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Housewarming Edition WINNETKA TALK March 3, 1928 Let Us Estimate on YOUR SPRING PAINTING and DECORATING Our reputation for expert and thorough workmanship and the use of only the best quality paints and other materials covers a period of many years. You will find us thoroughly reliable and efficient. SN Estimates gladly furnished without obligation. It was our privilege to paint and decorate the new printing plant of Lloyd Hollister Inc, 1232-6 Central avenue, Wilmette. M. Portenhauser 1030 GREENLEAF PHONE 2764 w ys T ow -- a - nt BRIGHT INTERIOR Fine Job of Decorating Is Done on Walls and Floors by Mike Porten- hauser, Wilmette Painter HE interior decoration contract, which called for the painting of all office walls and ceilings, the painting of all concrete floors, and the staining and varnishing of all furniture con- structed especially to meet the needs of the various departments, was handled by Mike Portenhauser of 1030 Greenleaf avenue, Wilmette. Mr. Portenhauser and his force of four men used more than 50 gallons of paint and covered more than 10,000 square feet of wall and ceiling surface alone--three times. After the two coats of paint had been applied, the second being stippled, all surfaces were given a coat of starch. The floors of the offices not covered with composition were given two coats of olive-drab special concrete paint, giving them a slightly glossy finish harmonizing with the buff walls. Cabinets, Shelves, Tables Built for the New Plant CABEIS, shelving and tables pro- vide a fine example of the carpen- ter's art in the Lloyd Hollister Inc. building, and these are worthy of special mention. These will be found in the press room, the stereotyping room, the circulation department and the advertising department. A saw, hammer, plane, level and nails in the hands of Bert Kasian have turned white pine into artistic appurtenances so important in our plant. A paper stock case is one of the most important built. WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF FUEL-OILS AND COAL KUTTEN BROTHERS 711 Main Street Telephones Wil. 2900 and 1 ALL WINDOWS IN PLANT ARE OF STEEL-COPPER Truscon Company Builds in Me- tallic Frames Which Are Dur- able, Air-Proof and Artistic N THE construction of a modern Newspaper-Magazine plant as well as any other structure of the present ag- gressive period much thought is given to the windows--the type, construction and materials. The necessity for such serious thought quickly becomes ap- parent, when one considers the impor- tance of windows, for they must pro- vide proper ventilation, be air-proof, durable and artistic. The march of time has brought for- ward the metallic type of window, and Lloyd Hollister Inc. finally decided that keeping abreast of the times meant the installation of this type. The archi- tect's plans showing various sash shapes to provide an artistic exterior as well as interior effect made the in- stallation of metallic windows a big job. For instance the plans called for Gothic arch windows for the office sec- tions of the new building. That was a problem, but the Truscon steel com- pany solved it for the contractor by making special casement windows. Figures tell a story and J. F. Dris- coll, manager of the steel window de- partment of the Truscon company, cites them to show that the new Hollister Inc. building is the "last word" in win- dows. These figures will interest any- one familiar with the subject: One hundred and eighty-five units of casement are combined in twenty- seven openings. One hundred and thirty-four piv- oted windows are set in eighty-four openings. The Truscon Steel company is a na- tional institution which has installed steel windows in many of the biggest apartment buildings, office buildings, country clubs and many residences throughout the country. Mr. Driscoll talks interestingly of the windowing of Lloyd Hollister Inc. plant. . "The windows in the Hollister build- ing are the most modern and best made," he says. "The material in the windows is a recent development which has provided copper-steel windows. In the process of manufacture a certain percentage of copper is used, this be- ing poured into the raw steel. This pro- duces a more durable steel, a metal that will stand up longer under rust. "Perfect weathering in the casements is provided by means of the head drip sub-sill and jam angle, this forming a sub-frame which insures rigid windows. It is important that the leveling and framing be properly treated to produce clean architecture and this has been stressed in the work on the Lloyd Hollister Inc. building." Staining, Painting Provides Big Job in the New Building HE contract for staining and var- _nishing all doors and woodwork, stair cases and stair rails and all ex- terior painting of the new Lloyd Hollis- ter, Inc., building, was awarded to H. C. Peterson of 519 Asbury avenue, Evanston, north shore painter since 1902 and a painting contractor of more than 15 years' experience. . While the structure has very little eutside woodwork, being constructed almost entirely of brick or concrete, the painting contract was no small job. There are more than 3,550 individual panes of glass in the windows and the frames were given two coats of grey paint over the original rust-proof oxidized lead coat. The woodwork and doors were stained, given a coat of shellac and then varnished, giving them through- out a light oak finish. Each of the stair cases, constructed of wrought iron, also was given two coats of paint.