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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20923, 30 September 1939, Page 27 (Supplement)

&S& Mil* it & GOOD WORKMANSHIP CAN BE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE MATERIALS USED Whether you are planning extensive re-decoration, or merely titivating the spare room, you will find that decorative materials supplied by us will give desired results. We have made such a study of YOUR requirements and our variety of stock ensures YOUR satisfaction. You’ll be glad you asked for our advice and made your selection fr©m our stocks of decoratives . . • And just see how much you’ll save . . • BOOTH and CHAPMAN LIMITED VICTORIA STREET Phone 1887 HAMILTON H PRIME MINISTER AND PARTY VISIT THE GIBRALTAR BOARD FACTORY—The Prime Minister with Mr Geo. Winstone (right), accompanied toy the Hon. D. G. Sullivan (arm showing), inspecting the only plant of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. A scene at the “palette” or forming section of the machin which produces over twelve millions of square feet of “Gibraltar” Board per anrium, the board which lines the walls and ceilings of most New Zealand homes. GIBRALTAR BOARD Prior to acme it years ago the ered with scrim and wallpaper. This rorm of lining was not only uneconomical, but dangerous from the standpoint or health and public safety. Firstly, the rough boards wore subject to dry-rot, vermin end borer; secondly, the scrim and paper becking- provided an admirable harbourage Tor vermin, dust and germ incubators; while thirdly, the whole Tormed an excellent fuel Tor the complete destruction of the house In the event of Internal lire accident. When, therefore, there appeared a synthetic board, commonly described as 44 Plaster Board ” It gained huge popularity. In 1028, the manufacture of this type of material was commenced In New Zealand. The cost to the consumer bes been considerably reduced since then, and the unique core construction has represented a distinct advance In quality on any product produced elsewhere In the world. The greater part of the raw material Is of New Zealand origin, the balance coming Trom otber parts of the Empire. The finished product, Gibraltar Board, Is almost universally used for all Internal lining or walls, ceilings and partitions, and combines all the necessary desirable features of materials Tor such use, notably as follows—an effective fir estop, vermin-proof, will not rot or decay—a proof against attacks by borer or dry rot—easily and economically erected—lend* Itself admirably to low-cost decorative treatment, by panelling, distempering, painting or wall papering with high-class results, without necessity of any prior treatment. It has been aptly named arter the Imposing outpost or the Empire—- “ Gibraltar." mtm ns mm : m C* n Your Building Dream Lives or Dies On the Basis of COST! But a Reinforced Concrete Stucco Home need cost no more than an ordinary weatherboard house. You CAN make that dream house a reality! . . . with a base of Gibraltar Sheathing you can build a beautiful modern reinforced stucco home for the price of weatherboards. Gibraltar Sheathing construction SAVES money right from the start. Initial costs are lower, there’s no costly recurring painting, its fire-resisting construction saves insurance premiums, its insulation cuts winter fuel bills in half. . . . Send to N.Z. Wallboards Ltd., Dept. W.T. Bose 395, Auckland, for a free booklet, full of photographs and useful suggestions. GIBRALTAR SHEATHING Obtainable from WINSTONE LTD., Bryoe St., Hamilton, Phone 3693, and other leading Builders’ Supply Merchants.

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