toggleswitch
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Levitt built slab-on-ground basementless homes in where else? Levittown, New York. This is on Long Island, a suburb of New York City.
This suburb was constructed to house the soldiers returning from WWII. NYC rent regulations were also enacted at this time to prevent gouging of tenants when demand (but not supply) increased subddenly.
Basmentless is rather odd here.
These homes had oil hydronic radiant heat with pipes hidden in the concrete slab. Domestic hot water was from coil in the boiler. The boiler was actually in the kitchen and shared a chimney (with two flues) with a fireplace that was behind the wall separating the kit and liv rooms.
The stoves were 27" GE electrics and [electric cooking is/was relatively unheard-of in this market]. I believe the washers that came with the home (this was a very unique thing) were bolt-down bendix-es IIRC.
Most owners have added on to the homes with the most common feature an attached garae with rooms for the laundry machines and the boiler, which is normally now relocated. Most of the homes radiant pipes sprung leaks and were retro-fitted with baseboard heating.
Click on Levittown NY on the left side!
http://www.levittandsons.com/Levitt/aboutus.aspx
This suburb was constructed to house the soldiers returning from WWII. NYC rent regulations were also enacted at this time to prevent gouging of tenants when demand (but not supply) increased subddenly.
Basmentless is rather odd here.
These homes had oil hydronic radiant heat with pipes hidden in the concrete slab. Domestic hot water was from coil in the boiler. The boiler was actually in the kitchen and shared a chimney (with two flues) with a fireplace that was behind the wall separating the kit and liv rooms.
The stoves were 27" GE electrics and [electric cooking is/was relatively unheard-of in this market]. I believe the washers that came with the home (this was a very unique thing) were bolt-down bendix-es IIRC.
Most owners have added on to the homes with the most common feature an attached garae with rooms for the laundry machines and the boiler, which is normally now relocated. Most of the homes radiant pipes sprung leaks and were retro-fitted with baseboard heating.
Click on Levittown NY on the left side!
http://www.levittandsons.com/Levitt/aboutus.aspx
