Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1964 — Page 2

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Nff w IIP! ff PAINT AND SAFETY Everywhere around you, you see the colorful miracles worked by paint. Your homes and offices, and the appliances and furniture in them, are made brighter with this almost - magical product. At the same time, paint protects the surfaces of these things. But, paint does more than that. It is also a safety guardian for you. You see it used for safety measures on your streets, in your factories, and in public places. Why not make your home safer by applying some of these same techniques, suggests the National Paint Varnish and Lacquer Association. First of all. take a look at your safety equipment such as fire extinguishers and first aid kits. Paint them in eye-catching colors. Red is the common color for fire extinguishing equipment. First aid supply kits are usually painted a bright green. After you’ve painted them, put them Ih locations that are easily acjjessible and be sure that everyone in your family knows exactor where they are. What about your stepladder? tt'Scommonly thought of as a safety measure in itself. Hut, have you checked it lately for cracks. You should do this periodically. If it needs repairs or if it needs to be replaced, do so immediately. Once you're sure you have safe, sturdy support, paint the bottom and top steps a bright color. This will call attention to them and will greatly reduce the chance of a misstep and unfortunate fall. Basement steps are another hazard. Frequently, a hurried rush down the stairs means a tumble to the bottom. Again, n bright color on the top and bottom steps is an ideal safety precaution. Yellow and red are good choices. But, if your basement is finished in other colors, choose the brightest one as your caution signal. Slips and falls often occur in dark hallways. It’s an excellent idea to paint these areas in light colors and to keep them well illuminated. Not only will this make them safer, but It will enhance the beauty of your home as well. Avoid possible falls and bumps while groping for a lightswitch in the darkened room by painting the plates with luminous paint. You'll always be able to locate the switch quickly and easily this way. Incidentally, these paints are available in colors that match or harmonize with your wall colors. The importance and value of a iMous areas in your home cannot ardous area sin your home cannot be stressed enough. But, it is equally as important, if not more so. to make any necessary repairs or replacements immedi-

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Youngster's Bedroom Planned To Be More Than Just A Room And Bed

For a child, a bedroom should be more than a room with a bed. It should be a place he can call his own — his "sanctuary" from the sometimes frustrating world of the adult — and, just as im-

Lwß tl/ Kr-Oal] ■ " > JhTM.I moUI ■ * Jf , f 1 '* ■SO A VISUAL link to the outdoors through a window wall, plenty of storage space and a large floor area for activities make thia bedroom an ideal place tor a child to learn, relax and entertain. The wall of Thermopane insulating glass not only gives the room a feeling of added space, but also protects against heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer.

ately. While you are making your safety check, remember the value of painting in making your home a safer place in which to live. The cost will be minimal in terms of your protection and safety I'aintiii* Masonry Surfaces Before painting concrete or other masonry surfaces, i>e sure that the surface is clean and intact, adviflcs the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association. Fill all cracks, indentations and spalls. An alkaline-resistant primer is recommended. The finish coat should be designed to resist the expected exposure. Two finish coats will be more satisfactory than a one-coat finish. Prime and finish aoats may be of the same paint. ~ Painting Hardboard For a gocxl paint job on hardboard, good painting practices must be employed, sayrs the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association. Surfaces to the painted should be dean and dry. All grease and dirt should be removed with suitable cleaners before painting. Nail heads should be countejtsunk and puttied, if possible, or elbe painted with an anti-corrosive primer. A smoother and betterappearing finish will be obtained if the sealer is lightly standed before application of the top-coat-This is especially important when the final coat is a gloss enamel. Prime It All iron or steel* surfaces must be primed with a rust-inhabltivc primer before painting. t advises the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association. Versatile Latex Paints When they first hit the market, all latex paints were flat interior paints. Paint manufacturers have now developed such other finishes as exterior masonry and wood

portant. a room to help the growing years. That’s the opiaion of Ralph*. Sherwin, chief designer of Lib-bey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, who points out that a child’s bed-

latexr s latex semi-gklSs finishes, metal finishing latexes, and multicolor latexes, says the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association. Some latex pain's can be used both indoors and outdoors, others only on interiors. Before you liny a latex paint, read the Ijibel carefully and see what the manufacturer has to say about the imps and limitations of his product and whether it meets your requirements. Go Modern Here’s an economical way to "modernize" your older home: make a wise selection of paint colors for siding and trim. This will enable you to transform your home's exterior by minimizing outdated or undesirable features and emphasizing the bewt points of styling and line, says the National Pain’, Varnish and Lacquer Association.

Your Walls Victim of Hoot Thief? I kA ■

Did you have a costly heating season? Few homeowners realise that huut loss through the walls of a home can be even greater than

through the ceiling ami attic. Walls, too, need insulation to keep away the “Heat Thief." Not only homes—hut schools, churches and commercial structures will lie more efficient and comfortable if the walls axe properly insulated. With the construction season nt hand, people planning to build new homes should consider thia point: Tests conducted recently by scientists of the Zonolite biviaion of W. R. Grace & Co. showed that insulation of block and brick wall areas reduces heat loss in the neighborhood of fifty per cent, and produces fuel savings that pay for the material in only two or three years. These tests involved the use of water-repellent granule* of

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room should be planned to satisfy the child’s Meds and wants, a dasirable place to spend many happy hours. “No matter what the child’s age or sex, and regardless of the siie of the room or the amount of money available for remodeling, a well-planned bedroom can help teach neatness, good grooming, and good study and reading habits — as well as create a desire to discover new wonders of the world about him," Mr. Sherwin emphasized. A child's bedroom should be as inviting, yet functional, as possible It should be well lighted, have plenty of storage area and mirrors, and provide a feeling of brightness and cheerfulness. All help create an environment for healthy development. Storage facilities enable the child to have his possessions where he easily can get and use them. Plenty of drawers and cabinets, arranged at the, proper height for easy access, not only help satisfy the youngster’s need for activity but also stimulate the formation of neatness habits. Mirrors in the child’s room help form good grooming habits. For example, a three-way mirror in a professionally built vanity table a wall mirror hung above a chest of. drawers, or a mirror on top of a simple low-table provides daughter with her own special place for dressing and makeup. The freedom, brightness and freshness of the outdoors should be a part of the child’s room? Ample window area, besides relieving ,a feeling of confinement, admits the natural light and beauty so necessary in keeping young bodies and minds alert and active. To make the child's bedroom completely functional, ft should contain at least a desk, desk chair and comfortable reading chair. Mr. Sherwin said. Even better is a youthfully tailored sofa and a low coffee table, so frjends can be entertained in privacy by the youngsters.

the mineral vermiculite. Rags of this insulating material were shnply poured into the top of a block or cavity wall, just as they would be on the jobsite. Resides reducing winter heat loss, the water-repellent vermiculite insulation cases the load of air conditioners in the summer, effecting savings in electrical costs. In fact, many homeowners have been able to immediately save the insulating cost because smaller and less cosily air conditioning units were required. Homes with wall insulation often arc ouieter, too. In the tests with water-repellent vermiculite, loudness was cut between 20 and 31 per cent.

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Rigid Building System Gives High Performance

Builders and engineers are talking increasingly of plywood “diaphragm construction” in homes and light commercial buildings these days, and the big reason is that this high-performance system is gaining increasing recognition as a method of resisting natural disasters such as earthquakes or high winds. While the engineering is complex in a plywood diaphragn system, the basic performance characteristics are relatively simple. Diaphram construction in a house is analogous to “unibody” construction in cars: The house is designed structurally to resist forces imposed on it frorq any direction. Most homes are designed primarily to resist graiA ity loads, such as those imposed by the weight of snow on the roof. High winds or, earthquarkes always impose lateral loads as well — loads which are applied to buildings from the side. Plywood diaphragm construction has been well-known to builders on the Pacfic Coast and in other United States earthquake regions and along the Gulf Coast and in those Eastern Seaboard states subjected to hurricanes. However, homes in almost every area of the country are subjected to similar loads even if they do not have earthquakes —for instance, in the midwest tornadoes are a threat. The United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Products Laboratory first broached the idea of using plywood as a diaphragm material in the 1940'5. But its development into a tool of design was largely the work of the American Plywood Association's research is the early 1950'5. A diaphragm is achieved in a building when a wall or floor is built with sheets of- plywood in such away that the entire floor or wall can resist loads applied parallel to the face of the panels. In other words, the plywood resists loads along its length and breadth instead of only through the thickness of the panel. Using plywood only %-inch

o 0 Household Scrapbook | By Roberta Lee I a o Cracked Window ' A temporary weatherproof repair can be made to a cracked pane of w indow glass by giving it a coat or two of fresh white shellac. Homemade Duster To make a good duster for your furniture, soak old pieces of flannel in paraffin oil overnight, then the next day wring them out tightly, and wash in lukewarm water, and let dry. Your clo hs will then gather up al) dust efficiently', and also produce a polish on furniture and floors. Glaring Bread To glaze bread or rolls, go over the tops with the whites of eggs, lightly beaten. Apply with a cloth or a soft brush before placing in the oven. A small quantity of sugar can be added to the egg white if a sweet flavor is desired. Hair Protection A sheet of aluminum foil, kept folded in the glove compartment so your car. may be fashioned into' a cap or hat to protect your "coiffure in case of a sudden - shower. ■ —— ;

thick, with proper nailing to framing members, it is possible to achieve a shear wall or diaphragm floor that can resist enormous loads. Properly nailed, a wall built with %-inch plywood is twice as strong and three times as rigid as a wall built with 1-inch-thick boards. This kind of construction is encouraged by most building codes, and required by many. One of the requirements of the building bode is Anchorage, Alaska, (and by the codes in most other earthquake or hurricane areas) is that all buildings have diaphragm construction. The fact that the code did insist on his modern construction technique is one of the' main reasons only nine lives were lost in Anchorage during the recent Alaska earthquake.

Get Interest In Flat Yards

Do you have a back yard that is as flat as the deck of an aircraft. carrier? Then, my friend, you have trouble. The dull, ballpark look of your back yard can easily be changed All you have to do is break up the flat areas and install some structures that give a change in elevation. There are several ways to do this. One of the most simple is to install some baffle screens, about eight feet long, which should be treated as sectionals. They are easy to build out of light weight lumber like western red cedar. Just build a frame, maybe six feet high, of sturdy 2x4s, set into 4x4 posts. On to this frame you can build almost any sort of fence. It can be louvered, it ca n be board-on-board, or it can be woven to get

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a pattern. Now, you must figure out where you want these screens. The best way is to use two°or three in a sort of offset sequence, like a sawtooth. Leave spacing between each one. Then plant gardens in front of these screens, of even on both sides. This will create an interest area. You may even want *to build more than one such installation. Another good structure is a pergola, which can be built over a pathway. It can be used to hide a compost pile of other unsightly areas. The pergola should be designed by an architect or someone who has skill. It can be built of ordinary lumber. The upright posts should be 4x4 inches square, and the framework can be 2x4s, with latticework in Ix4s. A good wood for this purpose is Douglas fir.

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