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Volume 9 JULY/1939 Number 4 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION Graybar Building 420 Lexington Avenue New York White Lead On Shingles and Plywood Beautifies Small Home l ST as the hard sheet lead (lash J ings. glitter linings, and chimney cap on the attractive Stamford, Conn, home i LEAD. May. 19391 demon strate the practicability of highest quality materials for small home con struction. the employment of pure white lead and oil. plvwood construc tion. and red cedar shingles is still further proof of this fact. This home is an excellent example of the merits and proper method of plvwood construction. Douglas Fir plvwood was used for all exterior sheathing as well as for the sub-floor and interior walls and ceilings. For the sheathing. Plyscord sheets in. thick were used. The sub-flooring was Front lieu' of the Stamford home where lead was used throughout tor the rough plumbing and sheet metal work and pure white lead and oil for all painting %-in. plywood and %-in. interior ply wood was used for the walls and ceil vertical paneling, natural finish, was National Door Manufacturer's Asso ings. In order adequately to safeguard used for the fireplace wall in the liv ciation. the Fir Door Institute, c ,3 'V against moisture penetration all inte ing room, with a horizontal pine National Association of Woodwork rior plvwood was back-primed with wainscoting around the remainder of Jobbers. one coat of white lead. The plywood the room and the dining alcove. For the exterior walls and roof. interiors were made according to the All interior painting was done w ith Certigrade No. 1 red cedar shingles "uni-wall" method of construction, three coats of pure white lead and oil, were employed. The roof and all shut utilizing a fur-stick between the studs tinted to colorful shades where de ters were painted black, and all exte and the panels to absorb any building sired. The finish coat for the ceilings rior shingle walls were painted a movement. The joints between the was stippled, except in the kitchen, as white with three coats of pure white panels on the interior walls and ceil were the walls and ceiling in the bath lead and oil, mixed and applied ac ings were then sealed and finished room. cording to the recommended formulas with a white lead mixture to provide a All doors and sash were carefully for shingle painting. smooth, even surface for painting or handled and painted with white lead Pure white lead was also used for other decoration. Western white pine in the manner recommended bv the painting the brick chimney which, A bedroom in this small home. The phwood ceiling has been painted three coats <>i white lead, as well as trim, and the joints in the walls finished smooth for the wall decoration Close-up of the front doorway showing lead chimney cap, flashing and gut ter lining. Pure white lead paint gives lasting beauty to the Cer tigrade shingles and brick chimney PHOTOS BY DAYTON SNYDER [2] LIA25527 Lead Service Pipe is Standard Practice in Chicago/ IN CHICAGO all service pipes 2 in. I and under must be of lead, and the recent replacement with Seal of Ap proval lead of a service pipe of differ ent material, installed privately,which failed is an excellent example of this citv's standard service pipe practice. For vears Chicago has used only lead for services and this continued reli ance is full indication of the depend able and durable performance of lead service pipes. The replacement job was necessary because, about 17 years ago. a line of a material not now allowed by the Chicago regulations was installed, never appearing on the records. It was connected to the main water line on a side street and was run into the building from the rear. Its recent dis covery showed the pipe to be badly leaking and almost completely worn out. The department immediately or dered its removal and replacement with 1-in. XS (AA) lead water service pipe. The installation was made by the Henry A. Blake Plumbing Co. of 7033 South Halstead Street, Chicago. This check-up and replacement shows not only the fine job done by the Chicago Water Dept, in keeping their service system in the most ef ficient operating order, but also the inadvisability of using materials with out the long-life and dependability of lead. To be efficient, service pipes, espe cially in large modern cities like Chi- One inch lead gooseneck for service installed in Chicago. Seal of Approval lead teas used cago, must have certain definite char acteristics. First of all the material used must be durable and must be thick-walled to make this durability permanently assured. In the final an alysis the cost of material is a small fraction of the total service pipe cost. Permits, trenching, back-filling, pav ing, and other operations are expen sive, and where service pipes do not have long life las with the substitute material described above) these costs must be duplicated after a short term of years. Long-term economy is the important factor, and it should be re membered that the life-time durability of lead has been proved by experi. ence. However, durability of material alone is not a guarantee of perfect per formance. The service pipe must also be flexible over its entire life. Ground movements due to traffic and other in fluences induce strains which cannot be sufficiently absorbed by rigid pipe. It is lead's continued flexibility that acts as the companion to its durabi 1 it\ and the superior corrosion-resistance of its thick walls, to render lead ser vices trouble-free. Careful considera tion must also be given to joints, in order to prevent rupture between lengths of pipe or between pipe and fittings. With lead pipe the joints are truly `'bonded," and cannot shake loose due to vibration. Also, fewer joints are necessary with lead, sin the flexibility of lead pipe allows it to be bent around obstructions without necessitating flow-retarding fittingwhich must be used with rigid piping materials. Moreover, where such fitting are needed wuth rigid pipe there is a cor responding increase of joints which may loosen and cause leakage. These advantages of lead service pipe, in addition to the fact that it does not clog or produce unsightly stain ing, are the basic reasons why Chicago and many other cities use lead exclu sively, for they have found it more economical and direct!}' responsible for complete consumer satisfaction. At left, the new lead service, replacing the one which failed, wiped to the curb stop and to the meter connection. At right, a Chicago id ater Dept, foreman points out the Seal of Approval on a group of lead services [4] LIA25529 T MkAo, dern Exteriors, Interiors Combine Plywood and White Lead ial er- nd iniot ae. tat it\ K.'O in i'n i m Lett, a new Texaco Seruce Station at Tacoma, Washington, designed by the Texaco staff architects using plywood ke painted udth white lead for the exterior. At right, interior plywood decorated with white lead tor the Andrews Apparel Shop, also in Tacoma. Russell, Lance and Mun. Tacoma, were the architects er re ITH plvwood construction. trv are demanding strong and swift ment of plywood, for years of experi Wtn both for interiors and for ex construction without sacrificing dura ence have proved its adaptability to teriors where large expanses of smooth bility. utility or attractiveness. Mod all painting needs. There is no other surfaces, free from joints, are desired, ern merchandising and sales methods painting material combining white n? rapidlv assuming a prominent place are also placing increased emphasis lead's durability, beautv and econ in modern building, it is only* natural on attractive and carefully planned omy. Where time is essential it is the re to find pure white lead and oil paint office interiors and stores. high coverage and spreading rate and i r- one of the major contributing factors In plywood, architects and builders the workability under the brush of to the success of plywood structures. have found a material that meets this white lead that cuts labor costs. White As a protective and decorative me demand in every way. The rise of dry lead is washable, too. making repaint re dium the use of white lead has gone built construction has eliminated a ing necessarv only when redecoration hand-in-hand with fine construction. large amount of construction time is desired. Moreover, repainting is n- The plywood interiors and exteriors and. moreover, allows remodeling to simplified for white lead provides a 20 shown in the accompanying illustra be accomplished with a minimum of perfect surface for redecoration. li k tions clearly indicate this modern re essential structural alterations and Upon request we will he glad to re liance on a combination of time-tested maximum decorative effect. In every furnish copies of specifications and materials, white lead and wood. respect, plvwood construction is de suggestions for Interior Paint Deco ! There is today a widespread need signed for efficiency and economy. ration on Douglas Fir Plywood, rec for low-cost homes and the rapid de Similarly, white lead is relied on ommendations issued by the Douglas velopment of many parts of the coun- for the artistic and protective treat Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma. Interior plywood finished attractively c with white lead makes beautiful and serviceable interiors for the recreation room at left and kitchen at right [5] LIA25530 For many year?, in the worlds the paintinp field. That thisr N indicated by the New ^ ork W Fair building where lead and to a specification questio Th>' drrh i! for tb--~c biiildine* * Atlantic City Service Line Shows Engineering Ingenuity .? . r.> View showing a float with 2-in. lead service attached ready to be drawn across a waterway in Atlantic City. New Jersey Hl&recent installation of a service and marsh land. Therefore, to over each bank the cable was anchored to Tline across a waterway in Atlantic come the irregular contours of the piles driven securely into the ground. X x x City, N. J., is an engineering accomc anal, the natural settlement and cor In order to take up expansion and plishment in which lead's flexibility rosive action of the salt marshes, it contraction, 12 in. of slack was pro and corrosion resistance overcomes was necessary to use flexible and cor vided in the pipe for every 20 ft. of r< o trying installation conditions. The rosion-resistant lead. length. Also 20-ft. loops were orme4 problem at hand was to connect a 2-in. The lead service was AAA (XXSi in the pipe on each side of the Dank to P service line from a 6-in. cast-iron weight, 19% lb. to the foot, stamped take up settlement of the pipe in the ? main on Absecon Boulevard across with the Lead Industries Seal of Ap bed. ? a salt-water canal known as Beach proval. It was delivered to the job in On the office and warehouse side of Thoroughfare and then to a new office, 25-ft. lengths which were then joined Beach Thoroughfare the lead was laid VS3i warehouse and garage of the Socony- by wiped joints into a continuous run parellel with the waterway for about Vacuum Oil Co. of pipe. 200 ft. This was to allow room for Since Beach Thoroughfare is a regj_ In order to lay the pipe across the future widening of the bridge. It was s ular water traffic route, using a draw'--" waterway, a steel cable was laid along then brought under the Boulevard and bridge, it was not possible to hang a the pipe and attached at intervals by connected with a cast-iron line run line to the bridge which is the most wire bindings wiped to the pipe. The along the road. At the warehouse an obvious method. Consequently, in lead pipe was then set on rollers and other line of 2-in. lead pipe was run order to keep the channel clear, the the cable fastened securely to a float. from the road into the building. service line had to be laid on the bot This was made of two 500 gal. tanks In all about 18,550 lb. of lead pipe tom of the canal. This water course is lashed together. The end of the cable were used. 340 ft. wide from bank to bank with a was hooked to a winch on the far side The installation was made by channel in the middle 23 ft. deep at of the canal. With the end of the lead George H. Kisby & Sons. Inc., of At high water and 80 ft. wide, steeply pipe on the raft, the float was then lantic City, under the supervision of graded to the level of the banks. The drawn slowly across the water, laying Fred Kisbv. L. Van Gilder is the surrounding ground is all salty swamp the pipe in position as it went. On Water Superintendent of Atlantic City. > ^ ' fk Close-up of the AtAantic City service attached to the ca6/e and placed on rollers . w iCL FRED HESS & SON \ ^ ; S .( Photographed alongside the 2-in. lead service is the crew of George Kisby & Sons re sponsible for the Atlantic City in ` stallation. George ~ Kisby is third from left, top row, and - Fred Kisby second from right, bottom row [8] LI A 2 5 5 3 3 Lead-Calked Cast Iron Solves Salina, Kan. Sewer Main Problem YPICAL of the reliance placed on Tcast-iron pipe with lead joints for dependable large underground pipe lines is the recent experience of Salina, Kans. Due to the failure of a pipe line of substitute material, it cost this city Eiew of the new East Ash Street sewer, Salina, Kansas, replacing a line of another material which failed. Leadcalked 36-in. cast iron was used for the new main 019,016 to make repairs recently. Furthermore, this is not the first time that the former pipe line had to be replaced. In 1915, 3100 ft. of 36-in. substi tute pipe were installed to carry the city's total sewer discharge to the pump station. Although, undoubted ly, the officials then in charge felt they were planning adequately for the fu ture, they did not take into account the presence of quicksand. Despite the time-tried record of lead-calked cast- iron they selected another type of in stallation, and the increased move ment and strain on the pipe and joints This latest job afforded quite a bit incurred because of the quicksand was of a problem because of the depth at more than the substitute could take. which the pipe was laid, and also be As a result 600 ft. of this line had to cause of the quicksand encountered. be replaced in 1929 after only 14 In the installation a 12-ft. cut was first years of service. This time no chances made and 20-ft. sheet piling was then were taken and cast-iron pipe with driven to a depth of 10 ft. below the lead-calked joints was used. flow line. The old sewer pipe was un Salina's troubles were not over, covered and, on inspection, was found however, for recently it was necessary to be cracked at almost every joint. It to tear up the pavement of one of its should be remembered that it is at the main streets and excavate down 22 ft. joint itself or in the pipe near the in order to replace another 166 ft. joint that trouble occurs when rigid Also, according to City Engineer E. jointing materials or systems are em W. Hopkins there are still roughly ployed. The 166 ft. of this substitute 2300 ft. left of the 1915 line which he pipe was removed and cast iron, in 6 has good reason to believe must be ft. lengths was installed, resting on a replaced. concrete mat. This latter is supported The failure of this line of substitute material after 14 years neces sitated its replacement with cast-iron with lead foints Close-up of the new main at a depth of 22 ft., laid on a 12-in. concrete mat supported at each joint with two 20-ft. wooden piles by 20-ft. creosoted piling driven into coarse gravel below the quicksand. All joints in the new section were packed with jute and thoroughly calked with pure lead. Salina feels that in this way their most recent problem has been solved. After inspections by the City Engineer the cast-iron line and lead joints in stalled in 1929 were found in perfect condition. The durability of cast-iron pipe for such purposes is unquestioned. How ever, for a pipe line to give troublefree service the joints must stand up under severe strain. That is why leadcalked joints are used when the most dependable service is desired. Inher ently flexible, durable, and corrosion resistant, lead joints provide the giveand-take necessary to absorb settle ment and movement in pipe lines. Where expenditures run so high as in laying sewers and water mains it does not pay to use substitutes. Salina's trouble is clear evidence of this, and the most satisfactory and economical solution to the piping problem is to use the system with the undisputed record of superiority, lead-joined castiron. The H. J. Taylor Construction Co., of Salina, was in charge of the recent repair job under the super vision of City Engineer E.W. Hopkins. [9] L 1*25534 Sheet Lead Solves Extensive Waterproofing Problem N exellent example of good A{ waterproofing technique is af forded by the recent installation of sheet lead pans in remodeling Lig- gett's Drug Store in Grand Central Terminal, New York City. In all about 1,000 sq. ft. of 8-lb. sheet lead were used for this work. The first pan, running entirely un der the main lunch counter, is 30 ft. long and 71/2 ft. wide with a 12-in. up- stand on all sides. In order to obtain a pitch of 14 in. to the foot (3 in. in all), it was neces sary to cut out the concrete floor down J to the construction arch. This space was filled with cement mortar graded properly to the three drains, on 9-ft. >\ X centers approximately, and the mortar -X troweled smooth. When the mortar Burning a vertical corner joint. All seams in the pans were lead-burneil. `.'i had set the entire floor was covered Note, also, the bleeder with the V notches leading from the corner with tar paper before laying the lead pans. The 8-lb. sheet lead was then collecting in the pan will be led plugged and the entire pan filled with installed, using 9l/o x 6-ft. lengths, through the bleeders into the sumps. water for a 24-hr. test. No leaks were 2 with the seams all joined by lead Where the brass water pipes pene evidenced by this test so the water burning. trate the floor and pan, sleeves 12 in. was drained away and the pan dried Three sumps, 10 x 15 in. and 9 in. high were made from 8-lb. sheet lead off with torches. The sheet lead was deep, were provided, with bleeders and wrapped snugly around the pipes. then completely coated with asphal- i-5 running to the sumps from all direc The seam at the side and the joint tum and covered with 3-plv tar paper, tions as shown in the photographs. where the sleeve and pan come to and the finished floor was ready to be These bleeders are made of 8-lb. sheet gether were then burned. At the top of laid on top. In the front and at both lead, also, arched in cross-section the sleeve, the joint was wiped be sides, the upstand of the pan was throughout their entire length. On tween the lead sleeve and the brass sandwiched between marble slabs. each side V's were cut at 9-in. inter pipe. This same procedure was used to vals and the bleeders spot-burned to After the lead pans were laid, install similar pans for the 50-ft. soda the sheet lead pan. Thus any moisture the sump drains were temporarily fountain and the two kitchens adjoin ing the counters. A 6 x 7-ft. ice-box room was also safed with lead. % For large waterproofing installa- Fabricating the large 8-lb. sheet lead pan under the soda-fountain of Liggett's Drug Store in Grand Cen tral Terminal, New York Preparing the joint be tween one oj the three sump linings and the main pan PHOTO BY WURTS BROS. [10] LIA25535 tions such as this, as well as for the conventional shower pan, sheet lead provides the most dependable job ob tainable. Only sheet lead has all the charac teristics of flexibility, durability due to superior corrosion-resistance, and ease of handling necessary for a proper pan installation. Moreover, as on this job. the sheet lead is usually delivered cut to the desired size for each sheet. With sheet lead there is no waste of time or material. W. T. Williams, of New York City, was the architect. The Blain Construction Company, New York City, were general contrac tors for this remodeling, and Superin tendents J. S. Morgan and Ed O'Con nell kept work going continuously on 24-hr. duty. The Taggart Plumbing Co., also of New York, was the plumb ing contractor with Harry Richter, Local 463, the journeyman and Charles Picha, helper. Frank Clif ford, Local 17,999, American Federa tion of Labor, was the lead burner for the John F. Abernethy Company, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Syl Mau was his helper. Laying tar paper over the asphattum-coated sheet lead pan in the kitchen directly behind the main fountain The completed sheet lead pan for the Liggett's Drug Store fountain, with all its bleeders installed and the sleeves wiped to the water pipes. The pan has been filled with water for a 24-hour test Successful Low-Cost Homes Benefit With White Lead SURE sign of wise low cost home or less, the tremendous demand for A building is the fact that "we use these houses is indicated by the fact pure white lead on all our work," acth at this sample house was only open cording to A. C. Elfman & Sons, of three crowded days before the tenants Dovlestown, Pa., builders of the small moved in. house shown in the accompanying The exterior siding and trim were photograph. This house was the first painted with three coats of pure white and sample house of a group, varying lead and oil and all interior wood in size, arrangement and appearance, work was given a priming coat of in Maple Avenue Development, white lead as an enamel undercoater. Dovlestown. Built to sell for $4000 This reliance on white lead pays MILTON RUTHERFORD The sample low-cost de velopment house of A. C. Elfman & Sons at Doyles* town, Pa., is an excellent example of the advan tages of pure white lead for development builders [ii] real dividends to the development builder. Not only does it provide beautiful decoration and complete surface protection at minimum cost, but assures lasting beautv. This is es pecially important in development building where operations are spread over a long time. Although the first home in a group may look very at tractive, the quick and unsightly fail ure of a low-quality paint will dis courage future prospective clients. Their first impression is of the exte rior decoration and it must be lasting. This is one major reason why far sighted builders rely on white lead paint for they know its beauty will last and that it will give durable protec tion to the painted surfaces. Further more, pure white lead and oil is less expensive than any other material ap proaching its high qualities. John H. Elfman was the designer of this small house at Dovlestown. LIA 25536 OU don't need three guesses to Ytell what I'm talking about, be cause my job is mining lead. And lead is the starting point for making a durable paint. You see, they make the purest lead into white lead. And white lead is used in making paint. When you look at such ancestry, it's not surprising that pure white lead paint is able to stand up under the attack of time and nature. In case you think I'm grinding my own ax, just ask any painter who UPON BEQUEST, THE LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION WILL BE GLAD TO MAIL "LEAD" REGULARLY, FREE OF CHARGE, TO THOSE INTERESTED, AND WILL COOPERATE, WITHOUT OBLIGATION, IN THE SOLUTION OF YOUR LEAD PROBLEMS LIA25537 PRINTED IN U.S.A. 8Y PUBLISHERS PRINTING CO. NEW YORK CITY