Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 September 1949 — Page 23

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 1049

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Interest Growing In Home Guipers.

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money. gadgetiness

HARRY DiLLEHAY AND SON

We now have under construction 14 homes on - Rochester Ave, Immediately South of West Washington 8t.—3500 West on Exeter Ave., immediately off West Washington St. South. We are contemplating the erection of 29 additional "homes,

We are one of the originators of building the economy home comventional type, not prefab,

selling at the low price of $6,350. BRANCH OFFICE 3515 W. Washington St. BE. 9015

between Sherman Drive and

down payment.

219 E. Ohio St.

Home edger Tis 0 Buyer

FOUR: Then, last of all, those portance are: of no great use, but are irONE: Devices that help save [Fsiatable ve because of their sheer

On Neighborhood |

Surroundings Have Bearing on Value

neighborhood?

{and future.

enforced by any public agency.

| Second, look to public controls and projected. public improvements, zoning, streets, express- | ways, schools, parks, playgrounds

land other improvements.

| In Indianapolis the zoning laws, as different from deed restric. |tions, are enforced by the city [building commissioner, Charles

Bacon,

range plans.

| Know where these are and what the future holds in respect to your site. Get a copy of the

ee game raters sepreciation| A. Home Cannot Be Good

lof your property.

Proper Maintenance Of Roof Important

Take care of your roof. {should last a lifetime,

compared to replacement cost. Wind and weather

the surface for deterioration.

GRINSLADE CONSTRUCTION CO.

BUILDERS OF FINE HOMES FOR 27 YEARS

Present project for your inspection is located between 16th and 21st Street North . on Linwood Avenue. (Linwood is half way

Emerson Ave-

nue.) This project will total 111 homes.

These five- -room, two- bedroom homes have excellent features for functional, practical living: Full basements; concrete sidewalks; all public utilities; ample closets. Lo‘cated close to schools, churches, transportation and shopping areas. PRICE, $7, 100. 00. Low

Contact: C. R. KRABBENHOFT

RI-1461-2-3

How do you buy in a good

It is important to get into one. It is what you are going to see through your windows, and as you approach the house, It has | much to do with valde, present

If the neighborhood is new, | look: at the restrictions. These are no more than agreements | between neighbors, they are not

When buying it is well to conisider that the rest of your home may not be there yet to look at. |In front and behind the houses {there may be vacant fields. | There may be a business district or shopping center in the long

The cost| creed of the Marion County Resi- gram for nine crafts: carpentry, of maintenance is small when dential Builders, Inc., cosponsors bricklaying,

loosen B shingles. Have a roofer look over of Homes Week

saves money to have the little de- TOW. fects corrected.

[Rambling Ramchiype i in Stone

west, (Arden Place).

Picture-windowed and picturesque, this s rambing ranchype in sone, 6349 Washington Bivd., |

ahs al FS

Thrifty and complete, low down payment, 495 Rochester.

Unless It Is Well Built

A home cannot be good unless studfes labor relations and oper-: It! it is built that way, This is the ates an apprentice training pro-

stone masonry,! {with the Indianapolis Home painting and decorating, electri. uilders Association of Parade cal work, plumbing and steamfitting, linoleum laying, plastering and cement finishing. The builders keep a statistical service, another on construction methods, and a service on gov- | ernment regulations to co-operate with the FHA loan system.

Clogged Gutters Can Make Trouble

Clean Every Fall

To Prevent Rust Gutters and downspouts can be

It starting tomor-

The Marion — County Residential Builders was organized in 1940 to im{print the stamp of integrity in{workmanship and materials, along with fair pricing in the {home building

Mr. Hall | Industry in the county. t | Members of the Marion County Home Builders have subscribed] | to sound business methods. Mem- | bers ‘are pledged to provide the {best housing in any price range trouble makers.

lat the lowest possible cost, Neglected for years, gutters au with leaves and other debris Prime Mover po in turn fll up the conductor M. L. Hall of Hall-Hottel Co.,! i pipes and even the conductor| i Inc., real estate, is president of phoots, the Marion County Builders and When the gutters fall to carry is one of the prime movers of the off the water, it falls over the Parade of Homes Week. Other, edge of the roof, next to the foun{officers are J, Harry Miles Jr. dation, and allows the .concrete {vice president; C. A. acker, sec- walls to fill up with water from retary; Henry F. Ostrum, treas- the outside. |urer, and Elmer Meadley, execu-| Gutters should be cleaned every | tive secretary. Offices are at 904 fall after the leaves have vey, {Inland building. Leaves usually remain damp in | The organization is interested gutters, and it should be remem-| |in the reputation of the industry. |bered that the contact of moisture It also watches legislation, na- with metal surfaces causes detionally ‘and in the county, It) terioration and rust.

The public is invited to visit one of newest additions in the "PARADE OF HOMES.”

BLOCK—HILLSIDE

1341 NORTH DEARBORN ST.

Indianapolis’

AVENUE

Contact Mr. Ben Rowe, Sales Representative, AT. 5066

MARTEN A. BLUNCK

Designer and Builder of Custom Built Homes

o AT. 4680

:% a sign of good TELEPHONE PLANNING in the home yot build

Are you planning to. build or remodel a home? Make sure your plans include built-in wiring facilities to provide telephones wherever you'll want them. It costs little during construction to install telephone conduit in the walls “with converiient outlets in

| Telephone conduit built

in during construction ; ; 4 Telephones may

some day be needed. Result: quick, clean installations! No marring of paint or woodwork! Concealed telephone wiring! _The Telephone Company will gladly advise you, your architect, or your builder about planned telephone facilities. Just call Riley 9861 . and ask for Architects’ and Builders’

GLASS HELPS SUN Thermophane insulating glass is used in most solar-type- houses |vth large window areas to reduce heat loss and enable the sun's heat rays to penetrate into the room,

NOW—

SOFT WATER For 30c a Month

LINDSAY AUTOMATIC

As simple to operate as defrosting your refrigerator. But takes less time.

® NO TANKS OR

MINERAL TO EXCHANGE.

® ATTRACTIVE WHITE ENAMEL FINISH.

ROOM-—10" x 48",

® UNCONDITIONALLY, GUARANTEED.

NO DOWN PAYMENT TERMS LIKE RENT—FHA APPROVED

"EASY SOFT WATER, Inc.

2035 E. 46th St.

ONE OF A SERIES OF SKETCHES ABOUT YOUR WATER SUPPLY

FRIENDLY, HELPFUL

Home Loan Service

SAVING € LOAN ASSOCIATION

HL. 7521

YOUR SERVICE LINE=

be all. that its name implies—service. It is part of your property, but the portion between the water main and your property line is maintained by the Water Company. First of all, it is essential that the service pipe be’ of adequate size to supply all the water your house fixtures | require for uniform service. \ Secondly, it should be laid 54 inches or 434 feet below the ground to protect it from freezing. The pipe ia joined to ‘the water main by a “tap,” installed (without cost) by the Water Company. Near your property line is located (the “curb stop™—a valve that permits

(the water 10 be turned on or off con:

pik

A VITAL LINK IN

HE SERVICE PIPE that brings water from the main to your house should

veniently in case of emergency. The location of this stop is indicated by an iron lid about 6 inches in diameter, marked “city water.” The water meter may be installed in the base. ment or in a meter pit. If located in a pit, the meter can be changed or read. ings obtained with no bother to the occupant of the house. The stop-and-waste valve is the cus: tomers safety valve. Tt is located be. tween the wall of the house and the meter. When it is necessary to shut

“off the water to repair inside plumb.’

ing, or for any other purpose, this valve is easily available for use.

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