VISITORS ARE WELCOME AT THE IDEAL FIRESAFE HOME
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Concrete
Floor Big
Feature
Foundation and First Floor
Ready for Inspection;
' Questions Cheerful
ly Answered.
.Work Is Being Rushed
Interest in the construction of the
, ideal firesafe home of The Omaha Bee,
going forward rapidly at tlie site at
716 North Fifty-sixth street. Is at
! trading many visitors. Omaha men
and women who are interested in
iiuilding problems because they thern
j selves ere planning r future home,
• are asking questions.
The Omaha Bee, in Its own name and
• in the name of the various men and
■ fijma who are co-operating, wishes to
j extetyj a cordial hand of welcome to
visitors at the site of the home. Tou
are Invited to come out and inspect
the new things in construction that
• ace being undertaken there under the
direction of Charles W. Itosenberry,
.^architect, Dave K. Johnson, contrac
tor.
To many Omahans the thought of
’ r concrete masonry house Is some
what new. From the cellar to the
roof, the walls of this houke are to be
built of concrete blocks. The entire
block construction and the various
concrete features of the house are be
ing Installed by Harry Itoesslg, head
of the building department of the Dia
mond Concrete Products company. He
will be pleased to explain the advant
ages and technicalities of concrete ma
sonry and the technicalities of it.
“Post-War” Cellar.
That cellar Is strictly a, post-war
one, very dry. Twelve-inch blocks
carry the* load up to the Jlrst floor,
where the concrete engineering com
pany's Meyer steel form concrete floor
lias been poured. Concrete floors have
so many things in their favor and to
the mind of anyone but au'engineer
are a bit complicated, that the be^t
advice one can give regarding therrt,
is to come out and see this one. Tt
is just like any other concrete floor,
in that the floor rests on concrete
beams, each reinforced with steel.
The floor is made of Haydite.
That doesn’t make it something else
besides a concrete floor, for Haydite
is simply a new gravel mixture of
melted clay, that's lighter than ordi
nary sand and gravel, more fire re
sisting. Strange to relate, this Hay
dite concrete floor takes nails just
as if it were wood. There's a. little
' j.jIp of left-over Haydite out in the
back yard,
Steel Door Frame.
Between the cellar proper and the
“garage there's a heavy channel
steel door frame, made for the house
by the. Gate City Iron works. When
the job gets near completion, a
special patented Richards-Wllcox
door will be swung in this frame.
Th^start of a fire in the garage will
close this door automatically, and the
door will ‘freeze’ right into that steel
frame. In addition to giving a home
owner a feeling of comfortable secur
ity against any blaze that might
arise in a garage, this door and
frame will help pay for itself in
premium reductions from the fire in
surance rating bureau.
.Studding has been erected up to
the second floor, and the rough floor
is all set During the coming
week the contractor will continue his
building up to the roof level. Two
"by 10 joists are being used on this
second floor, although Johnson de
clared lie could have "gotten by” with
two by eights.
Those who come out to see the
house today and this week will be
able to get an idea of how it will
look on completion, for the general
outline begins to appear against the
skyline.
Hollis Johnson has placed three of
the most artistic radiator furniture
pieces that he sells in the newly
equipped office of the Western I nion
in the Reters Trust building. Slyker
furniture of the same sort will be in
stalled at the home of The Omaha
Bee.
Anton Haney of the O. K. Klectrlc
^^tias figured out a special set of handy
electrical outlets for use In the laun
dry of the Ideal Firesafe Home. He
declares that a mmlern laundry calls
for plenty of electricity.
They’re Experts on Concrete
Frank Whlpprrman and Harry Roessig of the Diamond Concrete keep
an ragle eye on their products which they send,out. Here they are looking
over some of the blocks being; used in the Ideal Fireaafe Home.
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Heating the Home
Ry C. II. SOMMER.
The problem presented to the build
er of a home of heating his residence
In an efficient and yet reasonably eco
nomical manner, Is one that has
brought whole libraries of dis
cussion.
Modern heating 'knowledge points
to hot water as the finest heating
plant for the Individual home. Hot
ulr Is less convenient and carries an
element of danger from fire not en
countered in radiation. On the other
hand there Is no requirement of home
heating which cannot be ,inet with
radiation.
Patterns in radiation range from
the tall, narrow radiator to the low,
undcr-the-wlndow styles. There arc
also many special adaptations, radia
tors concealed in the floor or wall,
coverings with ladiator protectors or
with radiator furniture, such as the
Slyker, to Ice used in the Ideal Fire
safe Home.
Almost any special need for a radia
tor, such as under a stairway or to
meet an expected cold spot in a
stairway, may he met with the type
radiator (hat will fill the need. For
the dining room, for instance, there
is a specially designed radiator equip
ment with a warming oven attached.
Preliminary work on the special
lighting fixtures to he used in the
home has been completed and during
the coming week it Is expected that
the main hall light and the outside
light will he received here by*lhe Nel
son Electric company. The special
fixtures were designed to meet the
needs of certain spots in the home
and were made to match the other fix
tures. In this manner distinctiveness
was obtained, while the price of the
fixtures did not come up beyond that
of “stock’* designs.
Johnson, Nelson & Douhna, who
have undertaken the contract of sup
ply Ing all the hardware on the Ideal
Firesafe Home, are having shipped to
Omaha samples of a new design to
meet the needs of Spanish houses.
The locks planned will probably l^e of
the type known as the single unit.
George Alwine, who has Installed a
Kernerator or incinerator at the Ideal
Firesafe Home, declares that before a
great many yenrs have passed, every
home will be equipped with this new
modern way of disposing of garbage.
BEDROOMS MAY BE
COOL OR WARM
Some one once remarked that it
was easy enough to make a room
warm in winter by building a Are in
it, but it was quite another thing to
make It cool in the summer. That
holds true, particularly regarding bed
rooms.
A bedroom in grays and blues and
"ahlmmery" green are right for the
summer, But In the winter, on a
dank rainy day, this color scheme
seems quite "shivery" and uncom
fortable. On the other hand, a room
with warm pinks and yellows that
would he just the right thing in cold
weather might be stuffy and too
heavy when the warm weather comes.
However, one woman recently achiev
ed a happy medium. She selected a
floor of a soft jaspe linoleum. She
chose linoleum because it Is 111# ideal
floor for the bedroom, being comforta
ble to step upon, easy to keep clean,
and Is also marvelously beautiful In
color. To go with this green floor
she made the walls a soft gray with
mouldings and trims painted to match.
She found that walls of this character
took color from the things about them
and are appropriate both in warm
and cold weather. Next were chosen
hangings of pale rose-colored organdie,
and the same material was used for
the ruffled bedspread. Then a bed of
American walnut and a small dress
ing table with detached mirror of the
same woodwork were placed in this
bedroom and decorated with uuall
sprays of pink flowers. A bedside
table was stained green to match the
Oil Burner Tank Will Go Right There
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Cyril Ward is showing Will Mauptn right where lie's going to have the
liig storage tank for his Oilnniatic burner buried, out of sight in the baek yard.
floor, and a comfortable boudoir chair,
covered with old rose velour, added a
final touch of luxury and comfort,
while beside it was a tilt top table,
carrying a small reading lamp. Here
and there upon the floor were thrown
hooked rugs in black, white, rose and
i HAPPY HOLLOW
| Today
AH streets have been paved,
city water, gas, sewer and
cement sidewalk are in front
of each lot. Elm trees adorn
the parkings and ornamen
tal iron street lights have
been installed. *
Each lot is graded in accord
ance with the natural con
tour of the ground and to
the rise of the streets.
-A _—
Omaha's Most Desirable
Residence District
Where rolling hills begin an unending visita of pastorial beauty,
situated just at thte edge of the group of Omaha homes known as
Dundee and Happy Hollow, lies the new unit of Happy Hollow.
Following the natural contours of the ground, the property rises
up the east facing slope, just above the Dundee Sunken Gardens
and the Happy Hollow Boulevard. It extends northward from Un
derwood Avenue ^0 Western Avenue.
Destined to become another group of pretty homes, lots in this sec
tion will always hold 'an intrinsic value and have a permanent,
property value, with the development of this unit and other build
ing sections around it..Here will be built homes in which to live.
A visit to the location will persuade you of its worth and desire
ability as the site of the home you plan.
Our new circular, with full information, U
just off the press. Write or^phone for one.
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Your Lot
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Building restrictions are
such that nothing inharmon
ious can enter this section—
yet are so reasonable that
many persons of moderate
means have bought and built
here.
Prices are not high, and
terms may be arranged as
low as 10'<' down atid 1 'i
payment per month.
George & Company, ReaRqg ***%?
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WIRING
Must be right to
be worth while.,
We guarantee all
our work and our
estimate for your
jolfis a bid that in
cludes your 0. K.
0. K. Electric Co.
ANTON HANEY. M«r.
4831 S. 24th
MA 4976
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HAYDITE
Defies Fire
The Ideal Fircsafe Home of
' The Omaha Bee has a solid
concrete floor, poured of
j concrete made with HAY- '
DITE — the greatest fire
' resisting material known.
Ordinary material* have
proven themselves unable to
stand tests which Haydite
undergoes. A Haydite con
• crete block or slab will
stand 1700 degrees Fahren
heit and still have a crush
ing strength per square inch
of more than 1600 pounds. J
Weigh* 3 Le*»
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Haydite brings the con
struction weight down Vi.
With relatively the same
‘strength, you are able with
this material to lighten the
dead load in home or build
ing.
Made in Omaha—deliveries
are prompt.
Omaha Clay Work*
2nd and Dorca* St*.
In Building It Will Pay To See Us
Our large stock, extra high quality, reliable service and j
RIGHT PRICES—^are the reasons
why we successfully sell lumber.
Elastica exterior Stucco Mohawk
Asbestos Roof Shingles. Other
guaranteed roofings. Cement,
gravel, sand, rock^, Everything, ;
with which to build.
“Just Lumbering Along”
| DIAMOND !S,%r |
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| Besser Made, 3-Hole Concrete Blocks, . |
I Defy Competition
I Concrete blocks, chimney blocks, fire clay flue lining, porch I
I* piers, Wall 'copings, sills, lintels, lawn and garden furniture. I
DIAMOND CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO. :
• Office and Plant, 42d and Parker St». ' WA 6773 I
| FRANK WHIPPERMAN, Mfr., KE awood 0401 |
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Our Price Is for the
%
Job Complete
/ When we give you a price for a home, store or
building, that price includes everything.
There Are No
Extras
In comparing low bids for a job, make sure that
all bidders have included in their price, THE COM
PLETE JOB.
We will be pleased to figure your work with you.
Thank You,
t
Dave E. Johnson
Building Contractor
*137 Lake St. v WA. 0932
ANY HOME
OLD OR NEW
cannot be considered complete
unless it contains adequate
luggage. Traveling necessities
of the better kind, at a price
to fit your purse, are obtain
able at the store of
FUELING &STEINLE
1803 Farnam JA 0273
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green. This room was not only’ warm
and eozy in the winter because of
its rose hangings and trimmings, but
because of the cool, green floor, which
reflected the summer sunlight, the
room was delightful during the sum
mer months.
D. E. De Lashmutt made an offer
to supply softened water to readers of
his advertising, lie has .been busily
engaged delivering it in gallon lots.
D. E. contends that water passe,
through a Wayne softener such a|
will be in the Ideal Home, will n«>t
bring "scale" into the pipes.
A Karnarstor lUaldaiwa iMtallatfea.
, with i Huo; Hopper Door oe oorh Moor.
Garbage Disposal Now
Easiest Task in Kitchen
COMPLETE independence of the
garbage collector’s infrequent
visits — banishment of the un
sightly, unsanitary, evil-smelling gar
bage can and refuse pile — countless
* steps saved daily—
these are the advantages the
Kemerator bmp yon —and ell
without a penny for upkeep cost!
Right where the garbage it created—in
the kitchen — the tidy, handy Kerner
ator hopper door it your constant ser
vant, receiving all waste and eliminat
ing it from the picture— immediately I
The Kemerator consists of a built-in
combustion chamber, at the base of
the chimney, with hopper doors in
the chimney on the floors above. AH
waste — garbage, sweepings, tin cans,
bottles, papers, magazines, litter of all
.•orts —is dropped through the hopper
doors on floors above (see illustration).
Falling to the combustion chamber,
everything combustible is quickly
burned, while non-combustibles, such
«s metallic objects, are flame-sterilised
and removed with the ashes. No fuel
Is used, s' th air-dried wasts is easily
consumed, sc th. Kemerator costs
nothing to operatt.
Consult your architect— he knows
and recommends the Kemerator.
H rite us for detcrtptsre literature
explaining further adcantages
or phene far appamtment and
ask us to show you the many
Kemerator installations already
made m the csty.
G H. ALWINE
C53 Brar.deis Th. Bldg.
JA 1151
Omal a
Representative
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WayneSo? i V/a:*p
Makes L-*.*«?£*
Snow
I iinuis \VH<h»‘iI in ia1«>nn frn«V»
Wayne-so ft water come , out
snowy white and soft. They
last much longer, too, because
there is nothing in Wayne-soft
water to destroy the fabric as
is the case with hard water.
Install h Wayne Water Soften
er in your home and you get
clean, soft water all the time.
Wayne-soft water is cleaner
and softer thnn cistern water.
It is ideal for laundry use and
for bathing and suitable for
rooki*ltr and drinking.
Conte in to see the Wayne Soft
ener. Prices very moderate.
Easy payments if desired. In
teresting booklets free.
E. D. DeLashmutt
Distributor ^
1001 Harney St. AT. 6511
DEALERSi
Ideal Appliance Corporation,
1114 Farnnm St.!
Yousem Plumbing Co.
2408 Capitol Ave.
I). W. IHidgeon & Son,
208 So. 28th Ave.
C. K. Parsons,
Missouri Valley, la. |
J. C. Mangold.
Klkhorn, Neb.
Dundee Plumbing Co.,
8012 Farnnm St. I
Aug. II. Young,
207 South Main 8t„ Co. Bluffs.
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Water SoStcndrc
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Des Moines All-Steel WINDOWS and CHUTES
Tha steal win- 9 1 *
dow admits 30
per mare ^
light than a
frame aaah will
do.
Dea Moines All-Steel Windows—made of
heavy pressed steel, electrically welded, and
with hinges welded to the sash—admit 30
per cent more light into the basement. They
will not stick, are weather-tight, and abso
lutely rigid.
The Dee Moinee All-Steel Coal
Chute ie durable, unbreakable j
and neat in appearance. Locke
automatically. Protecte the wall.
I The Ideal Firesafe Home is equipped with lies moine* nn-oi.ee. ™ muuw. m
and De* Moines All-Steel Coal Doors. Ask us for information and price*. ||
whether for replacement or for new residence. jj
GATE CITY IRON WORKS, Distributors
11th and Seward St*., Omaha AT lantic 1197
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| “Barrelled Sunlight” j
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■ is being used in kitchen, bathroom and \
- basement of The Omaha Bee Firesafe ;
t Home to insure perfect finish and
: abundant light. -
! CLASS & PAINT COMPANY I
t4- at Harney . :
i"A PROGRESSIVE COMPANY IN A PROGRESSIVE CITY” I
BUILDING INFORMATION
The Omaha Bee will be pleased to obtain for you
any information you may desire concerning building
problems. Simply mark the coupon, or address your
request to
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
The Omaha Bee
Dear Sirs:— *
Will you please obtain for me information on the
following items:
Cement block or tile .,.
Foundation brick.
Clay tile.»..
Face brick.
Exterior stuccos...
Concrete floors.
Roofings—
' Tile..
Asbestos shingle.
Slate . » .
Prepared roofings.
Prepared shingles.
’ Wood shingles..
Heatings—
Hot air heat. .
Radiation heat..
Fireplace and equipment .
Household hardware.. . . .,.
Lighting ... ....
(Please write about special lighting problems.!
Interior wall coverings—
Paper .
Paints or tints..
Special . _ ..
Name ..
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Street address .
City and state.
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