The Washington times., 1927-10-01
BOARD To BUILD
MODEL HOME
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A model home will be built as a
feature of the exhibits to be pre-
Eented by the Washington Real
Estate Board at its second annual
Better Homes and Building Exposi.
tion which will take place the week
of October "a at the Washington
Auditorium.
While ii is natural that some diff
nculty in presenting model home
In all the exactness that would be
desirable because of the fact that
i is being constructed inside of the
Washington Auditorium, neverthe-
less every effort is being made TO
present this aspect OF the Exposi,
ton in as favorable a manner as
possible.
For the model home this year,
the exhibition managers have select
ed a building material which they
believe will attract unusual atten.
ton, both because it represents an
entirely new development in the
construction field and also a new
Washington industry, developed by
local men.
This material of which the house
is constructed is known as Stone
form. The Steneform Corporation
will build the exterior and chief
partition walls, the fireplace and
the{ Spanish patio of the model
home, which is to be in the Spanish
style.
The construction will be unique
in several ways, as well as entirely
new to Washingtonians.
! One of its leading features is the
completely insulated, or 'thermos
bottle walls: another N the absence
of any stucco or other exterior
finish or veneer. This exterior
finish will be in a Castilian yeined
sandstone.
Due to the prohibitive cost of
imported natural stone of this type,
Spanish architecture in such finish
Is practically unknown in this
country. where the more economical
stucco, over frame or over concrete
blocks has been generally used.
This architectural effort is typical,
however. of the more elaborate and
costly Spanish dwellings of the
period in which 1t was developed.
while the stucco finish was merely
q less expensive copy.
The same units. but in richer
Moorish colorings will be utilized for
the fireplace in the living room. for
the interior of the patio type porch
for the colorful entablatures above
the window openings.
Among the novel construction
features to be demonstrated in the
house will be the six-inch hollow
wall, in which not part of the ex-
terror or weather surface goes
through the wall to the interior
surface. This unique feature of
the selected material, due to its
exclusive shape and design, is what
permits the use of the delicately
colored castilian stone for the ex-
teriors and common stone to re-
ceive the plaster coat, for the in.
terror.
1t also provides insulation from
outside dampness, heat or cold be-
cause of this complete break be-
tween exterior and interior sur
faces This eliminates the necea-
sity and expense Of interior fur.
ring and lathing or exterior stucco.
ing, which is essential in other
masonry walls for house construc-
tion.
The Stoneform Corporation ex-
poets to make record for low cost
in the building, due to the simplic-
ity and economy of materials and
operations required. as well as pre-.
eenting something unique in beauty
and stability for modern home con-
stFuction. The home will be one
story high. with Spanish roof, open
patio porch and four rooms, living
room, bed room, kitchen and bath.