Evening star., 1940-07-27
Giant-Sized PIywood
Panels Introduced
To Construction
Eliminate Complications
And Lend Home to
Superior Decoration
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

BY LAWRENCE CKOLlUS.
If you are contemplating building
new house. or remodeling an old
one, you will be interested in new
giant-sized plywood paneling ma
terial which has recently been in
troduced to the construction indus
try. This new paneling eliminates
practically all of the complications
. which had a tendency to limit the
use of plywood in home construc-
ton in the past. except for game
rooms and other less "dressy" loca-
tons.
Made in standard panels which
are of the seemingly mammoth size
of by 20 feet, this new plyWood
is fabricated out of rugged fir ply
wood panels of the usual size and
hot press welded together with syn
thetic resin glue. The surface.
which is decorated with paint, or
wall paper, is completely covered
with a special woven fabric provid
ing a fine non-cracking base This
surface is considered ideal among
the decorating trade because of its
uniformity and sturdiness. and you
can be sure that with it installed
you will not be faced with ugly
cracks or checks in all too short a
time.
They Are Light Weight.
At first you might think these
giant panels would be too large and
unwieldy for the average workman
to handle, but because of their light
weight of only one pound per square
foot. and the sizing which permits
easy entrance through a standard
door, they can be taken into either
new or old building with min
imum of effort.
The panels are nailed into place
over standard studding at the same
time that ordinary lath and plaster
would be applied, and any cutouts
for doors and windows are made
right on the job.
With the paneling installed YOU
can go right ahead and have 1t
painted or papered without having
to wait for large areas of damp
plaster to dry. Obviously, because
of their large size, there are no
joints or joint coverings to worry
about except in remote instances
and for all intents and purposes
your walls could be made up of any
of the fashioned materials,
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According to the makers of this
new paneling, it also provides the
additional advantages of being de-
cidedly water resistant, it has low
heat conductivity which should
make cooler house in summer and
a warmer one in winter and is also
stronger and more rigid than other
wall boards.
Unless you live in an apartment
which supplies you with an un-
limited supply of hot water, you are
more than likely faced with the
problem Of supplying yourself
with it.
In that case you have had to
fret and bother with the unpleasant
phenomenon of rusted-out storage
tank. no doubt. Unless they are
made of stainless steel or some
other expensive alloy, the average
tanks are given to rusting out and
leaking at most inopportune times
with subsequent bother and expense
for their replacement.
To get around this situation with
out a great deal of expense, you
can now install a hot-Water tank
which is not only handsome look
ing device. but is also rustprcof
and inexpensive.
1t is made of material which is
new for this type of utility, none
other than enamel-coated iron,
with the rugged surface of enamel
applied to both sides. The enamel
makes it highly resistant to the
corroding action of water on The
inside, and the outer coating makes
st attractive enough for installation
in a basement playroom or right
In the kitchen.
A standard coating of cobalt blue
Is being supplied. although you may
have your choice of number of
others II you don't mlnd paying
little more money. There are three
standard sizes of 30, 40 and 50
gallons, and again if you have spe-
cial tastes in tank sizes, you may
obtain one anywhere from 20 to
120 gallons in capacity.
Removable Bottom.
A feature which would seem to
have considerable worth is the re-
movable bottom which makes it
easy for you to clean the entire
inside of the tank, if and when
1t becomes covered with sludge
The tank is supplied with legs
which clamp onto sturdy stand,
and are long enough to permit easy
access for installation work and
future cleaning.
If you would like to know the
names of the manufacturers of the
products described in this column.
just tear the article out and mail
1t with a stamped self-addressed
envelope to Lawrence Crolius. 81
East Sixtv-seventh street, New
York, N. Y.