Housing of 2000: private, modular, high tech urban homes
Boston based Investors Mortgage Insurance Co president Jackson W. Goss predicts 2000 housing will be smaller yet more spacious inside with one large room layouts and movable partitions. He envisions compact 900 to 1,000 square foot homes in new towns offering condo ownership, private amenities, and novel energy systems such as fuel cells and decentralized power packages powered by space program spinoffs.
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House of the Week Shows Early American Style Ranch
A compact 1395 square foot ranch designed by Samuel Paul blends L-shape layout with open space. Features include a two car garage, rear patio, mudroom, two children's bedrooms, a master suite, basement recreation area, and advanced home systems aiming for easy financing and modern living as costs stay in line.
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Supermarket Wives Drive Builders Toward Buyer’s Market Shift
SPENCE LEE HART, U S Home design director, says women shoppers use supermarket tactics to demand better homes and amenities. Builders must adapt as economy and luxury houses converge on self cleaning ovens, waste disposals, and trash compactors. The buyer’s market is near, with economy homes rivaling luxury in design focus. Hart oversees homes from $15,000 single-family houses to $85,000 condominiums across 14 states plus the Virgin Islands.
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Today in History March 19 1972 overview
Events on March 19 across history include the Senate rejection of the Versailles treaty in 1920 beginning U.S. isolationism, the 1628 English Massachusetts colony foundation, 1711 Russia and Turkey war proclaimed, 1918 Daylight Saving Time in New York City, 1942 selective military registration for men 45 to 64, 1945 Norwegian sabotage against Germans, 1962 Algeria ceasefire ending fighting with France, and later notes on nuclear testing debate, monetary policy shift, Laos helicopter rescue, plus birthdays like Gen William Westmoreland and Lynda Bird Robb.
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Locating wall studs 16 inch centers and methods
A reader guidance piece explains stud spacing typically at 16 inches on center with variations like 24 inches. It suggests tapping the wall for hollow versus solid sounds, checking for nail heads in paneling, using a magnetic stud finder, and drilling test holes to confirm stud locations. It also covers avoiding damage by drilling above base molding and differentiating sole plates. For old glue in furniture joints, warm vinegar softens glue before reglue.
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