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PlyBase is the ideal base material for all types of modern wall-to-wall floor coverings. Joints are reduced to a minimum; the covering is smooth, firm looks better, lasts longer.

Sanded smooth, PlyBase presents a tight, solid surface. The large panel sizes go down quickly, are easy to handleo save time and labor on the job. Use PlyBase on remodeling work, too, as a firm surface for new coverings over old, rough, worn floors. And on walls, PlyBase serves as a backing for wall tile and over finish coverings which require a smooth, solid backing.

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Under PlyBose or ony type of ffnish eooring, PlyScord is the ideol subflooring. The big ponels of PlyScord cover ioists quickly, provide o smooih, even surfoce lhol's strong, rigid, right ond droft-frea. ldeniiffed by the "grodetrsdemqrk" sl the righr.

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Red Ced.r Shingle Bureau Launches Model-Home Construction Program

Launching of a comprehensive model-home constructiorr program, featuring a moderate-cost five-room home which is being given national prominence by large-scale natior.ral advertising and promotion, is announced by the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, Seattle.

Iletail lumber dealers in all sections of the country rviii figure prominently in the well-integrated program, according to W. W. \\roodbridge, Bureau secretary-mallagcr.

Construction of the model house, known as The Certrgrade National lIome, rvill be channeled through retail Iumber dealers. The house is designed by National Plan Service, Chicago, whose blueprint plans are familiar to Iumber dealers throughout America.

Initial announcement of the .program appeared with a full-page color advertisement in the April 9 issue of thc Saturday Evening Post, closely follorved by messages in the April issue of Farm Journal and in the Spring edition of Small Homes Guide. A second advertisement featuring the Certigrade National Home is scheduled for the June 25 issue of the Post, rvith a third fuli-page color message being planned for an Autumn issue.

"This Certigrade National Hon.re rvill be built in all parts of America," Woodbridge stated. "They wlil represent :ur effective answer by the building indrrstry to charges that p:ivate enterprise is unable to do the job. Most important. they u,ill serve to demonstrate the rvisdom of maintaining quality standards of construction, yet at the same time holding to reasonable economy levels in order to reach a substantial segment of the available market."

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Bt.nairrg in perfectly with any sryle of architecture, these new shingles are deep-grained and colorful, and have the rich, traditional New England staggered edge.

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(Continued from Page 10) el house rvhich we have sponsored during the past decade. It promises to be even more popular then its predecessors. The first of our model homes had the distinction of receiving the first FHA commitment ever issued, at the tinrc of that agency's inception. In later years it r,vas follorverl by the popular Certigrade Quintuplets and the famous Certigrade Californian."

The Certigrade National Home is a three-bedroonr, single-story structure which represents the ultimate in efficient design. The exterior combines the graciousness and dignity of early Colonial architecture with the rambling spaciousness which is closely associated with the modern Western or Ranch-type home.

The home has been laid out in three different designs, to meet the requirements of builders in various sections clf the country. One design includes a full basement. A second design, intended for southern construction, is rvithout basement and has a utility room 8' x lA 6" in size to contain laundry equipment and hot water heater. A floor furnace or heater is located in the hall. The third design oi the Certigrade National Home also is without basemetrt and is executed for northern construction. It has a utility room 8' x 14' 2" to contain both laundry equipment an,,ifurnace or heating unit.

A single-car garage is a feature of all three designs. In the basement unit, the garage is connected to the house r,vith an attractive breezeway. In the two basement-less layouts, the utility room is placed between the house proper and the garage.

Exterior walls are designed for double-coursed cedar shingle or shake construction, and the roof likewise is of cedar shingles. The double-coursed wall construction produces heavy and attractive shadow lines between courses, accentuating the rambling, close-to-the-ground appearance of the home.

The efficiency of the floor plan is apparent in the full utilization of every inch of space available and the spaciousness that is achieved by the large living room with iis dining area, the efficient kitchen and snack space, as well as the three bedrooms, one of which is 1,1'x 14'.

Numerous other features command attention. An open porch at the side of the house, accessible from the living room, accentuates the appearance of size and spaciousness The service entry is at ground level. The hood protecting the front entry, the large picture window, ample windows providing sunlight and ventilation, are all ultra-modern notes that add considerably to the comfort, convenience and appearance of this model home. Included is a natural fireplace at one end of the living room and a stationary picture windo..v with two side windows open for ventilation.

The kitchen is on the efficient "U" plan for arrangement of cabinets, range and other facilities. Each bedroom has a large closet with sliding doors, and in the connecting hall there are linen and guest closets'

A disappearing stairway leads from the hall to the attic, where ample storage area is available.

Conventional construction methods are employed in

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AMERICAN CAI{CER SIICIETY

Announces Changes in Personnel

The West Coast Stained Shingle Company, manufacturers of Olympic stained shingles and shakes, announces the following changes in personnel to take effect immediately, according to Philip !V. Bailey, manager.

Holmes C. Pooser rvill be district sales manager for the states of Oregon, California, and Arizona; Henry G. Smith will be district sales manager for Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho; Burr Odell will be district sales manager for Washington and Montana and, in addition, will act as Eastern sales manager. Robert E. Andrews will be office and production manager.

These changes are made to strengthen the sales organization of the company in order that the lumber dealers may be more adequately served throughout the various territories. In spite of the general reduction in building permits, Mr. Bailey reports that second quarter business in 1949 is expected to exceed that of 1948.

building the home, witl-r wood sash and wood framir.tg.

Complete literature and point-of-sale helps on the Ceriigrade National Home are available to dealers free of charge frorn the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, 5510 White Building, Seattle, Washington. Among the pieces available are a large full-color poster for ofifice or window display, an enlarged color reproduction suitable for framing, newspaper mats, floor plans, and a sketch plan showing many features and details of the home.

Increqsed production fsciliries hove stepped up the output of Mengel Flush Doors lo q new record high

Yes, here is really good news. The most popular flush doors on the market are now available in greater quantity than ever before.

These beautiful Mengel Flush Doors are well known to your customers and prospects. They are built to the most rigid standards of quality with top-grade materials. The patented "Insulok" grid and the dovetailed wedge-locked joint combine to produce a light-weight door of great dimensional stability that will, under normal conditions, last the life of the building.

It's the door through which plenty of profitable business can come your way. The door your customers have been waiting for and wanting. And today, you can satisfy them.

Right now, the supply is good, but remember it's a popular item. So get your order in now. Mengel Flush Doors, I3A" and I%," thick, are presently being made with birch, gum, rift oak, mahogany and walnut faces.