Washington County News | 1927-03-10 | Page 4 | Tells of Essentials in Fire-Resisting House

I Tells of Essentials in j Fire-Resisting House Consider the structures of the Ideal I "fire-reslstitig" house. First a foun- datlon of concrete, well water-proofed i and tied at essential points with rein- forcing steel. ! On this foundation lay a two-story ' wall of cinders or concrete block ot hollow tile for stucco base or brick, ' stone and tile for veneered walls. Floors of light "fire-resisting" cote struetion ns above noted and a roof , of light steel shapes supporting gypsum gyp-sum concrete covered with slate or vitrified vit-rified tile roofing. The windows should be steel case ment types or metal double hung patterns. pat-terns. The doors should be of laminated lami-nated wood or hollow metal and the caslnL', base, etc., of pressed metal. Certain details In construction should be given serious consideration If certain materials are used. If concrete con-crete or cinder blocks nre used for exterior walls It will be well to satisfy oneself regarding the wa terproofnesn of these materials. They can anil should be waterproof, A furred Inside wall construct Ion Is a good scheme ot preventing further dllllcnllles.