News and Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 65, 8 June 1927, Page 12

News and Notes

An ingenious method of waterproofing paper for roofing, etc., has been made use of. The paper is coated with lead suboxide and linseed oil, whereby a thin layer of lead is deposited on the paper, which becomes waterproof. * * * Colour cleverly used in house decoration, the use of newer woods such as Kenya olive and Andaman pandank in furniture, some beautiful work in one-colour lacquer—in primrose, a beautiful blue, jade, and silver—are other arresting features of a London exhibition. * * * I-lome-building in the Mount Roskill district should show a big increase after the division of the Wesley Trust Estate at Three Kings. Last year 345 building permits were granted by the Road Board, and the value of the buildings was £182,570. The district has become a big residential area in the last few years. * * * Walks, floors and similar pavements should always rest on a good, firm base. If the soil where they are to be laid is well drained, the concrete may be placed directly upon it after grass roots and other perishable matter has been removed and the area well compacted, if the soil is not well drained, it is wise to provide a sub-base of well compacted, clean, coarse gravel or clean cinders. * * * The practice of some builders in proceeding with a building job before the plans have been inspected and approved by the local authority and the permit issued, is objected to by the Lower Hutt borough officials, who are prepared to wage war upon offenders in their territory. Two builders were each fined £3 for breaches of this kind in Lower Hutt, says the “New Zealand Building Review.” * * * For ordinary structures, either one or two-storey, the eaves may be 18 to 24 inches wide, and look well. Sometimes they are made narrower, as in some Colonial houses —sometimes much wider, as in California bungalows. If too wide, they look insecure, unless supported by false brackets, which architecturally are not always in good taste. Extremely narrow eaves make a building look bare or unfinished. * s* * Crumpling, creasing an<L slipping of your chair cover becomes a thing of the past when sufficient spare material is left for tucking into the sides and back of upholstered furniture if the very simple and homely device of the roll of tissue paper is used. Place a roll of tissue paper at the sides and back of the chair, pull the cover into place, and well thrust the loose material down into the sides and back. The tissue roll acts as a grip and keeps the well-cut cover always in position.