Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1925, Page 17

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1925. BES BT REMODELING OLD HOUSE | - BUILDING PERMITS HERE MAKES OWNERSHIP CHE: API - INCREASE BY $18,307.694 Digni : ty Gives Tlus‘ £ Judicious (hm('e of Home and Care in | Design Appearance hrsl Nine Months of 1925 Far Ahead Improving Tt Will Result in Profit = | ¢ Laroer Hotise: } . _ v 2 of Last Year—Consiruction Rather Than Expense ; ‘ Boum Nation-Wide. S e = Spanish Influence Charac- = — | BY MRS, CHARLES BRADLEY | the plans, but care must he taken fo terizes Exterior—While | 12,415,138 expended SANDERS. have all three carefully examined be R, aniistion, for the In these dave when the desive of |fore beEinaing any work. Hoth the the Interior Is Eco- 3 t PR - 3 SRE B ; dar vear, Wa I e T A hE sl f | examination and the repairing of such ; : i v in | construction should he done by an ex- nomically and At- “”““‘“ the | pert. Owing to the fact that a large : i e v | Proortion of the fires which occur in iractively Planned. i L rural districts are due to defective 2 flues, it is wise to have chimneys most — — | carefully repaired. it not entirely r built. If a fireplace is contempla e iy : or an old one is to be opened and used. | JUEh funigtiindiely that is the time the work should be | house-desir [ 9oneiont. ‘. o | more pretentious than the ordinary, sible {Im'\n £ S0 enne | Roofing Important. have a limited amonnt of money <, for the family of oderate | o S 1 0l . Heans (0 0w its own home or even a | Next In importance comes the root |\ Wpend for that home. L | country home In addition to fts city | ing. This may be perfectly tight, but. | ¢ i€ B S 1o heabunden apariment. The country unfortunately, an old house is ra e LA R e ven he had with profit found so. ondly, old Toofs are O A s wsed for she periods re- | most without exception of \\'I)A'(‘Pni:::‘ikl' ;,‘;“"“"L'";;"’ ;':"""l‘ s;lll: x‘ m"";; E % e 2% ; vided as an investment rather than a | shingles, and it Is often more economi- il . be os ANPANNE : 250 2 : @ 7 it are e i paten ‘or entiraly rereof with | toned & tan of not too dark a shade. > : (-vl the Rose () K. on Your Roof this type of materfal, though in some | Gray could be used, but is colder and - : e & et o Search Requires Patien instanices paper shingles, or a com. | never so lovely as any of the tones of position paper and tar n _ ltan. Do not contrast the woodwork be found most satisfactory. .‘\shcs(nqll“ the paint or stain used. If any- | 5 N ;SRR , e e | —and KNOW that ('I'(‘I'\'[/llll;[ is all I‘IA’/I/ "his to is $18.307 694 nlur[‘f sponding perlod of 1424 only E8.000,000 heliir tablished during the houses in hoth rurs This week's house is dignified with | ricts to be had 2 ance of being much la | (hose who want a home a little | { "~ L { o : L : e acamiban furdher s : development and en! Last month's ched the $5,000,000 i again, an ahead of Septerabe n P rwent and slate shingles are preferable fo | thing, make the woodwork a little wood or paper, they are both fire- |lighter in tone than the st peoof and durable, but the framing of am would be best B . . P S 0ld houses is sometimes not stout | give quite enough variety of tone if . | UR inspection will he eful and critical —and the < | enough to permit of a roof of this' the multi-colored shingles are used. | sort. Tin corrugated iron comes | and if the proper tones are selected | able and would blend well with |»..=h‘ next for durability. but impairs the | the whole house will he 4 very lovely | the interior and exterior finish | 2 fixes things right once and for all. “Tinkering” on 9 ontward appearance of a house. espe- and interesting bit of heauty. | The interior finish he rough | . £ e’ 11 alan. 1n wm‘ll\ v:,‘;n\.,‘r any .~..u.m;.1‘n|np \ The doaraiy X nor Tothad Butiset There rough finish for in - a roof isn’t a good thing —either for the roof or Any nev nry required mav be g itle 1 one side, with a tiny window | ter terfully fine in ap- | o " of Soncrete. which eliminates the dif | a( the right to admit light to the stair- 3 ¥ Aeulty of obtaining and hauling stone | o Ghich turns fust heneath this | slightly antiqued it becomes most 2 d the necessity of paving the high ({7 WRUCE o - “ive, It is no more expen A She ity SL DA e window. Then, as we ascend the stair i ek eve often a wealth N _expert s uson. way. two more windows throw 7 the smoot} v 5 fic-and practical . § av, two more dows throw a flood | the smuof 1 scientific and practical —and always permanently Grtion. When | After all exterior repairs have heen | N Ao and aaditions: I of light along the and on into the | ferently ind Visualize Made and additions built the paint. | P B8 @ENK The fee and an nto the | CHERRS resultful. ndltions and | INg of the exterior of the house makes 01t it into the biggest change. White, these three windows break the plain. | coat finish were 4 . vellow are best for body ness of the wall, and the appearance light coming from the g = e We have a plan of budgeting the cost—so you cam ol Botcex The is charming. at either end of andl the - easily handle the payments. (L wur. | size and & clean are We enter the living porch from the doors would give light on When properly | house and other outbuildings. Then |liVIng room through two French doors. the walls which we interesting nerally far | the exterior trim may be in a soft They should be draped the full len and unique i e lern house | reen. black or stone blue with materiul the same as the g The dinir 1t fs surprising how much painted | curtaing at the windows. Yellow e RN e b B D T e ; e £ Company outward appearance of w house. They | __ _ - s re hi room @ ZIZU - North lend charm to what would otherwise spaces with small shelves, cy | sty inte) Greorher- 11 S Georgia Ave. N.W. = 847-818 repairs necessary will be made the Rose way —which removal of The right way is the Rose wav which i both be a commonplace, fat exterior. or drawers which may used for books, china h In planning for alterations | ca : through the never consider th 1 of a par porch. The Kitcl titlon, stz - tion of a Abundant closet space Is not often equipped, and the ample pantry helps for this type of |8 is absolutely nd in old houses, so make sure to | in the storage place for . lce ohlem fhat each home ary. Every < plan for at least one larze family Jve far himself. skilled | tional labor and new mater First, | closet, or for as many individual ene< 1 plasterers, | wateh for every opportunity to er as space will Often rooms the hour ive been |the idea of space. This can be done | small 1o be used as bedrooms have . ¢ capabie of net oniv doing all |y either removing closeis that need- | been converted into large closets hyv | (S The ather Do hedroams b K. hut of | lessly p doors building plenty of shelves for books :, Turs b seoon baily at ths end ot the masonry ane : 8 3 for the = ar. | the I staloway ie) pIsty y | shing e oles . L e reeting Tome Macas | €1 bedroom o an attle st space. = Washington's most beau v of pipe, which will reach the entire The deck |'" "“’y"""’]" may be ”n;h‘ homes. ( um.mmw seven mi length ‘or width of the room. the into an outdoors sleeping porch if de With six miles of sproved s ‘lothes of the entire family may be Sired. '5’.\.\ 1 / T}’" ]“T f impr l’ 1 f‘ I living kept in tidy fashion up a perBola top and awnings, wh airs. It What to do with old floors Is gener ! tad e rlang e‘ o ncreaSIng Values Jid for th r re ball existe, |ally o problem. Ol scftwoad, floors, pon could, with no detriment to the design. | Since the prices of material ana | —between Connecticut, Mussac for interior and exterior, and ¢ it as e iospltable s | which are so often found In old nside in cs @ be carried out in brick or fieldstons — v 4 1y in different lo Ove ymes fro 000 an strictly adhered o, Mike - 2 P rics. lLouses, muy be successtully patched vicker divans now In the fur- | pever cobble stone, for cobble stone 15 ST AtieDe A B s ver 200 home ,“ 515 “’ $200 000 of the interior and floos remove e man- | und painted with two or three coats t e enticingly comfort | yithout v Frhdauy stk aRaRTE € . T M aaE: thilk struction. Actual -jmpr vlor us you mean toltels or g acks over real mantels | of either dark battleship gray, colonial and 1o destgn should be spotled by jts onsult your local Lutlder, who | $8,000,000. \Wooded ben finished. 1 this s | and elim ewgans on woodwork Vellow or medium green paint, depend | fjees and shrubs should bauk the | o . s o deiaa (ntmaton ke | e e NG abs T to alter as or built-i ires. ‘'hen. when all|ing on the color of the scheme. 1t is I3 \ 8 - | iouse and vines cltmb on all ~ to t t of vour exact needs to be . : s been cleared, build in only what|best when painting such floors te | MG 800 Y EEE CHER U0 60 S| 1 wood were to be used, the cost | f vour exact needs to St. ahd Cathedral Ave. s ve every floor ould be lessened matertal ¥ installed in the house nsidera b ly | hiave every floor in the house done the | & BHFEH WE 0, SIFHOTIREG TN 5 | wouid be { matertally, and a . ame. Often with a medium-green e touch of other duys would be sug For information as 1o the procuring MO & S I uetion amely f 4 - | painted floor, the base board: inteq | house " ested P e " Anutic doan . ; . Jainied flo, the bese boards painted | "L, nouse tx only 20 feet doep by | ES%E . v ey, | &, e Vuiding plans of this design 1ddaugh hannon, Inc. : o s work in a lighter shade of the same |52 feet wide. Therefore, ft will with- Al tn all, this fs a very lovely ex- No. &4, send a stamped and self-ad o e Trotae el tale [ out doubt come within the reach, |ample of the rectangular house, and if | dressed enve the Real ESTABLISHED 1899 individuality, quaininess’ and | financially, of any who emplate | carried out properly wiil he a charm. | Edit 3 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 charim building A home, 16 ane chose, ft | IN& heme, " txn Bt AtAms) Avoid Unnecessary Moves. vse which have box. ete. Upstaire there 1= the owner's room with his private hal hree Jarge (5. 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