Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-30

on new construction are lifted. In
the meantime it might interest you
to see the display in a. Washington
store and find out many of the
reasons why these precision-built
homes are practical.
We no longer marvel at the fact
that ships are sliding OF the ways
In various parts of the country
complete from keel to superstruc-
ture in four days. Perturbation
is the answer to both the ships and
to your new house. Not only are
they delivered quickly, but the pre-
cision building, which is possible
when whole sections are turned out
in factory, is far superior in many
ways to the ship or the house which
is built piece by piece right at the
site.
The initial cost is considerably
less than for the house built in the
ordinary way because the speed of
operation saves time and the en-
gineering efficiency of the operation
prevents waste of material. 1t also
costs less to maintain. 1t is doubly
insulated so that heating units may
be smaller and it is possible to save
as much as third in fuel bills.
With factory-built walls, precision
engineering all the way through,
plumbing and built-in units all in
stalled ready to be hooked up" there
are none Of the hazards Of poor
workmanship to be considered.
Many of us, realizing that most
of the features of this house are
portable, think of the summer
bungalow or hunting lodge as the
only type of house feasible. But
today this is not true. You may
have any type of house you desire.
Here is how it will work:
You may select from group of
plans already prepared for you
by the building company, or you
may select your own architect, pre-
sent your own plans and have your
house built to order. In any case
the plans 60 through a severe ad-
vance study. Next they 60 to a de-
failing department where charts and
reference tables make all specifica-
tions exact and complete. Next the
plans 90 to the fabricating plant
which is located in your local area
so that when completed the cost of
trucking your prefabricated home
to its site is negligible part of the
whole cost.
At the plant, foundations, walls
floors, ceilings. roofs, side walls
steps and millwork are prefabri-
Gated according to the specifica-
tons. Plumbing lines are preassem-
bled. Electric wiring is built into
the wall and ceiling sections
At the site of your home the
foundation Is installed When the
trucks arrive from the plant it is q
matter of minutes before you see
your house take shape before youl
eyes. At demonstration here last
year a f1ve-room house was set ur
complete during one day The work
started at in the morning, by ir
the afternoon the walls were being
papered s2d by dinner could have
been prepared for family a.
plumbing, lights and water utilities
were all working and the gardener
was unrolling a lawn and planting
shrubs by the front door. Since
that time hundreds Of units have
been built for Government housing
In an unbelievably short time. They
have stood through hurricanes
storms, floods and fires with much
greater resistance than the ordinary
type of contractor-buil house.
It is reasonable to suppose that
the perfect working conditions
within factory where tempera-
lures can be controlled and there
are no weather conditions to slow
UP operations or damage materials
would turn out very neat, depend
able product. Trained workmen
then assemble the various parts at
the site If you are having a stone
or brick house. the facing is put or
after the house is complete. If
your house is of wood siding, the lag
screws are frightened up at the cor
ners, the roof is put on, and you
are ready to move in.
AS soon as the war is over all the
remarkable prefabrication expert
ments which have put war ma
chinery in operation months ahea d
OF schedule will be available for
civilian use BY that time all the
difficulties will be ironed out and
the durability tests will be CON-
plete. 1t is time now to plan on
YOUR new house. and save those
War bonds for its purchase.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: We have one
bedroom in our house which actu-
ally has no place to put bed unless
It is placed "catty-cornered." know
this does not seem possible. but it
IS true This room has five doors
two which lead to a closet and the
hall. on one side of the room. which
could be closed The closet is only
storage closet (there is clothes
closet in the ROOM and there is an
other door to the hall also. Can YOU
suggest some way that We could
tthere is about 80 inches of wall
space between them, so that this
wall could be used for bed heads ?
We are only renting the house so
do not wish to make permanent
Changes T. c. D.
AnsWer-It would be very simple
TO cover the two doors and the
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vallboard panel. Measure the space
necessary for headboards with room
for a night table between the beds
Set the wall panel against the doors
fssten 1t to small strips nailed to the
wall to hold it secure Trim around
the edge with a holding which re.
turns to the wall
This panel could be papered with
q decorative Powered wall papel