EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PAINTING 



PAINTING the exterior of the Singer Tower was the most 

 hazardous work on the building, because the painters worked 

 on swinging scaffolds ranging from 100 to 600 feet above the 

 ground. 



This work was conducted to a satisfactory conclusion with- 

 out accident or mishap. The scope of the work included paint- 

 ing all metal work, both interior and exterior, finishing all new 

 and refinishing all hard wood, painting and enameling all eleva- 

 tor shafts and toilet rooms, and painting exterior brick work of 

 the courts. This work was done by the W. P. Nelson Co., 

 No. 120 West Twenty-ninth Street, New York. 



Among the many new problems met with, and successfully 

 solved, in the erection of the Singer Tower, not the least was 

 to secure a permanent, durable coating for 

 those wall surfaces that are subject to un- 

 usually severe conditions and, on account of 

 their location, demand special consideration with 

 respect to sanitary properties. 

 The floors generally, throughout this building, are left free 

 of partitions, being planned in the nature of lofts, and sub- 

 divided with temporary partitions, according to the wishes and 

 needs of the tenants. 



The permanent partitions are those forming the toilet rooms 

 and lavatories. These toilet rooms and lavatories occur on every 

 floor. In all of them the walls and ceilings were covered with 

 the English enamel "Vitralite," made by Robert Ingham Clark 

 & Co., Ltd., London, England, associated with Pratt & Lambert, 

 New York, from whom this enamel was purchased. 



As these surfaces require frequent and thorough cleansing, 

 and as there is always a considerable amount of moisture in 

 places of this character, "Vitralite" enamel was selected on 

 account of its great durability. For the same reason it is used 

 on the entire surface of the immense elevator shafts, at present 

 the highest in existence. For these purposes over 500 gallons of 

 the "Vitralite" enamel were applied by the W. P. Nelson Co., 

 under the supervision of the architect. 



USE OF 

 " VITRALITE " 

 FOR CERTAIN 

 SURFACES 



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