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Demonstration House

Construction Details

Construction Details

Foundations: 6in reinforced concrete wall.
Floor: 5in concrete slab reinforced with No. 8 and No. 5 gauge wire mesh, finished with plaster screed and asphalt tile, or body carpet on insulating board.
Framing: 4in x 2in insignis pine wall framing. 8in x 2in pinus insignis roof framing.
Sheathing: 1 Oin x lin insignis pine board and batten vertically, over building paper.
Roofing: 3-layer fabric roofing on lin timber sarking, finished with pea-gravel and sand.
Linings: Gypsum-cored wall board, enamelled in bathroom, kitchen and W.C. Elsewhere flat enamelled on lining paper. Insignis pine panelling in utility room.
Ceilings: Fibrous plaster.
Joinery: lfin solid core flush doors, white pine veneers. Built-in furniture of matai and rimu, and lin coreboard. Window frames and doors of totara.
Glazing: iin plate glass in large panes. 32oz sheet glass around court. Elsewhere 24oz.
Lighting: Incandescent electric fittings throughout.
Hot Water Supply: 30-gallon thermostatically controlled electric cylinder.
Plumbing: Copper piping. Silent flushing valve to W.C.
Ventilation: Resin-bonded plywood panels, protected by metal hoods, above windows. Electric fan built in to kitchen window.
Court Paving: Terra cotta hollow tiles halved.
Front Steps: Australian stringybark (eucalpt obliqua).
Retaining Walls: Terra cotta hollow tiles.

* This project became a reality through the generosity of many suppliers and merchants. We commend their advertisements on the following pages to your attention.