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and level it by drawing a flat board across the forms running lengthwise to the walk. The middle of the walk should be higher than the sidés to allow for draining. When the concrete begins to set it can be smoothed off with a trowel. Cover the concrete with paper and keep damp until hard. This may take over a week. , . Strip off the forms, leaving the

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ig By HUBBARD COBB ER : Your Handy Man dy Af for an April afternoon is repairing concrete walks. aot Bd for

with six inches of packed cinders or gravel.

Pour the concrete into the form!

| solidly or on the thegroond.

for equal monthly payments i that t your income. No = “lump sum” payment de-

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‘broken conerete from: the section. the new concrete should be about 10 inches deep and

Build a form for the pieces are needed so that there will

allow for expansion and contraction.

If you have a home repair 1 problem, write a letter Yo | | Mr. Cobb, care The Indianapolis Times. If your question is of general interest, an answer to it will be found in ‘a forthcoming column on The Times Home Page.

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| Putting Away Storm

‘Windows Neat Trick

g0 over and watch your next door neighbor on top of a high ladder

| trying to take his storm windows

down. Come what may the main consideration in removing storm windows is to get the window and yourself |

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back on the good earth and in «ne piece. See that the ladder sits

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and lift up. While you're up on the ladder,

bottom of the window.

window to get dry and then replace | {any loose putty around the glass. A storm window is subjected to the! {weather on the outside and mois- | {ture from condensation on the in- | side so be sure it gets a good coat | tof paint,

Store the window where there is |

ino possible chance of the glass

‘breaking, the wood frame rotting or |

becoming warped.

Oil Paint on Concrete ‘Makes Basement Gay

| Next to pumping out the water for a minimum amount of skill ands 1 of

rand throwing away any stray fish

to jazz up a basement. Concrete or cement block walls can be painted with water or cement paints and they can also be painted with a good exterior paint. The first move for painting concrete with oil paint is to be sure the concrete is perfectly dry. If the

{concrete is new the lime in it will destroy oil paints so it must be |

neutralized.

comes from the can. Concrete floors can be painted

a good tough floor enamel for this! Job and it should get three coats. And speaking of “three,” we've!

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Allow a few days for the storm answer to your letter through the blotch up the new finish.

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Removing Calcimine Requires Even Temper

A lot of good things can be said for calcimine as a finish for ceilings. It's still inexpensive even if they {don’t give it away, it gets dry in a hurry and it comes in a lot of pretty, colors. The" only hitch to calcimine is!

that the old calcimine must be re-|

moved before the new is put on. This is one of ‘those jobs that call]

a maximum amount temper |

If you want a really good laugh, there is nothing like a coat of paint control.

Brush the concrete with a solu- |

tion made of three pounds of zinc

sulphate to one gallon of water. Let this mixture soak into the concrete and dry. As concrete presents a rough porous surface it is necessary to use a special primer if the following coats’ of .paint are going to be absorbed evenly. Primers for ‘concrete can be purchased ready-mixed. After the primer is dry the fol-

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You want a bucket of warm water, an old calcimine brush and a | sponge. Have a stepladder around! and wear old clothes. Dip the brush nto the water and work it over a portion of the ceiling until the cal-

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oncrete Walks Nice Job for Soni April Pilcrioon. Sos Handy Man; Given on Painting Basement Walls: and Other Tricky Chores

Most Hom windows are hung on |lowing coats can be applied just as|cintine becomes loose, " Wring out ' To remove the|they are for any other exterior sur. | window, swing it out towards you face. ‘The final coat goes on as it | surtace and then rinse it thoroughly.

the trap acts as a seal in preventing these gases backing up from the sewer through the pipes and’ out, | Wet down another patch of the [the drains. ceiling and keep this process up| When the“water in the trap dis. |

the sponge and wipe it over the

you don't care one way or the other. (bles with sewer gas begins. | It's very important to keep the {in the trap of a fixture that is sel{water moderately clean. And be) dom used will ev aporate in time |

| because if any remains it's going to water down the drain of an inIf the calcimine doesn't come off frequently used fixture to prevent very easily with warm water, add a|this from happening. The water little washing soda but be careful in the traps of some fixtures will be not to splash it on any woodwork. drained away by siphonage.

Plumbing Traps Need A trap that dry for no ap-

parent reason and will not retain Occasional Watering

water is in need of the services of a Bear traps that don’t work right immediately Should be attended to are something of a hazard-—espe- | - Ml cially if the bear happens to be | ~ (around. But a plumbing trap that kW ne ri. L / TE doesn't work right is just as dan- : {gerous as an entire family of sugyl ALUMINUM {bruins. STORM "WINDOWS | Traps are put in 8 plumbing sys- |B COMBINATION tem to keep the sewer gas out of Phone BR-2468 or Wiite the house. Sewer gas is not only 'unpleasant but ‘darn unhealthy. | gA plumbing trap, by the way, is [that piece of pipe shaped like an 8 {located under each plumbing fix- | ture. The water that is retained In|

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