Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 March 1941 — Page 33

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HOUSES LAUDED

Army Suore | or ot Of Ready-to-Build Units.

| | Times Special | {

Single contract,” the Forum says. | The Forum points out that the] prefabrication industry has some- | thing to offer the defense housing program, basing its case on five | points: 1. Speed—Production ricated houses may begin the day the contract is let. Conventional houses cannot be started until the site has been selected, purchased, | graded, platted and otherwise prepared { 2. Labor—Since the bulk of prefabricated house work done in an established shop employing unskilled mechanics, skilled labor mav be released for other defense projects. 3. Demountability—Several types of prefabricated houses are such that they may be demounted almost as easily as they are assembled, with only the foundations, utility lines and nails unsalvageable 4. Quality—Houses of most established prefabricators already have been approved for maximum mortgage insurance by FHA. 5. Cost—Prefabricated four-room houses have not been undersold to any extent by conventionally built units of comparable specifications and, once mass production for defense gets under way, the unit cost of prefabrication should drop materially.

of prefab- |

PREFABRICATED

TERMS HOME SHOW New Type Floor TRIBUTE TO PIONEER Reduces Costs

Robert L. Mason, president of the | i Indianapolis Home Show, which A BOON FOR building budgets selene ‘ outh ‘Shniversarv Is a new type factory - finished Co praLE) Uy 0 : ary hardwood flooring which gives the the Fair Grounds April 18-27, today = effect of a costly plank floor but

said the 41 edition will be a fitting tribute to the vision and pioneer spirit of E. L. Cothrell, first Home Show president.

“Through the years, the Indianapolis Home Show has grown into a great civic institution with a tre-

costs about 25 per cent less. The flooring, available in oak, maple and beech, is completely finished at the factory—even to waxing and polishing. Its new penetrating seal finish resists scratches, will not peel, chip or wear away.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES _ Dilapidated Old Home to Be Used in Remodeling Demonstration

INVESTORS RECEIVE

ABOUT $745,000, 000

Times Special March saved money in sa

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FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1941

HOOSIERS TAKE OUT 100,000 FHA LOANS

More than 100,000 Hoosier families have made home repairs or bought homes through FHA insured financing since 1934 when the {agency was begun, R. Earl Peters, FHA Administrator for Indiana, Isaid today. * Every county in the state was represented in the $131.259,434 in- | sured.

Lawn, Factory Fence Portable Pens—Kennel Panels FREE ESTIMATES

State-Wide Service—Delivered or Freetefl BR. 5441. Night. BR. 6317—6518 Cornell

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Marion County was responsible | for the major part of this figure with 6287 home mortgages insured (for $26,768,901 and 16,557 property | improvement loans insured for 1$5.270.638.

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| | NEW CLOSETS INEXPENSIVE

New closets for existing houses can easily, inexpensively be built of | light wood studding and rigid fiber boards. The closets should be lo- | (cated preferably across two corners! jof a room to give a balanced effect. | |The studs should first be set in| ‘place, and then covered with the]

| Insulation board. The opening can |™= be protected by a hung curtain, or TRY A w ANT AD IN THE TIMES. by a a ligl. b cupboard door. THEY WIL L BRING RE SULTS.

ANNOUNCING

REMODELING

ing and loan associations in 1940 received approximately $745,000,000 in earnings and in portions of their share accounts which they now are ready to spend, the United States | Savings & Loan League reported {| today. |

Although adapted for housgs in all architectural styles, it is particularly suited to English, Spanish and Colonial types. The new flooring comes in standard 25/32inch thickness, is 34 inches wide, a full inch more than hardwood flooring ordinarily used. As in the case of plank flooring, the edges are beveled to give a “shadow pattern” effect.

mendous influence for bettering liv- | ing conditions,” he said. “The |Home Show has fostered a civic | pride in home ownership and has created a sense of self-reliance and | accomplishment in thousands of home owners. In these times, when | the nation is unified in a great national defense program, this spirit is of first importance. Home own(ership makes better citizenship.”

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= Rear view of 2709 N. Capitol Ave. . .. which will have its face lifted.

. The interior is in just as bad shape as the outside .. .but not for long. 3. This once was a kitchen...and will be again after a lot of hard work.

Open Houses Planned aft

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A novel remodeling demonstration to show how obsolescent or depreciated properties can be modernized to help meet the local housing shortage caused by new and expanding defense industries will begin to- | morrow. Railroadmen’s Federal Savings land Loan Association will hold a preview tomorrow and Sunday from 1 p.m tod p. m. on a badly rundown residence at 2709 N. Capitol Ave. which is going to be modernlized. | A. F. Bromley, Railroadmen’s vice | president, in charge of the demonstration, has arranged for some of the firm's modernization experts to be at the house to explain the prospective rebuilding steps and to show what might be called rare old antiques in the bathroom and | kitchen. Although this house might be an | extreme case of obsolescence it does

COLOR AIDS APPEAL OF HOME FOR SALE

Many home owners who put their homes on the market, fail to get fair offers for them because their houses do not stimulate the prospective purchaser. Effective selling appeal can be properly applied says Frederic H. Rahr, noted house colorist. “The exterior should receive first consideration,” he says, “as it is the part first seen. Gay colors on roof, trim and shutters will give a house greater individuality—make it more desirable. | “Two of the most effective selling | colors are Chinese red, for the front door, and blue-green—a popular asphalt shingle color—for the) roof. We have found these two colors to be most liked by inost | people.”

| LIGHTING HINT FOR HALL

A dark upstairs hall in the cen- | ter of the house can be lighted bv building the partition between it | ‘and the outside room of glass. This | wall may easily be constructed of

off»r many problems typical to owners of large older houses. Many of these homes have inherent charm which can be brought out or restored by skillful remodeling. In nearly every case Railroadmen's has sold homes it has remodeled quickly. The influx of defense worke: pected in the next six months year means that Indianapolis will have to provide some 3000 new homes alone to meet the demand. Local realty organizations have urged that quick and inexpensive housing facilities (compared to new homes) can be created bv remodernization of existing dwellings. The Railroadmen’s demonstration intends to show that defense housing needs can be eased and so-called “blighted” areas can be improved at the same time,

Modernization of some large old one-family units sometimes increases the family unit capacity four-fold. Then, with moderate rentals on each, the net return to the owner increases sharply. As the Capitol Ave. house is rebuilt there will be other open house days so that those interested in modernization problems may watch the progress.

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