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46 Mnv Carpenter of Bates Road, Lexington, has a Cape Cod ' House of the same construction as this. During the first winter season, he heated the house completely for seven months for about 4 50.00 for oil. The floor construction is an improvement over the 12" cement block footing. Charles Shedd of Arlington, a retired engineer, has given Mr. Smith complete cal- culations on this. These floors can be built for 68� a square foot as against $1.50 for wood. They are precast and brought on the job. The beams equal 2,000 pounds of concrete -no beam being used for a span over twelve feet; they are reinforced with a #12 wire. The beams can be levelled and s'et,up just as wooden joists. Only two special forms are needed. Mr. Forde-would need no other floor. This can be painted later on and when finances warrant it, he can put on any type of floor that he wants. Mr. Smith said that he had had quite a bit of experience with this type of house and has found them very quiet and substantial. The plans call for one bedf;oom 12 x 152 and one 12 x 12; these sizes are very unusual. ]fir. Smith further stated that he would furnish the Board or the Building Department with any data they requested. There are nine or ten houses df: - this type in Concord, one in Saugus. The beams are three feet ®C; the partitions are all of cinder block; the beams are 8" high and 6" wide. Mr. Locke; How is the electrical wiring taken care of? Mr. Smith; You locate your switches, cut a hole in your block and run your wiring that way. When this is finished, you merely plug up the hole. Mr. Redman; What type of heating is used? Mr. Smith; Recirculating hot air. Mr. Locke; Aren't you going to get fine cracks in your ceiling? Mr. Smith; No, the way the slabs are butted to- gether you get a tight construction. You don't get the shrinkage you get in wood. Mr. Rich; What did the Building Inspector object deo.