Show model five room home Is erected for 1750 an experimental five room house with bath that is designed to cost as little as 1750 has been successfully built in lebanon N J this unique dwelling was constructed ted under the sponsorship of a nonprofit research organization interested te in reducing construction costs to provide better housing for more people high quality materials and practical construction methods with certain innovations were employed the main shell of the dwelling is so designed that it can be erected by four men in an eight hour day special plywood construction was used for exteriors and interiors entire wall panels being fabricated in a temporary workshop at the job and erected as units almost all furniture including beds is built in another innovation was a patented wiring system with electrical conduits embodied in an ornamental molding having out I 1 lets le t eve every ry f few ew feet A fireplace and efficient heating unit were combined an and hard sheet lead was used tor for ahing flashing alas paint styling is relied on to a great extent to produce individuality lit Y and the effect ot of large size in this minimum home since the outer walls were formed in three horizontal panels separated by narrow structural members it was found that by painting the middle panel a slightly lighter shade of the same color apparent height of the house was increased still a lighter shade on the trim and horizontal bands seemed to give the house added length |