WHEN BUILDING BUILD IN BRICK.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1924, Page 14

WHEN BUILDING BUILD IN BRICK.

Bricks made in Palmerston North have earned a great reputation among the architects and contractors throughout the North "Island. At the risk of being regarded inquisitive, the writer visited several of the yards a. few days ago to endeavour, to ascertain the. reason for this growing popularity, and I admit I was soon convinced that the tiuio has come when anyone contemplating building a home, garage, or outhouse of aiiy description would bo utterly foolish not to build in brick. Palmevstdn North bricks, from the nature o£ the. local clay, are far less impervious to the weather than many others. Auckland builders especially have a great liking for tlio Pahnerston North-made article, and it would sin-prise- the residents of this district to iburn of the great qua'utities of lucally-mado bricks that are railed away to Auckland from Palinerslau North. Millions and millions, and this notwithstanding the railway freight and cartage charges that have to be added to the cost. Auckland builders appreciate and know the value of Palmerston North-made bricks. Is it not time the residents of this district who contemplate building woke up to the fact that to build in brick is to save money. The class of timber procurable to-day is of a very second-rate nature, and within a few years becomes borer infested, consequently unhealthy, uhsiglitly, and_ altogether unsuited to your family requirements. A brick home will last for ever, it is immune from fire and the ravages of5 tlib borer and other insect pests. It can be remodelled or enlarged without showing great joints and- joins. Brick houses are a permanent _ investment, and an asset readily realised on i£ .necessary. Once erected a brick homo costs less to maintain than a wooden building. Insurance on a brick Structure is the lowest rate under the Fire Underwriters' Association, and far less than on ,1 timber-built house, while the. upkeep in the matter . of painting, etc., is practically, nil. Or recent date several fine homos have been erected in hrick in different parts of (lie town, and it must be admitted that these stand out as good examples of their owners' enterprise. Some of those the writer thinks would take a lot of beating; for instance, sir. S. W. Carter's beautiful home on Featherston street east; Mr. J. L. Stout's, in Victoria street; Mr. M. Ovum's, in Foalherstou street; Sir. W. JF. Mouldcy's. in Featliprston street; Mi-.^Clere, the architect's home in C'olq;o sl.niel, ami many others that could be meutiuued.