Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 17 November 1959 — Page 2

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to*. sottom * ~~~~~i r n— ** HA,l ®° TO mvwooo RARTITIONS | HT ~~fl| \ MET Al r 1 * 0 "!-' J*" anoits /KI r * M T?n, I K\ I < §C r - ~ j V OR %* HR HYWOOD KOOR Most modem ranch-style houses have attic “crawl space” areas which are too shallow for ’ living space, but just right for storage. The addition of a plywood floor in this attic area has opened up a whole new storage “annex” overhead. Storage units on casters are built • to fit the slope of the roof. They hold miscellaneous small items. Easy do-it-yourself project

One Story House? There’s Storage Space “Upstairs”

» ! Designers say most families I have storage problems because ; they aren't really utilizing the ; space that is available. Here’s an 5 example: Even if you own a one*Stbry ‘‘ranch style” home with a , pjtched roof, you probably have • some attic space going to waste. Builders call the shallow area • under this pitched roof an “attic ‘ crawl space.” It is almost always ’, unfinished, with rafters and roof • joints exposed. A youngster can sometimes stand erect directly un- ■ der the roof peak, but quarters • are generally cramped. ‘ l~Even so, you can add a plywood ! floor and some rolling storage ; shits in this area and open up 200I 300 square feet of new storage t space for dozens of items w’hich ; are normally underfoot in the ga- ! rage or closets below. The new • attic area could be used for sleds ; golf clubs, lawn furniture, luggage, 1 bassinets, baby carriages, boxes. • trunks, dressmakers forms, and ’ many other items. Plywood Floor ► To start cover at least part of i the attic crawl space with %” A-D «rade fir plywood. If you nlan to , store heavy articles, use ply-

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wood. Nail the panels Into the roof joists with 6d box nails, spaced about every 12 inches. Nail lightly so you don't crack the ceiling below. Then, you could biuld simple pieshaped storage units on casters which fit the contour of the roof. These can be made with %” plywood tops, bottoms, and partitions, held together with metal angle irons or Ix 2 lumber framing. Use adjustable shelf hardware, and you can change the height of the shelves according to the items being stored. Use these rolling units for storage of smaller items such as winter clothes, income tax statements and household records. Nail a Ix 2 strip along the outer edge of the plywood floor so your storage units don't roll off into the insulation. Pallets If your roof is so low that it is awkward to crawl into the overhead space, you could put down a partial plywood floor and use rolling plywood pallets on casters. To make these pallets, nail a Ix 2 rail around a piece of %” plywood. Add a large screw eye on the side, and put casters on the bottom. Using a long pole with a hook

on the end you can stand on a ladder and move these pallets around without crawling up into the attic at all. The pallets can be used to store miscellaneous small items. x * ' •« P 00, If attic space is too shallow to permit standing erect even at the peak, you can put down plywood floor and use pallets on casters. Unique Parquel Floor Features Added Bounce CHICAGO—When guests dance in the famed Ambassador West hotel's new Guildhall they enjoy the foot comfort afforded by one of the nation's most unusual floors. In glamorous French herringbone style, the 6,800 sq. ft. oak cloor was laid over a resilient substructure of *4-inch thick cork and %-inch plywood. The base is concrete. The installatien is belived to be unique, says W. R. Morgan, president of the Austin Flooring Company, Chicago, which laid the floor. Many fine ballroom floros, he explains, have cork cushions beneath the hardwood. But the Guildhall installation gains added resiliency from the combination of cork and plywood. Power nailing was employed throughout. Three-inch long pins which penetrated the concrete were shot through the cork-ply-wood substructure. Each piece of oak was fastened to the subfloor with three power cleats. The tongued and grooved oak units, 25/32-inch thick and 18 inches long, were provided in a specially ordered width of three inches. ‘SHELL* SAVES MONEY A good way to save costs in building a new home is to ask a contractor to erect a ‘‘shell,” This consists of a complete house except for interior finishing material. The home owner then can enlist the aid of his family for jobs such as installing mineral wool insulation, putting up plasterboard, and painting.

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Termites Lose In House With Crawl Spice In an area where termites are a problem a house of conventional joist construction, with crawl space beneath, is far more desirable than one erected on a concrete slab laid directly over the ground,' That's the opinion of the noted entymologist. Dr. Thomas E. Snyder. When crawl space is provided, he ponits out, it is comparatively easy and inexpensive to get under a house and apply effective termite control measures. This, of course, is impossible with a slab-on-ground house, the scientist explains. He says that such homes, once believed to be termite-proof, are quite suseptible to the destructive insects. The pests often come up from the soil I and enter the houses through ex- ■ pansion joints in the slabs. They also steal in through minute cracks > that may develop in the concrete. Effective control measures in such instances are difficult and costly, Dr. Snyder says. The concrete must be drilled to insert chemicals. Great care must be exercised in this process to avoid striking pipes or wiring under the foundation. A slight error can be expensive and even dangerous. Builders who favor the crawl space type house point out that it offers other important advantages. Among these are warm, comfortable floors, storage area in the crawl space and easy access under the floor joists for making plumbing repairs and wiring changes. Floor construction in such homes generally consists of hardwood over wood subflors, a combination which affords insulation and is easy on the feet. ; Hardboard Wall Units ; Save Time l — • The use of hardboard as the . basic structural material is the . chief feature of the NAHB Re- . search-Masonite house at Knox- , ville, Tenn., first of the current ■ basic building material research ! houses built under the direction of I the National Association of Home Builders Research Institute. Instead of conventional stud framing, erected on the job and then insulated and covered inside and out with surfacing materials, the research house has component panel perimeter walls. Just four inches thick, they consist of only seven layers of material, including the paint (which the manufacturer says will last 21 years', in contrast with the 13 or 14 in the wall of a conventionallybuild house. Put up quickly in units 4’ wide and 8’ high, these walls have an attractive hardboard panel for the exterior and a woodgrained hardboard panel for the inside surface, with three inches of insulation, an aluminum vapor barrier and lumber framing members between. The exterior of the component walls is Masonite Sunline siding, which was introduced on a test basis in the 1957 NAHB Research Institute house in Kensington, Md. Hiis siding is distinctive for the I preformed integral ribs which apI pear at four-inch intervals. It is made also with ribs spaced eight I inches apart. At present, this proI duct is distributed only west of the Rockies. The interior skin is Masonite I Misty Walnut, available through I lumber dealers nationally. .This I woodgrained hardboard needs only I an on-the-job coating of wax, clear varnish, shellac or plastic. Its economy lies in the low first cost and easy finishing. I y — [ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ PLANNING TO BUILD? Get the advantages of . . . DECATUR READY-MIX COHCRETE! It is uniform. Every batch is high quality. It offers the right “mix” for your job. It. is easy to place and finish. It is water tight, firesafe, strong, enduring. DECATUR READY-MIX INC. E. OAK and FORNAX Phone 3-2561

Island Activity Center Gives Working Space In Modern Living Kitehen

Island work centers with plenty of storage and counter space are helping busy homemakers gain the “elbow room" necessary for preparing meals in today’s multi-pur-pose kitchen. With modern planners making the kitchen a "living’’ part of the home rather than an isolated shutoff room, the trend is to more spaciousness. The dining area, laundry and family room are now, often grouped into a closely inte-' grated center with insulating glass walls to provide ample daylight and restful working aonditions for the housewife. Although this new design idea has increased actual overall floor area, it has become increasingly , important to provide enough work space to prepare food and store equipment, especially since existing counters and shelves, must be shared with activities going on in the adjoining areas. In the “traditional” small-win-i dowed kitchen of a few years ago, I as much as 65 per cent of valuable outside wall space was being taken ; up with floor-to-ceiling cupboards. • But now that much of this area is I being transformed into a lighti giving glass wall, often completely s enclosed with sliding windows, storage is being more conveniently I placed below waist-high counters t under the window and in freestanding island Units. ‘these modern work tenters ! which' Can bd compared to the fa- ' miliar ‘/kitchen table’’ of grand-

: ,> v* > i AN ISLAND WORK CENTER is the solution to storage and working space problems in thia multi-purpose “living" kitchen. It provides a convenient place for cooking and serving, while its low silhouette gives the housewife a chance to enjoy the relaxing view through the Thermopane window wall.

Builders Find 2-Way Bathtub Adds Privacy A two-way bathtub, situated In the center of the bathroom and accessible from either side, is a feature of the NAHB ResearchMasonite house at Knoxville. The centrally-located tub is screened on both sides with decorative, translucent sliding doors reaching from the rim to the ceiling. A person showering or bathing is screened on both sides, leaving the balance of the room available to others. Gray wall panels and ceiling blocks of Marlite, the plastic-fin-ished hardboard blend nicely with the colors used in countertops, shower doors and floor. A stool and lavatory are situated on each side of the tub. A

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mother’s day, are becoming the focal point for everday chores ranging from a stand-up snack bar to a handy place to deposit armloads of heavy groceries. Where the overall area includes a family room, the island work center can also double as a room divider and step-saving serving counter. The location of the "island” is an important consideration in gaining its full worth in the efficient' planning of a kitchen. Since its objective is to provide plenty of space to spread out the array of pots, pans and portable electric utensils used in preparing a meal, it should be placed in close relation to other often-used appliances such as the stove and refrigerate}-. This helps to greatly minimize the steps required in daily work. The size of the custom designed work center will vary according to the room and the requirements of the individual housewife. Some types are completely outfitted with a sink, electrical outlets and even a built-in oven or range. Other more simply-constructed styles can easily be made by the home handyman. An island work center adds immeasurably to the relief of storage and work space problems in new and remodeled kitchens. Being only waist-high, it does not interrupt the feeling of. spaciousness in the room, and gives wives a chance to enjoy the relaxing view through the window walls. ■

telephone extension is situated in the section reached through the master bedroom. Innovations in the research house are plastic plumbing pipe, watersaving water closets with garbagetype disposal grinders and an aerobic sewage disposal system. Replacing a Knot The knot that falls out of wood you are working oa can ba put back in its place. Dip the knot in fresh Shellac that has been thinned and put it back. The shellac will not only hold the knot in place but will seal in the resin. Walnut in All Styles American walnut, today’s most preferred furniture wood, now is found in every furniture style category.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1959