Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1963 — Page 2

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Living Room Look in Kitchens Is Family’s First Choice Today

By Mary Lon Holton

The kitchen is the first place most house-hunting families look for quality. Most-wanted in a new kitchen are more space and a full complement of top-quality. major kitchen appliances, according to builders sensitive to the demands of today’s families. One survey found that the average one-family home has only 150 square feet of kitchen space, and the average apartment only 103. Families who have endured kitchens of this size are quickly attracted to new homes with spacious, well designed . kitchens. Last year, in response to this yearning for larger kitchens, more than 80 per cent of the nation’s builders included dining space within the kitchen area. j Next to space, the quality, size ' and number of appliances are most important. Kitchen designers who ' work with builders agree that today’s smartly styled, labor-saving ' : electric appliances such as ranges, ■ refrigerator-freezers and dishwashi ers are important to the convenience • and livability of a home. They also < said to the sale and resale value of • a house. | Today’s built-in electric ranges are compatible with the “livingroom look” desired in modern kitchens. The variety of drop-in ranges, separate surface cooking elements and built-in wall ovens, double or single, makes it easy to design an inviting, convenient kitchen, regardless of its shape. .1 Electric ranges with automatic atop and start timers, easy-to-reach broilers, automatic meat thermom-

Proper Insulation Is Wise Investment I Proper insulation is an investment in family comfort that pays dividends virtually all year long. In winter, mineral wool insulation acts . as a blanket that keeps heat inside < ’ * house. During hot weather, it < i serves as a barrier that blocks out- ; side heat from living areas of th® house. | When mineral wool is used in air conditioned houses, families find I cooling equipment costs are less and ; operating costs are lower, too. Since I less heat enters a house that’s properly insulated, the air conditioner doesn’t have to work so hard to keep the house comfortably cool. j To obtain optimum results, mineral wool insulation with an installed resistance to heat loss of R-19 should be used in ceilings, R-ll in walls, and R-13 in floors above unheated spaces, according to the National Mineral Wool tar sulation Association. ——i®

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f|!| The kitehen is the first place to look for quality in a new house. This kitehen, with its ample cabinet space arid work-saving electric appliances, has a feeling of livability and warmth. Its extra living \ space easily accommodates a good she table for eating or homework.

eters, large built-in double ovens, surface heating elements that are adjustable to pan sizes, and optional rotisseries are features women look for when they're shopping for a new home. They also want roomy electric re-frigerator-freezers. Today’s customer expects a refrigerator of at least 13 or 14 cubic feet for the average family, according to building authorities. Most popular are the large combination units that cut down on marketing trips by providing an ample larder for a week or more at a time. In addition to plenty of storage apace for frozen and fresh foods,

Rainbows On Roofs Are‘ln’Today I “White is easily the most popular color for roofing today,” according to Howard Ketcham, noted color authority. “However,” Ketcham said, “a recent survey of manufacturers of asphalt shingles indicates that other colors are on their way up.” “ > Ketcham, who was the color engineer for the first colored telephones, attributes the national preference for white roofs to three basic reasons: 1. Since white is a neutral color compatible with all others, its use on the roof permits the widest selection of house body and trim colors. 2. White provides maximum heat reflection, which helps keep a house ‘ lowera ”1 whik is “safe.” Many home owners are afraid to trust their own judgment when it comes to colors. They hesitate to use colors that might leave them open to ridicule. “I feel the increasing use of colorful asphalt shingles is a good sign. It means that more and more families are becoming color conscious and are learning to take advantage of the qualities that only color can provide,” Ketcham said. “White obviously has its place, but according to the survey, an increasing number of families have found that a complementary shade of green may be just right fpr a house surrounded by nature’s greens and browns. And in many southern states light shades of tan are being Chosen by families who want both variety and a high degree of heat reflectivity. “Not too many years ago,” Ketcham explained, “Asphalt roofing was available in only a limited number of colors—red, black and the grey-green of natural slate. Today, however, the development of synthetic colored granules has led to the production of a wide range of roofing colors, including pastels and blends. “Blended color asphalt shingles are becoming more popular because they harmonize with a wider variety of exterior trim and sidewall colors than do many solid shades,” Ketcham explained. Some blends consist of several shades of one color, while others are a mixture of two or more different colors. Another type of blend is achieved by using colors that differ from shingle to shingle. ;

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women now look for electric refrig-erator-freezers that never need dafrosting, even in the freezer section. The new squared-off lines fit snugly under and between cabinets, adding to the built-in look so much in demand today. An automatic dishwasher, new to most families only ten years ago, has quickly become one of the basic appliances home buyers expect to find in a modern kitchen. Today’s electric dishwashers hold more pishes, save more time, and get dishes cleaner than ever. They help keep sinks and counters neat and uncluttered, making the kitchen more livable all day long.

5 Minutes Turn Fire Into Blaze People planning to vacation at a summer cottage should remember the advice as veteran firemen: “The first five minutes of any fire are worth the next five hours.” In other words, prompt action can save your family and the valuable property. The primary safety rule, of course, it to call the fire department at the first sign of destructive smoke or If help is several miles away,, brief your family on a fire fighting pUip to ' ton put into effect immediately. One or more fire extinguishers should b e available. Many families also keep several galvanized steel pails, filled with water or sand, ready for emergency use. These are hung on the house c and garage so that they can be used immediately if a small spark ignites some grass cuttings or leaves. Special fire pails, which have conical bottoms to emphasize their purpose, also can be obtained. They are red and labeled “Fire.” Bucket brigades may be oldfashioned, but they can be effective in controlling a fire until equipment arrives.“ ", Frame Home? In a home of wood frame construction, lumber 4ias been used to build the structural framework which supports lhe roof and holds the finish materials inside and outside. Nine out of ten U. S. homes are frame construction. ' ■

Western Influence Modern Tepee Spe:is Big, Broad 'Woof’

California has fathered a host i Os gracious, easy-living ideas. One i of them is the A-frame house. j Easy to build, low in cost, and i practical to live in, the A-frame gained popularity on the West Coast «s a vacation lodge. Because it’s perfect for beach house, ski lodge, or lakeside living, it is now catching on all over the country. The A-frame, long favordo by woodsmen, is ideal for .areas! that suffer severe winters. Its high-pitched roof-wall sheds rain and snott easily and rebuffs high wind*. ' Swift Homes* which makes precut A-frame houses, uses asphalt shingle roofing because of its durability, wind and fire resistance, and Wide choice of colors. Swift selects wind-resistant asphalt shingleawith a factory-applied adhesive. The selfsealing shingles, which have ttte UL label, are applied in the usual way, but the adhesive bonds each layer of shingles to the next Since the largest exterior am of an A-frame house is the “woof,” or wall-roof, its appearance is important. If the house ia'at the beach or in sny area exposed to beating sun, white or pastel asphalt shingles are best because they reflect much of the sun’s boat hs shadier areas, any of the many asphalt shingle colors can be chosen to suit indithat there .arepio paiars, posts, ott load-bearifig wall*. This simplifies

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. Wb l nhii ■ mi ■! ibtarni fiW Htta ■ i —i. —■ —I Sluggish House Sales Start to Snap Up When Builder Switches to Wood Windows

One simple change turnpd tte trick for a builder whose low-priced homes in a new 7200-home luxury community in tidewater Virginia were being passed up by prospective home owners. Located ten minutes from famed Virginia Beach and 15 minutes from downtown Norfolk, Princess Anne Plaza, the largest planned community in the state, offered a riding stable and bridle paths, a large lake with game fish and boating, a country club, two golf courses, swimming pool, and 60 acres of park and recreation grounds. All this plus church sites, modem schools, a large shopping center and a hospital site went with homes that cost between SII,OOO and $20,000. The builders offered 27 different designs. Despite these choice features, the houses were selling slowly until one of the community’s nine builders, Aragona Enterprises, and its subsidiary, Projections, hit upon the solution. To attract attention to 23 houses in a choice location near the country club, they decided to revamp a model home on their highway display lot. “The only thing we did to the exterior was to replace all the windows with wood windows of ponderosa pine,” says builder John Aragona.

REDWOOD ON THE FARM The style of farm structures has changed over the years and new building materials have come into use as research makes farming more efficient, bttt wood remains the most common building material on the farm. The durable woods — Tidewater Red Cypress, Western Red Cedar, and California Redwood —often are the best choice for farm uses because they hold up better under weather and resist rotting and termite attacks. Os the three, redwood is usually the most common in economical heartwood grades because of the greater proportion of heartwood commercially available (the heartwood, of course, is the 6nly part of the log which contains the natural rot-resisting substances). jr- • ” • ■ * S| Portable Wafer Feeder The California Redwood Association has just brought its entire series of farm plans up to date and added several new structures to fit today’s needs. Among the new plans are those for the Portable Wafer SelfFeeder shown here. This 12’ x 16’ structure stores and feeds 2-inch by 2-inch field wafers. The other new free plans from the Association are for Fenceline and Auger Feed Bunks, Bunker Silo, Salt and Mineral Feeder, Utility Sunshade, Cattle Feed Rack, Silage Bunk, Hog Fir rowing Stall, Portable Swine Wallow, Sow Silage Feeder. If your lumber dealer cannot supply these free plans, write direct to Dept. FM-3, California Redwood Association, 576 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, California. A 10 or 12-quart galvanized steel pail will hold just enough mortar so that there is no danger of it hardening before application.

L ■■«■'■■■ JNMeI Broad expanse of asphalt shin, gles on this A-frame house resists high wind*, rain, snow* to living space. Non-supporting partitions can be moveable, making it easy to arrange floor space to suit individual needs. A 24 x 30-foot A-frame can ba arranged to include two bedrooms in the second floor and a large living room, dining area, kitchen and bath on the first floor. If more spate is needed, two or more of the structure* can be pfcfcad end to end, or. With passages added, side by side. According to Swift, their homes are simple enough to be built by the avenge dfi&oimielfar. Construc- ■ tion is simplified and costs kept down by using stock window units us pvudciusa >lm> .

z : l&Wf 7 H . A W '■ ■ John Aragona, builder of this heme in Norfolk, Va., found that wood, with its natural richness, has a strong appeal to home buyers. He switched to wood windows and stepped up sales in the $96 million Princess Anne Plasa development almost overnight.

1 ■ “The wood windows complement the paneled wood doors we were already using. “We discovered immediately that wood, with its warmth and natural richness, has a strong appeal to home buyers. It literally stopped them at the curb, and within a month all 23 homes in the country club location were sold at no additional cost to the buyers. We attribute these sales directly to the use of wood windows." - -.—

U.S. AGENCY MAKES TESTS Show Fire Resistance Os Steel Garbage Cans

A recent report by the General Services Administration in Washington dramatically illustrates the necessity of storing all waste and trash in fire-resistant metal containers. G. S. A. fire prevention engineers conducted a series of tests to determine the fire-resistant qualities of various containers. In one of the tests, the contents of a galvanized steel ga’bage can burned for several minutes without igniting anything in the surrounding area. Since the can was not covered, resulting flames rose five feet in the air. The fire eventually burned itself out without igniting the can, and the steel construction prevented spillage of the flaming contents. Used Standard Containers The metal containers tested were standard 32 gallon galvanized steel garbage cans, similar to those sold for consumer use. The G. S. A. endorses galvanized steel cans for use in the 6,000 U. S. Government buildings it Pre-Finish For best results it is wise to prefinish wall panels before installing them. A good seal coat plus a coat or two of clear plastic lacquer or varnish' is best applied when the boards are flat, and hand sanding is much easier. Easy Louvers A time saver when building a louvered fence or screen is to use spacer blocks between the louvers instead of the more time consuming grooving of the top and bottom framing members. Low Upkeep To keep your upkeep costs down on wood siding, use a rough-sawn texture western red cedar and stain it. You should not have to apply the second coat before eight to ten years. Fingerprint A dozen boards in a panel wall cut from the same log may look alike, but they are as different as people. Each board for instance, cut from a Douglas fir log has its own 'fingerprints, a wonderful variety of grain and texture .

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As a result of the response to the highway model with wood windows. Projections Switched to stock windows of ponderosa pine in all its subsequent construction, both in Princess Anne Plaza and in a 2100home development in metropolitan Atlanta, Ga. r “House hunters al! ask to see the ones with the wood windows, and when they buy, that’s what they want," Aragona says.

operates across the nation. Local fire officials have long recommended the use of covered metal cans for combustible waste and trash. If this material is piled around the house, spontaneous ignition may occur. A small rubbish fire soon can spread and ignite adjacent buildings Take Inventory Many families, surveys have found, do not have enough garbage cans. If cans are overloaded to the point that covers will not fit snugly, a fire hazard as well as an unsanitary condition has been created. Fire officials also points out that old clothes, newspapers and other miscellaneous articles kept inside the house present a potential fire hazard. These items, too, should be kept in fire-resist-ant galvanized steel containers. w > Air Conditioner Buying Guide Offered by NBBB With spring in the air and summer getting up steam, its time to plan for hot-weather comfort. This often means shopping for new room air conditioners. The wide choice of room air conditioners now available could be confusing to buyers if it weren t for a new, nationwide system for designating cooling capacities. This system, called the NEMA Certification Program, is described in a 12-page illustrated pamphlet designed to help families select a room air conditioner that will meet their specific cooling problems. Recently revised to include up-to-date information, the booklet describes the basic types of room air conditioners, what they do, and how they are installed. It also explains the NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) Certification Program, in which room air conditioner capacities are rated by British Thermal Units per hour, a more accurate way of designating cooling capacity than the old horsepower or ton ratings. Watt and ampere requirements also are certiTo obtain a copy of Air Conditioners—How to Choose the Model Best Suited to Your Needs,” a't your local Better Business Bureau ar write to Department A, National Better Business Bureau, Inc., 230 Park Ave, New York 17, N. Y, enclosing a stamped, selfaddressed business size envelope.

HI II W& js, I I & sHI I ’ —- I II K.vtl : DOUBLE SIZE OF LIVING ROOM by extending floor outdoors in the form of a wood deck. Outside wall was designed to house garden equipment handy to house. West Coast Lumbermen's Association.

Insulation Muffles Noise In Apartments If you’re planning a home and want it to be quiet why not take a tip from award-winning builder Louis Beckenstein? His idea might work for you, especially if the children’s playroom is to be upstairs. To overcome the apartment house bugaboo of noise transfer between floors, Beckenstein is putting thick batts of mineral wool insulation between floors in the 156 electrically heated luxury apartment units he is building in Bloomfield, Conn., near Hartford. The two-story garden apartments now under construction will be completely insulated to make them comfortable winter or summer and to conserve fuel. But mineral wool is also being installed between floors of the two-story units to deaden sound between apartments. In your own home, the noise bugaboo might come from the pit-a-pat of little feet, the banging of toys, or rainy day roller skating overhead. A layer of insulation will muffle these healthy children’s noises. Among the national awards Beck- . enstein has won are the Better Homes and Garden Idea Home award; The Portland Cement Association Horizon Hoine award; American Home’s Best House for Your Money award; and American Builder's Hidden Value award. v Versatile Item For Shelter Area Civil defense authorities have found that a standard galvanized steel refuse can is one of the most versatile items in a residential shelter area. The sturdy container may be used to store water, food, medicine or clothing. It is rat and fire resistant. Most Vital Most Important part of any home is the frame, and wood frame construction has be een used with new ideas in styling for over 350 years in America. Outdoor-Indoor To bring outdoors inside the home, use the same s’ding for the wall paneling that you use on the outside of the home. Any pattern or texture of western red cedar makes an ideal wall surface. The deep “foot” on the bottom of galvanized steel gaibage cans keeps the bottom of the container off the ground and prevents corrosion and rust.

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‘Apartness’ Feature of Family Room For one Long Island family of five, active in church work and teenage activities,' one undersize family room wasn’t enough. The entire family quickly turned thumbs down on remodeling the basement and unanimously agreed they wanted a spacious, bright, comfortable room with a fireplace and a view of the garden. They decided to add a 15' x 25* room to the rear of the house, off the dining room. Since it’s at the opposite end of the house from the original family room, the new room gives the family two separate acNew family room addition adjoining patio features roof of white asphalt shingles, and Dutch door, shutters and large bay window of ponderosa pine. tivity areas that allow w.'come “apartness” from time to time. For maximum enjoyment of their attractive patio area, the family chose a stock bay window of ponderosa pine. It has a large glass area and is made up of a central fixed unit flanked by two doublehung windows. The bay window adds interest to both interior and exterior walls, and gives extra seating and storage space inside. It also makes the new room appear larger. Visitors entering the new family room are immediately attracted to the large brjck fireplace with raised hearth that dominates the rear wall and helps establish its basically Colonial atmosphere. Also part of the attractive Colonial theme is the convenient Dutch door of ponderosa pine which permits easy access to the patio area. Outside, the facing is asbestos cement shingles, while the roofing is white asphalt shingles that match the original roof. Asphalt shingles labeled by Underwriters’ Laboratories were chosen because they can be relied upon for their fire safety and overall performance. To reduce heating costs and help keep the new room warm in winter and cool in summer, insulation that meets standards recommended by the National Mineral Wool Insulation Association was installed in walls, floor and ceiling.