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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1934
Page
21
Owners of rented farms may obtain housing loans for fences gates garages poultry houses and similar structures with lender approval. Loans cover wells wind mills pumps tanks cisterns piping and reinforcement or cementing basements. Separate ice box circuit tips and color schemes for basements offer additional guidance.
A concrete barn floor improves sanitation and value, with proper drainage and level floors. Prepare by clearing debris, tamping, and laying five inches of concrete or six inches of filled base with tile drainage. Build in strips with edge forms and ensure slopes toward gutters to prevent standing water.
Farm owners may apply through Cedar Rapids agencies for modernization loans to repair barns paint roofs and improve run down houses. Loans have a $5 annual financing fee per $100 of note and range from $100 to $2,000 with final maturity up to three years, extendable to five with federal permission. Payments are seasonal rather than monthly based on income and agreement with lenders.
Modern homeowners replace rickety basements with livable spaces using concrete ashlar and stucco. They gut old foundations, install new floors, paint, and partitions to create nurseries, lounges, card rooms, and games areas. The trend strengthens the house and brightens foundations.
The text outlines loan eligibility under modernization loans from the Federal Housing Administration. It notes that digging wells and constructing dams for ponds or small lakes are eligible expenses. It also mentions other rural construction deemed of special value, though specifics are cut off in the excerpt.
Editor notes suggest a fall kitchen remodel with a breakfast nook by a low window overlooking the garden. Use two tone paint from floor to knob height, black and yellow linoleum on buff, yellow cottage curtains, and light green furniture with buff trim. Include storage shelves near the basement entrance for overshoes umbrellas and sports gear.
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