Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1927, Page 17

WESLEY HEIGHTS MODEL HOME IS RAPIDLY TAKING FINAL FORM Scores of Visitors Look Over Work and| Architect Makes Thorough Inspec- tion of Premises. The Wesley Heights model home, the first of the 1927 series of demon- stration houses being sponsored by The Star in conjunction with t national better homes movement & scene of activity today as a small army of workmen continue with the addition of finishing ph of the construction, giving more and more indications of what the of the place will be when completed July 30. Lathers now re at work preparing the house for plastering and by to morrow many of the early stages of the conmstruction, which afforded pros- pective home owners opportunity for study of numerous important points in the building of a_hou will be hidden from view. But as the con- struction proceeds, many new features in the later stages of the w will become available for observation. Scores of Visitors. Scores of have passed through the Wes Heights model home after the w hours of the building force, and this week Robert ¥. Beresford, architectural member of model homes committee, sing the building of T place and placed his approval on con- struction to date. Several minor changes were eed upon in the interest of added efiiciency and sta- bility of the house. model home, on Forty-fourth pls and Hawthorne visited this week b; of the Home Owners’ Institute, Inc., of New York City. which is co- operating with The Star in the better homes demonstration, Other visitors included two prominent builders who have operations in the Roland Park section of Baltimore. All had words of praise for design, interior arrange- ment, construction and materials used in the demonstration house. The Wesley Heights home is an elght-room, two-story house of the English cottage syle of architecture, ©of brick and stucco construction with exposed timber work. It is being built by the firm of W. C. & A. N. Miller. members of the Washington Real Estate Board. The piping system of the house now has been completely ‘“roughed in.” Throughout this system, it was pointed out today by W. C. Miller, heavy brass pipe with cast brass fit- tings was used, which, although not absolutely mecessary in view of the pure character of Washington’s water supply, was deemed advisable in the hot-water lines where a certain amount of sediment would otherwise eollect and clog the pipe. The electric wiring has been com- pleted with the exception of the cellar work, where rigid metal conduit will be used exclusively. Patent Ventilator Rigged. One of the less expensive but very desirable features which has been in- stalled is the patent ventilator, which ‘has been placed in the kitchen to take off the fumes from cooking. The ven- tilator extends through the partitions and through the roof. ‘With the advent of gas-burning and ofl-burning heating plant equipment, more attention is being paid today to proper insulation of houses than ever before. In this model home the brick walls have been furred out so that there exists a dead air space between the brick walls and the finished plas- ter, and where the frame portions of the house occur an insulating mate- rial has been nailed on the outside of the studding and will be fastened onto the under side of the ceiling Jolsts in the attic so as to protect the house from heat and cold as far as is possible tp do so. The piping for the heating plant has been roughed in, in that part of the building above the cellar, the cellar work not having yet been completed. Particular attention should be given which is located between Garfield streets, also was representative appearance | to the use of copper on this job, not only in the down spouts and gutters but also as flashing. A feature of the flashing commended especially by representative of the Home-Own | Institute who inspected the property Dlast w the preparation for the pl inels hetween the exposed | timb onsists of copper | form an . nailed to the side | of the nd extending | under plaster panel so that when | the shri e of the wood occurs, as will i ibly happen in any mnew building, the crack which will form at the edge of the stucco panel will not | allow the introduction of water behind the stucco, . An attractive feature of the living room of this model home is the fire- place, which has heen lined with face brick. The English style of architecture of the building now is becoming more apparent as the finishing phases of the construction proceeds. It is to be noted in the sweeping rafter lines of the porches and the supplementary roof over the second-story windows, and in the exposed timber work and porch beams and in the herringbone brickwork which has been laid up at the entrance of the house. CHANGE IN HOUSE PLANS IS COSTLY TO BUILDER Switching After Construction Has Begun Held Expensive—Early Consideration Urged. Changes in the plans of a home after construction has begun are al- ways costly, even minor changes, and are one of the commonest causes of overstepping estimates. Think things out thoroughly, talk them over with your family and your architect at the start; don’t be too greatly handicapped by traditional usages; decide what you want for your own particular brand of comfort. This is the advice of ex- pert builders. “A thing that the owmer should never do"—to quote the wise sugges- tions of a designer of notable country houses—*"is to give instructions to in- dividual workmen on the job. If you want something done, tell the archi- tect, if there is one; if there isn't, tell the builder. “The individual workman or even the foreman has no authority to do what you want; he is not your em- ploye, ‘and you have no business to direct somebody else’s employe. You are entitled to inspect your house as much and as continuously as you please. “Your contract provides for what you shall do; follow that, and you will be contented in the end, but -walk about the job telling the plumber’s man to move the bathtub to the other side of the room and the tinsmith to put that downspout around the cor- ner, and you will either find your in- structions are not followed or at the end of the job you will have a bill for extra work which will make you sorry for yourself, and you will have ordered every item without realizing that you were authorizing an extra.” PROVIDE PLAYGROUNDS. Sites Being Set Aside Valued at Millions. Acreage valued at many millions of dollars is being permanently set aside by realtors for playgrounds, parks, golf courses, tennis courts, and other recreation areas in new subdivisions, according to a national survey recent- ly completed by the Playground and recreation Association of America. Small subdividers, as well as large, are striving to meet the public de- mand for play spaces that will take the children off the streets and will provide health-giving recreation for both adults and children. 'MODEL HOME INLYON VILLAGE ISNOWREADY TOBE ROOFED IN The conclusion today of the third week of actual construction work on the Star model home which is being erected in Lyon Village, Va., finds the house ready for roofing in. The masonry walls of this demonstration house now have been completed and the builders, Lyon & Fitch, Inc., are beginning preparation for the roof. This Virginia model home, the sec- ond of five which are to be built in ‘Washington and its suburbs this year, 4s Italian mission in style and will be finished in stucco. It is to be com- pleted August 27. In order to allow ample time for the proper drying out of all plastered sur- faces before the interior trim is bullt in, all of the framing of partitions was finished while the masonry w were going up and the plumbing w being roughed in. jenable the plasterers to get to work early in the construction of the build- ting and will eliminate all danger of dampness in plastered walls warping the wood trim, a serious fault in many mndorn homas that were too hurriedly constructed. Framing of Douglas Fir. The framing used was dressed Douglas fAr of a well known brand that is widely advertised. Each plece was stamped with the lumber manu- facturer’s name, and the whole con- slgnment was frelghted from Pacific Coast points by p, through the Panama Canal. Special precautions were taken to give all of the framing in this Star Thodel home unusual strength and rigidity. The partition frames double braced by bridging at of three feet and another bridg 2t a height of six feet, making the rframes almost and reduc- ing the possibility of move; [wibration caused by p: and other heavy vehic Lee Highway. The joints rés except where th masonry walls, in W of slate was placed Joist ends. Instead of the u ble studding at corners, tr ding is used In home, thus insuring the sturdiness for the inside par walls of the house. Ceiling Formed in Place. g truck along the on double are set ich c plates, on he forms are all in place for the living room high, It ceillng eoved ceiling in the which will be 11 feet anned to have a cover he vestibule also. is no ?u“tn“ re o, 80 that there Anterest to @ T0Om. = This procedure will | the a course underneath the dou- led stud- the demonstration greatest in A coved ceiling which is bullt rounded at the B D; the room walls and the angle Coved cellings add a note of | All openings, with the exception of the arched doorways and windows, are protected by angle iron and give rigidity to the structure, and wide openings are topped by “I” beams. The arched openings are topped by brick arches, the ends of which rest on the masonry walls. An interesting stone wall 18 now being built along Granada Terrace, between the Lee Highway, many feet below, and the private drive for the special use of the homes of Mediter- ranean type of architecture fronting the Lee Highway. The wall is built of stone, with the face so arranged that all of the beauty of irregular sizes and shapes of stone is preserved, and the front of the wall has a pleasing outline of irregularity. At one point the wall rises gracefully in height to form an ornamental en- trance, to which steps of pleasing treatment lead from the Lee High- w | Central Branch American Security and Trust Co. ing at 7th and a Rose Roof can make it, | house, and The old Home Savings Bank Build- and Massachusetts Avenue, substantial as Brownstone Modern Brick Type Attracts Home Builders Design WYCEI( \‘/On Award in State Contest. UNIQUE SHAPE ADDS TOATTRACTIVENESS Built-on Vestibule and Quaint Multiple Chimney Lend Charm. BY L. PORTER MOORE, President Home Owne Institute, Ine. ‘We are featuring today, as Plan No. 260-8, a six-room modern English house of common brick. The design is from Harold H. Davis and was awarded first prize in the State compe- tition conducted by the 1925 exhibi- tion committee of the Architectural Club of New Haven. e house since has proved a great favorite with home builders. Among its outstanding points is its unique “L” shape, its attractive little built-on vestibule and the quaint mul- tiple chimney. Its sturdy oak door and gate and enormous casement win- dows are added features. The window arrangement gives at once an appea ance of dignified formality and the coziness of a studio, in addition to the advantages from the standpoint of light and ventilation. From the vestibule one enters a large hall, containing stairway and closets. The living room at the right is unusually spacious for a small ntains an open fireplace and a door leading to the side porch. From the dining room one has access to the living room, porch, terrace in the rear, and pantry and breakfast alcove on the left, beyond which is the kitchen. The second floor contains three double bedrooms, a bath and four closets which would delight the house- wife. The home has a remarkable amount of dignity for a small house, and yet its cozy atmosphere is out- standing. The durability of its con- struction represents a lasting invest- ment, and the simplicity of its design is such as would not be likely to pall, as in the case of less conservative plans. According to the estimates of Arthur Bates Lincoln, consulting architect of Home Owners' Institute, the hquse contains 18,300 cubic feet. The home may be erected in the vicinity of New York for approximately $12,000. Out- line of recommended specifications follo Ol)msnnry.—('onm'ele footings under all walls, as shown on drawings. All foundation walls to be concrete block or poured concrete, mixed with water- proofing compound. Exterior walls of common brick. Chimney of com- mon brick, all flues lined. ~Fireplace of selected brick; provide ash dump with clean-out door in cellar. Incinerator.—Built-in incinerator to be installed in_chimney with receiving hopper door located in or near the kitchen for disposal of garbage and trash. Carpentry.—All framing lumbér shall be well seasoned and free from large knots, either Douglas fir ot yel- low pine. California white pine for exterior millwork and interior trim; oak floors. Steel bridging for floor joists, interior doors and built-in kitch- en cabinet as required in detailed specifications. Hardware.—Owner shall furnish all finishing hardware for doors and win- dows, for closets and casework. The contractor will furnish a correct list of hardware and is to put it on in a careful, workmanlike manner. ~All hardware on exterior openings to be of brass or bronze. Casement Windows.—Steel casement windows may be used at owner’s option. Plastering and Lathing.—Three-coat work over metal lath is recommended. A less expensive job may be obtained through the use of one-half inch of plaster over flat-rib expanded metal lath or even wood lath. We suggest you obtain alternate bids on metal lath and wood lath. Insulating lum- ber or plaster board may be used if desired by owner. Metal Work.—Gutters, leaders, down spouts and flashing to be 16-ounce copper or No. 11 gauge zinc. Roofing. — Roof of slate - surfaced, copper-clad or asbestos shingles; color as selected to be laid in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. Ce- dar shingles may be used at owner's option. Painting.—Strictly pure white lead and linseed oil in proper proportion, with zinc oxide where desired, or a good grade of ready-mixed paint shall be used. Interior trim to receive two _8ood coats of flat paint and one coat of flat enamel. Finished floors to be varnished or waxed throughout as directed. Electrical Work.—Complete system of electric wiring from meter to all outlets, Including all panel boards, junction boxes and all other fittings. The installation must be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Plumbing.—A complete system and fixtures ready to use shall be pro- vided as shown on plans and in ac- cordance with Vocal regulations. Brass piping for hot and cold water lines, Gas or coal fired hot-water heater, Where sewage connections are un- able, use of septic tank or rein- d concrete recommended. Rose Roofs Are Time Tested Perhaps you cannot remember when the Home Savings Bank Building was put up— it’s so long ago. That’s when the Rose Roof went on. Time doesn’t mean anything to the tenure of a Rose Roof—except as an evidence of its wonderful reliability and extreme economy. Rose Roofs are a guar- antee—not promises; but performance. Be on the sure side—send to Rose for Roofing—we'll budget the bill, too, = RS)COMPANY . North 847848 Featured This| PLANS FROM HOME OWNER'S INSTITUTE, [ §oior L amber ot e wer carne s e | COPYRIGHT, 1927. Lindbergh Extended Congratulations by Washington's Real Estate Board The congratulations of the Wash- ington Real Estate Board today were tendered to Col. Charles Lindbergh, hero of the non-stop transatlantic flight, in a statement issued in the name of the board by James P. Schick, executive secretary, lauding the courage, character and ability of the young flyer. “Only a few short weeks ago this young American citizen was unknown except to his family and his compara- tively few friends and associates, but overnight he has become an inter- national hero and a vital force for peace, good will and a better under- standing between nations,” the state- ment said. “In Paris he was questioned as to s ancestry and his answer was that “my father was born in Sweden, my mother in America, and as for m: f T have never given it a single thought. I feel American, am American, T think and talk American.” He is a product of that great American institution, the home. He is an example of mil- lions of other American boys, products of similar homes, who no doubt are dreaming, thinking, planning and working their way toward a useful citizenship. These boys recognize, no doubt, the benefits and advantages of American homes and American insti- tutions. “We congratulate our _ fellow countryman, Col. Lindbergh. We con- gratulate American youth on its sur- roundings and environment. We pledge ourselves, in the inspiration of the moment, to an untiring effort to further improve the American home and the American home environment.” HOME FIRE HAZARDS. _ Fireplaces and Flues Responsible for Many Blazes. Defective fireplaces and flue con- struction is responsible for more dwelling fires than any other cause. Carelessness and sometimes igno- rance also enter into the causes of fire through faults in chimney construc- tion. Wooden beam ends are allowed to enter the fiue or to rest so near the heated bricks that charring and event- ually ignition takes place. Inferfor mortar may be used. Only one course of brick, where there should be two, may be employed. Spaces between bricks and mortar may be left for flames to pass through. {DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS 'ARE BEING CLEANED Structures at Fourteenth Street and New York Avenue Under- going Refurbishing. Although Clean-up week has come and gone this year, leaving many beneficial results in its wake, the process of transforming smoke-cov- ered bulldings into bright and attrac- tive structures still continues to go on. Cleaning, companies have been at work in Washington for some time transforming theé appearance of the facades of several large downtown buildings, and this week are concen- trating at Fourteenth street and New York avenue, attracting considerable interest and comment among crowds of passers-by. The Central Savings Bank at Fourteenth street recently was cleaned, and now the Bond Build- ing, at the corner of Fourtenth street and New York avenue, is a scene of cleaning activity which is bringing out again the light buff color of its brick construction. The Evans Building, on New York avenue between the Bond Building and the Washington Building, which now is nearing completion, also is being cleaned. The old building of the Washington Loan and Trust Co., at Ninth and F streets, was recently gone over to make it match the new addition adjoining. CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND 203 Shepherd St. Here is a comparatively new detached home, CLOSE TO CONNECTICUT AVENUE, which can be bought right. The living rooms are unusually large and attractive, and there are four bedrooms and) two baths; also an enclosed sleeping porch. There is a maid’s room in the large finished attic. A new KLEEN-HEET oil burner and hot-water automatic heater have just been installed. The house is metal weather stripped and screened throughout. The spacious porch is fully screened and awninged. The large lot is beautifully landscaped. There is a garage, of course. WE CONSIDER THIS PROPERTY AN OUTSTANDING BARGAIN. YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS IT. OPEN FOR INSPECTION ALL DAY SUNDAY C. BUSHMAN SMITH, Inc. North 2522 1703 Connecticut Avenue HOME & GARDEN Construction of the third of the five demonstration houses which are being erected here this year in con- junction with the better homes cam- paign sponsored by The Star was started this week with the ground Monday for the fc of the model home to be loc the Rock Creek Park E 1 This model home, which will be built by the firm of Edson W. Briggs, will be of a combination of features of the English and French rural cot- tage styles of architecture and will be predominantly of stone construc- tion, with some portions executed in brick and stucco for desired contrast. The Estates model home will be of two-stories and basement and will con- tain eight main rooms: Living room, den, dining room and kitchen, on the first floor: three bedrooms, with two baths, on the second floor, and maid's room in the basement. Will Push Progress. With completion in the n of the foundation of t in the building will be pushed v ahead until September 24, to be ready to be formally opened for publ ection. ‘While the construction work at the resent stage is not as interesting as will become later on, the builders point out that this is one of the most important phases of construction, as the future life and condition of the superstructure is largely determined by the character of the ground on which the building rests and the kind of footings used in this primary stage. The building site for the Rock Creek Park Estates model home is located on a commanding elevation on Orchid street, a curving driveway intersect- 1 NEW DEMONSTRATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION IS UNDER WAY Builders of Rock Creek Park Estates Home Plan to Push Work and Complete Task. September 24. and Seventeenth streets. It Is ex pected that the foundation excavations will be completed this week and the footings will be poured the early part of next week. Waterproofing Compound. The specifications call for concrete footings under all the walls and the foundation walls themselves to be of stone, the concrete in the footings to be mixed with a waterproofing com- pound. The use of this waterproofing compound in combination with cement prevents the re-entrance of water once the cement has set up. Concrete with the correct portions of aggregate is densa and practically without cell space, but is not always watertight. About the only cell space in good con- crete is that left by the evaporation of the water used in tempering. As practically all of the water used in the cement disappears, this leaves be- hind the cells it formerly occupied, and as these cells are connected, a system of ducts through the entire structure is formed. This condition causes a capillary attraction for water. For this reason it is good construc- tion to add to the cement a water- proofing element which will destroy this system of ducts without affecting the tensile strength of the concrete. A gocd compound when mixed in the mass undergoes chemical action dur- ing the setting-up process, becoming an insoluble and integral part of the concrete, making it water and damp proof under severe water pressure, The excavated earth from the cellar will be used on the site to enhance the slight variation of topography. in- stead of bringing the lot to a uniform ing Kalmia street, between Sixteenth ley Road. 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