§ 3. Sir W. Smithersasked the Secretary of State for Scotland to state the timber and steel content, respectively, for each of the non-traditional houses listed in Table F of the Housing Return for Scotland; and similar figures for a brick house.
§ Mr. WoodburnThe information is as follows:
Type of House. Softwood Standards. Steel tons. Aluminium .842 .375 Atholl 1.90 4.00 B.I.S.F 1.6 4.50 Brydon 1.2 1.1 Cellular Concrete 1.12 .7 Clyde 1.81 1.7 Cruden 1.5 2.5 Demonstration (average) 1.6 3.12 Foamslag 1.0 2.0 Hilcon 1.7 4.5 Lindsay 1.9 3.25 Miller "No Fines" 1.65 .175 Orlit .73 1.35 Stuart 1.6 2.7 Swedish Timber 5.0 .15 Weir (Paragon) 1.25 8.025 Weir (Quality) 1.12 6.65 Whatling Concrete 1.8 .5 Whitson Fairhurst 1.74 .98 Wilsons Hollow Block 2.0 1.0 Wimpey 1.64 .4 The quantity of softwood in a traditional brick house varies with the size of the house but is limited to 2 standards softwood per 1,000 square feet of floor area. The quantity of steel in a normal house is approximately .25 tons.