Modern Common Brick Dwelling Features Beauty and Economy
A six room brick and stucco home blends beauty with economy. The plan No 1144 from the Off the Builders Association of America shows a compact, stylish manor style with brick half timber accents. Main level includes living room dining area breakfast room and porch. upper floor holds three bedrooms and bath with ample closets. Specifications call for 235 000 cubic feet volume masonry concrete footings twelve inch thick foundation walls and Portland cement mix.
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J. Porter Moore
Home Owners' Service Institute, Inc
Europe
England
Ofseturers’ Association of America
Common Brick House Highlights for Brick Manufacturers
The design showcases practical features suited for the Common Brick Manufacturers of America. It emphasizes sturdy construction, efficient layout, and material suitability while reflecting the era's architectural preferences.
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America
Attractive building plan with complete blueprints
Complete architectural plan and construction details ready for building. Exterior walls of common brick with chimney and ash dumper. Carpentry specifies Douglas fir or California white pine framing, malleable iron hardware, steel casement windows, plastering, copper gutters, white lead finishes, varnished floors, and integrated plumbing heating insulation and fixtures per local codes.
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California
National Board of Fire
Sugarcane Fiber Building Board
Bridging 5 Howe Factor and Steel Tension Bracing
The article compares wood joist bridging using 1x3 boards with nails to new steel tension bridging. Steel bracing, formed from the metal, is driven into top bottom and sides of joists. It claims steel is stronger neater cheaper and resists pulling out and loosening from shrinkage.
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Ile
Phils
Wallpaper as background for pictures in home decor
An article discusses using wallpaper to complement and enhance paintings and photographs. It argues for thoughtful pairing of patterns and colors, noting blue and yellow contrasts can enrich wall backgrounds and improve overall room harmony.
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Mary
Copley
National Thrift Week Spurs Home Ownership Push
Readers are urged to embrace thrift as a path to owning homes. The National Thrift committee sponsored by YMHA promotes a ten point creed including On your own home. Advances in financing, real estate services, and model home campaigns are cited as expanding home ownership possibilities nationwide.
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H. A
Adolph Tew Ohn
New York
America
Bold wallpaper designs brighten panel room decor
New wallpaper styles favor bold patterns and colors for paneled walls. Designers should frame panels with strong outlines to complement furniture and avoid cross lines that disrupt unity. Plain sections invite wall brackets and shelves, while larger patterned areas create inviting room charm.
Sagging Ridge Repair Notes for Attic Ties and Braces
Advice on preventing a sagging roof ridge focuses on securing wall plates, attic lathes or slates, and ensuring strong purlins braces and collar beams. Proper nailed connections and straight walls should stop ridge flagging within four joints.
Decorating with Inlaid Linoleum Floors for Harmonious Rooms
Before buying new furnishings, analyze the room and its purpose to choose a decorative scheme. North rooms benefit from yellows and browns while sunny rooms suit blues and greens. Inlaid linoleum floors can unify decor, are practical, easy to care for, and economical. A pamphlet “Creating a Charming Home” by Ganra Hale Simpson offers tips. request a free copy via the Small House editor.
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Howe
Ganra Hale Simpson
Skill Preserved For 6000 Years On Crete
The article notes Crete’s ancient decorators left a lasting record of skill and taste though their names are unknown. It explains frescoes on wet plaster required rapid work within a day, demanding apprentices and craftsmen, with designs outlined by stylus lines scratched on soft plaster.
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Crete
Decorated walls boost beauty and cut maintenance costs
Decorated walls enhance any building from residence to hospital, apartment, office, church. Proper decoration improves aesthetics and reduces long term upkeep costs.
Zinc Spouting Promoted To Last A Lifetime
Zinc pipes and leader piping are touted as long lasting roofing contrivances with claims that proper erection ensures decades of service and the spouting will last a lifetime.
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Homeweaner’s Service Institute, Fc
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Dokrstadh
Foor
Zeme
Tess
SAN Antonio Building & Loan Association
Ground Floor Builders Exchange
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Pecan
Jere
Amon
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Security Building and Loan Association
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Beacon Lumber Company
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