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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1956
Page
25
The House of the Week presents Design HW 4 a 1125 square foot split level by architect Lester Cohen. It packs eight usable rooms plus a bathroom extra lavatory and a garage for about 13000 dollars with no basement and a cathedral ceiling living room.
When applying paint with a brush use fan shaped strokes in all directions to cover the wall. Approach window and door frames with strokes that stay straight and precise within a few inches of the frame to avoid drips.
Send this coupon with 35 cents to the Building Editor to receive a study plan for The House of The Week. The plan shows each floor and all four elevations scaled at a fraction inch per foot and includes a guide on How to Get Your House Built. Use it with banks lenders and builders to estimate construction costs in the area.
Answers cover concrete foundations for fence posts with 10 to 12 inch diameter holes 18 to 24 inches deep and slope the concrete away from grade. They also explain reel mower blade clearance barely touching the knife, testing with paper, and remote control wiring in existing homes with fine control lines. Also describes steel fence post concreting depending on post shape, star drills for rock masonry, and driveway height alignment with lawn.
The FHA considers industry created standards for dressed thickness of nominal one inch lumber. Norman P. Mason says the industry should settle the measure for compliance, with FHA ready to act if needed. The West Coast shift to 4/'. inch boards prompted temporary FHA flexibility as the American Lumber Standards Committee weighs a 4 inch dressed thickness as the new ALS standard.
A note from the ALS committee discusses the relation between moisture content and final finished size, stating the issue is touched upon but not yet resolved. The report highlights ongoing questions about how moisture levels affect final product dimensions.
Guide to estimating concrete needs for slabs using dry mix. It states half a bag per square foot at 4 inches deep, with examples: a 2 by 2 foot slab at 4 inches uses two bags, and at 2 inches uses one bag.
Experimental homes use plastic steel or aluminum walls with removable panels and self-contained utilities. Designs include six sided honeycomb cells, revolving hilltop structures, rotating upper sections, and swiveling interiors inspired by New Zealand hexagon modules.
The concept describes a semi spherical home built from triangular aluminum frames and a plastic skin. It envisions a mass produced, relocatable shelter suitable for one room or larger uses, with built in comforts and a mobile capability by car or plane.
A 1960s Chang ing Times style survey highlights built in vacuum systems linked to sewer lines for whole house cleaning. Electronic microwaves promise faster cooking while cool ovens stay safe. Heat reclaim devices aim to warm spaces by using waste chimney heat. Remote controls and multi room intercoms enable speaking to all rooms and answering doors from anywhere.
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