Special Materials Olfers a New Product " A"ro-Bilt" Home Sections

As announced in their advertisement on another page of this issue, Special Materials, distributors of _modern compostion building materials, w-ith offices and warehouses in Oakland and San Francisco, are offering for sale through lumber and building material dealers Aero-Bilt Home Sections, a new product, approved by FHA.

Discussing the new product Charles Haagenson branch manager of Special Mater,ials' Oakland warehouse, said: "Houses built with these sections can be of any size, sections may be fitted to any plan. No two houses need be alike, outside or inside, and houses can be erected by any contractor without much study in two or three days.

"Wall, floor, and ceiling sections are 4 feet wide by 8 feet irigh, except the sections u'ith 4 ft. or 9 ft. metal rvindorvs, r,vhich are 8 feet and 12 feet wide.

"Floor sections have sf,, plywood sub floor with ftr, plyr,r'ood under the joists, forming dead air space that gives additional insulation. Sections are glued and nailed at joints at the site. Floor sections are splined and glued at joints. Wall sections have tongue and groove joint, the ply'u-ood being recessed at the edges to accommodate taped joint system. Joints are invisible.

"Exterior wall sections have /s" exteriot plywood and come complete rvith installed metal sash. Interior sections come complete rvith flush doors. Ceiling sections have the same stressed skin design with plywood both over and under the joists providing additional insulation.

"The sections, which are all dipped to seal against absorption of moisture, take cere of floors, walls, ceilings, sash and doors, eliminating conventional floor and ceiling joists, studs, and bracing. All material is kiln-dried before assembling. The sections are built of two faces of plywood, separated by ribs of kiln-dried lumber at 9-inch centers.

"Exterior walls can be finished with texture to resemble stucco, with siding, shingles, or shakes.

"Roofs can be of any type, applied in the usual manner.

"Sections for two to three houses, according to size, can be shipped in one carload. Sections for one average veteran's house may be stored in an average sized garage."

Demonstration House

A five-room, two-bedroom home has been erected at Orinda Crossroads, near Oakland, by Special Materials, using Aero-Bilt Home Sections. The contractors were Langbehn & Chandler, Oakland. Dealers and the public are invited to inspect this home. A picture of it will appear in March 1 issue of The California Lumber Merchant.

Special Materials invites inquiries from lumber and building material dealers who may be interested in handling Aero-Bilt Home Sections, for which they are exclusive distributors. The Oakland office is at East 12th Street and 34th Avenue, telephone number, ANdover 4100. The San Francsco offi,ce is at Harrison and 72nd Streets, telephone number. Yltlencia 7174.