Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1916 — WATCH THE PAINTER AT WORK [ARTICLE]

WATCH THE PAINTER AT WORK

Poor Economy in Using Shoddy Material and Cheap Labor Where Looks of Home Are Concerned. „ In no branch of the building game Is poor material and workmanship so common as in exterior painting, says a writer in Popular Mechanics Magazine, The architects’ specifications for painflng gcneraTTy " set forth that] the painting contractor must provlde all the materials of every descriptlon, Including ladders, scaffolding,ropes, brushes, etc., for the proper performance of the work in a substantial and workmanlike manner; all the materials to be of the best of their respective kinds, and all woodwork to be thoroughly cleaned before being painted; all nail holes, joints, crucks and defects in materials to be filled with putty; all jointed work to be sanded smooth before applying the second coat. The specifications then Itemize what work is to be done, and how, as follows : All outside woodwork to be given a certuln number of coats of good white lead and linseed oil paint, mixed to correspond with the color selected by the owner on outside blinds or shutters, exterior of sash, window acrcena, d nf>r aert/ena, eutsidedoos’s, tin and galvanized ironwork, Ironwork, roofs and cement work. The homebuilder should know whether his specifications are rightly drawn and whether they are being followed by the painting contractor. Undoubtedly the best wuy of knowing if the work Is being rightly done. Is <tO know how to do It.