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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1928
Page
4
Waterloo builders rush to install heating plants as small homes rise across the city in 1928. Ira N Evans outlines nine rules for hot air systems, from riser pipe offsets to chimney height, cold air intake, and double piping for long runs to improve draft and efficiency.
An illustrated feature showcases a California infill home design No. 5 K 19, a masonry concrete block house with a long sunlit living room, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, a patio, and a modern bath. The plan favors simple forms, flexible orientation, and potential color accents, with working drawings available through the Architects Small House Service Bureau and Home Building editor for moderate fees.
A reader seeks guidance on a damp spot in a second story chimney flue after heavy rain. Advice suggests rain entering the stack at the top, inspecting coping, tar joints, and flashing height, and hiring a high grade contractor per architectural directions to address roof and stack intersections.
A reader asks about restoring weathered roof color and a suggested brush coat option while noting some colors may never match. The column compares concrete blocks and monolithic foundations, warns about wet basements, and offers waterproofing tips. It also covers window drafts, remodeling guidance from an architect, plank floors, and the benefits of a wall built electric kitchen ventilator.
The article outlines garage design basics emphasizing private storage, workspace, and accessibility. It covers minimum internal widths for single and double garages, recommended lengths, and the value of extra space. It details foundations, frost considerations, footing widths, and concrete floors with sloped drainage and repair pits.
A note from 1928 describes the Architects' Small House Service Bureau of the United States organized to aid homeowners with practical design and architectural guidance during postwar housing efforts.
The south shows intense disaffection as Gov. Smith fights for the presidency. If he carries the nation, the result would mark epochal change. a single southern state defection could decide his fate, while two would likely end his bid. ferment runs deep in ten solid states that have voted Democratic for 50 years.
Havana reports indicate Cuba’s exports rose by 67 million dollars last year compared with 1926 and customs receipts climbed by 1.226 million over all prior years. Real estate transfers include Geo A Stewart as trustee moving property from Beaver Valley Bank to L B Weber and transfers involving Dorn Ledwick Frank E Wightman and George W Miller among others.
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