Local Homes and Constructions Report on City Residences
John Harless builds a 24 by 26 double garage on South 10th Street. Mrs. August Donner encloses her front porch in Pierce Place. Daggs and Doud, Eldora contractors, frame a new home on West 12th Avenue. Pearl Nelson completes siding on her i1th Avenue residence. Ralph Parker served as carpenter for a new Grundy Pennet home for Ernest Hess of Conrad. Eckel and Folkerts, Steamboat Rock contractors, start a new Grundy Pennet home in Vinton Heights. Les Vinton builds two more homes in East Edgington addition. The Texaco station on Edgington Avenue is finished and Hormel livestock buying station nears completion. Les Vinton contracted both jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Nelson
I1th Avenue
Ralph Parker
Eckel and Folkerts
Steamboat Rock Contractors
Vinton Heights
Les Vinton
Edgington Avenue
Texaco
Hormel Livestock
Editor Predicts New Home Boom In Five Years
Editor James Lange of Practical Builder foresees the 1960s as the greatest era of family formation with up to two million houses built annually. He notes lower cost homes for newlyweds, better design in modern houses, and rising land costs pushing basements and pre assembly. He cites power tools, specialized equipment, and a shift from simple shelter to livable, brand driven homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lange
Practical Builder
New York
Furniture Retouching With Simple Swab Method
Use an ordinary cotton swab to retouch damaged furniture with paint or enamel. The swab applies paint in tiny areas and can be discarded after use, avoiding the need to clean brushes after the job.
Modern three bedroom home set on narrow lot
Home of the Week describes a budget minded family residence by architect Rudolph A. Matern of Jamaica New York. It features a low slope roof with colorful asphalt shingles, natural stone and redwood siding, sliding glass doors to outdoor living spaces, a family room two baths and a fireplace. Thick mineral wool insulation provides year round comfort and energy efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph A. Matern
Jamaica, N. Y
Mater
Easy Weekend Projects For A Hidden Laundry Nook And Outdoor Table
Readers can enclose washer and dryer in a floor to ceiling Douglas fir cabinet with jalousie doors for ventilation and storage space above. Tips include using exterior fir plywood and waterproof glue for outdoor tables, fitting legs with plumber's pipe and metal flanges, and recognizing EXT-DFPA edge seals for waterproof panels.
Auto enamel for hatchways protects steel hatchways
You can assure yourself of long time protection for the steel hatchway covering your steps from the basement if you paint it with a good grade auto enamel. These enamels are made to withstand extreme weather variations and come in colors to match house paint.
Doors That Open Upside Down For Special Uses
Manufacturers develop dozens of upside down doors for unique spaces. Bilco Co. of New Haven designs easy lift sidewalk doors for storefronts and spring balanced roof hatches enabling gentle operation. A tile covered top fits crawl space doors in schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilco Co
New Haven
Conn
Cleaning tip for dust along telephone dial edges
A home maker notes dust collects around telephone dial holes and suggests using a cotton swab dipped in soap and water to reach the edges. The same swabs used in baby care can help with other hard to reach cleaning tasks around the house.
One-story Wood Schools Safer for Children Says Survey
A West Coast Lumbermen's Association survey argues that well planned one-story wooden schools are safer for children than the finest three-story fireproof buildings. The report notes lower cost and a homelike, reassuring atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
New Windows Cut Time By Third
A test by R.O.W. window makers shows removable sash windows wash faster than fixed sash types. In experiments the sash removed from the frame took under 85 percent of the time needed to wash when locked in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.O.W
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Central Iowa
Lowe Electric Light & Power Co
Pd Ee
DELL
Eldora Millwork & Mfg
Over
Eldora Motor Co, Bldg
Vilmont
Dohrmann & Crandall General Contractors
Eldora
Lennox Cas
Lennox
Eldora Plumbing & Heating
Pho
John Harless
South 10Th Street
August Donner
Pierce Place
Daggs & Doud
Eldora Contractors
West 12Th Avenue
Eckel and
Folkerts
Grundy Pennet
Ernest Hess
Conrad
Lange
TFL
Moser Lumber CO
Odo
Joeyt
B.R. OR
B.R
Fama Oanvee
O.R
Riggert’s
Eldora, Iowa
Duke Goodell
Black Steamboat Rock
H& W
Fourteenth Ave
Iowa
Steamboat Rock
General Contractors
Steamboat
Rock, Iowa
Joe H. Kramer
Realtor
Mitchell, Brown & Hodge
Farm & Home
Massa
Yitcall
Crosley Farm
Penny Therm
Iowa Electric
IMPRO
C. R. Johnson
Red Eldora
Harvey
Charles Harvey
Don
Eldora Electric Service
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