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BB011 0376  'RED TOPICS MAGAZINE treating subjects vital to lathing and plastering a UNITED STATES GYPSUM publication 101 S. Wacker Dr.. Chicago 6. III. GEORGE E. HARPER. Editor D. I. PANAMA. Art Director NOTICE: The following trademarks are owned and 'or registered in tne United States Patent Office by United States Gypsum Company and are used throughout this magazine to designate products manufactured by this company: BP ACE TITE (lathing system); RED TOP (plaster): ROCKLATH ipiaster base): USG (clips): AUDICOTE (acoustical plaster); TRUSSTEEL (studs); FIRECODE "V (plaster). TUFCON is a registered trademark of Plastering Develop* ment Center. Inc. PHOTOGRAPHS in this issue bv Caulfield 4 Shook. Louis ville: Ray Storey. Chicago; 0. T. Earl. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Coovright 1963. United States Gypsum Company FULL INFORMATION about the many products for construction manufactured by United States Gypsum Company is available from the nearest of the following district offices or from your local United States Gypsum sales representative. ALABAMA Birmingham. FA 3*7133 ARIZONA Phoenix, CR 4*5461 . CALIFORNIA Los Angeles. NO 5*5721 Los Angeles (So. Calif.), DU 8*3231 Oakland. LO 9-3020 Sacramento. Gl 3*1989 San Oiego. BE 3*6663 San Francisco, LO 4*8680 COLORADO Denver. 388*6301 CONNECTICUT Hamden. AT 8*1607 FLORIDA Jacksonville 359*1628 Miami, PL 4*4553 GEORGIA Atlanta. 231-3180 ILLINOIS Chicago. 321*5795 Elmhurst. 333*9717 Peoria. 682*5478 INOIANA Indianapolis, LI 6*4775 KENTUCKY Louisville. TW 5-9478 LOUISIANA New Orleans, 822*0482 . MARYLANO Baltimore. OR 7*8001 MASSACHUSETTS Waltham. TW 4*2150 MICHIGAN Detroit. EL 7-2000 Grand Rapids, GL 6*8611 MINNESOTA Minneapolis. WA 7*9911 MISSOURI Kansas City, WE 1-1388 St Louis. PA 1-1133 NEBRASKA Omaha. 551-6166 NEW JERSEY Clifton. GR 2*3900 Wayne. OX 4-2400 NEW MEXICO Albuquerque. AM 8*2457 NEW YORK Albany. IV 9-2559 Buffalo. TL 4*3427 Oe W,tt. Gl 6*1291 Hemostead, IV 3-1024 New York. PL 9*6580 * NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte. 332*5023 Raleigh. VA 8*5441 OHIO Cincinnati, 961*4300 Cleveland Heights. FA 1*4141 OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City. JA 5*6645 OREGON Portland. CA 7*2518 PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg. CE 4*3251 Bryn Mawr. LA 5*7500 Pittsburgh. LO 1*4600 . RHODE ISLAND Warwick. RE 7*1100 TEXAS Dallas. FL 1*5386 Houston. JA 4*7448 San Antonio, TA 4-4534 UTAH Salt Lake City. EL 9-3751 VIRGINIA Arlington, JA 5*3300 Richmond. 359*4008 WASHINGTON Seattle. ME 3-0745 WISCONSIN Milwaukee, 6R 6*5672 j\ DROPPED CEILING, constructed with Brace-Tite system, gives added safety of 3-hr. fire resistance (increase from 2-hr. with 14-ga. diagonal tie wires, 12 in. o.c.) Steel columns are membrane- fireproofed with Rocklath plaster base and l Red Top perlited plaster. Ex terior walls are metal lath and plaster. COSTS COME DOWN when Red Top plas ters are spray-applied. Left, plasterer sprays basecoat over Rocklath (perfo rated) in fast-paced operation designed to beat construction costs of concreteand-block structure originally planned. rban renewal, a term connoting many things to Umany people, means new opportunities for service to Louisville's downtown Trinity Temple Metho dist Church. While most inner-city churches are suffering from declining congregations in the move to suburbia, 75yr.-old Trinity took a pioneering step in another direction, both to preserve its downtown location and to serve, in a unique way, the needs of those who live in the city's heart. Trinity Towers, in the very center of downtown Louis ville, is a pioneer project--and also one which is being watched by both governmental housing authorities and other churches countrywide. Instead of moving, the church congregation decided to raze their old building and build in its place a modern, 17-story apartment building with a church sanctuary on the main floor. The new building, within easy walking distance of all downtown activities, has many things in comfort and convenience to recommend it to tenants, the majority of whom are 62 or over. The building, which contains 218 apartments (72 1-bedroom and the balance efficiencies), features a sundeck and garden, a Chapel in the Sky, ob servation lobby and activity rooms. The $2M> million proj ect was 100% Fannie Mae financed, which specifies that 75% of apartments must be reserved for those over 62. Occupancy is limited to two per apartment. Built-in features were called for in the revised specifi cations for the safety, comfort and convenience of tenants --and to keep construction costs down. Completely fur- continued tribute to space-saving and economy in construction. 3 B B O ll 0378 MAIN SANCTUARY of Trinity Temple Methodist Church (below) is at street level, seats 550. Closed-circuit camera in ceiling brings view of service to adjacent rooms. Audicote acoustical plaster adds both sound-conditioning and beauty to auditorium. Unusual effects are achieved as light flows through cross-shaped-openings in ceiling (left). Openings were created with pre-cast plaster inserts. PLASTERING CONTRACTOR Charles J. Knight (right) explains time-and-money saving effected (in conduit installation and chase walls) on Trinity Tower job to U.S.G. Salesman Jim Sauter. For sound-comfort (46 db), units are isolated with 3*4-in. Trussteel stud party and corridor walls, finished one side with TR-1 resilient clips, Rocklath plaster base and plaster; opposite side is conventional wall of Rocklath and %-in. sanded Red Top plaster. trinity towers continued nished efficiency and 1-bedroom apartments rent for $90 to $130 per month. The original specification of a poured concrete-and-block building was changed to a steel struc ture with plaster walls. Result: considerable savings. A combination of systems was employed to obtain 3-hr. fire rated ceilings -- the Brace-Tite attachment system was used to install Rocklath plaster base and perlited plaster ceilings 8 ft. from the floor in a 10-ft. floor-to-floor height. Interior partitions are long-length ROCKLATH and plaster. "This 2-in. thick solid plaster wall saved consid erable floor space within units," volunteered Plastering Contractor Charles Knight. He also pointed to consider able savings in time by spray-applying plaster. This is the 4 CHAPEl IN SKY, for quiet meditation, seats 40 in glass-enclosed roof top area overlooking city. s. j.architect: bchickli, a-la. TATE. A SCHICKU OENERAL COST.: WHITTENBERO CONST. CO. FLASTE81NQ CONT.: CHARLES J. KMIOHT A SONS first job on which Knight went "all-out" with spray opera tions. His crews first went through the entire building, spraying only walls--then came back and did ceilings last. Knight indicated further savings in overall construction time, especially in installing conduit and chase walls, through use of U.S.G. plaster systems. Trinity Towers, opened last November, is the realiza tion of five years of planning and dreaming. Countless changes in design, to best meet needs of tenants, city and congregation, have been made to create a structure as comfortable, safe, convenient and attractive as the builders could make it. We like to think products manufactured by United States Gypsum contributed their part! c e ( he need for economy through efficient material materials can be handled efficiently. Too fast a rate only Thandling and increased productivity in high-rise results in wasted materials, higher cleanup costs and construction has led to the development of to abnormal equipment depreciation. day's efficient plastering machines. But with their One of the biggest causes of plaster machine prob development have also come a few problems. One centers lems is negligence. The wrong ratio of aggregate to around trying to force too much plaster too fast through gypsum, careless aggregate gradation or improper mix the machine. Another is use of the wrong materials, or ing methods may team up with worn pump parts or material improperly proportioned and mixed. Other leaks in hose and fittings to cause sand packs and play problems result from inadequate cleaning and mainte havoc with production costs. nance. Here are a few suggestions on the proper care Frequency of cleanup is of utmost importance. When and feeding of this intricate equipment. pumping a cementious material, such as gypsum, the machine should be cleaned at least as often as the length FEEDING of the setting time of material being pumped. With most Planned job layouts and location of machine set-ups cementious materials, noon and night cleanouts are suffi are essential to economical operation. Materials -- and cient. A noon cleanup means all material is pumped out only those designed for machine application -- should of the machine, sponge forced through hose and nozzle be spotted to avoid unnecessary handling. Machine and cleaned. Night shutdown calls for a double wash and mixer should be located so that all areas of a job can be sponge through hose, replacement of any worn parts, a reached with the shortest possible length of hose. Un complete check of all couplings and fittings and lubrica necessary hose lengths result in the need for higher tion according to manufacturers' specifications. pumping pressures. To reduce friction, use as large a hose as possible -- 2-in. is most popular, with only 15 ft. of iy2-in. at nozzle for ease of handling on scaffold. SHORT TIPS FOR LONG WEAR PROPER CARE Equipment which is clean and in proper working order can save a lot of headaches later. Worn parts should be replaced and all hose wetted and pumped clean with water and sponge. Machines should be run only at the speed at which they were designed to run, providing Establish regular maintenance schedule Clean all set materials from pumping parts daily Inspect and replace all worn parts daily Disassemble and clean couplings, fittings frequently Keep air hoses, fittings and nozzle clean Lubricate properly and often B B O ll 0380 o * N* "TUFCON Alabama plastering contractor fills gaps in commercial work with residential jobs ONE . . . TWO . . . THREE -- applying Tufcon finish is as fast as that. Tufcon base is fastened to studs, joints covered with special glass mesh tape (above). Superhard Tufcon is spray-applied (right), trowelled lightly and then fog-sprayed to create durable textured finish. ALL AROUND the Walter Dean house in Tusca loosa, Ala. -- in kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms or halls -- Tufcon provided economical, but hardto-damage surfaces. 6 B B O ll 0381 system put us back into homes he ups and downs of commercial plastering jobs Simpson now offers a Tufcon job for only 10.3% more Tare always a problem. But Osco Simpson, owner than drywall -- with the goal in mind to reduce this of Simpson Plastering Co., Northport, Ala., figure even more and become completely competitive. found at least a partial solution. He is now applying To Simpson Plastering, Tufcon finish means new Tufcon finish in both residences and apartment struc life, new interest in their plastering services. "When tures and has plenty of future jobs in sight. we are diligent in selling and careful in bidding, we Previous to his starting a Tufcon operation in the have no trouble in attracting favorable attention among Fall of 1962, Simpson had not done any residential potential customers," Simpson declares. He is convinced plastering for more than two years, although he had that when his crews become more familiar with erection done a considerable amount of commercial work. Now procedures -- with close supervision and attention to he feels Tufcon is bringing the plasterer back into the details -- they will have few problems with either job residential field. "We're delighted to have this work to performance or the finished product. supplement our commercial jobs," he says. Another Tufcon system enthusiast is Walter Dean, Simpson has been well pleased with both the new a commercial building contractor whose TuFCON-fin- system and the business increase it has brought him. ished home is shown on the opposite page. After seeing Since he started applying Tufcon finish he has com the new system demonstrated, he chose it for his large, pleted several homes and an apartment building. After new home. The finished result left him even more favor his crews became familiar with the system and erection ably impressed, and he looks forward to long and of the large Tufcon base, he has been able to trim costs. damage-free service from the extremely hard surface. 7 BBOU 0382 * SJr.,.J.*^K. tflse Manager ' Patent Department Dept* 15? SCOOP VDEPT. 126 CREATIVE SERVICES DEPT. 132 BUSINESS SERVICES IL To U.S.G. Salesmen: Why not take your plastering contractors to church -- in this case, Louisville's Trinity Temple Methodist Church -- and show them how U.S.G. materials met the special requirements in constructing this most unusual 17 story church-apartment "building? Capture customers' attention by calling attention to this unique structure. Then show them how U.S.G. plaster systems satisfied every demand for speed, quiet, fire-safety and economy -- and can satisfy them in any build ing. There seems to be a week for everything else. Why not a "Be kind to plastering machines" week? Use the short, packed-with-facts article on "Care and Feeding of Plaster Machines" to help your contractors get more mileage out of their machines -- and tempers. It's to your advantage that they do. Broken-down machines don't use much plaster. Osco Simpson found a way to fill the gaps in commercial work with resi dential Jobs in "TUFCON System Put Us Back Into Homes." Pass 06co's secret along. It may be Just the ticket to increased business for your customers -- and for you. It will get people excited over economical, but hard-to-damage TUFCON. The formula on the back page can give you the key to some mighty big sales. Look at the size of that Apollo Savings and loan building fire proofed with FIRECODE "V".' Are there some big Jobs coming up in your territory that could use the six strong advantages of Job-tailored FIRECODE "V"? Take this issue of RED TOPICS along on your calls. It's thin to carry, but it's in the thick of selling for you. M. P. Reed Manager, Creative Services BB011 0375