Evening star., 1926-04-24

| COnSldera Die progress Is now DelIlB
made in the erection of the ideal
homes being sponsored by The Star.
A tour of the various projects, which
range from row houses to detached
homes, will show the various phases
of residential construction in all types
Of house.
Work has been started on all the
PROTECTS, and some of them will be
under roof by next week. Every
effort has been made to put the
best and most modern type
of construction and workman
ship in the houses. All the firms
! have competent men in charge who
will describe to the visiting public the
various phases of construction and eX-
| plain the various processes and meth
ods. A visit to any one or all of the
nine models now under construction
will assist the prospective home pur-
chaser in understanding the problems
home he desires.
OF Interest to Builders.
The house which is being built at
Lee Heights, Va, by Ruby Lee Minar
already Is arousing much interest
among builders as well as home
seekers. The frame is up and now
DelIlR competed. 1t Is eApeCteu THAT
the house will be inclosed within a
few more days.
The first floor subfooring has been
laid and a large force of carpenters
will be on the Job next week to rush
the house to the point where 1t will be
ready for the plasterers.
In putting in the foundation for the
ideal home the trench was made
extra wide. The walls were given an
outside coat of waterproof asphalt,
with tar on top. AS an additional
guarantee against. a possibility of
dampness, 6-inch tife were laid at the
outside base of the walls and covered
with cinders to within a short distance
of the grade line.
In carrying out The Stars purposes
| in the demonstration, supporting tim
bers will be of extra number and, in
many cases, of extra size.
Above Window Sill Height.
The model house being erected in
Wesley Heights at Forty-fourth and
| Hawthorne streets by w. G. and A.
n. Miller is progressing well. The
first floor joists are on, the concrete
slabs for the porches and over the
garage are completed and the brick
| work is already above window sill
height.
The brick being used is the "Balti-
more Colonial" They are being laid in
cement mortar, colored with yellow
ochre.
The brick range from red to deep
purple, with a yellow mortar joint,
| which initiates as nearly as possible
the old lime mortar joints used dur
ing the colonial period. The house
sets low in the ground. the first floor
being slightly lower than the grade
of the sidewalk on Hawthorne street,
which will give, when completed, a
long, low effect to the house in its en-
tirety. The grade on the rear of the
| house or the garden side will be
slightly lower than on the front. The
completion Of this purely colonial
home will show reproduction Of the
early American period.
All preparations to start the COM
munity group to be erected by Walter
Dunigan in Marietta Park have been
| completed and the foundations have
been started. Weather conditions
and the preparation of the roadway
for visitors have somewhat held up
this project. Extra men and concen-
trated effort, however, will enable it
to move along rapidly.
Rapid Progress on Group.
The c. H. Small row houses at
West Virginia avenue and Queen
street northwest, which are described
and illustrated in this issue, have
progressed rapidly. BY the latter
part of next week the entire row of
seven houses will be up to the roof
| line and in readiness for the interior
work.
A considerable amount of effort
was necessary to remove the earth
for the foundations Of the row of
houses. Concrete foundations were
especially prepared and the toists and
other lumber were carefully watched