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llouse Of The Week

Modest Ranch Features Fallout Shelter

By JULES 1.011

A family falloui sholier, eon-forming (o standards set down by thc office of Clvii and Defcnie Mo-hrlizaiian, is an added feafure of Ihis bandsome oflc-sfory Home for a jncdium-sized family.

The shelter, siiuatcd beneath ihe rear dining lerraco and adjaeem to the basemenl, aclually is an op--tianal feature of llouse of thc Week B-09.

Bul U was designed specifically for House of ihe Week readers by architect Rud&tpH A. Matem be-i cause, he says, "Naw that Presi-, dcnt Kennedy is encouraging home’ shelier construcłion. consciencious persons who build them needn't foel embarrassed osr foolish as sonie may have in the past.^,r

Wilh or without thc shelter, B-90 is an outstanding one-slory colo-nial lype house wilh an allraciive brick vencer exierior and a neat, woli nrdered interior fioor pian.

It has threc roomy beriraoms. a largo li ring room with a log-burn-ing firoplace, a separate dining rcom, pnd a kifchc?i wilh a break-fast itook, alt in 1.231 $quarc Fect of liv‘mg arc-a. lis dirnensions are lys** wide by 2&’r deep Architect Matom gives two good rcasons why persons planning to build a home should consider in cluding a shelter.

77jc first is bocause ihe cost is considerably less {han if a shełler were added latcr. Matem esti-mates this shelter. if buili al the same timc as ihe house, wcmld in-crcasc the toial cost abcut $50Q The amount woultl vary from one section of Ihe country to anothor The second reason, says the ar-cbitect, is because *‘it wouldn’1 al-traci attention of the ncighbors if it were dug out along wieli the rest of the basemenl e.\cavation—jiist in case ihe owner stilf bas qualfns aboul puhlici2ing his shclicr.” Matem disagrees vchemently with Ihe notion anyone nowadays should have misgivings aboul building a shelter.

He cites not only thc Prcsidcnt‘s appeal far ezch person to sce to

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Please send nie a baby blueprinl on Design B-90. Endoscd is 50 cents.

Fufl study plan Information on this archjtcct-designed House of The Week can be yours uow. It cotnes to you In a bandy folder wilh a baby blucprinf showing each fioor and ałt cles'afłOns plus "Tips on Building a Mouse.” Ihe price is only 50 ccnts.

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his own family's proiection. but also tłoints out the vicw of atomie scicntist Dr. Edward Toller chat nine out of ID Americnns could survivc a nuclcar attack providcd they are fufiy prepared.

I-'or (his reason Matcrn provides. along with (he complcte blucpiinls for B-SC ar.d iis f alf out shehor. a fcdernl govcrrimojit booklec ouflin* j»g in detaił (bo food and sunńyal items wiih wbich the shelter shopld be- stocked.

Because of its construction and tocation, thc fallout shelter in this house could bc pui lo a numhcr of .';ood evcryday uses withoui dis-lurbing its basie function.

It would serve as an exccllcnt den or study. dark room, pantry or the like. flcing fireproof, it is an EWfllent place for storing family rccords and documents. Its function as a storm shelter in thc Southwest and other tornado areas is obvious.

The insi dc dirnensions of the sfiefter arc tO‘S’^ł by 10'4" which (oiais tlfl square feci — aite<tuate by gomnment standards for i‘Jeven occupants, aboul lwice the number who would live in a house of this s)ze.

The roof nf thc shelter consisfs of four inebes of concrcte (the i?iah fioor of the ter race), JO inchcs of earth and six inchcs of

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is wdl al>ove ownimum safety

sjamfa/ds. lis walJs are S'¹ of eon-crete. and the wali adjoiniug the hasemenl is 12 inchcs ihick. The haremem entrance has donble-l. deflection wafcls (eighl inchcs thick) twice ihe protection of the recommendcd single DO degrce turn, and in addition Ihere is a sdfclosing fiieproof kalaminc door.

A 50-gallon walet siorage tank' is Connrcfed ivuh the house plunib-ing so ihai Ihe water it comains is nlways frerh Va)v«s disconnect the tank from ihe liousc plumbing. The shclicr has eleclrical outlels, double air vcnts and a hand oper-atoil centrifug3l air pump should ihe occupams want a (juick change of nir afcer cooking or stich. AU łhese facilitics likewise are above civ?l defense reqaircmenis.

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ITirce-bedroom, one-story house with fuli basenieni, containing I,* 231 square fect of living arca in dirnensions oi 2GT' dcep by 45*9'¹ wide. Fallout shelter bcneaih rear terrace and adjoining basement conlains 1L0 squarc Icct, adcąuale for elevcn pr-rsons. and mects fed-cral civj| defense specifications for constriłClion. Shelter dimetisions are 10'S'’ by lO'-t” inside with 6'4" headroom.

ArrRACT!VE - AND SF.CURE - Tliis modest lhree-be<lroom home ineludes a fallout shelter locatcd bcnealh the renr dining terrace and ad-jacent to the bascmenl, The 110 srjuarc foot shol-

(er. adeqiiate for eleven persons, surpasses gov-emrncnt specifications. The house ieself contains 1.231 square fect of fiving area in dirnensions of 20‘3'' dccp and 48'9" wide.

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FEDOR PLAN— Insel shows location of fallout shelter bcncath rcar diriing terrace and adjaccm lo basemenl. Iiving area of house, not countiug

fuli hasement or shcller. cnntains 1.231 sąuare /cci. Above gruuttd dirnensions are 26'.V* dccp by 439" wide.