Capital Journal Building Section, Friday, March 10, 195ftM
Cinder Block Gains in Use
As Home Building Material
Cinder block is proving to bo
8 highly satisfactory material
for residential construction in
northern climates, says Ameri
can Builder magazine.
Cinder block is a type of con
crete block in which the aggre
gate is cinders instead of sand
and gravel. Its use as a major
material in home building has
been made possible by progress
i n manufacturing techniques
and by many developments in
waterproofing compounds,
American Builder explains.
As an example of modern cin-
Home Owners'
QUESTION BOX
Q How high above the floor
should a wall thermostat be?
A Five feet is generally the
recommended height
Q How can calcimine be re
moved from a ceiling?
A Calcimine can be taken
off by sponging it with warm
water. If that is not effective
use a solution of household am
monia or washing soda and wa
ter. Q How can a dent made in a
rug by the leg of a heavy piece
of furniture be removed?
A Cover the dent with a
damp rag and press with a hot
, iron. The heat will cause the nap
to spring up. Then brush the
spot briskly.
Q What is the quickest way
to make an old house more at
tractive?
A By painting. In selecting
exterior colors, use bright col
ors to emphasize the best feat
ures of the house and use less
obtrusive colors for architectur
al lines which aren't so good.
Q What about adding color
to the roof?
A This can be done by using
" asohalt shin trios whih am man
ufactured in a great many col
ors, both solid and blended. Use
iL'ht-rnIrtrH rnnf irw if vam wont
to call attention to the roof, or
dark shingles to make the roof
seem less prominent
Q What causes creaking
floors?
A The reason usually is that
the subflooring has sprung loose
from the beams to which it is
nailed. If thp nnrlrriHn rf thm
floor is exposed, thin wedges
driven between the beams and
the subflooring will stop the
creaKing.
dcr block construction, the build-
ng industry magazine describes
a house built in New York state.
American Builder says the dwel
ling is "practically fireproof"
because of its cinder block sid-
ng. Fire-resistant asphalt
h ingles, which cannot readily
be kindled into flame by flying
sparks, are used for the roof.
The cinder block siding was
given a cement stucco finish.
Then the walls were painted
with a waterproofing compound
to prevent harmful condensation
tf water.
On the interior, floors are sup
ported by steel beams instead of
conventional wood joists. The
steel adds to the fireproofing.
Floors arc of concrete covered
with asphalt tile, except for the
living room in which the top
flooring is oak. I
FEWER STEPS NEEDED
The kitchen range should be
near the dining room for con
venience in carrying food to the
table.
Keep "Stale" Water
In Heating System
In homes heated with steam
or hot water, the water should
be retained in the boiler,
pipes and radiators and not
replaced with fresh water un
less absolutely necessary.
The "stale" water has had
the lime boiled out of it and
adding new water will simply
result in heavier lime depos
its on the inside of the heat
ing system, cutting down its
capacity and efficiency.
Water that has boiled fre
quently also is less likely to
cause rust because most of
the oxygen has been removed.
The only time a steam or
hot water system should be
drained is to avoid freezing
if the house is unoccupied in
the winter, or to enable re
pairs to be made.
If the water gauge shows a
lowering of the boiler water
level from day to day, the sys
tem should be checked for a
hidden leak. This will be
found most often in the return
pipe which has rusted out be
neath the basement floor.
Water Does Harm
Far From Leak
Water seeping through a roof
can show up far from the actual
leak. It can flow down through
the walls of the house to crack
plaster and stain wall paper
even in first floor rooms.
Rcroofing, rather than patch
ing, is advisable if a roof is in
poor condition. A new covering
of asphalt shingles usually can
be laid on top of the old roof
ing material.
HOUR EQUALS YEAR
The steel industry can now
make as much steel in little
more than an hour as was manu
factured in an entire -year dur
ing the Civil War.
'
BUILDING IN BILLIONS
The Department of Commerce
and the Department of Labor
estimate that $19,250,000,000
worth of construction will be
done in 1950.
Roof Requires
Solid Support
For Long Life
A soundly constructed roof
deck is considered as important
to the life of a roof as a soundly
constructed foundation is to the
entire house. Roofing material
cannot be expected to give its
full service if the deck which
supports it is in poor condition.
A wood roof deck to be cov
ered with asphalt shingles should
be constructed of well-seasoned
tongue and groove sheathing not
more than 6 inches wide, says
the Asphalt Hoofing Industry
Bureau.
Wider sheathing boards are
not recommended because they
might shrink enough to buckle
the roofing material after it has
been applied. Boards should be
tightly matched. Each board
should be fastened to each sup- I
nails, one through the face of
the board and the other through
its edge.
Badly warped boards or
boards with excessive resinous
areas should not be used. Any
defects noticed after the sheath
ing is applied should be covered
with sheet metal patches before
the roofing material is laid.
After all the boards arc In
place, the deck should be pro
tected from dampness by a layer
of asphalt saturated felt, not
heavier than IS pounds per
square.
CHIMNEY CONSTRUCTION
A chimney should support it
self independently of the house
frame. Roof, floors and walls
should be framed around It, leav
ing 2" of space In which natur
ally non-combustible mineral
wool Insulation should be packed
to prevent chimney heat from
igniting the wood.
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