ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON. MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1929.
TWO
MEW RESIDENCE
IS BEIIG BUILT
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The adv ertisers
whose advertise
ments appear on this
page are prepared to
give service and help
with building plans.
-.xi. Mr it an - '
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COMPANY
LUMBER
Building Materials
Superior Millwork
These priceo on building ma
terials are how in effect
"Cement, sack .... 80c
Plaster, ton '....$16.50
Steeltex, yd ,....26c
Brick, M $20.00
Plasterboard. ;M....$2S.'00
lime, bi: '..:':..I...:.$3.00
Standard Roll Roofing, '
One ply, roll $1.15
Three ply, roll....$1.95
E IS $2,000
WELL DESIGNED BUNGALOW, GOOD PROPORTIONS
i InvfiQtinmfincr Rnard Takes
' Figures From Costs of
! Rebuilding Over
! 100,000 Homes. '
One of the early questions that
rises In the minds of the hom
owner who contemplates mode.niz
alton Is llmt of costs.
"What will it coat me to mod
ernize my liortit-?" the question
thai is constantly ra-jed.
The answer tt such a question
logically depends on the cointliion
or the home, Its Bize, the nmouiil
of modernizing to he done and
other subjects of similar nature.
Old Houses Require Greater Ex
penditure Obviously the house that wan
built hack in the gay nineties when
many of the common convenience;!
i Of today were unknown, will re-
I quire u greater expenditure of
money than the dwelling that vih
I constructed ten or fifteen years
j afco.
I The old honne of the day of Free
i Silver has an architect urn I style
! that In obsolete. The Kinder bread
I trimming, the lll-arraned room 8
i and thft lark Of up-to-date fixtures
' call for A thorough modern teat ion.
On the other hand, a house that
was built (en or firteen yearn aso
; has many of the conveniences
that ure standard today. It may
1 require a new hcatlirg plant, a sun
j porch, up to date electric fixtures,
i or more pleasing interior dito ra
tion a.
The older the house the more the
cost of incdcinizing will he.
Average Cost 82000
An InvoHtigaiion into the 'costs
: of modernizing various homes dis
closed Hint, the a vera kg cost of
'modernization was In the ncighhor
; hood of $2,utt0.
This Investigation covered over
! lou.OOu homes and was conducted
by im organization in a position to
i secure accurate flKures a state
I jhatnutv, or building and loan nsso-r-cfnUoim.
They knew almost to a
petty y the actual amount spent, on
modernization by various home
j owners who submitted their mod
ernizing pluns when applying lor
i loans.
1'lguron secured from other inde
pendent sources go to prove the
accuracy of this estimate. $2,000
is a fair amount to set up as the
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should be laid in cinders, and
sometimes are connected with the
storm sewer, especially In cases
where a great deal of water is
found in the surrounding soil.
Baker Plans progressing for
construction of ten miles road
from New Bridge up Eagle Creek
to mouth of Little Eagle.
Construction has been started on
a duplex house to be built in Lau
rel wood by Mrs. A. Fentcn. a local
nurse. The building will be 3:i by
42 feet in size and one story in
height, containing, ten rooms, five
on each size of the dividing par
tition. There will be a half base
ment. The house will be of col
ouial design with stucco exterior.
John Atterbury, local contractor,
the designer and builder. The resi
dence will cost approximately
I $5,000.
Precautions Should Be
Taken to Guard Against
Trouble After Work
Is Started.
Comfort the Real Problem
Now is the time of the year to check over that
furnace is it heating every room of your home
properly?
Remember, the heater is only ft pnrt of the comfort sys
tem. Any pood heater, properly installed, will 'ive yu
nil the heat you wnnt. Temperature, really, is not the ma
jor problem in seeking home comfort. It is a combination
of temperature, humidity nnd ventilation. From this point
of view, and in the light of the University of Illinois re
search, it is safe to say that the only real comfort Bystem
known rocUy is the Warm nir system installed according
to the standard code.
Have us to check Over your furnace, nnd if it does not
come up to the standard code, we can make the necessary
changes at n small expense, bo that it will give the amount
of comfort that you have a right to expect.
John R. Kelly Sheet Metal Works
444 N. Jackson
PHONE 466
Uoseburg, Oregon
Copyright 1928 Tha Architect a' Smalt House Service Buretu of the United Statei, Ino,
NOT everybody can build a big house. At the
same time there Is no good reason why the homo
builder who wants a small place should not have his
money's worth In (rood plan, good construction, and
fine appearance. Hero is a house, design 8-A-l, that
is small In size, but biff In accommodations and other
worth while properties.
To a certain extent this house Is patterned on tho
apartment house unit, but -there is Infinitely mora
accommodation. There is light and air on all si don,
& privacy and sr-n-e of possession that simply cannot
be brought into apartment house quarters.
This house Is not the poverty stricken thin littlo
aek with which we have become all too familiar.
It Is a complete house) with room of good sizo and
all nortn of fittings and equipment to make It work
able. Just for on example of the fine qualities of
this house consider tho living room. This is nearly
211 feet wide and more than 15 fcot long.: In
placo of the common-place nnd separately spaced
double hung windows wo have hero a group of thrco
windows within ono large opening. This not only
conserves wall space, but makv'3 the room much
more inviting.
Tho windows nro of tho easement type, being
particularly fitting to a small houso of this kind.
Double hung windows could be substituted it they
were preferred, btit casements are strongly recom
mended. At tho end of tblrt room there is a nicely
designed but Inexpensive fireplace, flanked on one
side by a hookcaso and on the other by a French
door thn opens off tho porch. At the other end of
tho living room Is a beautiful side lighted door framo
with a full glnsird door, and at the side of the door,
In a most convenient place, 1ho coat closet.
The kitchen also will reward study. First of all
there Is a dining alcovo with built-in seats and table.
There is space hero to seat six people. Tho outer
wall Is given over completely to windows, a fine
cheerful nook in which to have meals. There is
plenty of cupboard space and work, table. Thoj-e-frlgerator
Is equipped with nn outald icing door
and thero is a grade entranco to the basement. This
is a welt lighted, cheerful kitchen in which the
housekeeper will tnko pleasure In working.
As for tho remainder of the house, there 1 a ilnen
closet in the hallway, bath room with recessed tub,
and bedroom of good slzo with generous cross ven
tilation nnd closet. Tho basement is fully excavated
with heater and fuel room under the living room,
laundry under the kitchen, vegetable and other stor
age unnr th bedroom. Tho entire plan strongly
cmphanlr.es the f:ict that It is perfectly possible for
a house to be pinull and Inexpensive und yet at tho
flan No. S-A-l.
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samo time comfortable within and fine appoarlng
without
Construction: Wood frame, exterior finish sid
ing. Basement wall abovo grade of cement or
brick. Hoof of shingles.
Lot size: Approximately 40 feet.
Facing: Designed to face east or south. May be
reversed If necessary.
Complete working plans may bo obtained for this
and other designs shown in this series. For further
information see editor's note below.
EDITOR'S KOTE: Building plans for tie honsa
rtown above may be secured through the Home Build
lng Editor of tbls paper. TbU aervlce la presented to
our reader through co-operation With The Architect'
Small House Service Bureau, an organization of prac
ticing architects from leading architectural offices
throughout the country. Thin bureau ii controlled hy
the American Institute of Architect, and has the
Indorsement or the United States Department of Com
merce, its purpose Is to provide, at moderate cost,
plans and service for small homes of high architectural
quality. Address the Home Building Editor of this
paper for further information regarding this service.
Qnestlens from our readers regarding home building
will be answered at no chargo by the technical depart
ment of Tho Architects' Small House Service Bureau.
i.ncioao a siampeu, auaressod envelope.
The time to guard against wet
cellars, too much Fettling with its
plaster cracks, and poor basement
light Is during the first stage of
the building of your home. Kvery
owner Bhould be on the job, not
when he sees the first frame work
of his. home rising, but when iw
sees the first shovel of dirt taken '
out.
When one Is ready to excavate, a
sewer trench should always be dug ,
to the street, so that if a sudden
storm should flood the excavation, 1
it can be readily drained, otherwise
there would be a mud hole to
work in for several days. j
While the actual excavating ia'
going on, the top soil, or the loam, ;
biiouid be placed to one side and 1
later, distributed over the low :
parts of the lot so that a lawn can ;
be quickly started.
Excavators should always dig to
the full depth, as shown by the
plans, and the excavation shqjild be
twelve inches wider all ( around :
than the plans Indicate. Footings
should always be 8 inches wider i
than thp actual foundation, viz: if
the foundation is to be 13 inches
wide, footings should be -21 inches ,
wide, or an extension of 4 inches :
on each side of the ' foundation.
Footings should be six Inches deep
and should be made of burned
brick, laid in cement mortar, made
from Portland cement and sharp
sand, or in lieu of this type a con
crete footing may bs poured with ,
equal success. Footings should .
rest on solid firm earth or rock.
If a brick or tile foundation is
built on this footing ft should be :
completely plastered with a ce- i
ment mortar. After this cement ;
has set for a (lay or two, It should
be water proofed with a high grade :
asphalt um -or tar which will close)
tip u II the small pores or cracks in '
the plaster coating, and keep the I
finished basement wall dry. j
At the same time the footings,
are laid, 3 or 4 inches drain tile ;
should be laid all around the foot- j
ing with chutes at each corner, of !
from 10 to 12 feet which will
drain the surrounding ground away
from Tit e house. These" drain tiles
You just
cant heln
saving-!
Write for Booklet
It tells you how to f J
mane juui iiivjiiv-jr
bring greater- re
turns. Jrfl
The
Douglas Building & Loan
Association
Roseburg, Oregon
Your membership in tin's organization requires that you
make certain regular deposits. You are encouraged to
save. And you do save. And, furthermore, your money
, EARNS A HIGHER RATE OF INTEREST.
Join This Association and Watch Your
Account Grow.
OFFICERS t,
D. L. EDDY, President
GEO. KOHLHAtiEN, Vice-l'i-oa.-
J. K, McOUNTOCK. Sec;
H. W. STRONG, Treas.
WAYNE E. JONES, Mgr.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
B. 1j. Eddy, State Senator and
Attorney at Law.
George Kohlhagen. Dealer in
Livestock and Proprietor of
Economy Market and Kohl-
hagen ApartnumtH.
J. E. McClintock, Pres. -Commercial
Abstract Co.
B. W. Strong, President Ump
qua Valley Bank.
F. H. Churchill, Pies. Churchill
Hardware Co.
C. A. Lock wood. Pres. of Lock
wood Motor Co.
Dr. E. B. Stewart, Physician
and Surgeon.
Copyright 1928 Tho Architects' Small House Service' Bureau of the Ouitod States, Inc.. Home Bulldera Clinic.
SlHomes
MjfekVLu'"1' to Cu'U ll'
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f,i Pain
i:l to ! loat them.
int to Paint them.
21 Years in
Roscburg
Brick, Tile, Cement, Lath, Windows,
Doors, Wall Board,
Veneer, Oak Flooring, Drain
Boards,
Cedar Boat Lumber
Roofing
Page Lumber and Fuel Company
709 North Jackson Street, Rosclnirg Phone 242
avenmo cost of modernizing a
i home.
I Home Stood Idle
j An InHinnce is rHah-d of f otm
Iiouho thai stood hlle for many
; months duo to lis poor condition.
1st house wiin ennui rurti'd back
i in the days when stove ht-at was
i universal. It had no cellar nor
1 modern lighting. It was iitrly, run
down ami apparently woithless.
1'tnally the house whs modern-
1 I zed. A bawemeiH wan exeavated
and a Iii hiIhk plant installed. New
; flooi-B. a bathroom, a -deeping
, porch, upiodate clecirlcal fix- 1
! lures and a new front porch were
a part of the program. The house j
was completed and Immeiliately
reutcd. It Is bringing In a HtcHdy '
income and the modernizing ex-1
peiise amounted to Jl.sii.t. j
liMatled figures coveitnii the!
cost ot im proving this dd hoi.,
are given in the accompanying
table.
Detailed Modernizing Costs
Excavation
Concrete .
Stone
Brick
Building Tile
Itootini; .. .
Pluutliing, hi
Pipe
l.iyluiiii Fixtures .
Elect i tciil Wiring
Plnstering . .
pHinthu (exierioi
Paintinc I interior)
Ivcoiaiint;
Cat pent i y ... .
I. umber ...
Floor
Trim. Xish
work .
llatdwaie ..
tilauig
luding heat .
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INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
Klamath Ice A; Storago tomp:iny
of Klamath PalU recently installed
additional equipment c o s I i n g
'".HI. ,
Portland Plans helm; completed
for street improvements ailjaceni
to Holla-lay Park.
Lebanon r Preparations under
way for strawberry harvest at bar
relim plant of Baker. Kelly i .Mc
Laughlin. Klamath Falls Construction of
J.'.f.iton annex to Mills Addition pri
mary school will ti art late this
sprinn.
Eugene A. A. linger store on
Willamette street changed hands.
Euueue Second unit of Boy
Scout summer camp on Blue river
now under construct ion.
Construction will start In near
lutnte on j:'"o.ihio rive-stui' busi
ness hiiilding at Klamath Falls.
Portland - - I Mans completed for
const ruction of SUt'.Oito three story
apartmeut house on Vista avenue.
MeMiimville- New Hitvinns nnd
and
TOO MUCH FREELY
1 'ET1UMT.- Mrs, Freely Cai ler
dealt loo freely In kicks, scratches
and bits. So her husband, Alt
Caller, filed suit for divorce. He
also hnrgeil in hit- ptMllion 1 1 ui l
Mis. Carter mnt difhes very five
ly in bis diivcllon to emphasire
disimted points lui tug an argument.
fs
carpet
Iohii association being established
in Pnited States National bank
building.
Peacock Floral company opened
In ColherlMou building. The Uallct.
Highway from Warren to St.
Helens will he widened.
Mt:Minnville Plans discussed
for ronsolidat ion of seven school
districts in this town and icin
ity. Pendleton $nO.Kl6 contract
awarded for Improving two C ma' il
ia couuly projects.
Addition of streets in Chandler's
sub-addition soulhwest of McMinn
villc to county roud Fystem afiprov
ed.
Astoria Market road No. '2.
known as Cannon Beach road, will
be improved.
Port laud Contract awarded for
erection of dog and cut hospital
at 37th avenue and Powell boule
vard. More than $LTiO.O(io expended in
Redmond last year on new build
in;:; and improvements: HI new
residences w ere constructed.
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BEFORE AFTER
We Can Help You Renew Your Home
This Spring
Cost Very Low Compared With Increase in Value.
The dollars spent in remodeling and modernizing your
home will return to you two fold through increase in the value
of your property. If it is income property the increased rentals
will alone defray the expense.
V.'e can suggest or sketch a remodeling program for you,
or work to your own plans. By way of suggestion: Use shingles
over old siding. Install an entrance porch. Make changes in
windows for better appearance nnd light. Add a sleeping
porch. Hut on new roof. It will cost you nothing to discuss this
matter with us and we shall be glad to have you call.
EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER
Lumber
Lath
Shingles
Brick
Lime
Building accessories
Remodeling service
Prompt delivery
Cement
Plaster
Drain tile
Millwork a Specially
Just Phone
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Oak and Pine Sts.