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are fully p # 7edted; the architect must take 
pains to have all bearing partitions and 
stud exterior walls fully safeguarded. He 
must also arrange for the protection of 
ceilings under inhabited floors and over 
hea ting plants and coal bins, lie must like¬ 
wise protect chimney breasts and the 
danger spots round flues back of kitchen 
ranges and under stairs. These vulnerable 
points in frame dwellings can be largely 
safeguarded by the liberal use of metal lath 
and a good grade of incombustible plaster. 
U Jt should not be forgotten that ninety- 
ve per cent of the fires in homes start 
witbi" the house. When the buildings are 
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in this absolutely new, “'forwariT-foot 
proofing a home lies opportunity for every dealer aud salesman I 
in lumber Iho country over. For Ibis particular house, an archi- 
toel y 1,0 is foremost in his linn and a specialist in modern firo- i 
proofing hold and apartment design saw the light of great econ- j 
oinv of lumber linked up with adequate fire protection -lumber 
'protected by metal lath. 
•‘Mr. Fugn-rd, however, can it ' design /all the horn, 
nor Can am. indi v'^ ■^PrennP r~~ ^ .. 
Armored or “Built-Like-a-Battleship” House 
—How an Architect Fireproofed His Own Home 
LIVERY vulnerable point of this simple yet much talked of home is armored against 
fire with steel. 
Architect John Fugard — a specialist in designing high class fireproof hotels and 
apartment buildings, has shown home builders how to build a moderately priced frame 
home that is FIRE SAFE. 
All “danger points”—where fire commonly attacks—under the exterior stucco, interior 
of exterior frame walls, basement ceilings, chimney breasts, stair wells are safeguarded 
from fire with 
METAL LATH 
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There is a flame resisting “heart of steel” in each wall and ceiling. 
Frame houses stuccoed over metal lath are literally sheathed in steel and 
cement. And the protection adds but 1% to the average total cost. 
Great builders and the national press have recognized the marvelous possi¬ 
bilities of Architect Fugard’s idea, as an advance step in safe home building. 
If you are planning to build, write for full details. 
North Western Expanded Metal Co. 
937 Old Colony Building 
CHICAGO 
THE CAREY PRINTING CO. Inc. 
New York 
