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Show - Home Building Resumed , but Will Be Year or More MoreBefore MoreBefore MoreBefore Before Most People Can Expect Their'Dream TheirDream Their 'Dream Dream ' House ' ' I Matenal l\IatelIal l IatelIal Matellal \ Shortages ShortagesDelay ShortagesDelay Delay Construcuon Construction ConstructionOn On Any Large ScaleBy Scale ScaleBy By W WADSWORTH WOODGovernment WOODGovernment WOOD WOODGovernment Government restrictions on build building buildlag building ing lag of private houses ends October October15 15 This comes as heartening heartenmg news newsto newsto newsto to the 12 million mllhon families who are aresaid aresaid aresaid said to be ready and anxious to tobuild tobuild tobuild build new homes Now these people peopleare peopleare peopleare are wondering wondermg Should we sell our ourpresent ourpresent ourpresent present home borne or give op up our lea.e leae lease lea.ein leasein leasein ! . in the hope of ot building right nght away9 away9What away away9What ' What plans can we safely and con confidently confidently confidently fidently make right now ? This question raises several other otherones otherones otherones ones . which v.bich vbich may may be summarlzed summarized summarlzedthus summarizedthus summarizedthus thus 1 What wiU wlU will building COSTS COSTSbe COSTSbe COSTSbe be In comparison with those ot of otprewar ofprewar ofprewar prewar years9 years ' 2 Will Wdl conventional materials materialssuch materialssuch materialssuch such as lumber brick etc be beot beof bel of ot poorer quality than prewar ? 3 What are the new and dd din ddterent dinferent Aitferent terent ferent features and materials so sowuJely sowidely sowidely wuJely widely discussed for coming cominghomes cominghomes cominghomes homes ? Are those miracles In Interms interms Interms terms of ot revolutionary heating heatingstreamlined heatingstreamlined heatingstreamlined streamlined kitchens and push pushbutton pushbutton pushbutton button laundries laundnes yet available availableHere ? Here is the result of senous seuous seeious thinking think thinking I IIng Ing first fast on the subject of costs costsWhile costsWhile : While the government unofficially unofficiallyestlmates unofficiallyestimates unofficiallyestimates estlmates estimates that home building bUlldmg costs costshave costshave costshave have increased mcreased one third ( reqUiring requiringone one thus to pay $6000 6000 $8 8 $ 000 tor for a house housethat housethat housethat that could be built for $6000 6000 $5 5 $ 000 before beforethe beforethe beforethe the war-these war these war ) - these costs are reaUy reaijy really apt aptto aptto aptto to run somewhat higher It may maytake maytake maytake take $9 9 $ 000 to build bwld that former former$6 former6 $6 6 $ 000 home This is partly because becauselabor becauselabor becauselabor labor costs are stead ly rising rlsmg and and73 73 per cent of the total building bulldmg costs costsare costsare costsare are directly or indirectly mdlrectIy labor laborcosts laborcosts laborcosts costs I IResidents IResidents ' Residents in m some sections of the thecountry thecountry thecountry country such as in m the South may mayconfidently mayconfidently mayconfidently confidently expect lower prices due dueto dueto dueto to the fact that the less severe cll cli cllmates climates climates mates permit the elimination ehmmatlon cf o1 cfbasements o1basements ofbasements basements sub floors etc Less ex expenSlve expensive expensive penSlve pensive insulation msulatlOn also le less s expen expenslve expensive expensive slve sive central heating heatmg plants prove proveadequate proveadequate proveadequate proveadequateRecent adequate adequateRecent Recent wide and authorltatlve authoritative authorltatlvestudies authoritativestudies authoritativestudies studies such sucb as the two year survey surveyconducted surveyconducted surveyconducted conducted by Small Homes Gwde Guide Gwdereveal Guidereveal Guidereveal reveal very pointedly pomtedly why this thus fact factIS factis tactis IS so important lffiportant They show that that47 474 47 4 per cent of families famlbes now plan plann n ng to build expect to spend from from$4 from4 $4 4 $ 000 to $6 6 $5 5 $ 000 Another large per percentage percentage percentage centage 30 7 per cent plan to bwld build bwldm buildin buildin m in the $6 6 $5 5 $ 000 to $10 10 $ 000 class while whileonly whileonly whileonly only about 6 per cent are plannmg planning planningto plannmgto to build in the $10 10 $ 000 and better betterclass betterclass betterclass betterclassIf class classIf If these families famwes are to get full fullvalue fullvalue fullvalue value for their money the home building bwldmg mdu industry < try must hasten to toeIlmmate toeliminate toeliminate eIlmmate eliminate the traditional hammer hammerand hammerand hammerand and saw practices of cut fit and andtry andtry andtry try Certain Certam union practices and andantiquated andantiquated andantiquated antiquated building bUlldmg codes too long longheld longheld longheld held intact mtact by local pressure groups groupsmu groupsmutt groupsmu-st groupsmu st mutt mu < - t also be changedWe changedWe changed changedWe We are frequently asked 'When When 'Whencan Whencan ' 'Whencan Whencan ' can we be sure of being able to get getgood getgood getgood good quahty qualIty building materials materials9To ? ' To this our best authorities authontles qwckly quickly qwcklytell quicklytell quicklytell tell us that most of the hard materi materl materials materlals materials als such as cement sand lIme lImestone limestone limestone stone etc are plentiful Brick and andcement andcement andcement cement block vary with the regional regionalmanpower regionalmanpower regionalmanpower manpower picture Good dry lum lumber lumben lumber ber ben is scarce and the precise local localsituation localsituation localsituation situation here should be carefully carefullychecked carefullychecked carefullychecked checked with a reputable lumber lumberdealer lumberdealer lumberdealer dealer in your communitySomeone communitySomeone community communitySomeone Someone else asks What are the thenewest thenewest thenewest newest developments in construct on onmatcrlal onmaterial onmaterial matcrlal material that I can expect to get getwithm getwithin getwithin withm within the next six months ? Our Ourreply Ourreply Ourreply reply indicates Inwcates that waterproof ply plywood plywood plywood wood plastic finished wallboards wallboardsfireproof wallboardsfireproof wallboardsfireproof fireproof asphalt shingles shmgles light bght met metal metal metal al framing frammg complete package umt units unitswindows unitswindows wmdows windows doors built in m closets cab cabInets cabinets cabinets Inets fireplaces will all be avail available available available able These new developments fol These hand handsome handsome bandsome some housc houses housescome housescome come within wlthlD the theprice theprice theprice price class that thatat thatat thatat at least a third of ofprospective ofprospective ofprospective prospective borne home bornebudders homebuilders homebuilders budders builders expect to topay topay topay pay Building at al atthe althe atthe the left is of com corn common cornmon cornmoD mon brick and andwould andwould andwould would cost about about$8 about8 $8 8 $ 000 One Ont Oni . . at atrlgl atrigi atngl rlgl rigi t is priced at atTGOOO $6 6 $ 000 k a aL1 ( L1 rcTi * 1 Stone and wood combine to make this attractive house The built-in built in built-fn fn builtingarage builtfngarage - - garage is one of Its most appealing features Contractors estimate it itcould itcould could be constructed tor for about $9 9 $ 000 which Is WIthm within the range about one- one onethIrd onethird - - thIrd ot of home budders builders are willing to pay low the trend towards saving savmg expensive ex expensive expensive pensive site labor costsWhIle costsWhile costs costsWhile While the home building bwldmg buildmg restnc restncbons restnctions restnctions bons tions are being bemg lifted hfted lilted as of October October15 15 the announcement carries v1th with v1thit withft . withit ' it ft a six point pomt program that involves involvesseveral involvesseveral involvesseveral several directives aimed at correct correctIng correcting correcting Ing the present s tuation tuatlon These will willseek willseek willseek seek to hasten production of scarce scarcebulIdmg scarcebuilding scarcebuilding bulIdmg building materials will strengthen strengthenInventory strengtheninventory strengtheninventory Inventory controls to prevent hoard hoardmg hoarding hoarding mg ing will expand OPA CPA price control controlof controlof controlof of building materials to prevent m in mflatlOnary inflationary inflationary flatlOnary flationary pressure control mort mart mortgage martgage mortgage gage practices facilitate faclhtate action by bymdustry byindustry byindustry mdustry industry groups and widely advise adviseon adviseon adviseon on home values In the dIrective dIrectivegreat directivegreat directivegreat great stress is put upon the rapId rapIdexpansion rapidexpansion rapidexpansion expansion of the home building bulldmg budding m in mdustry industry industry dustry as the greatest single smgle add added added added ed source of jobs lobs in m our entire econ economy economy economy omy and the statement is made madethat madethat madethat that we also know that the present presenthousmg presenthousing presenthousing housmg housing shortage is bound to con contmue continue continue tmue tinue for some time and that there theremay theremay theremay may be pressure to increase the thepnce theprice theprice pnce price of new homes In response to toan toan toan an active demandIn demand demandIn In the light hght of these tacts facts thou thousands thousands thousands sands will be asking such questions questionsas as this Should I renew my pres present present prosent ent lease . wh v.h vh ch expires in SIX SIXmonths sixmonths sixmonths months or try to build a new home homeright homeright homeright right away away7 ? ' Wise advice would ap appear appear appear pear to be this Renew for one year yearA yearA yearA A year and a halt half is not too much muchtlffie muchtime muchtime tlffie time for thoughtful plann ng and andcareful andcareful andcareful careful working worlung out of your family s sreqwrementsfrom srequirementsfrom srequirements reqwrements-from reqwrements from requirements-from requirements - from site selection ao aothe * ' 0 0the othe the details of built in m storage facll fadsd facllitles fadsdsties tacilities itles sties There are countless houses housesthat housesthat housesthat that could have been good houses If Ifa ifa ita a few extra months had been used usedfor usedfor usedfor for planning - Wl- Wl WlA - " i w w'PV " -'PV 'PV PV - * ' ' "A A 1y " vt - A l ' ' > * , .zaasF zaasF . S wS ! iMi dw4beakc6 s-t s t - e 1yy o y q / : may y4may dw4beakc6y4 : 4V y4 , /4 4 / M vt4 F ! 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To such Wise Wisecounsel wisecounsel wisecounsel counsel would be Hold your home homeas homeas homeas as rents will be high and there will willbe willbe willbe be no sudden drop in m real estate estatevalues estatevalues estatevalues values First because of rebulldmg rebuilding rebulldmgcosts rebuildingcosts rebuildingcosts costs due to higher wage levels and andsecond andsecond andsecond second the very sizable backlog of ofdemand ofdemand ofdemand demand that will win require reqwre several severalyears severalyears severalyears years to satisfy satlsfy Start planning plannmg your yournew yournew yournew new home now It will likely take takeyou takeyou takeyou you a whole year to get through all allthe allthe allthe the steps carefully Selection of your yournew yournew yournew new lot title insurance msurance getting gettmg your yourIdeas yourIdeas yourideas Ideas into mto blueprints blueprmts working workmg draw drawIngs drawings drawings Ings and specifications getting gettmg bIds bIdsnegotldting bidsnegotiating bidsnegotiating negotldting negotiating the financing-aIl financing aIl financing-all all financing - all thiS thiStakes thistakes thistakes takes timeBemg timeBeing time timeBeing Being Bemg very specific others will willask willask willask ask All I can afford to spend Is is$6 is6 $6 6 $ 000 I need three bedrooms What Whatcan Whatcan Whatcan can I expect ' ? Our frank advice IS ISthis isthis isthis this Not too much If your total totalmeludes totalincludes totalincludes meludes includes the cost of a lot You had hadbetter hadbetter hadbetter better choose a compact story and anda anda a half hali hall design and then plan to fin finIsh finish finish Ish the two upper story st9ry bedrooms bedroomsand bedroomsand bedroomsand and bath at a later dateIn dateIn date dateIn In the matter of home borne equipment a flurry of questions always centers centersaround centersaround around What s new ' ? For exam exampie exampie pIe ' "Will Will 'WIll " air conditioning be cheap cheaper er than before the war ? Well as assummg assummg summg that you refer to summer summercooling summercooling summercooling cooling combined combmed with air filtration filtrationde filtrationde filtrationdc de humidifying humldliymg and circulat clrculat on the theanswer theanswer theanswer answer is Yes Several mass pro productlon production production ductlon duction manufacturers are bnngmg bringing bnngmgout bringingout bringingout out new efficient units umts that can be beadded beadded beadded added later to any forced warm air airheating airheating airheating heating system Others Othcrs ask Will Willthe Willthe Willthe the new kitchen devices cost less or ormore ormore ormore more than before the war war7 ? ' Of Ofcourse Ofcourse Ofcourse course this refers to dishwasher dishwashergarbagedlsposal dishwashergarbagedisposal dishwashergarbage-disposal dishwashergarbage disposal garbage-dlsposal garbage dlsposal garbage-disposal disposal - - unit umt range refng refrig refngera refrigerator refngerator era erator tor The latter two will cost a ahttle alittle alittle httle little more but will be more efficient efficientAlert efficientAlert efficientAlert Alert makers are planning plannmg to brmg bring brmgcosts bringcosts bragcosts costs down by combining combmmg units umts such suchas suchas suchas as one . which v.hlch vhlch will wash both clothes clothesand clothesand clothesand and dishes by changing changmg bowls and andsubstltutmg andsubstituting andsubstituting substltutmg substituting a rubber covered WIre WIredish wiredish wiredish dish rack tor for the agitator agitatorA A modern bathroom is a must mustm mustin mustin m in nearly everyone s planning plannmg Theimportant The ThelIDportant Theimportant lIDportant important new development in bath bathroom bathroom bathroom room ideas involves mvolves separating separatmg the thedlfferent thedifferent thedifferent dlfferent different |