Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1940, Page 23

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1940. REAL ESTATE. &m. Cut them back or remove em. Q. In our new cottage at the lake the dining room and kitchen are in the basement. There is sweating on the basement walls for the lower 5 feet. Is there any kind of paint B—3 taxes become due. In this way not only is the tax burden lessened for the individual home owner-bor- rower, but the matter of collecting m'(:; by the District is also facili= tated” sgreement between the assoclation Many Now Pay Taxes | secsemms between the sssoclaion collects taxes in monthly install- 7y ’ ln Pumless Poyments ments, in advance (along with the Many home-financing institutions | monthly payment on the loan) and in the District ares are now ad- | then pays the lump-sum when the First Aid For the Ailing House By ROGER B. WHITMAN. Q. A flower jar containing water was placed on a corrugated paper pad on a good quality rug. The cor- rugated paper became saturated with water, and when it was moved it left a light spot on the carpet. The wet pad was put on another place on the carpet for less than five minutes, and this left another white spot. I cannot remove these spots. ‘They appear to be permanent. Can anything be done? A. Corrugated board is usually made with a .sodium silicate adhe- sive, which is strongly alkaline. ‘When wet with water the alkali un- doubtedly took the dye out of the rug. The only remedy is redyeing. You might be able to do this with dye of the proper cnlor, to be had at a drug store. Apply in very thin coats, with drying between, then build up gradually to the depth of the surrounding color. For surest results, have the job done profes- sionally. Septic Tank Data. Q. Where can I get information about septic tanks? I am anxious to know what size for a small one- family house, and how it should be set and connected. A. Much of the information you desire is contained in a Government bulletin published by the Depart- ment of Agriculture. Write to the | superintendent of documents, Wash- ington, for Farmers' Bulletin No.| 1227. “Sewage and Sewerage of | Farm Homes.” The cost of the| booklet is 5 cents in coin. | Raising a Ceiling. Q. My basement playroom ceiling beams are 2x8s, 12 feet long, and give 6 feet head room. That is all | right for me, for I am short. But it is too low for some of my friends. Would it be all right to nail 2x6s to the beams, and then to cut off the lower 2 inches of the old beams? ‘This would make beams 4x6 inches. Would this weaken the floor above 8o that a piano could not be moved, or so that we could not hold a party? ‘The 2-inch difference would make | my friends more comfortable. | A. You would do better, I think, to place the new beams midway be- | tween the present beams with ample bracing in between to keep the | beams from swaying. The new beams, of course, must be solidly supported at the ends, so that they will carry their full share of the weight. Another idea would be to substitute steel beams for the pres- ent wood beams, for these could give sufficient strength in smaller sizes. ! the floor for protection of the wood. Wobbly Garage. Q. My two-car garage leans to one side in the front, so that the doors | strike. I have had it straightened | several times, but it does not stay. How can I keep it square? A. Straighten the garage and then nail two strips of wood diagonally to the studs at the back, running from the outside bottom corners to | the center of the horizontal roof brace. Also, put diagonal strips in the sides. These strips can be 1x6s, | secured to each stud by at least two | nails. | Roof Gutters. Q. The roof of my house has a good pitch, with hanging gutters. | Ice and snow pile at the eaves; | water backs up and leaks through the walls. Should I lower the gut- ters? If so, by how much? A. The gutters should be in such | 8 position that the outer edges are in line with the slope of the roof, 80 that snow and ice can slide over them. Of course, they should be far enough out and sufficiently broad to catch the water. ‘White-Spotted Table. Q. A hot dish left a white spot on our table. What will remove it? A. If not too deep, try wiping with a little turpentine or camphor- ated oil. You can polish it out by HOME IN LOCUST HILL—Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mahaffey have bought this home at 4710 Warren sirtet N.W. from Cooper Lightbown and Associates. —Star Staft Photo. rubbing with finely powdered rotten- stone and a drop or two of light oil, applied with your finger tip. If the spot has gone too deep for this, the damaged place should be scraped and refinished. This can be with varnish, or possibly with two or three thin coats of paste floor wax. A Limp Rug. Q. T had a rug cleaned. Since then it has become very limp and does not lie properly on the floor. Is there anything I could paint on the back to restore its original stiff- ness? A. Stretch the rug upside down on a floor where it can remain for 24 hours, first placing newspapers over Tack the rug lightly into place. Make a solution of !, pound of chip glue in two quarts of water; spray this on the back of the rug, and allow to dry thoroughly. Another and easier method is to brush on a thin coat of white shellac. The shellac can be thinned with a little dena- tured alcohol, but should not be so thin that it will penetrate through to the face of the rug. Heating a Basement Room. Q. I have a room in my cellar used for all purposes. Heating pipes going through it are jacketed. The room is too cool in winter for sitti: Unusual Values 9,950 v The only new homes in this section ot such low prices. ONLY 2 LEFT All Brick 3 Bedrooms Beautiful Tiled Bath 1st-Floor Lavatory Oxford Kitchen Cabinets Automatic Air-Conditioned Heat Brick Garage Ezhibit Home 1201 Tewkesbury PL N.W. Furnished by Hilda N. Miller Drive out 13th St. N.W. to 6400 block and Tewkesbury PL., right to house. Built by Chas. Sturbitts, Inc. Sales by Roger S. Moss 927 15th St. District 3121 INDIAN SPRING PARK New Brick under entire house. | CONDITIONING HEAT. ville Road (2 blocks past Mrs. FLOYD E. 733 12th N.W. | ¥6,350-°6,450—%500 c... %4830 . ‘ 302-304 Garwood St. Just completed this week—FINEST OF CONSTRUCTION. § bright rooms, SPACIOUS ENOUGH FOR YOUR FURNITURE. Living room with REAL FIREPLACE. FULL BASEMENT Large semi-finished ATTIC. Decora- tions and equipment of the best. | NOT JUST THE ORDINARY HOUSE BUT SOMETHING NEW, | BETTER AND DIFFERENT AT THE PRICE. Open Daily 2 to Dark Sunday 10 to Dark To reach: Out Georgia Ave. to Colesville Rd., right on Coles Follow Franklin Ave. 10 blocks to Garwood St., right to houses. Bungalows Modern automatic AIR i K’s Tavern) to Franklin Ave. DAVIS CO. NA. 0352 and too damp in the summer. How can we overcome these troubles? There are two south windows with shrubbery in front. Would this cause dampness? A. For heating in winter you could remove the covering from the pipes where they go through the room, provided your heater is of sufficient capacity to carry the ex- tra load. If it is only large enough The biggest homes in the quickly sold—and 8 of the 46 ALLISON TO REACH: Drive east Rock Creek Creek Church ~ Roa to Hawaii Ave:, to 1515 K ST. eot, in Manor THE Coun Conti ARYLAND A COMMUNITY Church Road, d past Allison St. and left to homes. [BEITZELL iw heat the house, it could not be expected to supply heat for an addi- tional room. Dampness in the room can be reduced by insulating the walls so that warm and damp sum- mer air will not be chilled by con- tact with them. For information on this, see my answer to the following question, with the heading, “Damp Cellar Walls.” Shrubs outside the windows may interfere with ventila- BROWN BROS. FAMOUS REGENCY HOMES Gz 25l e T *6450 $500 CASH—Balance Like Rent best location you'll find at this low price—that's why the first group of 17 were new group sold before com= pletion. S8ix big rooms—3 bedrooms—tiled bath with shower—de 1luxe kitchen—full heat. Close-in and convefiient to everything. Exhibit Home Furnished by Hilda Miller basement—automatic STREET N.E. on Whbster St. N.W. continue “on Rock Soldiers Home Park e DI 3100 - Manor Club Estates Surrounding MANOR COUNTRY CLUB 101 Beverley Road WOODED CORNER LOT 150x200 This large seven-room two-bath home has recreation room with fire- room with bath._ T loted, weatherstripped, fully screened. Club exists on this home. ue out Georgia Avenue extended 2 blocks past entrance to the Manor Country Club. attached garage. Automatic A membership REAL_ESTATE CO. 7906 Georgia Avenue—Shep. 5100 OF FINE HOMES (Adjoining Fashionable Estates) that will waterproof them? A. As the sweating walls are un- derground, they are kept cool by contact with the earth, and conden- sation takes places when warm and damp air is chilled by them. The remedy is not in waterproofing, but in applying insulation. This can be in the form of sheets of insulating board, set on furring strips, 1 inch | the thick, to give the added advantage of dead air space between the boards and the walls. To prevent rotting from possible seepage through the house walls, these should first be given a coat of melted tar or liquid asphalt. Furnished Exhibit Home by Hilda Miller 5273 NEBRASKA AVE. N.W. hering to the so-called “painless payment plan’ of meeting taxes, by which tho merigage holding insti- tution collects for taxes in monthly inzcallments from the home owner. C. H. Ellingson, vice president of Pirst Federa! Savings and Loan Association, recently turned over to District tax collector a check for $11,500 in payment of the last half of 1040 taxes on homes on which the institution holds first mo: y “At least this s the least painful method of which we know to date,” }, said Mr. Ellingson. “In line with an Featuring Center-Hell Plen HAMPSUIRE HILLS These charming homes, just TWO blocks east of Connecticut Avenue in fashion- able Chevy Chase, are meeting a popu- lor demand—4 SOLD—Early American architecture—6 and 7 rooms with 2 baths. Daylight paneled recreation rooms with flagstone terraces overlook- ing park, Fenced-in gardens, trees, rapid Smart New “Town Homes” Overlooking U. S. Govt. Park 116 Rittenhouse St. N.E. $8,950 TERMS ARRANGED bus wall $9,450 Liberal Near 3 of the city’s mentary, Alice Deal J High Schools. Inspect SPM. At slight additional cost Ist floor bedroom with lavatory provided Thos. J. Fisher & Co., Inc. 738 15th St. N.W. to Utah, left om Utah to LESLIE D. WO. 4733 6330 eveni Price, %11,950 Open Saturday Through Monday TO REACH: Out Conn. Ave. to N;?n'nka"vc.. right on Nebraska # transportation, near stores, ond king distance of movies. to $10,250 Terms Arranged finest schools—Ben Murch Ele- unior High and Woodrow Wilson without delay! Open daily until Realtors DI. 6830 and s materal Exeellent econ- ir while te inspect St, right to property. MEASELL 3432 Conn. Ave. Country Life BARNABY WOODS 32nd St. ngs. A 3-bedroom, 1Y2-bath home with full basement; fully insulated, air conditioned, built-in garage. Out New Hampshire Ave. (past Eastern Star Home), left on East- ern Ave. to Sligo Mill Road, left to Rittenhouse St., right to house. JAMES A. BOORMAN, Agent Adoms 4129 District 5666 Including Interest. Principal, Taxes snd Insurance. ALL the advantages of gracious living, in the pleasant environment of a lovely suburban community, is possible for those restricted to a modern budget. For example, where else would you find a completely detached Colonial home, on a minimum 70-foot lot, with one or two stories, two or three bedrooms, air conditioned with automatic gas or oil heat for as little as $5990? And the purchasing terms under the simple FHA plan average less than ordinary rentals! TO REACH From trafic light on Georgia _Ave. in_ Silver Spring, bear right on Colestille Rd. just bevond Indian Soring ‘Club to Woodmoor. MOSS REALTY COMPANY Tower _ Blds. Woodmoor ME. 1376 SH. 4517 Chevy Chase, D. C. The white pillared portico adapted from Jefferson’s Monticello offers the “hospitality of the old South” right here in Barnaby Woods. A broad Colonial hall and crystal chandeliers impart subdued elegance to the formal Georgian interior. From the wide picture windows and screened living porch are wol?dland views of the little creek which winds thru a picturesque valley. Each bedroom is for twin beds and in the study a long wide window seat. The recreation room opens on ground level and far down in the valley is an outdoor fireplace and terrace for moon'lit summier OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY UNTIL NINE At Chevy Chase Circle turn right on Western Ave., drive straight 5 blocks to Tennyson St., bear right and drive 2 blocks to 32nd St., turn left at “Country Life Homes” sign. ower CLAUDE G. JOHNSON suider Field Office on 32nd St., Barnaby Woods. ~ Woodley 3238 EDGEMOOR, MD.—5416 EDGEMOOR LANE This attractive home will be open for inspection dll day Sunday. TO SETTLE AN ESTATE The wide center entrance hall and spacious floor plan are ideal for entertaining. There are 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and. sitting room on the second floor; first floor den—Iovely open porch—ample servant’s quarters, storage attic, and a 2-car garage. The grounds (90'x150°) are beautifully landscaped. The entire property is in excellent conditiop. TO REACH: Turn left on Edgemoor Lane at: the Bank of Bethesda and drive to 5416. BOSS AND PHELPS 1417 K St. NW. 4330 Warren St. N.W. This unusually fine home represents a high standard of value. It con- tains large entrance foyer, spacious living room with fireplace, bright dining room with chair rail and adjoining screened porch at the rear, complete modern kitchen and lavatory on the first floor. Big library with fireplace and “walls of bookshelves’ aver the attached garage. Three master size bedrooms and two tiled baths. Finished third floor. Pine paneled recreation room with fireplace, finished maid’s room with bath in full basement. Furnished by P. J. NEE CO. ooley Broe. it My Rt "BURDERS OF BEYTER NOMES" | Feirorss doones r Avenxe _to Nedraske Avenue right on Ne- Lvuh Avenve to j3nd, turm 1‘ on 42nd Street to Warren Street. Mr. Boothby Mr. Child 15th . 3 DI. 1481 738 15th S¢.—DI. 3830 NA. 9300 Investment Bidg.