1940 House Concrete Walls

Asbestos cement was used in the 1940s and 1950s for wall and roof claddings and also in the 1960s for floor coverings and spray on textured ceilings.

1940 house concrete walls.

Black bullnose or dark green or maroon bullnose depending on the field tile color. Some of the most magnificent architectural examples of the builders art that line. Concrete became widely used in the late 1940s with poured concrete and concrete blocks becoming standard. Kitchen layouts feature the classic work triangle and unlike many homes built before 1940 there was at least one bathroom.

A section about 3 feet long along the 1st rung of blocks is cracking horizontal as though it were pushing out over the smooth fascia of the pad underneath. Concrete block has been used as a building material for more than a century. Before the 1950s foundations were constructed of a variety of stone or cinder block materials. In 1940s homes through to 1953 i think i see more high contrast bathrooms.

The pros cons of concrete block house construction. A hipped or gabled roof a variation was the use of the dutch gable on some state houses with a pitch of 30 40 tile asbestos cement shingle or corrugated sheet roofing shallow boxed eaves a suspended timber floor usually with a concrete perimeter foundation wall. Most houses built in the 1940s 60s featured a timber floor supported either by a continuous reinforced concrete perimeter wall and precast concrete piles or by piles without foundation walls. In some regions concrete block is also a common building.

If your house has sheet cladding from this period including corrugated cement based roof cladding or sparkly textured ceilings check whether they contain asbestos before working on them. Houses built from the 1890 1900 era until the early 1940s compose a good share of rochester s housing stock. Other variations included cast in situ concrete corners with the remaining support provided by piles or for sloping sites jackframing on. A half century old bathroom will have many features that exude charm but a few updates could enhance the room s practicality and add a touch of modernity if.

Inside walls are sheathed with smooth wallboard and floors laid with durable strip hardwood. Streamline deco jazz age 1940s high contrast color schemes. How to remodel a 1940s bathroom. I have a 1940 s cinder block one story home on a concrete slab in south texas.