Show new home at bauer shows new construction 6 material r mr 4 A V 0 4 4 ai fl A new white sound and solid is this new home completed a month ago at bauer by the co combined metals reduction co constructed of blocks the accompanying article prepared by J H bradford tells more of the properties and possibilities of this new type of building ma tenal mr and mrs M I 1 kennard are living in the new home and since this picture was taken the the abuse described above was made of concrete building blocks to demon one use of a new type of insulating material being produced at bauer by a new process developed there by J H bradford for the company this new insulating material which ranks with the best is made from a form of volcanic rock cal led which when crushed lawn that mr kennard is raking has come up making a green background for the white house of special interest is the extra strength in the construction of the house the blocks are exceptionally light and the beams and timber are tire extra strong the house has a full basement then center beam is a steel I 1 beam support ed by steel posts the inner stair way is of steel with concrete and heated to a high temperature under closely controlled conditions expands to fifteen times its vol ume this expanded or popped is glistening white in color and is made up of small irregular shaped glass bubbles which will float in water indefinitely indefinite IV these small thin walled sealed air spaces give the product its high insulat I 1 ing value and light weight this insulating material weights less steps the rafters are 26 s and 28 s and the floor fists joists are the also acts as insulation A second house still under con st ruction by the combined met als reduction co is similar to the above home as to design and is being constructed of pumice blocks so that the company may study the comparative merits of the two types of materials than one tenth as much as water the product being pure white in color although made from a grey or black rock can be used for many purposes where a colored in su lating material would not be de one such use is an insul abing plaster in which the expand e ed is used as a substitute for the sand in the plaster mix such a plaster serves a double pur pose to take the place of ordin ary plaster and at the same time act as a good insulator for cold and heat as well as soundproofing material this was another use for expand ed being demonstrated in this house as it is plastered throughout with plaster the ore from which the expand e ed is made comes from from a large deposit near the comp company anys s mm min and flotation mill at castle ton nevada |