The California Lumber Merchant Plan of the Month

by Hiowofhq Estes

Hi,awatha Estes, the nationally known home consultant, has since 1955 had his house plan colurnn appear in neutsp.pers and. other publicati,oru throughout the West. ,He is alread,y hnown to rnany retail lumber d,evlers through the sale ol his Plan Books whi.ch haue proucn to be uery popular with prospectiae home build,ers. We belieue that reailers ol The Calilornia, Lumber Me,rchant, will find this new tdepartment highly interesting and, through the use ol Mr. Estes' Plan Books, haue a seraice ol great aalue to retail lumber ),ard customers,-E ditor.

family room through folding louvre doors. The kitchen has been planned to lighten your daily household tasks. In addition to the regular built.in appliances, there is an eating nook plus a built-in desk and storage area which enhances the beauty of the kitchen and is so convenient. The family room and kitchen are partially separated by a bar which can be used as a wet bar and/or for occasional snacks. Sliding glass doors open from the family room to the covered patio which can double as an outdoor room.

This is a home of surprising contrasts of elegance and informality. It is open planning at its best, yet the various areas are definitely marked and set apart. The informal family room, kitchen and dining area open to each other and are located in one rectangle. The formal living room forms another rectangle while the bedrooms form the third rectangle in this design.

The outstanding and refreshing charm of this home is readily apparent {rom the minute rou approach the slate covered porch. Part of the porch has been elimi-

PLAN N0. 3805. A home of refreshing charm, planned both for elegant entertaining and informal family living. A feature of the sunken living room is the extra wide formal fireplace which is backed up to the cheerful round fireplace of the f amily room. The kitchen has been planned for efficiency; in t{ationwide Plan Book Co.

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Box 404 l{orthridge, Calif. nated to form an inexpensive planting area which is especially dramatic at night due to an overhead floodlight.

Double doors open to the extra wide entry which is also slate covered because of its beauty and resistance to soiling and abuse. A screen plus a low storage closet separates the living room from part of the entry. A curved step leads down to the sunken living room. The feature of this room is the extra wide formal fireplace which is backed up to the more informal round fireplace o{ the family room.

The separate dining room opens to the addition to the built-in appliances there is an eating nook plus a built-in desk and storage area. A snack bar partially separates the family room from the kitchen. This home represents open planning at its best, yet the various areas are definitely set apart.

The water closet in the family bath is completely hidden from the door. This bath also offers a sunken Roman type tub. Another bath is off the dressing room of the master bedroom. A door leads from this bath to the outside so the shower can be used if a pool is contemplated. If not, the door can be eliminated durins construction. Notice the pullman lavatory in this bath together with the lavatory-dressing table which opens to the master bedroom but is separated from it with folding louvre doors. A very unusual but practical {eatu re.

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Top row, from left: Barbara Fizwater with the Wisnom .Lumber g€ng, Walter Wi'snom, Ruth Dodge and Al Miller ftiding behind the bushes). Next' Stella l{itahari, Oral Turnir and Herman Nye, all-of San ]q9g Plywood, and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Allen. Next: Jay Ludlow and Patty Doyle of Warm Springs Lumber Co., and Doois, Inc. manager iim 0akley. Righl E. A. Padula Lumbet's bay area rep, Jim Gater and his purty secretary Nell Kaufman.

Second Row, from left: MacBeath Hardwood's John Skov, Lamon Lumber's Gordon Saunders and Myrtle Heney, and Sterling Lumber's.Mt View manager.Maury Daubin. Next' Bbnner and- Ukiah wholesaler Lloyd Larson of Blemco Lumber

Golq Compony Night For Peninsulo Group

Underwriters Approve Wood-Foced Composite lrA-Hour Fire Door

The Fire Council of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. has given its label of approval to the Weldwood l/2'hour fire doorthe only veneer-faced composite fire door on the market with this rating, United States Plywood Corporation announced.

This Weldwood door, which now may be used in any interior in' stallation where codes specify l)/2-hour doors, was specially designed for hazardous locations such as vertical shafts and stair wells. Core material is U. S. Plywood's incombustible Weldrok.

Tests were conducted with 4' x 7t frre doors, including hinges and cylinder locksets-the maximum size door allowed under this label's privilege. Further tests are scheduled to permit vision pan' elso mortise closers and mortise locks, the company added.

"While many hollow metal doors have the l1/z-hour label, few of them have the heat transmission loss rating of the Weldwood door," says N. F. Schumaker, manager of U. S. Plywoods door department. "This represents a real breakthrough for our team of research and development experts."

Sales. Next, Jim llwan of Durable Plywood, Mrs. Tim Wood and Knute Weidman. Right: Durable Plywood's Rolf Stolesen and Mary Robinson.

Bottom row, from left: San Jose Plywood's Pat Fraser and Club 170 prexy lohn Enright, Shiiley Crumpler (Hoo-Hoo-Ette 3 president) and Mar-Mac Lumber's Dick McK-annay. Ntixt, And in this happy shot we have R. F. Nikkel Lumber's 8ob Bonner, Elise Lewis of Palo Altd'[umber, Max Lowe of McElroy Lumber, and the sccond

Peninsula Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club 8 and Santa Clara Valley HooHoo Club 170 combined talents for a Gala Company Night Party on Tuesday evening, March 19, at the El Rancho Restaurant in Palo Alto. An estimated 75 lumber guys and dolls attentled the event which featured entertainment, raffie prizes, door prizes, dancing and good food. As the accompanying photos will attest, the party was a big success and will become a regular annual feature on the calendars of both clubs.

The label for the Weldwood fire door will read: "Rating I/9hour (B), temperature rise 30 minutes-250 degrees Fahrenheit maximum."

This rating figure sets a limit of 250 degrees maximum temperature rise at the end of 30 minutes exposure {or the "cold side" of the door. By this time the Underwriters' Laboratories furnace has reached a temperature of almost 1,600 degrees F.

Underwriters' time ratings for fire doors are determined in test chambers where the doors are exposed on one side to gas flames which for the final hour of the test are maintained at approximately I,700 degrees F.

Thermocouples meanwhile record heat transmission tempera' tures on the cold side of the door-the side not exposed to direct flame. Maximum temperature rise of this cold side must not ex' ceed a given figure-25O degrees in the case of the new Veldwood door during the first 30 minutes of the test.

Tests are run for specified periods-lrl hours in this instance. The door finally must remain in its opening under 30 lbs. psi. water pressure from fire hoses.

Throughout the test, the chamber is obqprved to determine that there is no flame penetration of the door.

Olympic Stain lasts an amazingly long time. Years longer than ordinary stains. Years longer than shake paint.

Why? Because Olympic contains much more pigment, more pure linseed oil and a powerful preservative. And, unlike shake paint, Olympic penetrates to become part of the wood. lt dries without forming a film. Because it lets the wood breathe, Olympic can't crack, peel or blister. (Double your money back if it does.)

In the can you'll find Olympic costs more than some other stains. But on the job you'll find it's the least expensive stain you can use,

Diplomo Time in Fresno

On March 26, the members of a class sponsored by the San Joaquin Valley Lumber-Jacs w,ere presented with certificates by James Rockwell, Assistant Professor of Industrial Arts at Fresno State College. At the ceremony, Dr. H. O. Schorling, head of the Industrial Arts Department at Fresno State College, made an address. Certificates were presented to each class member who suc-

IHPA Goins Two New Members

Two new members, one regular and one associate, were welcomed into the Imported Hardwood Plywood Association last month, according to IHPA president Eric Wagner, of Del Valle. Kahman, San Francisco.