Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1936, Page 29

REAL MODEL LOW-COST HOMES DISCUSSED Contractors of District and Nearby Hear of Bethesda Group. Addressing a meeting of 150 Dis- trict, Maryland and Virginia con- tractors and builders, lumber and Government officials, five speakers last Monday discussed the subject of small home building. The meeting was held at the United States Chamber of Com- merce Building. The occasion was the opening of three small low-cost homes just com- pleted by the National Lumber Manu- facturers’ Association and the Na- tional Retail Lumber Dealers’ Asso- ciation at Bethesda, following designs recently published by F. H. A. The purpose of the demonstration, according to Wilson Compton, secre- tary and manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, is to help get the small home building industry moving. Dr. Compton stressed the point that these three small homes indicate that direct building costs for such houses, ex- clusive of financing and sales costs, and profit, can, in most communities, be kept between $2,500 and $3,000, making possible modern, up-to-date dwellings equipped with gas, water and electricity, at prices which men and women with small incomes can afford to pay. Inquiries Flood F. H. A. Bruce A. Wilson, F. H. A., reported | 1,000 letters of inquiry a day being received at the small homes depart- ment of F. H. A. and 500 letters per week coming in from the radio broad- casting program of the department, ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, One of the Low-Cost Homes Near Bethesda One of the three low-cost houses built as a demonstration by the National Lumber Manu- facturers’ Association and opened this week. The houses are located mear Bethesda. The association which built the houses solely for demonstration purposes says the building cost of this house, gxclusive of lot, was $2,463. start them rusting. The insulation is made of corkboard, said to be unaffected by moisture. It has a thin mastic coating on one side to strengthen it, increase its flexibility pointing to definite interest and a | ready market in the small home | building field. 3 Howard Leland Smith, chief archi- " & | tect, F. H. A, stressed the high stand<| gy pnoROTHY DUCAS AND ELIZA- | for ducts. Maybe with such insula- ard of sanitation, light, air,, privacy | BETH GORDON. | tion it would work. and liveability in each of the h°’“e‘:,‘ REATHES there the woman| The reason why old-fashioned ducts | J4E Snbhen. “Thole bouees e ji who has not wished for a which have been carrying warm air shower that would not wet |around your house for years won't suggestions,” he said, “in the hope that private architects will do still her hair? We think not: that | work gs carriers of conditioned air | is why the tub-rim shower is such a | usually is because they are of sheet better in small home building.” Feasibility Proved. | blessing in the home | metal, not capable of carrying moist Seward A. Mott, chief of the land | To be table to sit down in the tub, | air without rusting. Many such ducts planning section, F. H. A, discussed | and, with a mere twist of a faucet, have rusted out just because of in-| the finding of suitable sites for the | send a gentle, soothing spray to wash | tense heat, but with hot air damp as | new small homes and pointed out that | the soapsuds off your body, without | well they are even more perishable. | the lots utilized do not have to be | spattering your head at all, is the| The insulation just put on the mar- mewiland. | : | height of inexpemsive luxury. It is ket cuts down the wide variations in R. G. Kimbell. director, technical | g shower and a bath in one. | temperatures which ducts undergo service, N. L. M. A. said: “These | Tne shower fits around the edge of | with the turning off and on of heat. | houses answer an all-important ques- | tne tuh in a gleaming band. When | When the ducts don't cool off so rap- | tion. Small, low-cost houses can be | yoy turn it on, the water spurts forth | idly, there is not much condensation | built.” | at shoulder level. You don't even |or “sweating” Moisture does not con- | A tour of the houses, with the pres- | neeq 5 shower curtain, for all the |dense on the walls of the ducts and | entation of details of cost and mate- | water is directed toward the center | | rials used, was in charge of Charles | or't1e tub and won't splash the bath | R. French, merchandising service di- | Yoom 1t you leave the water on rector of the lumber association, who = when you step out it will wash the tub has been in charge of the cOnstruc- | ieap ‘without any aid from you—a tion of the homes, and who spoke | poon g by jtself which makes this {rom the point of view of the poten- | yup, fixture worth its weight in gold. Sistowne A simple extention section makes | it easy to fit the shower to any size | tub, while rubber washers keep the | tubing from slipping or scratching the | | porcelain. The only connection to be | | made is to the faucet, so any one can | install this shower in a few minutes | WHITEHEAD Automatic Gas Water Heater SAVINGS SCHOOLS OPEN Night school for the savings, build- ing and loan co-operative bank busi- |at no expense. ness began this week in some 60 chap- | = i3 ters and study clubs offering the| XNO more squeezing rubber bathing standard curriculum of the American | C8PS over your tresses or foregoing Savings & Loan Institute. A. D.| the invigorating tingle of the shower ‘Theobald, director of education and | because you want to preserve your research, voiced an expectation of | Mmarcel! The new “spray bath,” as it more than 2,000 students in the vari- | 1S called, is a shower bath modified | ous cities where the work in profes- to elminate the disadvantages of sional training for mortgage invest- overhead showers for the ladies. ments and lending is being carried A on. The immense pick-ups in night| JF YOU have thought of turning school enrollments in general college | your warm-air heating system and universities presages a trend to- | into an air-conditioning system, and ward more serious educational activi- | have seen your heating engineer or ties on the part of an increasing num- | ber of business people, he said. | *8,450 In Beautiful Michigan Park, Overlooking Catholic Sisters College Grounds 917 Varnum St. N.E. Living Room with Fireplace Large Dining Room Electrical Equipped Modern Kitchen Three Spacio e Bedrooms Attached Brick Garase Owned and Built By Jerome S. Murray Co., Inc. 1406 G St. N.W. To Reach: Drive out R. I. Ave. N.E. to 12th Street, turn north to Varnum, then left to house. architect shake his head omlnously,: See Your Plumber or the tell him about the new insulation GAS CO. Monel Metal Store Cor. 11th and Eye Sts. N.W. || Tile Bath Fully Screened and Weather Stripped * Steel Sa: Furred Walls and Insulated Chestnut trim, Hardwood floors Rl - v NAt. 7772 WEST A Restricted Subdivision of Modern Detached Homes and Sunday . 5406 Worthington Drive A lovely new Dutch Colonial of 7 rooms and 2 baths, breakfast nook, attic, gas heat, rock-wool insulation, garage, large lot, 55x137. Price, $9,850 GATE A ond floor. basement. Awaits You Built by Arthur Dinger | and provide a finish. You just fit it |around your ducts and your sheet- | metal pipes can meet moisture and “take” it. "T"HIS business of little drops of water appearing out of the air is a major problem of air-conditioning, anyway. The best systems will, upon certain oc- casions, mist up the window panes, unless there is a special window-pane regulator added to the system. This s because the regular humidistat, which does the job of humidifying the main part of the house, cannot In Beautiful ‘American Univ. Park 4807 47th St. N.W. Come and see for yourself the un- usualness of this value. The living f room is 14x24, master bed room | 14x20 with private bath, extra bath for other two bed rooms, beautiful large open porch, finished attic, dinette, and a kitchen that will delight any housekeeper. All other mod- ern appoint- Reasonable Terms Open Til 9 P.M. Goodloe & Kioeppinger 907 15th St. N.W. NAtl. 7793 || A Lovely New Home in Roeck Creek Park Estates P 1831 Sudbury Lane VERY distinctive home of unusual charm in a lovely wooded section of Rock Creek Park Estates, constructed by one of Wclhingogn’s fore- most builders. It represents the last word in quality of material and excellence of finish. THE unusual arrangement of the first floor gives you a large, well-appointed living room, 15x21; dining room, kitchen, library and bed room and bath. Three additional large bed rooms and bath on sec- Club room, maid’s room and bath in Two-car garage. ONSIDERING the soundness of construction and excellence of location, we consider this home worth several thousand dollars more than the price asked. For the discriminating home buyer it pre- sents an opportunity not to be overlooked. Open Daily and Sun- dayto8 P.M. D. work any differently near the windows than it does in the middle of the room, Yet conditions right at the window are different, as every one knows who has tried sitting there on & cold Winter's day. ‘There is & simple device which, at s moderate price, eliminates conden- sation on the window panes. It is called, appropriately, a windowstat, and acts as a sort of safety alarm patrolling the window areas for signs of condensation. The minute the hu- midity in the vicinity of the window gets up to 90 per cent, even though the humidity for the rest of the house may be only 60 per cent, the window- stat signals the main humidifying spray that things are getting pretty damp on the cold zone, and it had better turn itself off. You can see what a boon this new control is, when you stop to consider all the stained window sills and walls under windows which it quietly and quickly prevents. When a humidifier in a nice, dry place—such as the cellar ~—is running the whole show accidents will happen. Humidifiers need watch- dogs like the windowstat. The au control is usually placed at the window on the coldest side of the house, to act as checkmate on the main control. It is & compact little device which in no way spoils the appearance of the window nor in- terferes with the light. No connec- tions to outdoors have to be made. The regulating element within the de- Vvice is—believe it or not—human hair, which registers the slightest temper- ature and moisture change, according to the engineers. Small Electric Oven. A small electric oven fits into 2 feet of shelf space, yet cooks for 6 to 10 people. It's thermostatically con- trolled over a wide heat range and heavily insulated to conserve heat. . Lead Head for Nail. A nail for metal sheets has a lead head which forms a water seal pre- venting leaks as well as protecting the head of the nail itself from rusting. | C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1936. FORMS ARE STUDIED National Realty Committee to Decide Feasibility. With industrial production figures beginning to touch 1931 and 1930 lev- els, the Industrial Property Division of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, through W. E. G. Gail- lard, New York, chairman, has ap- pointed a special committee to study forms now in use by its members in‘ the’ selling, leasing, appraising and management of Industrial property and to make recommendations as to whether standard forms are ieasible. Louis B. Beardslee, Chicago, former chairman of the division, is chairman of the committee, expected to report at the division's meeting at the annual convention of the association in New Orleans, November 16-21. Repair . . . Remodel See 1. Frank Kelly, Inc., for LUMBER—MILLWORK PORCH ENCLOSURES FENCING—ROOFING HARDWARE—PAINT order. Lumber & Millwork 2121 Ga. Ave. NOrth 1341 1108 16th St. REAL ESTATE. | TEN STEEL & COPPER FABRICATED HOMES Between Conn. Ave. and Wis. Ave., just south of the East-West Highway, on Mont- gomery Ave. in Bethesda, ground has been broken and the foundations are in for these steel and copper fabricated air-conditioned homes. The erection of the steel and copper sections will start early next week. This new type home is the result of engineering research by the companies listed below: Materials and Equipment by Copper—KENNECOTT COPPER CO. Heating—CHRYSLER AIR TEMP. Plumbing—BRIGGS MANUFACTURING CO. Steel—REPUBLIC STEEL CO. Windows—CRITTAL MANUFACTURING Warren-teed Homes, Inc. R. BATES WARREN, Pres. NAt. 9453 prevent its spliting when the nail is | driven in, 3 ONLY | LEFT!! To Purchase a DETACHED brick home for only $9,250 is a rare opportunity 'HESE new detached brick homes of varying architecture are an answer to your search for a superbly built, low- priced home. Completely insulated, with full attic, these homes contain 6 large rooms and tile bath. Furred walls, slate roof, copper water pipes, metal weather- stripping and bronze screens. Modern, extra large kitchen with gas stove and refrigeration. Full basement with auto- matic gas heat. Lot 50x132, beautifully landscaped and sodded, with detached garage, 4536 Middleton Lane Bethesda, Md. Built by Paul Armentrout OPEN TODAY ANp EVENINGS past Ba 0 9 PM. right 15 TO REACH—Drive out Wisconsin Avenue one blork re to houses. Investment —7HRGCKMORTON Building Bethesda to Middleton Lane, turn District 6092 A MAGNIFICENTLY PLANNED HOME Tall Gaks IS FULLY PROTECTED PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED Tall Oaks—a Primeval Forest, with landscaped gardens with- out fences and alleys. Restricted and fully protected. Must be seen to be realized. 6278 29th St. N.W. Chevy Chase, D. C. 13,450 Another Beautiful Home in Tall Oaks features bed room and bath on 1st floor. Open to 9 P.M. Three bed rooms, two baths, large living room, dining room, recrea- tion room, extraordinary kitchen, bullt-in garage, oil heat. To reach—Out Connm. ave. to ke ave.. out Nebraska ave ve., out Utah ave. to Ritten- turn right on Rittenhouse .. out 29th st. to house: or out Utah_ave. to Tennyson sl turn right on Tennyson to 29th. Investment Bldg. Presenting A Group of Three Homes of Unusual Distinction and Unsurpassed Environment Exhibit Home, 1733 Juniper Street Northwest Priced Much Lower Than You Would Expect in This Location SITUATED AMONG HOMES UP TO $40,000 On a quiet street almost surrounded by Rock Creek Park. These homes represent the last word in construction and appointments. Seven-room homes featuring a mas- terful studio lounge, 2-car garage, electric kitchen and many other unusual features. RUGS BY MANOUKIAN BROS. BUILT BY DRAPES BY JOHN F. LIGON OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY TO 9 P.M. it Drive out 16th Strest to Juniper, turn west to houses. H. G. SMITHY CO. Drive out Massachusetts Avenue N.W. three-tenths of a mile beyond the District Line. Look for our sign on the right side of the Avenue. WILLIAM BOSWELL, Agent 927 15th St. N.W. MEtro. 3033 Builders—THE SIMPSON PEAK CO.—Developers Out 16th to Kalmia Road, left on Kalmia to West Beach Drive, then one block to Sudbury Lane SRS Investment Building Investment Bldg.