Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1959 — Page 2

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Pit Smooth Base Under New Floor You may not have bats in your belfry, but you may have them in your attic. Or if you don't have bats up there, what DO you have? Aunt Matilda’s dust covered rocking chair? A steamer trunk with broken lock? A collectton of oldfashioned picture frames- The clothes that Junior out-grew several years ago? Boxes full of junk? Clean It Out Why not clean out the attic and turn it into extra livable area with a bedroom or two, playroom for the youngsters and a bathroom? Or maybe it can serve as an in-come-producing apartment if you don’t need the space yourself. , One of the most imporant improvements you’ll have to make is in the attic floor. Those rough - planks just won’t dp. Whether you choose linoleum, some type of tile or carpeting, you’ll first need to cover the rough wcjod surface with an underlaymgnt. Base For Floor An excellent base’ for your new floor covering is durable hardbqjrd. Underlayment panels of this material, available at lumber yafrds, will lengthen the life of the finished flooring material. Hardboard provides a rigid, smooth base for a new attic floor. It leaves no cracks, joints or ridges to cause excessive wear on any section of the flooring laid on it. ’ The lightweight hardboard panels are easily and quickly applied ovgr old wood-finished floors in any other part of the house, and ark widely used on wood subfloors in yiew houses, too.

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Good News For Wood Lovers Here’s good news for homeowners who want to install wood paneling in living room or elsewhere about the home. ' Considerable savings can be made by asking your retail lumber dealer for a tongue - and - groove panel board which is % by 6 inches and made in either Douglas fir or west coast hemlock. The lower cost panel board comes in a simple V pattern with a one-eighth inch V joint, and its low cost is derived from the thinner board. This type of paneling has wonderful texture and grain and makes an extremely beautiful wall. While fir and hemlock take paints and stains very readily, the real beauty finish for either of these fine woods is in the natural. The boards should be rubbed down smooth with sandpaper before installing on the wall. Then a sealer coat may be added. When dry, it should be sanded smooth. Then one or more coats of clear lacquer, varnish or plastic should be added. The results will please any lover of good wood paneling. Fir has a tawny, golden color, sometimes with a slight reddish tinge, when finished naturally. Hemlock takes on more of a champagne tone. Both make rich walls. Wise Solomon Solomon searched the nearly treeless desert of the Promised Land for wood to build his temple, although stone and clay lay at his feet. Wood has a strong place in the affections of most humans. It is symbolic of shelter, and even in this machine age, more than 90 per cent of all dwellings in the U.S. are built predominately of wood.

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Walls Taking A Beating? Try A Hardboard Wainscot

The lower portion of the walls in some rooms of a hpfne take a beating over the years. This is especially true in the recreation room, hallways and alongside stairways where there is much energetic activity “traffic." Walls in these areas are apt to become dented, gouged and scratched. They soon turn into eyesores that are expensive to repair. These wall-area problems can be .banished with a wainscot of durable hardboard panels from the floor to waist height. Hardboard is an inexpensive material made from natural wood, but it is splinter-free and so tough j- will withstand kicks and scuffs without marring. You can put a wainscot of unfinished hardboard in its natural brown color, then paint or enamel it. or you can use one of the many attractive prefinished types that include surfaces in a wide variety of woodgrains, colors and patterns. Hardboard, available at lumber yards, is easy to work with and can be sawed, nailed, glued and painted just like wood. Perforated Boards Put Walls to Work You’ll find many wall or door surf aces in you r h omo which can be put to use as storage space with perforated hardboard. Take a look at your kitchen. See any blank wall space that could be used for pot and pan storage? If you cover that space with a panel of inexpensive perforated hardboard you can make an attractive and handy display for many kitchen utensils. Utensils hung from fixtures inserted into the perforations can be changed in a jiffy merely by moving and re-inserting hooks and brackets.' The hardboard can be painted to suit the kitchpn decor. And how about your broom closet? If it's a jumble of cleaning equipment, you can make it much neater by putting a sheet on the inside of the door so you can hang up shorthandled brushes, dustpans and the like. You’ll find the smooth-surfaced .h a Ydboard_with the holes in it easy to install. No special tools are required. The walls of your home workshop can be covered with this material, too, to provide a handy place for storage of tools. IjOOk for other blank wall spaces that can be put to work with perforated hardboard—in recreation room, garage, basement and inside closets. You can hang shelves on this material in the living or dining room, too, to show such things as china dogs, clocks, salt-and-pepper shakers or whatever else you like to collect and display.

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Harmony Key To Home Design The search continues for the home style which has natural beauty, yet requires a small amount of maintenance. Several architects in different parts of the country have come up with nearly identical solutions to> the problem. Combining wood siding with stone, brick, glass and concrete in harmonious relationship is the first step. Step two involves leaving the wood siding in as nearly a natural state as possible. Some woods like western red cedar will weather to a soft, neutral color whiph blends well with natural surroundings of rocks, lawn and shrubbery. The soft greys have a graceful, almost ageless, quality, and the naturally weathered wood requires no maintenance whatever. — Some prefer to use a water-re-pellent application at first to minimize any color changes during the weathering process. Another exterior finish for wood siding-which requires little or no maintenance or upkeep for many years is stain applied to any of the popular siding woods, such as Douglas fir, west coast hemlock 6? the highly acceptable cedar. Rough-sawn siding takes stain extremely well and a treatment will last indefinitely. Exterior walls ntust add beauty to both site and dwelling, leading, home designers point out. The most effective results are achieved with the proper harmonizing of natural materials like wood and stone which are so much a part of the natural setting. How To Make Sliding Doors It’s easy to make sliding doors of hardboard for wall cabinets. Cut two panels of hardboard for the doors and drill a finger hole in each to facilitate sliding. You can purchase metal finger pulls if you like. Cut grooves for the doors to slide in, or build up grooves using strips of quarter-round on either side of the doors, with a strip of ii-by-Ve inch stock tacked down to divide them. The top groove should be slightly more than twice the depth of the bottom groove to make the doors removable. You also can get pre-formed sliding door tracks made of aluminum. Paint the doors on one side and cover the other with wallpaper that blends with the decor of the room. You can then change about from painted to papered doors on

DESIGN C-414. Exterior design calls shingle siding, vertical siding with battens, in front, face brick facing and chimney and projecting cornice. Other features include fireplace, planter, wrought iron rail and recessed entrance with side light. Rooms are all spacious, including an excellent master bedroom with picture window, large living room, two medium size bedrooms, bath, a wellarrenged kitchen-dinette, lavatory and attached garage. There is a full basement except under garage. Closet space consists of wardrobe closets in the bedrooms, linen Cabinet in half, towel cabinet in bathroom, edat closets and built-in trays in master bedroom. Floor area is 1527 square feet, cubage is 29,250 cubic feet (not including garage.) For further information about DESIGN C-414 write the Small House Planning Bureau, St. Cloud, Minn. In Canada, the-Small House Planning Bureau of Canada, St. John, New Brunswick.

Cold Weather An Ideal Time For New Roof If your home needs a new roof, don’t Jet cold weather scare you into waiting until spring to reroof. A new roof of asphalt shingles can be applied in win- t ter as well as in other times of the year. In fact, reroofing in winter has some important advantages. Here are a few: i 1. Roofing contractors aren’t as busy in winter due to a general decline in construction in cold weather. Chances are the contractor can schedule your new roof at your convenience. In addition, he’ll be able to spend more time on the job. 2. If your roof isn’t in tip-top shape, waiting until spring to reroof is asking for trouble. Old roofs can develop leaks rapidly, especially in harsh winter weather. Water from these leaks can cause costly damage inside the house. 3. If you apply a new roof now, you and your family will have the pride and enjoyment of a better-looking house, especially if you choose one of the many colors available in asphalt shingles. A colorful new roof not only improves the appeari arite of the house, but gives the entire neighborhood a life. 4. A new roof actually adds cash value to any home. X Obtaining loans for home improvements generally is easier in winter, because banks and other lending institutions aren't processing so many loan applications and are glad to have, the business. A new roof of asphalt shingles is a home improvement eligible for an FHA Title I loan. How To Keep Your Tools Io Meat Array No matter whether the season calls for snow shovel or lawn mower, you should keep your outdoor tools in neat array. You can gain storage room in your garage for a surprisingly large amount of tools and equipment by putting your walls to work. Merely place sturdy Vt inch panels of perforated hardboard over the studs. With heavy-duty fixtures inserted in the perforations, you can h a n g up ladders, wheelbarrows, bikes, hand or power mowers, garden hose, rakes and shovels. — —- Both hardboard and a wide variety of fixtures are available at lumber yards. Shelves for storage of paint cans and other small items are easy to make with the fixtures and boards. Because the 1 fixtures lock in and lift out without tools of any kind, you can re-arrange the storage pattern in a minute. & And, best of an, getting the clutter off the garage floor will permit you to put the car inside with room, to spare.

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Hone Project Often Heeds Expert Touch In deciding how much, if any, of the work involved in a home improvement project should be done by the home-bwner, it is important to make a realistic distinction between the type of jobs that may be well within his scope and others which had better be left to the professional. in the latter category are replacements or repairs of columns which support roofs or canopies, work on window or door flashings, footings, etc. as well as such hazardous operations as roof, gutter or chimney work. Plastering is another job that the amateur should hesitate to tackle. The proper technique of spreading plaster, especially on ceilings, is one that usually requires long years of experience to master. Wiring Is “Pro” Job Wiring is definitely “out as a do-it-yourself project. are so many factors, such as local building codes, safety codes and insurance regulations involved, to say nothing of the element of danger to family and home, that this type of work should be left to the licensed electrician. Major plumbing projects, too, are not for the amateur. Getting skilled help in the beginning will usually save him money in the end. Same thing goes for heating. The proper repair or installation of a heating plant calls for so much specialized knowledge and experience, that the services of a competent heating engineer afford the only sound assurance of safety, dependability and operating economy. Whgt then, is left for the do-it-yourselfer to do? Do-It-Yourself Jobs Among the projects that many homeowners can reasonably undertake are interior paint jobs; attic insulation; simple repairs in screens or storm sash; minor repairs to exterior walls, such as can bq inside by renailing wood siding or refilling masonry joints with prepared mortar, patching holes and filling cracks in interior walls and ceilings; laying concrete walks, which can be built a square at a time. On many remodelling jobs, a sensible division of the work between the professional and the home-owner works out well. The former takes care of the structural changes while the home-owner supplies the finishing touches.” Handymen Use ~ Scraps For Kindling Many home handymen have found that they can keep their workshop neat and accumulate a supply of fireplace kindling wood at the same time by collecting leftover pieces pf wood in a galvanized garbage can at the end of the workbench. The scraps can be brushed into the can quickly and easily after each operation. In addition to collecting a good supply of wood for the fireplace, this practice eliminates a serious home fire hazard. Sparks from tools or a cigarette can’t ignite the wood scraps if they are kept in a covered, fire-proof container. Even, if spontaneous ocmbustion should occur in the scraps and shavings, the fire would be confined to the inside of the covered ' can and woUld quickly die for lack of oxygen. The cover, therefore, should be kept on the can at all times. A small garbage pail is adequate for a seldom-used workshop. If the workshop is used quite often, a standard garbage can may be used. The smaller can is equipped with a carrying handle on the top, while the larger can has handles on the side for carrying purposes. Both have close-siting covers.

Follow This Checklist Os Home Repair Meas

Probably your biggest and best - investment is your home, and you can protect that investment with § an improvement project that will increase its livability as well as 8 its value. 1 Whether your home is old or new, there is much that could c be added to it to make it more i comfortable or useful. And the t cost need not be high if you use j such sturdy, long-lasting materials as hardboard. It is available in a variety of thicknesses, densities, designs and finishes that are suitable for any part of the house — and for the outside, too. Take Close Look Take a close look at very room in your home to see what you need to improve its utility and appearance. Take along the following list of home improvement ideas prepared by the Hardboard Association, using it as a checklist to find what your house needs. Then follow up your inspection trip with a visit to a lumber yard where you can get the tnaterials, plans and . advice you nCed. Or call in a remodeling contractor to do the more complicated work for you. < Home improvement ideas: —Wainscots on walls that are most apt to be marred. —Room divider to separate liv- i ing from dining area, boy’s area I of bedroom from girl’s, or cooking I from eating area in a large kit- I chen. —Recreation, room in basement. I —Extra bedrooms and bath in I the attic. Home Workshop —Home workshop with tool stor- I age on the walls, dentproof workbench top and storage cabinets with sliding doors. —Enclosed porch that can become an all-weather sun room, music room, sewing room or extra living room? —Garage or carport with ample storage space, even on the walls. —Wardrobe for unused corner of bedroom. —Woven earport wall and fences. —Sturdy, washable wall covering with an attractive, long-lasting finish. —- Table Tops —Smooth, splinter - free tops for tables of all sizes, from coffee to picnic. —Combination bench and storage bin with a snag-free surface. —Under - the - stairs storage shelves. —Vertical dividers for cabineto - under sinks. Lounging Area Do. you w a n t a lounging area away from your house for afternoon entertaining? Here’s a simple plan. Along your property line, build a wood patio deck, possibly six feet wide by 20 feet long, of sturdy fir 2x4s set on rigid frame. Along the property line and on both ends install a banquette-type solid bench, but run the back up four feet or more high. This affords privacy and room for card tables and children’s play gear. Back of seats can be paneled and decorated in different colors.

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