. Fireproof construction for houses and other buildings at moderate cost. Residence at Hohokus, New Jersey. Kenneth M. Murchison, New York, Architect. This is a thoroughly fireproof house, the walls, floors and hearing partitions being constructedof Hollow Tile, while the roof is slate. The walls and floors are of 8 inch Natco Hollow walls are not furred but are waterproofed on the inside of the Tile, while the outside finishis of white asbestos stucco. The foundations are concrete. The main part of the house meas-ures 32 ft. 6 inches by 60 ft., while the wing measures 21 ft. by 42 ft
. Fireproof construction for houses and other buildings at moderate cost. Residence at Hohokus, New Jersey. Kenneth M. Murchison, New York, Architect. This is a thoroughly fireproof house, the walls, floors and hearing partitions being constructedof Hollow Tile, while the roof is slate. The walls and floors are of 8 inch Natco Hollow walls are not furred but are waterproofed on the inside of the Tile, while the outside finishis of white asbestos stucco. The foundations are concrete. The main part of the house meas-ures 32 ft. 6 inches by 60 ft., while the wing measures 21 ft. by 42 ft. 6 inches. The house contains17 rooms and 5 bathrooms, and also has a sleeping porch oftthe second floor. NATCO HOLLOWTILE NATIONAL FIRE -PROOFING•COMPANY-. Residence at Orange, New Jersey, .. Mann & MacNeille, New York, Architects. This is one of a group of houses put up by a prominent building firm for the purpose of specu-lation, and no expense has been spared, even down to the smallest detail, to make the houses asattractive, and at the same time thoroughly substantial, as is possible to be done under modernbuilding conditions. The fact that all of the houses in this group are fireproof in every sense ofthe word, is one of the most important talking points that the builders have to offer, when dealingwith prospective customers. The walls, floors and partitions are all constructed of Hollow Tile, 8 inch Natco Hollow Tilebeing used for the first story walls and 6 inch Tile for the second. The foundations are walls are not furred, and are covered with white stucco, in which is mixed a waterproofcomposition. The house measures 28 ft. by 55 ft., and contains 10 rooms and one bathroom. NATCO HOLLOWTIIJ: NATIONAL FIRE PROOFI
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