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House & Garden 
What Our friend the Architect Told Us 
iTacts that Tvery Tfome Builder Weeds on Construction 
The foreground is 
from an actual pho¬ 
tograph of fire appa¬ 
ratus at a fire. The 
house is a sketch. 
Imagine your house 
in place of the 
one sketched here. 
Don’t let it happen. 
Build right. 
5 “Danger Points” 
In Every House 
"Is there some way to make a house safe 
from fire at very little expense?” asked the 
wife. 
"Protect the danger points,” replied the 
Architect. "I want you to send for a free 
booklet just published on this subject. There’s 
no advertising. Write for it today.” 
This partition protected by metal lath 
is a safe support for the Jioor above. 
"Can a house be practically safe by just 
protecting a few places?” asked the husband. 
The Danger Points 
"Yes. Protect the five danger points with 
metal lath. Ninety-six per cent of all fires 
start inside. Here are the danger points: 
1 Partitions which hold up floors must be 
protected with metal lath. Put metal 
lath fire stops (see cut) to keep fire 
from getting between walls. Metal lath 
protection advised by National Board 
of Fire Underwriters. 
2 Ceilings under inhabited floors, espec¬ 
ially over heating plant and coal bins. 
Protect with metal lath. 
3 Use metal lath on chimney breasts, 
around flues and back of kitchen ranges. 
4 Protect stair wells and under stairs with 
metal lath so stairs can’t fall in a fire. 
5 Use metal lath as base for stucco for 
fireproof exterior. 
"Protect these five ‘danger points’with metal 
lath and you can never have a dangerous fire.” 
"What does metal lath cost?” 
"Nothing. Metal lath pays for itself because 
you never have to pay for repairs. Plaster on 
metal lath will not crack. Metal lath is so in¬ 
expensive now that everybody ought to use it. 
Metal Lath Stopped This Fire 
"Metal lath is sheets of steel mesh. When 
it is nailed up the wall is armored in unburn- 
able steel. Then when the plaster is embedded 
it is like reinforced concrete. The metal can’t 
burn, shrink or swell. The plaster will never 
crack and it will stop any fire. 
"Judge Rose’s house in Youngstown, Ohio, 
had metal lath on the basement ceiling. The 
furnace room caught fire one winter night. 
The water plugs were frozen. The cellar 
was a sheet of flame. Firemen said it was 
hopeless. But the metal lath ceiling stopped 
the fire and it was put out with chemicals.” 
"Metal lath is a life saver,” said the wife. 
"It’s a money saver, too,” replied the 
Architect.” 
Send for Booklet 
"You want to know all about this. Send 
today for that free booklet,” concluded the 
Architect. "It’s not an advertising booklet. 
It is full of valuable information, pictures, and 
practical details. It also tells all about stucco 
building. Write today to the Associated Metal 
Lath Manufacturers, Chicago.” 
Prevents Cracks 
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