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for home builders on the design of group housing. The National Housing Aet Literature Now Available To Prospective Homeowners No prospective home buyer; NHA Home-Owner Loans by| needs to remain in the dark these/CMHC -- A booklet explaining| days on any aspect of acquiring home - owner loans available a home, Whether he wants to from CMHC. know about financing, about| NHA Limited - Dividend Loans| house designs, construction, or|_ A folder explaining loans avail- housing standards, there's au-able under Section 16 of the Na- thoritative literature available to tional Housing Act to assist in give him the full story. {the construction of low - rental In addition to all the material housing projects or in the pur- published in magazines and news- pers, and issued by manufac- turers of building materials, a wide selection of booklets Is available from the government's housing agency -- Central Mort- gage and Housing Corporation. Copies . are available free of) charge from your nearest CMHC| branch office, or from the cor- poration's Information Division gt| Ottawa. Following is a list of some particularly interesting ones: FINANCING NHA Loans for Homes -- A booklet giving a detailed explan-| ation of the home-ownership pro-| visions of the National Housing! Act and the procedure to follow in obtaining an NHA loan. chase and conversion of existing buildings to provide such accom- modations. NHA Home Conversion Loans A leaflet explaining loans for the addition of one or more family ousing units to fine resi ntial structures. HA Federal - Provincial Proj: ects -- A leaflet outlining the pro- visions of Section 36 of the Na- tional Housing Act for land as- sembly and housing construction undertaken jointly by the Federal and Provincial governments. N Home Improvement Loans -- A leaflet explaining {loans available to assist in fi- nancing home improvements and repairs. NHA Urban Redevel t available to municipalities to help finance urban renewal stud- jes and to acquire and clear blighted or sub - standard areas for redevelopment. NHA Farm Housing Loans -- An explanation of the facilities for financing new home on farms with assistance under the Na- tional Housing Act. DESIGN OF HOUSING Small House Designs -- A cata- logue of house designs for which working drawings may be pur- chased from Central: Mortgage and Housing Corporation local offices at nominal cost. These de- signs are made available through the co-operation of Canadian architects and Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Choosing a House Design -- an illustrated book explaining to prospective home owners prelimi- nary considerations on choice of neighborhood, lot, type of house, and other aspects of home-owner- ship. Pri of small house A leaflet explaining assistance Grouping -- An illustrated guide a minimum house -- A folder out- lining the minimum requirements {in planning, construction and ma- {terials for houses financed under the National Housing Act, includ- ling an example of a house de- {signed for outlying areas where {municipal services are not avail able. CONSTRUCTION | Housing Standards -- A book- let of minimum building stan- dards prepared by the Division of Building Research, National |Research Council, and prescrib- by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation for houses built under the National Housing | Act, Apartment Bui'dling Standards --A booklet setting out the mini- mum requirements for planning, construction and materials for apartment buildings upon which loans are made under the Na- tional Housing Act, Dictionary of House - Building Terms -- Definitions of words |describing methods and mate- {rials generally employed in the house-building industry. What You Should Know About The Inspection of Your House -- A folder explaining to borrowers the purpose of CMHC compliance inspections on NHA financed dwellings. FOR THE fullest. service, 335 BLOOR WEST FINEST HOMES When buyng a home one likes to feel that he is dealing with a firm he can trust, one that will satisfy him to that Crawford McCullough has a home to suit every fancy, every budget and you can be sure when you buy with them that you are getting the finest quality materials and the finest 'quality Crawrorp McCuLLouch CONSTRUCTION LIMITED RA 5-3406 Good Building Practice -- A booklet of nailing diagrams of- fered as a guide to sound wood framing for house construction. GENERAL Wood Famed Changeover Whether or not you '"'touch wood" for luck, you touch it with a friendly feeling . . . a natural, human response to its living or need. As our only renewable source, wood offers the avail ability and abundance to satisfy the nation's ever-growing de- ds. And through modern {character, its warm texture, its incomparable beauty of éolor and !grain, Like innumerable generations before us, we tend to take wood . as the material most universally used in our homes . . . as the material which, though often imitated by cold, less attractive materials, needs never masquerade as but itself. We know how to work with wood in many ways . . . how to shape it, nail it, glue it, stain it, paint it. But few of us are fami- liar with the wonderful new world of wood. Though man used wood to form his first crude shelter, today's architects, builders, de- : and technologists are just beginning to discover wood's al- most limitless potential . . . for creating more livable homes in a bright new age of building. Nine out of 10 homes, inside their walls and ceilings and under their floors, have the re- silient strength of an all-wood frame, Sturdy timbers support every part of the structure, from foundation to roof, uniting them into a single sound unit of dur- for granted . . tree farming as practiced by the forest products industry, we can be assured of a continuous sup- ply of timber for the future. EASY WORKABILITY Everyone can work easily and happily with wood. It§ smooth texture and distinctive grains af- ford emotional satisfaction to the strength-weight advantage. For, special uses, wood can be made more fire-resistant . . . impreg- Bg nln in RE THE OSHAWA TIMES, Saturday, September 26, 1959 31 practically maintenance-free . . . pated to repel moisture and ter- mites. New finishes make wood take fullest advantage of wood's new coatings make it virtually|acoustical and insulational prop- wear-proof . . . new applicatious|erties. home craftsman, the prof sculptor. Its flexibility provides great opportunities for creative design by the architect and the furniture stylist. In home workshops, wood re- sponds easily beautifully to the imaginative demands of the Iwnbbyist with his modern wood- working tools . . . lends itself to many projects of lasting worth. One of wood's unique assets, its easy workability, helps make wood construction economical . . and a good building buy. For the home of any style, size or price .,. on any site, in any set- ting, anywhere . .. wood offers a rewarding investment. In the product + development laboratory, on the engineer's drawing board, remarkable new things are happening to wood ... to extend still further its A Lot to be Proud Of -- Alaple shelter, Here, wood works superiority as a building ma- booklet explaining proper mainte-| nseon through the years, to en.|terial. |dow your home with lasting com.|have nance of lawns, trees and shrubs, Typical Lot and Block Grad-| ing -- A leaflet for builders illus- | trating grading / problems and | President's Greetings It gives me great pleasure to | send this message to the people of Oshawa as National Home Week 1959 opens. Through the splendid efforts Builders Association, you will have an opportunity, from Sep- tember 26 to October 3, to see the latest and best in new home design. I commend the Associa- tion's (Parade of Homes) (spe-| cial show of model homes) to| your atiention, for IT know youl will find them among the finest you have ever seen. The members of the Oshawa Builders Association have a par-| ticular advantage in their indus-| |try in Oshawa since they are also members of the National House) Builders Association -- the organ-| ization of which I have the honor| to be president. As such, they are| constantly in touch with develop-| ments in the house building indus- | try all over Canada; they're up| to date -- they know what's going on. And this means, in turn, that their standards of construction) and value to the buver are the highest in your community. | MAURICE JOUBERT, { President, | National House Builders Association We are specialists in the manufacture of PRE-CAST ONCRETE PRODUCTS © COLORED FLAGSTONE Beautify Your Home © SIDEWALK SLABS of the Oshawa Walls, doors and floors of wood | ort, security and value. | Timelessness is a quality of wood that few- other materials possess. Wood has been in style throughout man's history . . . be- cause wood not only endures, but also grows richer and more beau- tiful with age. The serenity of the forest, the magnificence of creation, as symbolized in the wood church, make worship more meaningful, Some ancient churches of timber construction are still in use after 1200 years. Elegance and comfort are the hallmarks of wood in every era. reflect deep beauty with the simplest of care . . . wood furni- ture invites pleasant relaxation. . + » wood ceilings and beams help surround our living with the familiar friendliness of a natural material. Wood kitchen cabinets are widely preferred for their beauty . their compatibility with appliances in eolor. From Canada's vast forest- lands, come more than 35 com- mercial species of softwoods and Lamination increased its processes structural WE SELL HOT WATER HEATERS! . INSTALL 'EM, TOO! You'll be surprised to find out how little it costs to have all the hot water you need all the time! We completely install, slean up, leave no mess behind! LORNE GOODMAN Plumbing & Heating 758 Mary St. -- RA 5-1044 hardwoods . forest . products OWN FU 2 Mn BLOCKS There's a good reason why the careful builder chooses concrete block construction @ CONCRETE e CINDER ¢ HAYDITE BLOCKS ye / Concrete Products LIMITED MEMBER OF THE OSHAWA BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION 1089 NELSON ST. RA 3-4412 to satisfy eveny individual taste ROSSLYNN ESTATES LIMITED "Your Community Builders" cordially invites you to see the See how your investment is protected through the years in ROSSLYNN HEIGHTS DRIVZ OUT TODAY © PORCHES © PRECAST CONCRETE STEPS © CURBING ® Saves time and money ® Built to last a housetime ® Complete free estimates The pleasure and satisfaction 'you get out of a new home, and its resale value are determined by what goes inlo it at the time of construction. 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