Weyerhaeuser 4-Square

How well do you know Hemlock? Not by hearsay. . but by actualuse . byworking with it . . . nailing and painting it?

West Coast Hemlock is entitled to a fair evaluation on every single merit of its own, for West Coast Hemlock is a different type of wood from other Hemlocks. It is one of our leading soft woods. There are abundant stands of Hemlock. It willlong continue to be

PROPER PROCESSING "'HEn"ftr,{}CK

OWeyerhaeuser takes this abundant "ability" wood and through scientific logging, accurate sawing, controlled kilnseasoning, precision surfacing, proper grading, careful handling and shipping, produces a wide range of 4-Square West Coast Hemlock lumber products.

Expand Your Market For Hemtock

one of our most available species. Hemlock is going to be with us foi many generations.

Properly kiln-dried, and carefrrlly manufactured by Weyerhaeuser, 4-Square Hemlock rates a preferred position on your merchandising progxam. It has just about everything a customer could want in a soft wood and can be used interchangeably with other multi-purpose soft wood species.

Many experienced lumbermen rate West Coast Hemlock excellent for framing, sheathing, siding, finish, moulding, flooring, stepping, cabinet work, paneling, ladder stock, food containers, cupboards, food lockers.

Acquaint your market with West Coast Hemlock. Factual literature is available explaining the characteristics and uses of this abundant "ability" wood. Write for details.

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The house itself was the work of a design committee chairmaned by Paul Kirk, A.I.A., of Seattle. The op.;n pian and the other unique structural features of the house grew out of the demands of the building site, the needs of a farm family and the climate of the area.

All labor and building materials were donated. The staggeringly complex job of planning and coordination dernanded by the scores of operating suppliers and contractors was field-generaled by W. C. Bell, managing dire,ctor of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association, the biggest single contributor in money and materials.

Although plywood structural features simplified the building problems involved in a 16-hour erection schedule, the home itself is not just 3 "5lsnf"-it is designed throughout for super.ior construction, maximum life and the kind of livability r,vhich careful planning affords.

Interior wall finishes are planned to harmonize with the home's exposed wood post and beam construction. Kitchen built-ins are vertical grain fir plywood, the living and dining area is virtually all glass shaded by wide soffits and at one end of 'the living room and in the entry hall, the paneling is Philippine mahogany plywood. Natural finrshed fir plyr.vood in storage walls and bedrooms when built accent these wal1 surfacings.

ISLAND STORAGE UNIT. Free-slanding nalural finirh plywood slorage wall form: living area. Sloragc space below adiuslable bool shelves is reached from olher side of island unii. Underside of single thiclness plywood roof decling {urnishes handsome nalutal finished wood ceiling.

The inverted gable roof consists of exposed beams supported on 3" x 4" wooden posts. A single-skin of 3/+" plywood is exposed on the underside to form a natural wood ceiling. On t-he top side it supports rigid insulation and a built-up roof covering.

The butterfly design prevents icing at the eaves in winter and allorvs room for rvindows high on the walls at the perimeter. Because interior partitions are short of ceiling height, air circrrlates freely through the house in summer and escapes through the rvindows beneath the eaves.

The basic unit and the core of the plan includes kitchen, Cining area and living room with a.ivashroom off the kitchen entrance-a total of 750 square feet which rvould cost from $7,500 to $9,0CO to build. The designers combined kitchen and dining room in one general area with the dining room opening through a flexible screen into the living room. And cor-rtrary to general practice, the fireplace is in the dining room fronting the kitchen at the far end.

There are trvo reasons for this unusual plan. First, kitchen and dining room traditionally are the center of the family's activities in the farm home. Thus, in addition to being work rooms, this area of the house offers the family a substantial bonus in livability. Secondly, it is arsu*ed that if tl-re basic unit is built first, tl-re living room rvill provide sleeping quarters pending addition of the bedroom wing

The second unit which can be added without changing the existing structure is essentially a large, all-purpose utility room housing appliances and several built-in storage units. The room is paneled rvith a high density plastic surfaced plywood-a panel rvith clear, bone-hard faces permanently fused to rvaterproof glued Douglas fir plyrvood. The smooth, tough plastic face does not require painting and is particularly durable and easily cleaned.

The final unit like the utility room requires no changes in the existing structure and consists of master bedroom and two children's rooms separated by a folding screen.

Storage is scientifically planned for convenience and space. The designers used natural finished plywood for several storage walls, one forming a living room partition providing space for radio, books and other items. In the bedrooms, wardrobes are built-in. None of the storage units support roof loads rvhich means they can be moved without altering the basic structure to meet the changing needs of a growing family.

The exterior of the house provides for wide areas of glass shaded by expansive roof overhangs. Siding of vertical cedar and cement asltestos panels is backed with sf" Plyscord,, the sheathing grade of Douglas fir plywood, which provides necessary resistance to the racking forces created by high prevailing winds.

One of the most important features of the design is the natural way in which the committee seared the home to the requirements of a normal farm life. There is a separate entrance from the farm convenient to the kitchen and another leading directly to the compact living area from the front of the house.

To provide for a children's play area and comfortable outdoor summer living, the designers placed a 72-loot fence leading off from tl.re house toward the farm yard. The fence is a medium density plastic faced plywood particularly suitable for painting. It is expected to provide for maximum durability of appearance despite grinding dust and fierce summer suns,

With all its unique design features, the house is a prototype designed to take the place of the temporary shacks and squalid garage living which usually characterize a boom in farm lands. Nobody expects every one of the 13,000 farm families who will eventually settle the Basin to build this identical house. But the designers hope that it will have a profound influence on the homes that ivill be built by others.

Annual Roundup tVill Be Held At Sir Francis Drake Hotel August 22

General Chairman Bob Bonner announces that the date tor the San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9 annual Roundtrp is August 22. Th\s gala event will be held at the Sir Francis f)rake Hotel in San Francisco.

Bob's committeemen are as follows: Banquet, Hac Col1ins, Fran Heron; Publicity, Jack Pomeroy, Bill Black; Iteception. Paul Overend, Fred Ziese; Finance, Ralph Mannion, Jack Butler; Program, Fran Heron, Len Cupps; Tickets, Charlie Schmitt, Jim Needham; Entertainment, ilill McCubbin; Golf, Einie Bacon, Jim Needham, Fred Ziese, Art Evans ; Secretary, Bovard Shibley; Reservations, I)aul McCrrsker.

The afternoon golf tournament under the direction of Iirnie Bacon is scheduled to start at 12:00 noon at the Xlerced Lake Golf and Countrv Club.

Milton Taenzer, American Hardwood Co., I-os Angeles, and Mrs. Taenzer, spent a few days visiting friends in l)clta. Colo:'ado. They traveled both ways by plane.

John Hanson, Anderson-llanson Company, Studio City, Calif., has just returned from a business and vacation trip to Dallas, Texas. He visited the company's office in Dallas a.nd spent some time calling on retail dealers in that vicinity.