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11 CL 3 aAaAai tAAAAaaaaaass aaasAAaAAAaaAAAAAAAAAAMa Color Photo Covrtoiv Womon't Doy StudtaSbnpMa Timber Co. distinctive. Design takes advantage of modern, building materials, reducing labor costs, cutting maintenance. Bright color accents against handsome rough-textured plywood walls make the exterior of this vacation cabin V- By Virginia than by any other architect. He accomplished his-objectives' in this house by designing the 2x4 studs' 24 inches center (rather than, the standard -16 inches 'on center) ajid through selection of new building products.

For example, exterior walls are J4 inch thick, Simpson Ruff-sawn all-redwood plywood in 4x9-foot panels nailed di-. rectly to the -studs. No sheathing was necessary. All interior walls' are of 2x8-foot prefinished Cherry Misf: or Cherry JMocha Easy Wall Wood-grain hardboard paneling with an insulation board Completely proof, -fadeproof, and scuffproof, this paneling was applied di- to the studs with a. staple gun.

ERE-IS PROOF that your dream of a home away from home can come triie. ItV a two-story house with two decks for "happy outdoor giving, rain or shine. Its a vacation house, but is easily' convertible for year-around use. It is built of -handsome, care-free -materials. And, because, most of the materials are prefinished, the construction is simple; in fact, an accomplished amateur handyman should, be.

able to build it. with only limited professional help. the house lives' much larger than ijs 832 square feet Downstairs, there, is a large. 15xl7-foot living room, a completely arranged kitchen with snack bar, two storage closets, stairway and lavatory; upstairs, two bedrooms, a bath room and ample clothes closets. Both bedrooms open to a 17x24-foot roof-top deck specially designed for the pleasures jpf sun -worshippers.

There is also a ground-level deck, with roof overhead to. shelter it from 'the elements! The two decks total 552 squhre feet Of Outdoor living space. Designed by Herman York, AIA, of Jamaica, N. Womans Day architectural consultant, this vacation house, project was undertaken by Womans Day magazine in coopera tion with Simpson Timber Co. It was.

built, on Cape Cod at Brewstef, by Evert Wihslow. i THE HOUSE is designed and. constructed of modern, quality, economical building materials that arehandsome in appearance, virtually maintenance-free and easy to install. Many ate prefinished and hive built-in. insulation.

In fact the house -is so solidly-built that with 'the addition' of a furnace it could be a year-around residence. York, a trustee for the National Association of Home Builders' Research Institute, strives to design faster, better. and more economical ways to build homes. Annually more --homes are constructed throughout the nation designed by York THE CLOSET aAd storage area louvered bifold doors come ready to Install with'a screwdriver; these and some flush doors are Seven-Eleven ceiling height which eliminates the need overhead framing. Woodfiber acoustical ceiling tile in the kitchen and bedrooms was easily stapled to furring strips.

Simpson roof deck, a multipurpose product, was used over exposed beams in the living room. This product, available with either an acoustical or wood grain; finish, serves as the deck for d. built-up roof, insulates, and provides a finished interior -ceiling. Such Simpson Timber Co. materials save time, cut pro fessional labor costs to a minimum, stay beautiful and are easily maintained with'a minimum of effort THE TOTAL COST of materials for the house except for plumbing, wiring, bath and kitchen equipment came to.

$4,980.37. Complete working plans for this house may be ob- tained from your local Simpson Timber -Product or by, sending 35 cents to Simpson Timber 2040W Washington Building, Seattle 1, Wash. 3 Jj J' N. i.