Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1935, Page 19

R BUILDERS DEMAND CEMENT VARIETIES Nature of Work Should De- termine Quality, U. S. Scientist States. EAL ESTATE. There is a marked trend in this country away from the use of one standard type of cement for all con- struction projects, according to P. H. Bates, chief, Clay and Silicate Prod- ucts Division, National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce. Consumers in particular, he pointed | out, are demanding more types and more varieties within any one type of cement to meet the requirements of special construction projects. | Thus, there is the standard Port- | land cement used in the majority of | cases, as covered by the present Fed- eral and American Society for Testing Materials specifications; low heat of hardening cements, such as are being | used for Boulder Dam; Portland ce- ment to resist sea water and other waters containing destructive salts; and the high early strength cements | used by almost every State highway | department and many municipalities, | he stated. The increasing use of these cements will, according to Bates, result in bet- ter concrete. The project on which the cement is to be used must be s THE EVENING STAR, This attractive white-painted brick home of Georgian Colonial design is being built on Shadow road, Kenwood, Md., for Mr. and Mrs. Meredith M. Daubin. It is expected the house will be completed by June. well-balanced treatment, with the large mass in the center and tall chim- It shows WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, . FEBRUARY 23, 1935. neys rising at either end. The living porch on the south is balanced on the north by the garage. the corners. An air of solidity is lent by the brick cobbling at The architect for the home is Eimer Cappleman of Rich- mond, while the builder is E. A. Pessagno Co. carefully studied to determine whether a saving will result from the employ- ment of a special cement which will cost more than standard Portland ce- ment but which may speed up con- struction or make possible a lighter structure. Bridge Experiment, Thus, he stated, a large concrete bridge has recently been completed in France in which a high early hardening cement was used because the designer found from tests that by so doing he could use lighter sections than if he had employed the cheaper but lower testing Portland cement which resulted in the higher priced cement yielding the lower costing bridge. Many of these special cements have a background of long use in Europe, and even in the United States they have been used off and |January exceeded the total for De- on for many years, but this does not | cember by about $7,000,000 or almost :f)erglm? Lgeg:;im“}' understood, ac- | g por cent, according to a report of He pointed out that it is not to be | the F. W. Dodge Corp. supposed that all producers will make The January total of $99,773,900 all the varieties of cement which|for all classes of construction, how- seem likely to be in demand. “If any manufacturer can continue to make standard Portland cement and | dispose of it at a rate and a price that | will vield him adequate continued re- turns on his investment, he should bend his efforts to continue in that advantageous position,” he said. BUILDING AWARDS - GAIN §7,000,000 January Increase East of Rockies Found Almost Eight Per Cent. Construction awards in 37 States East of the Rocky Mountains during as the tctal of $186,463,700 reported for January, 1934. In making com- report pointed out, it should be re- | called that at the time contract-letting “But, if he is assured that the con- | Under the P. W. A. program reached 14 5 tinued demand for another type of ce- s peakc ment or a different grade of Portland | Residential Increase. cement will justify his making it, and | Residential building contracts let in in so doing he can obtain a satisfac- | January, 1935, were 53 per cent greater tory return on the needed additional |in aggregate value than in December, investment to produce it, he weuld be | 1934; at the same time a gain of about foolish not to take advantage of the | 48 per cent was shown when con- opportunity. | trasted with the total for January, “Here to Stay.” | 1934. Though these percentage gains e A ey are gratifying the January dollar e s D e e eupPosed total of residential building contracts, Tesult in 100 per cent success in all | nting ¢o $22,410,200 for the 37 cases. Not even nature can make im. States, was anly sbout 40iper any great masses of perfect rock. All)CEnt 8s great as in January, 1931, it- our deposits of building stones vield | S¢lf & depression period. a quota of material that can not be| Commenting on the fh.c quarter used for structural purposes, _nuuock for _residentml building the “It must be remembered also that | Dodge bulletin says: special cements require special hand- lIing. Cements ha decided ad- vantages along some lines are not so probable awards will exceed the total of $57,- fher 4 e, | 706,800 for the corresponding period good in other respects. For instance, cesigners who are inclined to use not | Of 1934, but it is not likely that the percentage gain for January can be only the high alumina cements but also the very rapid hardening Portland | Maintained for the quarter as a cements should beware of large masses | Whole.” of concrete unless they use artificial means of cooling. us types e here and here to stay, is no use ‘kicking.’ Accept | cemenis as gracefully as| make them if money is to be in producing them, but if not, dan't assume any obstructive attitude. ber the worid moves on and you either keep pace or are lost.” PROPOSED REAL ESTATE LAWS COMMENTED UPON | Walter S. Schmidt Declares It| Duty of Government to Protect Credit Structures. Walter S. Schmidt, Cincinnati, president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, comments on present proposed legislation in the Tield of Teal estate financing as fol- | lows: “It is not only a function, but an obligation, of Government to protect its money and the national credit structures. Government always care- fully safeguards its money. The Fed- eral Reserve Bank was provided to serve short term credit. Long term credit, however, still lacks its appro- priate protections. Agencies recently created fail to meet the obvious needs of the situation. The sound, practical solution is a strong Federal Mortgage Bank which will buy conservative ‘mortgages from holders when occasion demands. Only through such a dis- tinct instrumentality will the flow of mortgage money be made fluid, in- terest rates be reduced and banks kept liquid.” JUS Non Residential Lower. of hydraulic | awarded during January amounting to $32,958,400, failed to reach the total for January, 1934, but the volume was greater than that reported for this class of building during December, 1934. Prospects for non-residential building for the initial quarter of 1935 are less bright than in the residential field; in fact, the Dodge organiza- | tion states that “it is probable that the current quarter’s contract total for non-residential building types may not reach the volume shown for the first quarter of 1934.” For public works and utilities of heavy engineering design the January contract total amounted to $44,405,300 in contrast with $50,067,000 for De- cember and $113,737,200 for January of last year. For these classes of con- struction the Dodge bulletin states “the mearby prospects are the least bright, relatively.” BUILDING STYLES VARY 0ld Structures Worth Study, Says New York Architect. Old buildings are well worth study- ing, says R. C. Hunter, New York architect, in the February issue of American Builder magazine. “Americans are a cosmopolitan people, which probably accounts in part for the many different styles of architecture here,” says Mr. Hunter. “In England, houses for generations have been built principally of mate- rials at hand, by artisans whose skill is the result of long years of train- ing. The result is that common things become noteworthy examples, with great warmth and charm.” COMPLETED 5428 30th Place N. . $10,750 OPEN AND HEATED TODAY, 2TO 6, AND SUNDAY, 10 TO 6 Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Military Road, east to 30th Place and north to house. BOSS & PHELPSs Built by Stuart & Stephens Detached, all-brick Colonial, in Chevy Chase, D. C.—Slate roof, copper gutters and spouting; ° 6 lovely rooms; finished third floor room; 2 baths; finely mod- ern and well-equipped kitchen; furnished -breakfast alcove; large, covered rear porch off dining room; garage. A ree markably fine buy, reflecting the low building costs of this market. ever, was only 53 per cent as great | parisons with a year ago, the Dodge | ‘The hobby room is the latest addi- tion to the smart metropolitan home. The new consideration being given to use of leisure time has apparently em- boldened the hobbyist to stand up for himself and demand adequate recog- nition and space for his activities. In any event, we find rooms being especially furnished to become back- grountis for the copper engraving, radio experimentation and private collections of objects ranging from | stuffed fish to old Colonial glass and china. This new idea is being wel- comed heartily by many a housewife who once saw her dining or living room turning into a museum or work room. A prominent lawyer who spends his evenings and Sundays in etching has set aside one room in his apartment for his hobby. Here he has installed his large etching press, covering the | walls of the corner in which it is placed with sheet cork. The rest of the wall space is painted white as a | background for his pictures and to insure the maximum light. A cleverly lighted table enables him to work at night and an arrangement of parallel strips of aluminum on the two walls | provides a smart frame for the par- | ticular prints he wishes to have on display. These can, of course, be easily changed, . Another professional man, a dentist, has arranged a room with two sides of Hobby Room Latest Addition To Smart Metropolitan Home hours of leisure to admire and record his collection of early American milk | glass, for he has fitted up a room in his home to show to advantage his prized pieces. One New York lawyer has decorated his whole office around an amusing collection of miniature animals. Some parade along a hearth shelf, while others are shown in cabinets. His | walls are painted a soft straw color, which sels off admirably the many | colors seen in his porcelain, wood and glass replicas of animal life. A metro- politan orchestra conductor has | around the walls of his studio built-in | shelves painted red on the inside, with | black edges, to display his colection of | small figures of men and animals play- | ing all kinds of musical instruments. GROWERS ARE WARNED Prevention of Mosaic Disease in Tobacco Urged. Tobacco growers of Maryland, with | steadily increasing demands for a bet- ter and higher quality product, are urged to do everything possible to pre- vent destruction by mosaic disease, ac- cording to Dr. Robert A. Jehle, plant pathologist for the University of Maryland extension service. Mosaic disease, which is one of the “For the first quarter of 1935 it is| that residential building | Non-residential building contracts | built-in shelves to display his unusual | important causes of low-grade to- | collectton _ot old blue Colonial plates. | bacco, strikes most severely early in He nas painted his shelves and the re- | the season, when the plants are young maining wall space a neutral gray | and in the seed bed or shortly after blue, an excellent background for the | they are transplanted in the field, pottery. | says Dr. Jehle. For this reason it is A_Ph_vslclfmz one of New York’s |important to start preventive meas- leading specialists, is now able in his ures early. If you have been longing for a home that you could really afford, yet with the modern construction features that add so much comfort and pleasure to this business of living, HERE are the homes you have been waiting for! Seven to eight rooms, with two baths, gas heat, built-in garage, recreation room, paneled sun room and ultra- modern kitchens. And located in Washington's highly restricted resi- dential section—Glover Park! DRIVE OUT TODAY OR TOMORROW 1510 K STREET » Mad GAS APPLIANCES ' Th;ough the peration of DIRECTIONS: TO REACH: Drive out Wisconsin Ave. to Calvert St., turn west to 39th St., then left two blocks on 39th to houses. OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY, 10 A.M. TO 9 P.M. BUILDING PERMITS RISE 400 Per Cent Increase Reported in St. Louis. A 400 per cent rise in St Louis building permits in Janmary, 1935, over the same month last year is reported to the Federal Housing Ad- ministration. The figures: January, 1934; $156,405; January, 1935; $583,- 670. Jacksonville, Fla., reported $201,119 building permits in January as com- pared with $122,926 for the month in 1934, A NEW STUDIO HOME THAT AN OUTSTANDING BARGAIN AT OUR $13,750 . . PRICE . Drive out Connecticut_Ave. WIND RESISTANCE IS HOME FEATUR Chicago Engineer Reveals Stride in Uses of Concrete in Construction. Resistence to wind pressure and other destructive forces of nature, must be carefully considered for the home of the future as is done for modern commercial buildings, D. R. Collins, Chicago engineer, emphasized before the recent Better Housing Con- ference, sponsored by the Portland Cement Association in the Willard Hotel. “During the lull in home construc- tion the last few years,” Mr. Collins said, “tremendous strides have been made in the uses of concrete in and around the home. These developments make it possible for the home builders to use ideas and methods of construc- tion that have become accepted prac- tices in large bulldings. In large buildings the owners have always kept close- tab on maintenance costs and fire protection. Repair Bills Cut Down. “We now know that home owners, after some sad experiences, have found it just as important to keep their re- pair bills down as it is to the owners of the larger buildings. This has brought about a demand for more uses of concrete in home building and has developed many new ideas.” The newer home construction, Mr. Collins said, includes a concrete first floor as the backbone of the house in resisting various internal and ex- ternal stresses and keeping out de- structive termites. In this connection he described the development of pre- cast concrete joists which he said has brought about a price reduction in the construction of concrete floors for residences. Hllustrated With Slides. Mr. Collin's remarks were illustrated . bevond Chery Chase Circle, to Woodbine Streei and west to home. with slide pictures of various durable, fire-safe features now available in low- cost homes, which, besides being en- home, set among towering trees on a large landscaped lot. Massive studio living room with big fire- place, balcony, bed room, bath, dining room and kitchen on main floor. Two bed rooms and bath on second floor, opening on balcony. Venetian blinds throughout. See o 123 o W. WOODBINE ST. @ CHEVY CHASE o MARYLAND IS Tower Bldg. DI. 3100 2326 to 2334—39th St. N.W. All-brick construction . . . slate roof T insulation . . « « . concrete front porch with iron railings . . . completely screened and weather-stripped . . . Johns-Manville . large living room breakfast nook . . . 3 and 4 bed rooms . .. abundant closet space . . . storage gas heater . . . laundry tubs . . . and many other features to be found in newly constructed homes of much higher price range. We want you to sec these homes and subject them to your most critical inspection! . ~ omn—A. S. GARDINER SEE THESE BIG HOME VALUES —Builder NATIONAL 0334 REAL ESTATE. * B-3 during, are more livable than homes of the past era. He told of the build- ing of a small house of modern de- sign in Indianola, Iowa, with concrete masonry walls, concrete floors in both first and second stories, concrete roof slab and precast concrete joists, erected complete for $2,700. Another house he described was built in Williams- ville, N. Y., embodying all-concrete construction for $1,500. Memberships Forwarded. Certificates of membership in the Washington Real Estate Board for the current fiscal year have been forwarded to all members, Harold E. Doyle, president of the board, said to- day. The certificates bear the official emblem of the board recently adopted by the Board of directors. FORMAL LARGE REALTY DEAL Former Hybla Valley Airport Site Changes Hands. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., February 23.— Transfer of title was recorded in the clerk’s office here this week to nearly 1,300 acres comprising the former Hybla Valley Airport, which has been sold by the Washington Airport, Inc, to the Alabama Realty Co., & Maryland corporation. The transac- tion was said to involve about $80,000, the largest in the county this year. The property is located near Alex- andria on the Washington-Richmond highway. It was stated that the new owners intend to develop the property as a residential section. OPENING New Colonial Cape Cod 4714 Morgan Drive Chevy Chase Gardens Price $8,450 Be sure to inspect this attractive, new home today. Built en- tirely of brick, slate roof. opening on to large side porch. house screened and weather-stripped. Built-in garage. 65 feet wide. To reach: Out Wisconsin Ave. to Morgan Drive. Five large rooms. Living room 22.6x13, ‘Wood-burning fireplace. Entire Corner lot, Left to proverty. 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