 421 Twelfth Street SE have purchased the home of George F Hainy at 1855 D Avenue NE. The sale was conducted through the E E Henderson Company.
Mrs. Fred A Canfield sold her residence at 208 Twentieth Street NE to Luke Thacker of 153 Twenty Fourth Street Drive SE with possession next month. The sale involved Tait and Wagner and other transfers by First Trust and Savings Bank and Lundquist.
Homeowners planning an attic conversion can estimate space by marking four foot wall points and measuring between them for width. Roof pitch dictates height, with headroom at least six feet six inches and eight feet adequate for most purposes. An attic 24 feet wide with a one third pitch yields a 12 by 6.5 foot room, while a one half pitch allows 16 by 8 feet.
The Cedar Rapids Commission Co building at Second street and Fifth avenue SE sold to F. S. Mitvalsky Co, fur manufacturers. The three story brick structure will be remodeled as a fur factory and sales building, replacing the Cedar Rapids Hide and Fur Co at 901-905 Second street SW. Blahnik and Burger to handle remodeling after Sept 1 lease ends. The Perpetual Building and Loan Co owned the sold property. Yuill and Gohmann arranged the sale.
A practical primer on common roof styles for American homes. It explains lean-to porches, gable roofs with two slopes meeting at a ridge, hip roofs with versatile coverings, and gambrel roofs as a two-slope variation adding extra headroom.
The last week saw numerous permits from the Independent School District for roof jobs at Wilson Arthur Franklin Johnson and more, with amounts from 986 to 34,000 dollars. Private homeowners and firms including Collins Radio, Honeymead, and Iowa Milling filed for new garages, remodels, and industrial additions with values from 25 to 196,000 dollars.
Suburban residence in Jacksonville Florida features a broken roof line and rambling yet simple design. Five rooms solarium laundry garage and bathroom provide modern appointments with ample closets and cross ventilated bedrooms. No basement heater adequate for climate. Value listed at 6500 by FHA.
G W Edwards sells 1815 Ridgewood terrace SE to Mrs Ella Fenton of 225 Twenty-fourth street drive SE, with posession this month. Yuill and Gohmann coordinated the sale, also involved with Bruce A West and company in the Ogden home deal. Several other properties changed hands in cooperative transactions, including 1621 A avenue NE and 1411 Washington avenue SE, and six investment properties sold by Yuill and Gohmann. Sailors in the U S navy are not allowed to wear hair longer than two inches.
Roger B Seb transcribes a home pest guide noting bats are mostly harmless yet useful for insect control. It explains bat proofing with oakum and careful closing of entry points. It also covers ant nests including locating the queen, using carbon disulphide, kerosene, boiling water, and avoiding indoor use.
Eric L. Clitheroe the Coe College Bible teacher who moved from Fairfield has leased the second floor apartment at 1736 TD avenue NE from Edwin L. Wathan with the rental arranged through Fred E Collard and company.
A lot at the southwest corner of Thirty-seventh Street and C Avenue NE was sold by Mrs. Cora Green of Humboldt to Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair Abbott of 1433 Third Avenue SE. The Abbotts plan to build on the site and the sale was conducted through Doolittle and Com.
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