Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 September 1951 — Page 17

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~ Prevent

Sweat

On Plumbing

Four ways

Bureau,

Sweating pipes and plumbing]

fixtures in the summer are not a sign of faulty plumbing. The for-| mation of beads of water on tanks | and pipes is due to the condensa-| tion of water vapor in the air. Moisture will form on any con-|

to prevent closet tanks from “sweating” or dripping during humid days in the gummer are suggested hy the Plumbing and Heating Industries

water

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tainer which holds a liquid that)

is cooler than the surrounding air. The four ways to prevent the dripping of water from the ex-

Wides Construction Co. 100 homes to be completed here.

terior of a water closet tank on

the floor are:

Installation of a drip tray under

the tank. This , readily availab

under the tank.

Electrical anti - condensation| unit consisting of a rod which, tank, warms the water to above room| temperature. The rod is connected to a cord which may be plugged into any convenient electrical out-'

when inserted

let.

* Use of a mixing valve the wateg, entering the tank so approximate

that it will temperature.

Forced ventilation of the bathe] room or powder room by means]

of a ventilating

The Bureau also points out that| the use of dehumidifiers in bath- | rooms or powder rooms will great-| ly reduce the problem of dripping] water closet tanks. electrical dehumidifiers are vailable ‘which will dehumidify sev- age homes in the $19,000- $26,000 with. connecting breezeway. eral rooms. Also available are| |price bracket are on display this nonautomatic devices containing week during the Parade of Homes the homes have cedar lined closcalcium chloride or other dehu-!|

midifying agent.

tray, which

le from

into the

fan.

Show New Basement hy

Flood Control System

A new basement flood control tends north from Kessler Blvd. ers and garbage disposal units. system was shown for the first

National Plumbing and Heating FExposi-|

time at the

tion in Chicago.

: The new unit is electrically con- planned for the development. | trolled and fully automatic. When sewage water starts to back up| into the basement through the

disposal pipe, the device auto- Prick and Bedford Ranch styling, | matically closes off the house 2'¢ built on lots which average clude 100 homes when completed

sewer from the street sewer, or 2P0ut 2 third of an acre, having and the public is invited to come]

di : 1 pipe, and starts to pump frontage of at least 91 feet. water from the house sewer, |

recent

downspouts, floor drains, ete.

The water is discharged under | pressure into the disposal pipe or! street sewer. The unit may be! sunk into the basement floor or it may be installed just outside of | & building and sealed with a wa-| 'have two baths.

ter tight cover.

BNL SOVeY. sams... Lair oll heating . systems.

OPEN for INSPECTION

various sources, can be easily attached

to warm

room

Automatic]

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COLONIAL BRICK—6140 Dearborn St., also part of the development on East Kessler.

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with their warmth fire to carpet, hold .an

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES se : g

30 Homes Placed on Display

Fireplace Owners Get Safety Hints’

Fireplaces, {and cheer,

|place in modern living. Seven ott screen, children can -get painfully

clothing or fur-

important |nishings. Without a fireplace

of every ten new homes have fire-| burned.

(places, a leading home magazine | found in a recent survey. But fireplaces can bring sorrow places, the as well as joy, unless certain fire Fire prevention measures are taken. Every fireplace should have a ing scraps of paper and sparks

Combustible roofs are especially dangerous for homes with fireNational Board of Undewriters warns, Unsafe roofs are often ignited by burn-

good strong screen, to keep flying that fly out of fireplace chimem and embers from setting! neys.

WIDES EAST KESSLER ADDITION—Spacious ranch home at 8017 Oakland Ave., built by the |

Thirty attractive. above aver- plang call for an attached garage: The two master bedrooms in

EYSTONE

RICA’S FINEST ALUMINUM

STORM-SCREEN INDOWS AND DOORS

(59th lets of full room width and fea- J turing Modernfold doors. |

Built by the Wides Construction. « Streets Are Paved the E. Kessler development Some of the homes may be (was started a year ago and ex- ‘bought with automatic dishwash- |

at 3100 E. “Kessler Blvd. St).

|along Dearborn St. and Oakland, The addition features paved |

streets with city gas and water Ten of these two and three- ytilitles and is located near the

{bedroom homes are now complete john Strange School. land another 20 more homes are, mye Wides Construction Zo.

has offices on the site of the de-|

91-Foot Frontage |velopment, at 3020 E. Kessler | The homes, in both Colonial (59th St.), near Dearborn St. The entire development will in-|

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lout and inspect actual construc-| Floor plans for the one floor|tian work as it is being done on! ranch type call for a spacious liv- the 20 homés now being built. ing room, dining room and kitch-| “We want the public to know len, The latter has custom built- what is going into these homes,” | {in cabinets and is equipped forisaid Sam Wides, partner in the {either gas or electric accessories. firm. | {All homes have full basements. The Wides Construction Co. The more expensive homes also has developed several other

Call PL-5811

KEYSTONE ALLOYS of IND.

Factory & Sales 132 S. Senate Ave.

All have forced areas here, including a project at

Some 30th St. and Kessler Blvd. i RAR SEAR,

Saturday and Sunday

2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.

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All Carpenter Work by

~ALVA L. BURROUGHS 3348 Forest Manor

Excavating & Grading by

& L EXCAVATI 6080 N. Oxford

Insulation by

L. C. CASSIDY & SONS 3704 W. Washington

Stone and Brick Work by MODERN MASONRY ( naxminsos

AMERICAN ESTATES co. ut

7475 N. PENNSYLVANIA ST.

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Beautiful ranch-type stone and Roman brick—large living room with Hone fireplace; dining room; paneled kitchen with breakfast space; utility room. Three twin-size bedrooms, two tile baths. A large paneled den can be used as a fourth bedroom. Also an activities room. Radiant heat; 2-car garage attached. Lot 100x378.

Lumber furnished by ADAMS-ROGERS co.

CH. 2815 950 Drover MA. 5455 Millwork, Trim and Doors by ; com iG co. RIVERWOOD COMPANY BR. 1621 7425 E. Westfield Blvd. BR. 5403 Painting and Decorating by H. R. CHANDLER BE. 2439 7230 Fitch Ave. GL. 1776

All Windows and Barcol Overhead Door by McCOMB WINDOW & DOOR CO.

1404 N. Alton AT. 1235 1927 E. 30th St. Hl. 9685 . Plumbing by Radiant Heat by ?: 'H. B. Ray Plumbing & Heating, Inc. H. C. GAMMON CO. INC. 2218 N. Meridian HI. 9269 1073 E. 54th St. : GL. 2281 Rubber and Asphalt - Formica Tops by + DON T. INGMIRE," Flooring H. & H. CABINET TOP CO. 3506 College / WA. 7404 1130 E. 28th St. WA. 5818.

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