NOW, Volume 8, Number 40, February 18, 1944 Page: 5
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each corner will fit to openings of
adjoining units like Pullman car ves-
tibules.
A half' dozen or so different styles
and sizes of room-unit form sets, each
permitting placement of windows and
doors wherever desired, the addition
of ledges around the outside wall,
moldings and decorative patterns in-
side, will yield homes to satisfy a mul-
titude of tastes and needs.
Selects Home From Models
Purchaser selects her home from
drawings and by fitting together min-
iature unit models. She specifies open-
ings, decorations, facilities, exterior
and interior colors. Units are cast, cur-
ed, waterproofed, painted, papered or
plastered, delivered to site. In mean-
time foundation has been poured with
utility lines installed. Units are bond-
ed to base and to each other; plumb-
ing, lighting, heating, conditioning fix-
tures are installed. House is ready for
occupancy. Homeowner may choose
to cover it with sod, plant flowers,
shrubs, even a Victory garden on the
roof.
Having built well over a hundred
steel houses, R. G. is now of the opin-
ion that his room-unit concrete struc-
ture is a likely answer to the postwar
housing problem: A vast quantity
quickly of high-quality, durable, low-
st dwellings in variety to meet many
offering tastes and requirements.
Photos of First Homes
- 1. Bomber Crane lifts outside form
containing house off inside form.
2. Crane heads for the homesite.
3. Because of weight - about 60
tons - uses block about 17' out from
wheels instead of at extremity of
boom.
4. Backs its load to homesite where
floor is already poured and concrete
blocks on hand to build partitions.
5. Raises the lid, exposing house.
' 6. Designer with E. P. Kastien and
Ray Gieszl inspects.
7. At left, outside form for room-
unit; at right, inside form.
8. Room-unit curing in the Missis-
sippi sun.ta
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R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. NOW, Volume 8, Number 40, February 18, 1944, periodical, February 18, 1944; Peoria, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1526384/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library.