IDEAL HOME CONCRETE FLOOR TO BE POURED THIS WEEK
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Ideal Fi resale
Home Is to Be
Finest of Kind
ibrurture (Costing S18,000,
Built l»y Davt- K. Johnson,
)esigiH*cl by Clias. VT. Ros
pubfrrr, at 710 N. oOtii.
me of tbe louses of its
ul, costing: * 1 Jii0yot sloi-jitfMl in »tiv
i • w Happy Holloy addition, is be
1 ing erected bv The Omaha i’.ee at 7f0
North Fifty-sixth street. It will l*e
Known as the Ideiil Firesafe Home **f
The Omaha Ree> ami is being con
st met ed by Have tyv .LohiTspn,
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•I 'h tries \V. Ttnsenhevry, a ivhit ed .
has worked out. complplp plans for
*^thp home arul orftrtracts are being Id
'Tyr various phases of its construction.
It" Will I ip a SpjHji.sh type honipj with
Uyiing room, dining room, hall, sun
. rfiom and kitchen on the first floor,
three bedrooms on the second
r, each plentifully supplied with
et.s.
he house, when completed, will
■esent many weeks of effort on
part of The Omaha Bee to Irjstl
fL. campaign trt better biiilk^p^,
t’A create .interest in home flUfr
iction. Th# Onfchha Bee cordbwlet
• it costs practically no more to
struct a beautiful and wSff
ipped home Ihnn It does to erect
of less sightly appearance.
Help Home Builders.
n Initiating the construction of
I home. The Omaha Bee is In
■ed with the desire to help prospec
i home builders in the planning
v house and to demonstrate what
lie accomplished with the co oper
lion of tlie men and organlaatlons
this city In construction work.
» plan provides not only for the
building of the home, but also for its
decorative scheme and equipment of!
furniture.
Expense of every item and its re
lationship to the whole has been the
constant thought of the designers
Not a home with unlimited money
spent throughout it, is the ideal, but
s home such as one of Omaha’s fam
ilies might desire to construct for
themselves.
Prospective builders are invited to
watch Hie construction throughout
'every ‘fb Vfslt the’*“%tte and to
ask 4^ueaJions freely .as to methods
. ajivl, rcibjons why. Eafh of the men
f in the e^ecilqn of the house
W interested in the problem that faces
the home builder, and is eager to ex
plahi 'fMhh step Of his work.
\\^J*en completed The Omaha Bee
hopes to present, for the approval of
its public, a home complete in every
detail, constructed for a sum (hat
may be matched with contracts jsnd
that-may- produce! homed, .4|iat will
.bring satisfaction and a* faring) of
pride of ownership.
r.ood Site Selected.
Tt is doubtful If* *a vhetrer' choice
could have boon rriad^'of"fTO»
of a site. Faring southeast on Fifty -
sixth street, the Ideal F(resafe Hof|ie
of The Omaha B*e is situated on the
rising crest of the east facing slope
of beautiful Happy Hollow addition.
Nothing has been left undone to make
this one of the coming dfAimfajji resi
dence sgcHlpai*. Kh> go nttMlyV^' e s t H c •
t in g wjffffc nf Aft
lots, have tflbn pl!oS|(5Mfc*™g liojfij
within its borders. Landscape engi
neers have designed winding streets
tte.it will attain the most for each of
the lots.
Frank Whipperman, head of the
Diamond Concrete Products company
lias undertaken, for Contractor Dave
Johnson, the construction of the con
crete masonry walls. Frank Whip
perman is p leader in cement mason
ry cpnst met ion and in this home he
is installing the ideas which years of
experience have shown to be right for
this climate. Hollow waterproof
blocks will be continued throughout
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|f “Sommer Beats Winter” |
It is with pride that we :
announce that the entire
: system of heating of the
: Ideal Firesafe Home has j
: been placed in our charge. |
: We-guarantee, that
j like all our work, it
will be satisfactory
: in every way. :: ::
Steam, Vapor, Hot Water Heating,
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I C. H. SOMMER
! 2202 So. 16th 8a, 8: SS
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Did you ever paitUa pidmemj I fk
of your future home I 1 v^j |J
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TF NOT literally, then surely in your mind’s eye you have built
and fitted the home ideal—as you would have it.
What would it mean to you to realize that dream? A home
exactly as you would wish it in every detail—beautiful and
enduring!
The achievement of your ideals in a practical and economical
manner is the business of an architect.
Ilia services—based on a small percentage for plans, specifica*
tions, and supervision of all work—will be more than paid for
S* in practicability and economy throughout your home.
1 It's cheaper to
1 “Consult an Architect1f
the entire wall construction, clear to
the roof. Matching in economy nl
most sny form of construction, these
walls have the virtue of withstand
ingr the cold of winter and the heat
of summer. A Portland Cement Stup
ed will furnish a pleasing exterior
finish. Platner Brothers, who have
been awarded the stucco contract by
Mr. Johnson, declare that the work
will withstand the test of years, and
will be attractive In appearance ami
adhere to tie block walls as long as
they arc. allowed to stand.
Skill and Craftsmanship.
‘Contracts for the Interior are not
coqipkded. but M. A. Disbrow has un
dertaken the important item of the
.entire mill work. Their handicraft
wljl be seen throughout the win
dows, the floors, the stairs, the In
terior trim and finish, and in fact
all the places where the eye meets
mill work. The winding stair, in the
front hall Is a hit of work that railed
for skill and era ft ma nship in design.
Other contracts for construction
and accessories a re ^expected to be
closed during the coming week. A
Wayne Water softener will be in
'sia)h»d by K. O. de Lashmutt. repre
sentative of the Wayne Tank and
Pump company. The process oY
softening the hard water will save
plumbing and heating fixtures, make
real soft water^as handy as the near
est faucet for personal use. and pnv
fo* UsellJ. in a few years, in^its sav
' cjHpi^ornmer has undertaken to
fcstjBBi'. beating system. Architect
Chanes ftosenberry and Mr. Sommer
decided on an Arco boiler and Ameri
can radiators as the heating equip
ment and Sommer with his well
known slogan of business, ."ontmer
Heats Winter" guarantees hie work
to defv a 20-degree below zero tem
perature with ease
ALL-STEEL CELLAR
WINDOWS PUT IN
"Why not Install basement windows
that will he up to date 10 years from
now, also? " queried the salesman.
It was H. B. Neff of the Gate City
Iron Works and the Rental Hank
was so enthusiastic about those h».
Moines all steel windows that he sells,
that no on* could resist his argu
ments.
Therefore, end especially as they
met about the same as a wood
window, they are Installed In the
cellar of the Ideal Firesafe Home.
"They're the only wlndo'ws In the
world that come equipped with steel
bars. No <*ne can sneak Into the
basement because a window has been
left unlatched," he pointed out.
"They look Ilk# something pnd they
admit a good *0 per cent more light
Into the basement."
The window#, which are already In
stalled. are of heavy pressed steel,
electrically welded and hinges welded
to the sash. handy .chain holds
th# window at any point. Kach
window Js equipped with a pressure
lock that makes it weather proof
and the windows can be set to open
at either the bottom or the top.
The window subject being disposed
of so neatly, ws arttled back to really
enjoy th# pleasure of Hank's visit
and hear of life and prospects In the
wrought Iron business. Not a chance.
"Tou might Just as well have a
real coal chute," declared Hank. "The
Des Moines all steel Is s peach, and
only costa 17 to your contractor. So
we got Dave Johnson on the phone
and Dave 1s Installing one of these
Hank say# that It will Par for Itself
every time we get a load of coal or
wood, In the fact that It protects the
house.
Concrete Floor for Ideal Home
Contractor Dave E. Johnson will
have a crew of carpenters busy Mon
day morning erecting the wooden
truss work to support the Meyer form
steel pans which will he used to
make the concrete floor for the en
tire first floor of The Ideal Firesafe
Home of The Omaha Bee.
The plans and steel work and
Meyerforms are being supplied by the
Concrete Engineering company of this
city, and the work will he conducted
In the same manner in which concrete
floors are made for big building^. The
Meyerform pans provide a floor that
carries the weight of the floor on
concrete trusses underneath the floor
itself.
Advantages of such a floor In a
home are many. In the first place, it
is a safeguard against fire which
might occur in the cellar, arising into
the upper floors of the house. The
rigidity of such a floor insures that
walls cannpt sag and eapse piaster
to cf-arit. If an oil burner is used,
which might make a slight noise, the
concrete floor deBdens the sound en
tirely. Any dust or dirt in the cellar
cannot arise through the floor into the
living portion of the house.
Henry Tt. Roessig, head of the con
structlnn department of the Diamond
Concrete Products company, has un
dertaken to pour the floor, when the
rans hRve been set. in addition to the
otheV concrete work on the home.
The additional cost of such a floor
ever the wood construction floor is
very small, and the many advantages
of such construction far outweigh
the difference in money.
Heating System in
Fireproof Home Is
Now All Planned
One More Worry Out of
Way; Progress Being Made
at Site, Despite
Weather.
By WILL. M. MALTIN.
Well, the healing system of the
new home Is arranged for. Natural
ly enough, heating ha* been worry
ing me. One fnan asked me If 1
wanted an automatic) furnace—one
that fed Itself. Whereupon I shriek
ed in a loud voice: "Indeed, no! I
want one I can feed with a »poon."
Of course that i» Impossible, but
I feel that I have come as near to
It as Is humanly possible. After
looking over a lot of heating sys
tems my mind It made up. So Is
the contract, all tealed, signed and
delivered.
C. H. Sommer will Install It. I'm
satisfied he 11 do a good Job, too. He
will Install a Thrush pressure system
also. The fact that he has In
stalled over SOh of them In fine Oma
ha homes satisfies me that I am do
Ing the right thing. Of course some
of those homes are bigger than mine,
and cost more than mine will. There
will be Sfi.t feet of radiation, which
will h* amply aufflclent. Going to
have a color scheme, too. The radi
ators are going to be tinted to con
form to the general color scheme of
the rooms, and will be placed Just
where I know they will look the best
and do the best work.
I'm glad I've got the heating ays
tem all arranged for. That takes
one big worry off my mind.
First Floor Worries.
Another worry I'va discarded Is
the first floor. Had a hard time with
that problem, but that la all settled.
The Concrete Engineering company
will do the wmrk. It will ba what Is
known as the Meyer form concrete
floor, with concrete beams and steel
reinforcement. That will Insure
rigidity and stability. The company
ia going to get right at the work,
too. The foundation walla are up.
the ateel windows In the basement
are set. and Just ss soon as the floor
Is poured—that's w'hat they call It. I
reckon^we'll begin running up the
concrete walls.
It would have been possible to get (
a cheaper hunting system, and a
cheaper concrete floor, but I'd have
you understand this home Is going to!
be the best money can build, every
thing considered.- A whole lot more
than concrete and steel and glass
and pipes are being built Into this
flresafe home. There Is going to be
Just ss much "best" out of sight as
there is In sight.
Concrete, Top fo Bottom.
This new flresafe home Is being
built of mncrefe from top to bottom,
except the roof, and that s gojng to
be about the asms thing, tile Will
tell you about that later The nut
side will be stticcoed. and the roof
will have all the subdued colors you
**e In the old Spanish houses of the
south west.
Expect Pave Johnson, the rontrac
tor, and Charley IJosenberry. the
architect, to mutter to themselves
when they ee* me coming. Thr
have designed and erected a lot of
homes, but 1 would have them keep
In mind that this time they are ero< t
Ing my home
I've already told you about the
Kernerator, nr garbage burner. Kx
el se me, Incinerator. Also about tbe
concrete blocks, and now about tbe
beating system and the concrete
floor. Pretty soon I'm going to tell
you about the plumbing, and then
the electrical equipment, tho bard
wsre and a few other things.
Weather Not Ideal
Tbe weather hasn't been what 1
would like to have It. heme tbe
builders are being sadly delayed Tbit
the home ia progressing Flresafe?
I ll tell the world I’ll hs\e thing*
in that home that would sell might)
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cheap If offered at public sale, hut
money could not replace them. My
library, for inatanoe.
I want everyone who wants a home
of his own to go out and see the one
I am buHdlng. Talk to the work
men. Ask all the questions tha*
come to mind. That's part of their
Job. answering questions This home
building problem should be the big
gest problem In the world for Amer
lean men and women.
Take a Dundee car and go to the
end of tha line, near ths old Happy
Hollow club—Brownell ha!!, if you
please. Then whik a block north, a
short block west, thence north till
you see what Is going to be a real
home, an artistic, firesafe home And
while there don't forget to look out
over the wonderful view. That's go
ing to lie a mighty big part of tin
home, believe me.
Phone# Increase.
Ottawa. Ont., Feb. 20.—The nun#
her of telephonea increased In Cfinada
from 944,029, In 1922, to 1,009.203, In
1923, according to a report of the bu
reau of alatisllos.
(concrete masonry
Waterproof Diamond Concrete Blocks
The wall of the Ideal Firesafe Home of The
Omaha Bee is being constructed bv us of
DIAMOND CONCRETE BLOCKS. It’s concrete
masonry, a double wall with air chambers both
■perpendicular and horizontal.
Warmer in winter amt cooler in summer, this
construction defies -s ompetition in efficiency
and in cost of construction. Our own con
struction department is right on the job. See
it yourself.
DIAMOND Waterproof Concrete Blocks will
not absorb moisture. Scientifically riesigred.
and manufactured in the most modern of the
eff' ent riant' of today. DIAMOND product
and construction are guaranteed to give satis
faction.
“DIAMOND”
A Besser Made Concrete Block
The Covered Wagon and the two-hole
concrete block have seen their day and
are superseded by modern products.
90'i. of the concrete blocks made today
are of the new and progressive three
hole type.
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r>0r; more strength.
Four cross webs instead of throe
Do not require keying.
Are perfectly balanced.
Kasy for the mason to lay.
No trouble about fractions.
Perfect circulation of air, both horizontal and
perpendicular throughout your entire wall.
Allows plastering directly upon the wall.
We make Concrete Chim
ney Blocks, Fire Clay
Flue Lining, Porch Piers,
Wall Copings, Sills, Lin
tels, Lawn and Garden
Furniture.
Mr. Hurry R R>ie«slf, hend of our construction department, will he pleased to five you the cost of any hind of concrete work.
DIAMOND CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO.
Office anH Plant, 42d and Parker Mi. Phone WA Inul 6773
FRANK WHIPPF.RMAN, M*r.—Telephone KE 0401
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City Water | JR8?*39a®3261irj'
^an Be The Ideal Firesafe Home
a 117 now under construction, is located in the new
| HAPPY HOLLOW gj
Water Softener in your home, ! OMAHA’S MOST DESIRABLE
fhere is an abundant simply ot | orcmrwrr niCTPIPT '
soft water at every taucet, con- KtalL/tlNLt LM3 1 rwv* 1 HSj
Anient as your old hard water, , manv othpr attractivp homes are being
yet unexcelled for every house- * and plan, are being drawn for others. (sTH
htnn need. kMfiSS
V ■ , We 9fe offering building sites in this district at 'S'wqy
Wayne Soft Water is so,ter. , prjce„ ranging from *1,600 'o $fi,500. One-tenth
leaner and far cheaper to use ; fa,h will secure anv unsold lot—balance one per
than dangerous eisterp water. | cent per month.
t ali', write or php»e f</e k sample. ,
WAYNF ij George & Co., Realtors
W ** ^ ^ City National Bank Building
WATER SOFTENERS Call 3024 and ask for a Happy Hollow Salesman
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E. D. DeLashmutt,
Capability — Confidence
No builder would select a
contractor unless he was cer
tain of his capability. Ke
gardless of what low bid of
fered—the home builder wishes
to be certain that the work
wi’l be in the hands of a con
structionist who “knows his '
stuff."
Thi< confidence in the ability
of the contractor selected is
repeated with emphasis when
the matter of reputation is dis
cussed. The builder wishes his
contractor to perform the
work according to agreement—
to take pride in turning out
the completed building just a
whole lot better than expected
from plans and specifications.
To earn such a reputation
end have only wholly satisfied
and pleased customers has al
ways been our ambition.
The Ideal Firesafe Home of
The Omaha Bee is going to b«
that kind of a job.
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DAVE E. JOHNSON
CONTRACTOR
4137 Lake St. WA. 0932
