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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1937
Page
14
Cutting walls for duct passage in new or modernized homes risks weakening structural walls and partitions. Improperly cut framing members endanger integrity, demanding careful assessment and proper reinforcement to preserve building safety.
Rural and suburban homes show 20 percent higher electric water system sales in 1936, the peak year in industry history per Herbert C. Angster. Financing through FHA plans encourages installation with modernization credits, while new rigid steel ties enable ducts to pass through walls without weakening structure, easing carpenters and heating contractors' work.
A low voltage wiring system enables automatic hot water by a push button in kitchens or baths. Pressing the button lights the heater in advance, and the burner shuts off automatically when the water is hot enough. FHA insured mortgage homes may include this convenience.
In warm sunny areas radiant solar heat can provide domestic hot water. A common unit uses a black-painted labyrinth coil inside a boxed weather glass cover, mounted on a roof with southern exposure. The coil feeds a hot water tank above it, drawing heat by expansion as water warms, with oversized insulated storage and optional auxiliary heaters.
The article surveys flooring options from inexpensive yellow pine and fir to red and white oaks maple beech and birch. It notes thickness standards for durability, with flooring under half an inch less sturdy and edge groove nails prone to pullout. It ranks woods from common to premium like teak mahogany and walnut and cites standard plank widths from 1 1 2 to 2 1 2 inches.
Shelves built around each bay window create ideal spaces for books and plants. This feature can be provided for in a home built under the Insured Mortgage System of the Federal Housing Administration.
The article argues that store lighting and white or light walls and ceilings create interior brilliance. It notes that bright light highlights cleanliness and dirt, influencing customer perception, and suggests modern wiring and paintings financed by private insured lenders.
The article explains foundation choices under the In cured Mortgage System guided by focal conditions and material availability. It covers suitable materials for cellars such as stone brick and cast concrete, the need for footings under walls, projection sizes, and handling bad soil with spread or pyramidal footings to ensure the superstructure remains solid.
Sliding doors for kitchen cabinets do not project when opened and are easy to operate on ball bearing hardware. Hang them in groups of three to expose more than half the opening. Avoid mounting errors as sticking causes annoyance. Large platters may be hard to pass through narrow openings.
A white paint reflects about 82 percent of incoming light, a dense black about 2 percent, with intermediate shades in between. The painting of buildings qualifies under the Federal Housing Administration program.
The piece argues for low ceiling design to cut construction and operating costs. It notes compact rooms with low ceilings reduce heat demand, while high ceilings raise heating needs. With modern insulation and smaller room footprints, low ceilings can keep homes efficient and comfortable despite warm-season concerns.
The readable text notes pipe access in kitchens and the need for access panels to reach piping ends. It mentions walls and floors as possible locations and references modernization and practical testing of equipment.
A top floor room with sloping walls benefits from small all over patterned paper and woodwork painted in the leading color. Ruffled curtains without draperies suit dormer windows and later finishing a top-floor bedroom may be arranged through the Insured Mortgage System of tion.
The text discusses grade differences in flooring with shorter pieces in cheaper grades and common plank widths from four to eight inches. It notes screws prevent cupping in wide boards, end-matching with tongues and grooves, and mentions FHA underwriting checking construction methods and material quality for mortgage conformity.
Designers tackle the trend of shrinking kitchens by creating compact layouts that maximize essential work surfaces. Many small kitchens still lack adequate table space vital for proper meal preparation, prompting innovations in space planning and equipment placement.
Windows flanked by bookshelves can be partitioned to hold plants. White flower pots complement bright book bindings, a layout feasible under FHA Insured Mortgage System terms for home construction.
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