Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1949 — Page 10

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Is Need for a Good Strong Ladder ". By HUBBARD COBB, Your Handy Man

Just in’ case we happen to have a reader interested in painting! ; & house, garage or tool shed or large doll house, here are a few im-| 3 portant points on the subject that should be remembered. For outside work you can figure that one gallon of paint will, | ' cover about 500 square feet of wood. | “A good ladder is as important! wiil always have one hand free to! for house painting as a good {hold with. brush and paint. Be sure that the legs of the ladder sit firmly on| the highest poin . the ground and that the top rests Arter the walls are done, do the mum holding power. evenly on whatever it's resting trim and the windows and doors. also get a combination angle plate/to be QUOT lr sss ®ronidn't under-| most rule to follow When you've finished these; move {which fits on the inside as well as gtand why it rained yesterday |

bottom of the on to such items as the porch and ithe surface of the joint. These do) after he said it would be fair, But You can save yourself a very nicely. Any sort of angle never mind, here are some hot laid up on either a concrete ger

A good

your paint on on a rung so that you

{outside and still others are made’ ito fit on the broad surface of the .|joint. This type should be recessed

; If you have & home repair problem, write a letter to Mr. Cobb, care of The Indianapolis

Hos ‘Are Some Valuable’ Tips For You. Amateur House: Painters

Important Point Frequently Neglected

the adding make a workable plastic. add 10 per cent lime to this mix-| ture you'll get a ‘mortar that is a

enough. water 40) and allow sewer gas to come into If you tne house.

And on sasy. why to Teme A100

{into the wood to give them maxi-|

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worth while.

of the plates

In order to save yourself. work | start. painting at] t and work down. !

1 lot of time when you do the win. if you protect the Glass) wood screws.

.thold properly.

You can said he didn’t know, didn

| ‘Times. If your question is of { general interest, an answer to | it will appear in a forthcoming column of The Times Home | a. : :

How fo Prepare For ‘Cool’ Summer

We had a long talk with a {weather expert on the chances of {this being a hot summer but he

't want! little taster to work with and al-

lime. Bricks and blocks should be

iplate should be attached with tips on how to keep your home, ling or slab. This base should be Nails just won't cool this summer. & If you have the money, you can|should be poured over six inches B The main trouble ‘with screen buy either a complete house-cool- OF sa of gravel.

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remains of a wood handle from’ an ax, a hammer or a chisel is to. drill a few holes in the wood, pour lin some kerosene and when the wood is saturated, set it on fire.! One point to remember, stick the, * imetal portion of the tool in damp

“sand or earth so that the heat {won't cause it to loose its temper. ‘You can drill holes in glass with a small three-cornered file held in a hand drill. Break off the rounded tip of the filé and lubricate the tip with turpentine

as strong as one withou

{doors other than the joints com{ing apart is that they sag. One; {way to take cate of this is to stip

a wood wedge under the bottom

{outside edge of the door so that, [the door is true and then attach a! strip of wood so that it runs from {the top inside corner to the bot{tom outside corner, Another method of doing ‘this is with ai

trom paint either with masking Metal rod and turnbuckle. {tape of with a piece of thin meta | And last but not least, make sure that the surface is clean and] Tips on dry before you slap on the paint,

Now Is Good Time To Repair Screens

When a wood window or door| {screen goes, it usually goes at the {Joints. These can be repaired with {metal mending angle plates. Some are - shaped to fit inside the joint. _ Others’ $’§06 oti” the ci

(hardware store. ‘Inviting’ A Housebreaker

I got lost the other day and while waiting around police headIn spite of all the wonderful quarters, sucking on a strawberry new screens on the market these/ice cream cone, days, we believe that there are to figure out who I was and where still enough people who own old broken wood screen frames to make ac olumn on repairing them

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breaker decides which house to break into. ; Seems that a smart “burglar looks around until he finds a, house with-an accumulation of] mail in the mail box, milk bottles | and papers on the front porch.

no one is home. Of course, if the

and leaves a

ithen "it's pretty clear that the!

{and second-story men like best. | Some people go on the assump-| tion that a burglar can break any |

You| j.ican get this combination at any

while they tried]

interesting dope on how a house-|

These are swell indications that/Hints on Proper

family goes out for an evening | few lights burning] BSemetime during the course of taround the place then even a {the next few months you may get {smart burglar is never quite sure an overwhelming urge to build an whether the place is empty orl outdoor fireplace, a brick spite net. On the other hand, if only wall or maybe just a big pile of| the front porch light 1s burning masonry as a monument to your-|

ling system’ or one for individual | rooms. | For those who don’t have quite! that much money, an exhaust fan installed in the attic will do a lot|

{toward keeping the house com- Some Good Ideas

|fartable—especially at night. The Ylidea is that the fan pulls all the {hot air out of the place and: slows ithe cool night or evening air to circulate up threugh. An exhaust ifan - installed over. the kitchen istove is another good way to help |beat the heat.

|. Portable electric fans will help!

{you to keep cool because they} {keep the air in circulation. Awnings and Venetian blinds are another way to beat the heat. Awnings should “fibt “have side} {flats as these trap air ynder the {awning where it gets hotter and hotter and hotter, For those who are flat cold] broke, we suggest they close win{dows and doors in the early morn-| ling and pull down the shades. Al {house usually gets pretty cool in {the early morning hours and, it) {you can hold this cool air, you'll! be nice and comfortable,

‘Way to Mix Concrete

iself.. Anyway, here are some!

{place is empty and that's the kind/|points on working with brit jof place burglars, housebreakers concrete blocks and" rocks.

| “All of these materials are oe} !mented together with mortar {made by mixing one part cement to three parts clean sand and]

blocks should be somewhere ‘around 8 to % inch thick. Bricks! {should be damp before the mor-! {tar is applied and they should be: iplaced so that the side with the trademark faces down. Rocks should be free of dirt be-| (fore any mortar is spread on. Be! {sure that each joint i= packed! {with enough mortar to fill any de-| pressions in the rock. In the case] iof bricks and blocks you want to! make equally sure that the joints! are well packed with- mortar,

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