Construction of
Walts Important
To Building
By HENRY J. WINGATE
Nationally-Known Archltact
and Engineer
The prospective home buyer
or builder should always look
closely at wall construction be
cause it is one of the four prin
cipal elements in determing
whether a structure is well
built. The others are founda
tion, floors and roof.
There are 3 basic wall types:
wood frame, masonry veneer
over frame, and solid masonry.
They are used singly and In
combination. Frame walls are
most widely used because they
are lowest in cost; but masonry
veneer, including brick, stone
and stucco, is a close second.
Solid masonry is rarely found
except in the most expensive
houses.
Wood frame is essentially a
system of vertical wood studs,
covered on the outside by
.. sheathing, which in turn is cov
ered with building paper and
then siding,
Well-seasoned lumber should
be used and the wall should
be as rigid as possible. Unsea
soned materials will shrink and
cause cracks. Studs of 2" x 4"
material should be spaced no
further apart than 16", center
to center, and secured at the
top by two" 2x4's nailed togeth
er as a plate to support joists
for the second floor or rafters
for the roof. Each corner should
be braced by nailing 1 x 4's
or 2 x 4's diagonally across the
studs. Sheathing may be boards,
plywood or rigid fiber board
nailed to the outside edge of
"the studs. If boards are used
they should be placed diagonal
ly for added rigidity.
Choice of siding depends on
desired design effect. Materials
'. include: wood clapboards, wood
shingles, composition shingles,
or metal shingles or clapboards,
Veneer walls are merely one
i- course of brick, stone or stucco
applied to the outside of the
sheathing.
Hollow walls must be fire
" stopped to prevent spread of
r flames through these natural
flues. This is done by placing
' short lengths of lumber or gyp
, sum block between the studs
' or by filling the space with
fireproof mineral wool insula-
tion.
In a house of average con
. struction there is only an inch
" or so of lath and plaster and
, about the same thickness of
" sheathing and siding between
1 the living quarters and the out
j side temperature. Hence, the
, hollow space should be insulat
, ed to retain heat in winter and
exclude it in summer. This is
best done by fastening batts
: or blankets of fibrous insulating
. material, such as mineral wool
' between the studs as the house
goes up. In existing houses nod
ulated insulation may be blown
into wall spaces to provide the
necessary protection.
Three New Use.s
For Canvas Shown
In Magazine
Introducing a new function
for canvas, as well as providing
bright splashes of color for the
outdoor terrace, the Maynard
Buechler home in Orinda, Cali
fornia, designed by Architect
Frank Lloyd Wright, will be
featured in an article and on
the cover of the July issue of
: Sunset magazine. Landscape
architects Herbert Mick and
Joseph Spanier cooperated to
work out the experiment in
canvas screens. Overhead can
vas panels partially shade the
5 terrace while the screens pro
vide protection, privacy and
color.
, The screens are made of rec
t tangular pieces of brightly-col
' ored canvas which were fitted
j with grommets and laced to
movable frame of half-Inch
1 pipe. The frames measure five
. by six feet and have 22-Inch
i legs. One man can move
' screen easily. ' The panels may
stand alone or may be used to
, gether in almost any shape, pro
1 viding roofless rooms or half
j open patios for summer sun.
, Photographs and construction
i diagrams accompany the article
; In the July Issue of Sunset
VA estimates that before the
I GI Bill expires in 1997 about
1 2,000,000 additional homes will
': be bought by veterans, who will
pay $4,300 to f 10,000.
Two-Bedroom Brick Home Creates Comment
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Avoid Heavy Feeding of Lawns
In Spring, Fertilize in Summer
By Dean H, Robinson
This is a lovely two bedroom
brick home that has created an
unusual amount of favorable
comment wherever it has been
built! It has only six corners,
and, therefore, is economical to
build as well as beautiful, It is
designed to be placed near the
front of a lot', for those who
like a large backyard, which
can be landscaped and arranged
for the greatest amount of out
door living.
You enter the living room,
and while you do not have a ves
tibule, you do have a closet to
the left for the storage of coats
and umbrellas. Immediately
upon entering you- are struck
with the spacious look of the
living - dining area which shows
modern open planning in
fluence.
The large fireplace has a tile
hearth with book cases on both
sides.
The dining area can be separ
ated from the living area by
modern folding doors which can
be closed into a recess in each
wall and be entirely out of sight,
or extended completely to separ
ate these two areas, or left
part way open to provide a pleas
ant decorative touch.
You will note that you can
enter directly from the garage
into the kitchen, which keeps a
great deal of dirt from being
brought into the living room and
is the other reason besides econ
omy why the front entrance ves
tibule has been eliminated. There
is also room at the end of the
garage for a closet.
The kitchen is very modern
and compactly designed with the
idea in mind of saving as many
steps as possible for the busy
housewife. Directly over the
sink is a large picture window
with room on the sill for potted
plants. The range and refriger
ator are directly opposite the
sink and the other work surfaces.
Leading directly into the kitchen
is a service door from which, if
you turn right, you would go
immediately into the utility room
where there is a furnace, hot
water heater, laundry tubs and
plenty of room for sorting
counters, washing machine, drier
and mangle. You can, if you
choose, go directly from the util
ity room into the living area or
into the kitchen which would
save steps when answering the
doorbell.
rne two oedrooms are ex
ceptionally well planned. One
of them has three windows look
ing out in three directions, and
the other has two windows so
that there is lots of cross venti
lation in both rooms. Each room
has a large wardrobe closet with
sliding doors which eliminates
the space ordinarily occupied by
the swing of the hinged door.
Furniture can be placed almost
any way In these two rooms.
There is a large linen storage
closet opposite the bathroom en
trance. The bathroom can be en
tered from either bedroom or
directly from the living room
- This small home has been de
signed for use with radiant heat
ing which eliminates the cost of
the basement. However, if the
basement was desired It could be
included and would add addi-
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: -3-0' law 9
for a recreation 1 of 60 Small Home Designs In
By JOHN . HANLEY, PhD. I
A few wild rumors . . . (if
there is anything to them) may
mean the release of the man of
the house from one of what we
like to pretend is the most oner
ous of all household duties . . .
mowing the grass! The rumor
has it that some fellow up in
the state of Washington has dis
covered a way to keep his grass
thick and green while, at the
same time, reducing the rate at
which it grows upward . . . hence
reducing the number of times he
has to rassle the mower. Let
us all hope that man pursues
his work further, perfects it,
and lets us all in the business.
In the meantime, you and I will
just have to continue relying on
two chief activities to assist us,
namely, (1) to use the lower
statured grasses like the bents
and fescues and (2) Avoid heavy
tional space
room and laundry in this area.
The stairs could descend where
the furnace and hot water heat
er is shown in the utility room,
and the utility room could be
made Into a cozy den. Cost of
constructing the house, however,
as the plans show, would be less
than if a basement were includ
ed.
Complete building plans and
specifications are available for
only $5.00 per set or 3 sets for
$10.00, and there is a portfolio
this series which sells for only
$1.00, and also a beautiful full
color book of Home Designs en
titled "Prize Winning Homes"
which sells for $3.50 per copy,
The building plans or the Port
folio or Prize Winning Homes
book may be obtained by send
ing check or money order to the
Scale Model Home Planning Co,
423 Lafayette Building, Detroit
26, Michigan.
There are 1204 square feet or
9632 cubic feet in this home.
Sweeping Lines, 3 Bedrooms
feeding of the grass in early
spring, concentrating on the
June or July period for the ap
plication of the heaviest amounts
pf fertilizers. See what we are
getting at? Why put all that
fertilizer on In March or April,
when the lawn needs it far less
than it does as the dry season
approaches? The fact remains
Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 21, 19509
. . . No matter how much lim
ing or fertilizing is done In
spring (as done by the average
home gardener) , , . The phos
phorus and potash which are so
essential to a vigorous, green
summertime turf , . . become
depleted too quickly. So, in the
interest of less mowing and a
greener lawn in summer, put on
your heavy application of fertil
izer in June or July, making the
early spring and fall (Septem
ber) applications light.
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Good Ventilation
Aid to Comfort
In Summertime
Here are a few simple ways
to reduce the sweltering sum
mer heat and humidity in your
home, suggested by the Con
struction Research Bureau, na
tional clearing house for build
ing information:
Close windows and doors in
early morning to keep in cooler
night air.
As sun mounts, drop awnings,
close shutters, where rays strike
house.
Pull down window shades or
Venetian blinds to bottom of
window if you have no shutters.
Open windows one inch at top
to let heat on shades escape.
At nightfall, open all doors.
Open windows from both top
and bottom. Open door to base
ment, and outside cellar door,
so cooler night air can be cir
culated throughout the living
quarters.
Operate large propellor-type
electric fan in attic, placed near
attic window or other outside
opening. Fan will force warm
air outside, allowing cooler air
to flow up through house from
basement. An opening must be
provided in second-floor ceiling
so air can get through, if attic
stairway does not already pro
vide one.
Every new or old home
should have adequate, built-in
ventilation, such as attic win
dows or louvers, ventilation
holes in outside corncie, or
ridge ventilators. Basement air
circulation should be provided
By windows, vents, grilles or
air ducts.
Gutters
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Covered front
and rear porches;
separate dining
room plus dining
alcove in kitchen;
3 bedrooms; cen
ter hall with ves
tibule entrance;
23' living - room
with panorama
window, mahog
any paneled fire
place and pan
eled wall, are
features of this
expansive ranch
style home. It has
fall basement,
attached garage.
The artistic ex
terior combines
stone, vertical
and horizontal
siding. Interior walls are plaster, flooring Is oak. Windows are tilted
and double-hung styles. Large closets have sliding doors; bathroom
has built-in vanity table. Dining alcove has picture window. Is divided
from kitchen bv servinar bar. House la heated bv oil hot water heatlna
plant. If fully protected in wall and roof areas by mineral wool
Insulation, highest efficiency at lowest cost will be realised from the
heating plant. This non-combustible insulation In wall which divides
garage from main body of house also provides fire protection.
Home-purchase loans to date
in 1950 are 41 ahead of first
4 months in 1949.
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Oregon Soils Need Great Lime Amounts"
Says Soil Conservation Expert!
Following Is copy of news item In the OREGON STATESMAN July (, 1950
Nearly a million acres of
western Oregon crop and
pasture lands needs lime and
lots of it.
That statement is from the
Oregon State college exten
sion soil conservation special
ist, who adds the annual loss
of lime throughout the area in
question, 940,000 acres, ex
ceeds 180,000 tons. Loss ac
cumulates from leaching by
heavy rains and that used by
growing crops.
On the other hand, the ton
nage of agricultural lime ap
plied as a fertilized material
has approached 80,000 tons
annually the past two or
three years far short of the
drain.
Lime Lose Large
To build us a desirable lime
content in western Oregon
soils immediately would re
quire the use of 1,500,000
tons. Then, with annual ap
plications totaling current
losses luu.uuo tons, and
twice what is being applied
now the need for this im
portant plant food clement
would be realized, It was
stated.
Lime Is an essential plant
food material on many west
ern Oregon soils because it
corrects soil acidity, making
it possible to grow legumes
and other soil building crops.
Use of lime also makes it pos
sible to obtain better results
from the use of other fertiliz
ers, particularly phosphorus
carriers.
Bir Crops Take Lime
Increasingly heavy use of
nitrogen icrtlllzers, the speci
alist points out, also increases
the need for lime. Greater
yields remove more lime
from tne sou, ana tne most
popular nitrogen carriers ag
gravate soil acidity.
For example: one ton of
agricultural lime is required
to neutralize the acid effect
from the use of one ton of
ammonium sulphate. .
Results from use of lime
are more permanent than
from the use of most soil ma
terials. Application of one
and one-half tons of lime per
acre, for Instance, should con
tinue to give results lor a per
iod of six or seven years.
The economical distribu
tion of a large agricultural
lime tonnage requires that it
be handled cheaply all the
way from the quarry where it
is mined to the farm. Bulk
handling saves money.
The June test for calcium content of our lime
taken by the State of Oregon was 67.
COMPARE BEFORE YOU BUY!
P.M.A. Fair Prices Established at $3.00 Ton, F.O.B.
Hauling and Spreading Can Be Arranged.
POLK COUNTY LIME
Dallas Phone 2087
Salem Phone 2-6417
Ph. 3-3603
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