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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1929
Page
7
Waterloo permits for six business days show total 75 560 with residential work leading at 32 240 and 20 residential permits. The largest single permit is 30 000 for Standard Oil warehouse and office. business and remodeling total 31 400. garage and poultry house noted amid 94 miscellaneous permits with unspecified expenditures.
A 4 A T L economy house plan showcases five adequately sized rooms with strategic layouts to reduce costs. Features include cross ventilation, compact stairwell, partial alcove dining space, built in seating, a rear kitchen with refrigerator on a raised platform, and multiple storage closets. Complete working plans available through the Architects' Small House Service Bureau with editor support and compliance notes from 1929.
The Architects' Small House Service Bureau outlines how properly stained or painted shingles offer beauty and durability for roof and siding. Pre dipping for penetration, use of creosote stains, and fire resistant paints reduce weathering and fire risk while enabling a range of color combinations like silver gray with olive greens or red tones.
After heavy rains dampness appears in various spots including around windows and the fireplace, often on the second story. Likely water intrusion around the window or faulty mortar joints. chimney cap may be waterproof. Have chimney inspected and consider weatherproofing. A furnace installer insists asbestos paper is unnecessary, though it may save cost.
A homeowner asks about heat loss through asbestos and metal coverings, floor and wall repairs after a fire, damp plaster in a basement, and masonry walls. The adviser suggests inspecting floors, eliminating dampness, waterproofing walls, using hot tar or asphalt, wood furring, lath and plaster, and proper masonry sealing. Additional topics cover mortar joints, basement painting, line for furnace and kitchen flues, pine flooring with linoleum, and finishing bath wells with cement and lath details.
A brief note discusses tile work costs including wages and material prices with reference to spacing at about two feet. The text mentions appearance considerations and suggests deeper scoring effects to enhance finish.
A Holland Institute of Thermology test explains how to check chimney draft. Stoke the fire, close the fire door, adjust dampers, then open the smoke pipe damper and wait. If smoke pours out, draft is too weak. The piece covers crooked flues, double walls, restricted upper sections, plastered fireplace fronts, and beams or floor joists intruding into the flue, all reducing draft and risking fires. It also notes annual cleaning improves efficiency and ends with a remark on bird and butterfly species numbers in the United States.
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