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Show .. ;,.AMig rapie ' - 10 -- The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utahi - Satuiday;Ilaf18;1.940- - ne AaK 6.ii-..- ,litilt,--:1:::s- i 1 , Modern Home Many Homes Have Outlive4 Usefulness And Attractivtentsg , Described-I- nil14O'14000:: SO0:A. - -- - n Jacees' Area , Opportunity Offered Now To Build New Construction Continues To Hold Place In , At Low Cost And Charges t' $10,000 Among The Most D. CARLOS KIMBALL ' Ipast,Tresidputtfthe,Saltiake.Real INtateLlleard Salt Lake, despite the building boom now, underway, still f: homed to replace those has need for thousands of that have outlived their usefulness, 1 lescence and deterioration. L., These homes should be replaced - now, for paradoxically Lake- home owners been enough, never before have fronted with the danger of depreciation onAheone the builders of new homes are protected against that danger -on the other hand. 4f, -- Foreximple, as monthly payments-o- n -- new- hone S- - are-re- -duced by competitive, long-terfinancing they tend to approach the rental cost of old homes. Thus old homes for rent will be come a drug on the rental and sale market However, Salt Lake fortunate because such a small proportion of Old homes are occupied by renters, ApproXlmate1y89 per cent of The chief factor of protection all homes offered to the public afforded Salt Lake home buildmust meet this growing demand fi- ers and buyers is long-terfor new homes.. This desire to nancing, first launched under the own a new home in preference Federal Housing Administration. , to an old home is caused by the. all lead- - The plan Is now used by wide lots,- - the good design, the ;. ing lending agencies. ' This many modern 4.1onven1ences and financ- - , the with financing ing has as- - its low interest rates. first requisite OWNERS NEST COMPLY enduring archIt is now necessary for home . itectural styles, owners who wish to sell their ...... 4, rigid , specifica- ' . 1." property to compare it with a 4 tions for mate- t new home instead of 1 u rials and rable piece of real estate and if --- lute to its necessary improve appear. ments for good ,,., , &ince. They must also offer as nattractive ,pr more attractive as terms the federal agencies. - ship. The lend' ing agencies al- is reported. in one district iktI. It so demand that ,..,1 out of Utah, that the home-buy- . every feature ing public Is avoiding the used q of the house be home because, the, owners are modern. nnable to compete with terms of. , ;' Federal a Ti d In C. Kimball fered by lending agencies for 1,, new , homes. - Prices - have de. other agencies feature also demand that every creased and rentals have fallen as a result. This is a problem of the house be modern. Federal and other - agencies that is likely to face many Salt si polLake home owners in the future. also determine 'their lending population The increased building trend by location, icy trends and, zoning laws in order In Salt Lake differs from pre . vious booms in the type of con. , to protect their , investment. struction, Construction of to. Many also add their own zoning want::,,i..K..,...',4:i,..,,',:,: day's homes is much better be--requirements, becauseof they cause two kinds have been par--- ,- the locato know the value --They are tion, not only today, but 20 or tally eliminated. ; "jerrybuilt" homes and specu30 years hence- lative homes built in large In the last four and one-hagroups. Financing is now cheap years 5,319 homes have been and available to nearly every. sold in Salt Lake according to one, but in order to obtain the Real Lake loan the plan of the home must figures of the Salt the Estate Board, so that today meet the approval of the lend- assobanks, building and loan Thus, the large ing agency. -- ciations and trust companies and bulider., who Is constructing a kt,A. insurance companies have very number of homes at one time, must satisfy the same prereq- few homes to sell.' ,.0P ' The HOLC has only i,l65 uisites as' the single builder. houses in the state as properNQ MOUSES' 'VACANT ties offered by these holders are At trie present, for all practical purposes, there are no vapriced to attract home seekers cant houses, while this time last with inviting terms. HOUSES STILL VALUABLE year house vacancies were but. of 1.3 per, cent. This condition ex. The HOLC made a study all its properties which kad ists through Salt Lake County. been repossessed and had them Rents charged - are consistent et with sale; running reconditioned, repaired and at $7 to $10 per room, unIllany17exing Problems trattively decorated, so that the about - home, when paid for at the end furnished depending on ec1;111 Foundations Can Be ment supplied and conditionol - of 15 'yeirs would stilllevall house, , , au We. Sufficient work has been As the foundation is one of the At the beginning of 1940 there done to protect the property - - were parts - of the famiapproximately 38,959 against undue depredation.. should be secured it home, Salt In Lake. of which ly units Thus. home building in Salt against the many vexing prob25,166 were single family units. Lake has taken on new life durlems that might eventually apThese single unit homes-including the past three years. A new the .734 new homes built in pear. The basement excavation building code has been adopted should be cut deep enough so town since the first of the year. by the city, the Federal Housing the finished house looks as that for first the Building Administration has set up a floe monthspermits it sits on the ground, of the though current year high standard of construction. not on stilts. The finished basefor to amounted dwellings single which must be complied with in 321, so that ment should be at least seven today we have aporder to get an insured loan'al;' 25,500 homes in Salt , feet from floor to ceiling. Pipes proximately in Lake proper. Added to this are lowing 15, 20 or. 25 years and heating ducts that cut in. which to pay. the homes in South Salt Lake to basement headroom should be The plan of the home must and the Granite School District., avoided wherever possible. be approved to avoid, bad dewhich brings the total number Supporting the whole house, to approximately 33,000. signing, poor planning and faulfoundation walls and all, is the ty construction.: The neighborfooting. It must rest.-- on solid, Beyond the city .11m1ts, South hood in which the 'house is to mustbe. Salt ,Lake,Grand View, undisturbed., East be erected-to Mill Creek and Cottonwood desquare based, at least four to that wauld destroy velopments are increasing. The eight inches wider than the fottnvalue. dation wall and amply thick to city is rapidly spreading into -ZONIS ARE RESTRICTED these districts. Larger plots of carry the load without cracking A zoning ordinance has been or settling. If it gives.' even ground are available and increased interest in landscape gardenadopted determining the - use slightly your house will twist. to which lands may be put. One ing marks this as one of the ' When building on ground that most beautiful parts of Salt Lake and sometime or other has been fillhomes in resibe- - reindential "A" districts - are proed in, footings-shoulValley. The streets have been welforced with steel rods. tected against the encroachment of apartment houses, stores, gas lgraded.Irrigation ditches and school - grounds Concrete for footings is a mix- stations and other business inhave been beautified. A recent clean sand, washed gravstitutions. Thus. values are stltuke,of el 4.r crushed stone, Portland survey made by the State Board blitzed and mistakes in building of indicated Health that approxcement and water. It must be a home are reduced to a miniimately 300 new homes would be .. , mum. thoroughly mixed by machine. 1940 in in built this district. Standard proportions are one As a result of this planning increasof the Thus, sand and prospects and the many advantages offer-part cement, two parts , ing real estate values in Salt - - ed there is a fourparts gravel. strong tendency Lake County are extremely faMortar. used to cement bricks to prefer the new home tO the vorable. not only from an investor masonry blocks, is a mixture used home, for the new house, also ment but from standpoint, of one part Portland cement, is. on the average, better built the standpoint of cultural devellime putone Tart ' ' and better planned. opment for our community. ty, six parts sharp, dean sand, and water. 4t, too, can be mixed by machine, but since smaller ' quantities are needed, band ing is satisfactory. Foundation-wal- l thickness dethe height of the upon 2 pends ii4 house and upon which material 'I. you use, tile. concrete, In every case, wall fitigi.i.,,. N conform- - to-tSalt u : via 7 N. Lake buitt!!--code. If the base. ment wall is constructed' of hollow building blocks, it is imperalithat solid masonry piers of - through-depreciation,-ob- '.; first Fast trance---porc- -- - - ' .k, .4'1 require- eh' - er er ,a10.o -1 The recessed front door and inviting patio lends interest to the entrance of the home . of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis--T017 Ellsworth of Claymont Circle.. The modern Mtn room home Is one of the later additions to the Jaycee -'development on the East Bench. Furnished In early Colonial, the unusual ment of the mirror over the fireplace with the crystal sidelights, lends character to the spacious living room. The house is constructed of cream face brick and sand. stone slabs... on--th- lf Extra Space Needed To Keep Life Ordered , y n A house is no more convenient than its closets. for they deter. mine whether life be smooth and or rough and cluttered. A home is not a home if there can't be games and entertainment ow hour and reasonable order tlYe next and It takes lots of closets conveniently located to make this possible. often The end of a living-roogains in appearance and usefulness of there's a cushioned seat beneath the windows and a closet In Connection With An each corner. The sides of the closets adjacent to the windows edEasily angle and fit- ted with mirrors so that ths rebe averted whenever such loads u1t13inm1ates a bay window are prOperly-sustaine- d. When the fireplace protrudes to create a Into the living-rooMAKE OPENINGS SOLID space awkward to fit furniture Construction around openings into, build closets out to the face should be solid masonry. It is of the mantel. Th'ey may be good building practice to build placed on either side or both sides, but it would be best to brick, window sills of solid have only one If the door is adjastone cr cast concrete. The lincent to either the fireplace or outtel, the horizontal piece over the side wail. the door or window opening to A new version of the corner support the wall above, should be solid masonry or steel if there cupboard brings it forward from the corner so that there may be will be it masonry wall above it; space between it and the walls otherwise, wood framing is sufof the room. Narrow doors at Relent. right angles to the walls of the Foundation walls of frame room give access to space which housses should rise at least soy. can for extra table leaves, n Inchet aboVe',. The folding so that wood won't confolding game tables, chairs and other equiptact soil. This is an aid in prement and games. venting attacks by termites. satisfacA seem that hall or may Basement windows partly tory in summer may be obviouswholly below grade level should lv in winter because there areafaulty be set in properly drained for ways for light and ventilation. -- Isn't enough closet space wraps and rubbers, and because Unexcavated areas inclosed bythere's no vestibule to serve as a masonry walls must be ventilated s breeze- - buffer. Both to kecp Joists from rotting and recan be rectified by building duce danger of rodent and teron out into the room mite invasion. An opening be- - - closets side of the doorway. either tween the basement portion and Many a household article is the unexcavated areas should be needed on both first and second provided to permit Circulation. floors, but kept on one or the If the ground around the house other for want of a more conis usually wet it is a wise precauvenient place. By building cortion to waterproof the basement ner cupboards on the stair landwall thoroughly on the outside. ing it will he only a halfway trip Various forms of water proofing when you bolt for the dust pan, are one or two coats of a rich ceor the cleaner. Corners of a ment plaster; chemical waterstair landing are only a into special proofers mixed anyway. of concrete: a coat Another place where large cupliquid asphalt: membrane water-of are needed is the bed. boards combination proOfing or any room. For - years the average on the these. depending requirebedroom closet has consisted only vrt t ments of the particular type- - of bf a shelf. pole, and row of W- eicome Accessoryearth. Those country dwellers who hooks. Why nott build one, exTERMITE CONTROL have difficulty from the wall if necessary Because of the prevalence Qt. tending their garbage will .find a new, containing shoe racks,termites in Utah. copper shields a on the small and efficient incinerator a .mirror the between be builtin should particularly-welcoinside of the door.- and accessoryfoundation and the wood framior drawers. with glass fronts if The shell is of steel, 24 inches in will metal shields Often the ng.diameter and less than three ,et you like. The closet may be linbe found Insufficient. Specially in Ifeight. It has a capacity of ed with cedar wood to prevent Intreated wood should-b- e used for three bushels. vasion by moths. st The special slotted lining of the the closets aren't Another pest to guard against fire' chginber has a draw g3te in necessarily explySive. 'Use wallbuilt into the walls wherever and Is air rat. All ve,nts the the bottom which can be palled or plywood board, plaster-boargirders or concentrated loads ocother foundation openingc. in forthe- walls. Use stock doors, out 'to allow ashes and 'unbutnaLent Subsidence of houses built without basements k ble material to drop into the ash stock trim, lumber for must be shut off with strong shelves and drawers. Use stock pit. This incinerator will conSome ventilators for equipment such s shoe racks and sume all types of burnable gar. grates. SALT LAKES LARGEST basementless houses ,come just hatholders. Use stock sized, intrz bage, using only the garbage the size of the brick used and ex- - self as fuel. AND FINEST STOCK OF and regular tend all the way through the the girder and thewall. The use floors aro laid,- - should not, as--a walkThe sill of the house should be rule. be spaced on more than 18- - of continuous joists across a girder shotild be avoided wherever Inch centers. Depending on the bolted to the foundation and laid AT POPULAR PRICES. in cement mortar, so that it will possibly. Such continuous, joists span joists will be from two to three inches thick and from six have a continuous bearing. As AlsoDRAPERIES occasionally cause the floor to to 12 inches deep. They must be buckle if there is no as the sill it the girder, important PAINTS wall above. Joists should be douand so spaced which carries the weight of much ble under all partitions; as to prevent floor, sagging, Linoleum and Window Shades of the Inside of the house. Girders must be supported by solid Joists must join, preferably Subflooring should be laid diagbrick or iron posts. All girders onally. This causes some wood overlap, on the girders. They ,Armstrong-Englier- g waste since the ends must be should be spiked to each other should be leveled before being sawed off diagonally. but prefastened to their supporting ,and to the girder. And they WALIPAPER.CO. from warpvents should never be spliced or oth11 West lot. South posts. Was. 5211 - - and opening. Uoists, the beams on which the between fastened erwise ing together . . well-ordere- d - most-import- n n ant - Xs art.It tiVoler-.Influenc- es two-famil- y , iful 1 im ji vra : ,N - d -- -i- 1112 N flat-shap- e short-coming- dust-catche- - Your lumber dealer can recommend the MOST RELIABLE BUILDER for your new house or re- modeling, because he deals intimately with many contractors almost every day. He knows the comparative skill, integrity and dependability of each. full-lengt- me he- the-fir- RST - , ' dows. In the case of excessive mots- ture, the wood in the sash and its frame swells and this swell. bind. ing causes the sash to The trouble usualiy appears: when the wood tfegins to dry. Before any corrective work is undertaken the home owner is advised to see if a through coat. ing of beeswax or parrafin. will relieve the friction. A broken sash weight cord will leave the window without suppoft when it is raised, and this should be repaired immediately when it occurs. A cord which has been stretched will present the sash from going to the top of the window. ,o ,, Shield Keeps Out Dust A triangular metal shield is now being marketed to simplify the business of keeping corners free of dirt, dust and crumbs. Armed with three claws placed on the bacic the shields do not require nails or screws for installation, yet because of their design there is no danger of their loosening. The shields are designed to be pushed into the corners of stairs, 'shelves, drawers, rooms or closets. They may be painted over after they are in place, and if properly-applieshould become a smooth and inegral part of the finish. d Pin Reduces Rattles A wooden clothespin, with one prong cut off, will make a temporary wedge to push down between casing and sash to stop a rattling window until you get time to reputty or repair It ''''' just Telephone - HY. t " s ,PLUMBING matter what you want done we can give you serrics In lust a tow minutes with our complete plumbing shop 91 wheels. No K.&K. , finish-floorin- - S & 7 00 D. PLAN g . pt,tA 1111-4 ',' fil NI, )t 1 '1114 1.11 .1. - space. Windows and front and back doors arearranged for cross ventilation. You Con Buy This for only 2 ' MisffilY, including taxes. Budget Building forms May Bs Easily Arrangod When the Building Bug Bites.You,,See --7- 8 4) I 1two - I Ny ta e' Hooting Co. 2036 So. Ilth Bast Hy. 109647 little house des ign- ed to make additional--wing,-simple procedure. Living room, bedrooms; and kitchen are completed by large utility spacea welt planned bath- - r- load-bearin- g 1 " Plumbing A splendid .4-- ,. p JI - I' 1097 far expert 0 T;T: nu t I WALLPAPERS - I.. 02r,1,1! d 1 7120-MBER-DEALERTI- . 11ci- - floor-in-this-c- --PA- BCO 71 A window sash may stick for, a number of reasons, but, regard. less of what they are, the !ash . shoal be repaired, as few minor things about the home can be as annoying as sticking win. h -- z - Avoid Wind 6w Sash Troubles - rt is-h-6dgrade , -- 1976- M. Ashton Company y - - - Yalecrest- Avenue. to Lawrence Horman, Cook Realty Company, will build a five room home. Edvard HOMES SOLD MANY e Romney:- - e.--- ll n Guard gainst In Building fair-mark- Ave- - at-th- 7htzt ,To , . Nine- FIVE ROOMS-1- 807 Entering the living room, one teenth East Street, Wallace JA sees a large view window far .end, which opens on James to Hugh ThompsonAl 544 Inc.: eittithern expanse of the Rendondo Avenue, David San Wasatch Mountains. Another Alder- ders- to Ralph C. Rose; large casement window :on the 1685 Sanders-WallacInc.; side ofthe room is reflected in Browning Avenue. S. E. Cook tothe huge mirror Over the fireD. E. Lowe, place on the opposite side. 37 West Sunset Avenue, of the living room Wasatch Corporation to J. L. is the Rose Debrigno marble Rom--, fireplace, which is topped by the Lundberg, Amundsen and ney Realty Company; 601 Ninth large unframed mirror, brackto Howe Avenue, eted with two, crystal and brass Sterling Vance Birkinshaw, white brick light fixtures. The room is pacottage, Cook Realty Company; pered in a white figured washLevi 2611 Glendmere Avenue, able paper and the ceiling is finished with washable canvas. B. Jensen, builder and seller to As in most of the more mod-- ' G. S. Bally, colonial, Cook Realern houses the living room has ty Company; 1012 Blaine Aveno drop lights or- wall fixtures, nue, Lee Lakin to Joseph Harold With the exception of the two Itutchinscin, brick, Keyser Realbrackets In the, mirror, all illuty Company; 1652 Emerson Avemination being supplied by table nue, Frank K. Newton to D. M. ' built-ibookand floor lamps. A Hansen, frame colonial, Ed D. case with adjustable shelves IT Smith and Sons; 236 Ramona placed between the entrance to Avenue, Harold Heaton to Lee the hall and the dining room O. Ross, brick bungalow. Ed D. which is in the rear of the Smith and Sons; 1436 Browning house. Avenue, W. A. Day to Helen W. FURNISHED IN HITE Erret, EçI 13., Smith. and Sons; The dining room is also finish158 Garfield Erick Avenue, ed in the same white wall paper Lenk to William A. Young, as the living room. It is featured brick, Woodbury Corporation; by large corner casement winEast Street, 51a1- dow, which is matched by a & Realty Corn-pabuilt-icorner china closet in lory to Beardshall Alvin new Bowcutt, the opposite corner. brick, Mallory & Beardshal1RealThe kitchen, which-adjoin- s the ty Company; 964 Atkins Avenue. dining room, is finished blue Melvin H. Jensen, builder and and white. The blue linoleum has a white feature strip, which seller to P. S. Cambron, Morgan 1246 Investment Company; the white tile of the drain board Browning Avenue, C. F. Soper and work table has a blue feato Elmer Ahlander, Gaddis Inture strip. vestment Company; 1159 RooseIndirect lighting units above velt Avenue, T. R. Robinson to the sink and above the built-iCarl S. Hammond, Gaddis Indesk and receipt file are comvestment Company; 462 Sherplemented by a large overhead man Avenue, Gadis Investment light fixture. Ample closet space is available, while the vegetable Company to C. D. Crawford, and flour bins are lined with brick colonial, Gaddis Investment Company;.1861 Claybourne airtight. tin containers.. A built-ito E. M. Avenue, W. electric fan with convenient - controls ig placed over the stove Cummings,-bric- k Gadcolonial, dis Investment Company; to 844 dissipate cooking odors. herman-Avenue, The HOLC tolrakitchen is furnished D. InMitchell, brick, Gaddies throughout with Curtis cabinets. ADJOINS KITCHEN vestment Company. SMALL HOUSES MOVE The entry-wato the baseROOMS-- 46 FOUR, ment, the rear stoop and the Layton r two-caAvenue, Claron Pratt to Wilgarage immediately adjoins the kitchen. The basement liam A. Fawcett, brick bungahas an amusement room, a low, Ed D. Smith and Sons; nursery and bath. The hot air 814 East Twenty-seventSouth & Bea rdsha II gas furnace is furnished with a Street, Mallory blower fan, which may be used Realty Company. to Edwin T. in the summer to circulate the Nelson, new home, Mallory & cool air of the basement through Beardshall Realty Company; the house. 830 Hudson Avenue, Mallory & two bed The rooms are trim. Beardshall Realty Correpany to med in pink and powder blue, C. Simister.. & 954alloryand the larger bedroom has a Ray Beardshall Realty Company; corner large 839 East Ninth South window, which formed Lillian Boone to RobertStreet,, opens on the semi-couW.- the of the house. by shape Invest, Hemmingway, Gaddis The bathroom is illuminated ment Company. by indirect lighting units placed HOUSES BEING BUILT-2- 600 the mirror over the lavatory. by & Sixth East Street, Mallory A large glass brick panel over the tub insures a maximum of 'light with privacy. Another glass brick panel in the hall joining the two bedrooms also insures light with privacy. The window sills throughout the house are finished in marble and the entire house is carpeted throughout. An unusual U feature is the location of the switches in rooms. all the light The switches are placed about three feet from the floor and are II k reported by Mrs. Ellsworth to be more convenient than the conventional type. The house, which Is In the $8,- 4.v7t 000$10,000 class, was designed by Lorenzo Young ancl.built by Frank Bowers. William H. Neff was the landscape architect. !.- 4 andpatio- -- Corporation; Sunnyside Avenue, between Le. Grand Avenue and Nineteenth East Street. Romney Lumber 4 toless L. Sant.,lkmundsen - Third SIX ROOMS-1- 83 nue, Nana Clark to Allen - Wpilqt n a c e, Vergnus. Calif., C. E. Lewis to Earl Wright, lace, Inc.; 41 East Ninth South Street. P. W.,Ward to Lloyd E. . Gillman, brick bungalow, Caddis Investment Company, located , Garrett-Woodbur- y first h's, Closets That Change House To Home , h- 14: brick,---Zest.2- .1;C.TS el - Beardsh'all for P. E. Moss, five Street. room; 1347 Emigration Best five rooms and garage, Homes, Inc.; 1345 Emigration : -Circle. six room Homes, Inc. S0LD-1- 20 Gerard Ave. IL Moyle toE. Dr- the Cook Realty Company. sales .this week includ- Other . In the interior angle of the "IP.. ENTRANCE DESCRIBED The entrance hall, floored in a rubber tile in a black and white design, opens into - the living room on the left and a hallway, the rear of the house running-t- Salt Lake Homes long-term- ', and Mrs. Lewis T. Ellsworth of ,977 Claymont Circle. The modernEve-room-hebrick Is built of cream-coloreand yellow sandstone slabs. It is designed in the - shape of the en- letter "IP , with the small - NewTrends In -,- worka- Streetlathatof m -- - Featured sales in residential real estate included the gale of the nine room home of J. A. Wright at 1377 Thirteenth East 5treet to C. E. Ikewis by Alder-Sanders-Wallac- e Inc., and the sale of the eight room house of d zr..t.vedg, Realty Picture dhe-stb-r- y One of the most attractive homes in the new development of the Salt La Ice Junior Chanther of Commerce ,members near Thirteenth South and Twenty-- . one-famil- -- - Outstanding real estate -sales this Week were the transfer PladebTED. of a stofilitilldifigto Smith and Sons. Martha H. Wagstaff sold the building Cornelius Zappey of the Holland Furniture Company. - Attractive , . DWelhn. g Is :: q,111T76601.0i70 S.01.-- - LUMBER .12- E.22.20 SOUTH STATE 1 CO. f PHONE HY. 1303 |