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Edmonton Bulletin 1929-07-02 - 1929-09-30
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sirabie, resemble the curate s egg that Was quod only hi pasts, Aecessbbiltty or example, ts an asset, and with all thelr drawbacks, transportation fa- tilities in the shape of railroad and trolley lines and good roads are a ip. Simple, country Ife loses ore of its simplicity, and frequently increases its pleasures by being not from the distractions of GREAT CARE whore your lot. give neighboring anis the once over, or ascertain the class of people who are staking out claims in the same ve Consider Whether Neigh- borhood, is, Likely to /ii ihq Nici ttanding Thay are Remain Agreeable doing as much for you. If the district is settled, are the hotiseholders rent- ers of owners? If renters chiefly, you may count with fair certainty on the Helghborhood deteriorating in the course of time and dragging your lit tle but and ben down in the general By A TORONTO ARCUTECT There are almost as manp point to be borne in mind when securini the site of your future home as there are quills on a porcupine s back, and the advice of every man to his son slide. Be on the lookout for en- who announced his intention of look- eroachment by an undesirable type Ing for a wife, is not inappropriate In of building. Chimney stacks and locomotive yards are delightful thing in their place which 1s most decidedly The actual process of acquiring a not overlooking your front or back take in the country in the form of alevery enfo- ctaoin etaoin etaoin etano lot is simple enough but there are yard. A railway that seeks to run bang distriets which, while generally de- through your property should be given this conection: Choose, he sald, a good bird from a good nest. Storm Doors and Storm Windows call and take Phone 6196 and our representative v all measurements Hayward Lumber Company, Limited - See Samples at Our Store, 10355 Jasper HOMES Built with our lumber are better and more enduring. Prices the lowest. -Phone. 4365 4366 W. HL Clark Co., Ltd. 109th Street, Edmonton You Can Buy LUMBER At'lower prices from us because it goes to you direct from OUR Sawmill D. R. FRASER CO. LTD. PHONE 1630 FOR QUICK SERVICE BUILDERS SUPPLIES We Carry Complete Stocks of All Building Supplies Quality Materials at Moderate Prices Prompt Delivery GORMAN S LIMITED 10238 104th Street PAINTING Paperhanging Interior Decorating 20 Years in Edmonton W. H. WELLS CO. Phone 5899 10226 99th St. Phone 4563 FURNACE Call at our showrooms and Inspect the full line of HECLA a Phone 5 3 every encouragement, but one that de- proud without thrusting his hand esires only 0. skirt your property should be repelled with every weapon int your armory, Most people ike to have a church handy, and all families with children are compelled to have a school some- where on the horlzon, In looking around for these adjuncis to clviliza- tion, ascertain at the samo time how the sewage question stands, or es rather, Sewage and water services greatly augment the pure delight of fresh alr and country produce. You eannot have too much of both. Don't balk at a lot that ts not absolutely level and uninteresting Handsome 4s as handsome does, and site with a hillside setting, or a ravine and possibly a stream running through t not necessarily a drawback. Such a parcel of land not only comes cheaper than the specimens that lend. themsclves. to window display, but it presents features which enable capable architect. todo himself more deeply into your pocket than he need, If he is the right kind of a fel- Jow he can turn these apparent dis- advantages into something that will give you a property of real dictinction. Sivoo House Brick and Half Tivtiber need hot be framed, that no adj buildings fences or other features jDetween the recent increase in Barry Sheet Metal Co. Ltd. It is not necessary, elther in a fine frengy, to. hew down all the trees on the lot to augment the. winter cold supply. Nothing contributes to the cosy and homelike appearance of the house so much as one or two at- He RSE te asl Se at at ee EE ae woe survey the property, correctly outiln- ing its mits, so that the other fellow may not righifully accuse you of steal ing hls sod, Secure a certificate, which ent croach on or over hang your property. Further, search the title, so that, when you have moved in and are expanding as a landed proprietor, wou will be in no danger of eviction. Your lot may be secured either by purchase or long-term lease. A ler Goes not involve capital investment at the start, and, if you feel that it will be all the same a hundred years hence the fact that a lease generally falls in at the end of ninty-nine years, when the ground and all thereon revert to the owner, will present no drawback. ft several sites offer themselves, op- tons may be obtained on the more de- sirable. This prevents other shrewd investors snatching anything very at- tractive from under your hand. By this means you may make your sel- ection. at lelsure and when that is done the other options may. be allo possible, acquire the Owning Of Home Cure For Divorce Says This Judge Is the occupancy of rented quarters the cause of unhappy home life which finally leads. to divorce? According to Judge Sabbath, famous . American Judge, who in the past five years has Seen the faillire of 10,000 marriages, itis, Having inquired into the catises of many ofthe cases he is consid- ered an authority on. the subject. of divorce, This is what he-has to say on, the subject: q belleve that there would be fewer divorces if every tamily lived in thels own home, said Judge Sab- bath. There i a direct connection yorees'in this country and the cor- responding increase in the tendency to live in rented quarters. Very few people who own taelr hemes come into the divorce courts Home ownership keeps, people out of mischief and mischief 15 the cause of countless. misunderstandings that bring people. before my bene Divorce Cases Traced The wife with too much leisure on her Hands gets into the habit of going to matinees and dances al- Tost always in an entirely innocent Way at the bexinning bat eventa ally it may end dn shipwreck of: her marriage. And the. same true of the sent-paying husband. He has no Incentive to return to his, boarding House. and. he too secks amusement tside. SNe home owns has no time to think of temptation. Men are eager to stay in their own homes, to drive a nail or two and cut the grass. Hav fg a Home of her own gives the wits the: opportunity, to.serve her husband that she does not bave. in rented. quarters and this will make him love fer more, If. the home 1s hers she too will finprove Jt and create home life that will be attractive to and hold her husband, A woman derived ot a home of her own 4s belng cheated of the right to work with her husband and Cheated of the most romantic adven- ture of marriage Eskimo Furnaces Are Combination A combination furnace is naturally the best type, for western Canadians, giving them thelr choice of the var- fous types of fuel found in different ities throughout the western pro- FURNACE TIME Will.Soon Be With Us Be Prepared and Have Your REPAIRED OVERHAULED and RECEMENTED THE BARRY WAY And.then Rest in Peace and Comfort This Coming Winter CHIMNEY LININGS We will be pleased to inspect your chimney and report Picturesque and Irregular Plan (THERE 1s no fixed tor. mula for a small house. You can take six rooms and arrange them in a million different way a good many of the ways are wrong. Here is one that 1s right because, among other things, it is consistent. If You wiil look at the plan you will see it is picturesque. Tho lines are irregular. It 1s dis- tinguished from the. for- mal Colonial house that. everyone knows. Now look at the exterior. This also 1s. picturesque. Thus we have the wanted bal- ance that architects call unity a plan and exter that go together. And both are very fine. 5 The living room, 13 x20, has a large fireplace with a stone arch and a plaster ornament above it. A double casement window opens to the front, a four sash window at the end. The dining room, which is two steps higher than the living room, 1s also abundantly lighted. Beyond is a dining alcove with a clothes chute in one corner and a china case in the other. Tho room-is large enough to accommodate a small table. The kitchen is well arranged with many drawers and bins and shelves for storage, The flues at the rear of the kitchen are for kitchen ventilation and also for taking care of the house heater. The stairway 19 behind a plastered-arch, which matches a similar one that opens onto the dining room, The stairway leads to the hallway-on the sec- ond floor, where there is a linen closet and clothes chute, Three bed rooms and two baths are provided. The entrance vestibule, enclosed in half timber work, is picturesquely set against the-clilmney stack. This with its brick pattern becomes of extremo inter- est. Gable ends in half timbered work and the bay window in the front bed room add beauty. Construction: Solid brick walls, roof of shingles. Especially designed for north facing. May be re- versed for other facinj Lot size: Approximately 50 fect. Complete working plans may be secured for this and other designs shown in this series. For further information see editor a note. LIVING RooM A view of the grass terrace and stone steps at the rear of the living room. Foundation Walls And Basements Of Durable Concrete A strong, durable foundation 1s the frst requirement for every good building. Whether the structure 1s a towering skyscraper or a small home sound footings and foundations are a necessity, Foundations and basemen walls built of concrete are of two types, those made of concrete cast In place and those built of precast units The Intter type, known as concretr masonry construction, often is morc Convenient than monolitite concrete for the construction of foundation walls above grade and for wall en Closing basements, Concrete block and concrete building tile units are laid up quickly and economically and provide walls of great strength and carrying capacity. No forms are re- quired. Plan unsurfaced block or tle are used for walls below grade. For in foundation fall above gade the units may be cemented smooth or stuccord with portland cement. They may also be faced with a good grade of brick the plain unit laid m ood. cemen' mortar and carcfully pointed make: an excellent wall Water-Tight Walls Below Grade It costs much Jess to build a water tight wall than to repair a leaky one. Consequently, the time to make basement wall watertight fs when tt is built. Monolithic conerete found ations chin be easily made watertight of the amount of mixing water used in making the concrete 1s carefully regulated. For . concrete masonr foundations in ordinary well-drained soll, the most important precaution 1: to gee that joints are well filled with cement mortar and cazefull It Js not alwoys easy. however. 10 get first class workmanship, and ta heavy, waterlogged soll the presure of Design No. 6-B-35 aeacae Brp Boon west BUILD requires moisture. The cure therefore consists of .removing the cause of moisture, The earth should be ex- cavatsd front the underside of the Jolsts so that there is a clzarance of at least. three .fect, Openings should be left in foundation wall: for ventilation. Have a competznt hullder- Inspect. the ork, Have him remove all rotted ttm- er. Q Our fireplace, bullt of smooth face brick, 1s smoked. Also some of the bricks are' smeared with mortar. What would you suggest to help the looks of it? s A Scrub the bricks with a wire wire brush and dilute solution of hy- drochloric acid. Keep the acid out of the mortar joints. Cover adjoining wogdwork so it will not get splattered. When finished, wash down with clear Iwater. Q Where insulation 5 used be- tween studs in the side walls of a house is-there any danger of dam age in a few: years because of. moisture getting into it? A No this 1s assuming that the walls are sheathed and: covercd with waterproof building paper, well lap- ped and nailed. Some sott wood boards are CONCRETE SKOV The Cement Man Phone 81553 What You May Want To Know About Building What can be done to stop wood from rotting? This 1s in floor Joists, The absement is not excayat- ed, There is a space of 18 inches. tween the ground and under side of Jotsts, A Wood rots when it is damp and not otherwise. The fungus causing rot For every room in the house, from kitchen to parlor one of the 18 shades of CALCIMO Sanitary Wall Coat- ing will be sure to harmonize pestect- ly with your fur- nishings. Just mix in cold water and apply. Will not run, flake, peel or blister. Painting Office Phone 4631 . A There 5 only one cure for such Decorating The Arial-Painters Decorators 9653 105A Avenue. - loose evedently due to insufficient: nailing. Is it possible to repair this without tearing up the floors. A Tey may be face nailed. If it ts done enrerully, will do very well, Q Our flue Icaks and stains woodwork below, 1 resis on a sup- port, does not muh from the ground Up. Can it be repaired so as to avoid the, expense of rebuilding: chimnoy stack, that is to tear it -107St out and build it from the ground up.. 10149 - 107 Otherwise you not only have a. very considerable fire hazard, but on ac- count of the fact that It is impossible to Keep: such a flue warm, vapors. will be condensed out which will atter- wards run down and stain the wood- work. 'Q One' of our local. contractors thas just finished a new house with ak floors, using two coats of oll and wax, with no, filler or varnish Is this considered good finish for floors? A- This fp an excellent method of finishing oak. flooring. It has an ap- pearance distinctly different from the Standard filler and varnish Job. A choice between the two is practically A matter of taste, 10130 101st Street Office Residence Phone 197 Phone siut? PLUMBING Steam and Hot Water Heating, Gas Fitting 5. W. WHETSTONE in good weather. and Res. Phones 2298 - 73040 water may be gt tts way The following precautions will guare against veloping through Similar methods ae useful in repai.- ing I water tightness ni basements butlt of concrete block tle, For the least expensive construction y crete block wali; just as soon as the mortar hardened: Thi plaster is mixed in the Gne part cement to three parts sand No which will be in edntract with the soil Before applying faces shoul be dampened evenly c secure uniforny suction, i gas. bax accompli keltenen. know and dread the consi fon andthe muss furnaces repuire. Comparison will im. mediate venience and comfort of a gas heatet home. Consult Our Experienced Builders ARMITAGE - McBAIN LUMBER CO., LTD. Corner Jasper Ave. and 93rd St. PAINTING and DECORATING Done by Expert Workmen FRED DAVIES Electrical Contractor Complete Installations, Repairs and Supplies Let us estimate your Electrical Work t enough to force through construction seams, abulty of leaks de. defective points, the po ky basements and for insuring or conerete building Guarding Against Leaks In each case a line of drain tiie 1s placed entirely around the outsice of the footing sewer or dry. well abo foot of the grade Line cinders or other sultadle mi porous Wu allow water to quickly. W erected so near another building that 2 is Jmposstble to run a-Mne of tile around the outside, placed on the insite of the footings And slightly below ft, When there it considerable often advisable to place lines of tile both inside and outside of. the foot- ds connected to 8 The excavation tle Is fed to. within with gravel rial of ature to provide a fill that seep throu foundation is the the the tle man be water jh the soll it is a further precaution In secur. ement. wall, two of portland cc- may be applied to the foon as wall form: 9 in the case of con. joint: have lime should, be used. in plaster the plaster, the sur Every ed for her in thr nd womer nt atten dirt, which coa And. botit. men convince you of the con The Price of Lumber Is Down NOW Phone 5236 Let Us Estimate For You GRANT McALP.NE Phone 6531. Res..71627 Phones 4454-71152 STORM SASH Should be ordered early for best service. The putty will be better set and the fitting better done Look up your requirements and Phone 81325. e ESTIMATES GIVEN W. H. CUSHING LTD. 119th St. and 106th Ave. Edmonton, Alta. ASK FOR COLOR CARD THE Edmonton Paint Glass Ready Mixed Concrete Mixed to the most exacting requirements. Your orders solicited. Prompt service given. Better Homes Better Gravel FOR and Buildings poriions of jf woman ts familiar with the jf self in w cell ruised and was running about home. Crickets As Gi Best Ti + New Method of renee Temperature of House Found TORONTO, Sept. 14 People with crickets in thelr homes shouldn't buy thermometers. This theory, involving applied, physica, and homely, know: logy, was advanced reoently by Commissioner W. A. Smith in court of revision. A cltizen appealed for a reduction ih aseesment on the grounds that N crickets from neighboring dump in- Naded hie premises and disturbed the ou can put those crickets to work and tell the temperature In your house, remarked Commissioner Smith, Here's the way you-do ft. Take jont your watch and count the number lof times. they chirp in 15 seconds, Hien add thirty to the total r:mber pf chirps and you'll have the temper- wre in thie room. IVil work because B've out. You'll get the tem- Prerature to a degree. WIFE SUES SUNDAY JR. LOB ANGELES, Sept. 14. Billy Sunday, Jr., son of the evangelist, was sued for divorce in superior court to- day by Julia Mao Sunday on grounds of extreme cruelty. The Sundayn Were married at Yuma, Atix., April 3, BEAR BITES TOURIST ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. Sept. 1 Prank . Belknap, tourist, was tronted here for severe Wounds received. while feeding canyon bear in. Yellow slone Park, Wednesday, The bear incerated Belknap's arms and. legs. He was able to resume his journey. CHICAGO, Sept. 14. Under the be- Nef that his automobile had killed a tw idle gir, Prank Sehelac, himself the father of two small girls, hanged him- in police station. Sche- in Jac stepped his oat and the police found weeping over the body of Marian, Sherman, five, The police later found the child was anly slightly A Mg 1, All Porcelain and Enamel 2, Rust-Proof Insulated Ov 2. Concealed Manifold (g: line) 5 10171 98th Street Co., Ltd. Everything for a Building Phone 9311 105th Street Alberta Concrete Products LOMITED Cor. 104 Ave. and 111 St. Phone 23881 Phone 6537-82125 HUFF GRAVEL, Limited 708 Togler Building Northw 10305 - Jasper Avent
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