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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1934
Page
22
The article urges farmers to build barns using FHA loan programs. It highlights government backing to support livestock housing and farm infrastructure, noting September activity around heating plant attention and related subsidies.
A study shows many barns and outbuildings on farms need repair or upgrading. The Federal Housing Administration offers modernization loans through regional banks to restore operations, improve health standards, and add conveniences such as better ventilation, concrete floors, and improved lighting. Outbuildings like poultry houses and stables can be financed as improvements. Drawings are available from state agriculture departments or local modernization project representatives.
The article urges homeowners to add permanent foundations to existing houses to prevent sagging and collapse. It describes excavating for a basement and constructing monolithic concrete or masonry walls, offering a space for a recreation room. Concrete foundations resist termites and protect wood supports by replacement.
Farmers increasingly see the value of insulation in farm structures. Insulating board, cheap and easy to install, lining interior walls helps conserve animal heat in dairy barns stables brooders and laying houses. It also serves as insulation in ice and milk houses.
John J. Calnan, president of the National Association of Master Plumbers, calls on 16 000 contractor dealer members to back FHA modernization efforts. He notes a 25 percent bathtub shortage in 63 U.S. cities and says 35 percent of FHA loaned funds in some cities go to plumbing or heating upgrades.
Families modernizing seek extra space often by adding rooms to existing homes. Some use basement areas while others integrate an additional room with a ground floor garage for economy and convenience. A harmonious overall appearance is urged when extending a building.
Thousands of private residences in the United States were discovered through a housing program survey to be overcrowded. Many times this situation could be remedied by converting some of the waste attic space into a guest or maid's room.
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