Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 October 1950 — Page 12

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homes without any trouble until

sidewalls Now the walls are damp, the siding is soaking wet and the paint on the siding peels faster than they can put it on.

Well this sort of trouble isn't

by the way the insulation was,

applied. In an uninsulated home,

water vapor which is the cause of | this moisture, flows out through, the walls and other small open-| ings atid never has a chance to

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work or a metal extension,

! Ww ‘in their present they had insulated. due to the Insulation—it's caused

Aftér the insulation is in places the vapor flows through the plas-

ter and through the insulation

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siding. J condenses into a Hquid| Once you've patched a hole or water—and starts 100k-\crack in a plaster wall you are ing around for trouble. It usually|reaqy to join the “It's easier to finds some. The there- save ‘em than fix ‘em club.” fore, is to keep this water vapor | Of course, there is nothing you away from the insulation. lean do about a wall that eracks

{lot of wall troubles are man-

because the house is moving but a

; Sanding of Woodwork ‘made. Take the holes in walls Gives Natural Finish caused by door knobs. These can be avoided by using a door stop to stop the door before it gets to the plaster wall. Fon Door stops can be mounted either oh the floor or on the base-

board. A chair rail is another {handy gadget which protects both the wall finish and the wall itself. It consists of a strip of wood {molding attached to the wall hot!- {

zontally and it will prevent chairs set against the wall doing any harm. | The rail can be nailed to the What they call a “natural” finish. studding in back of the plaster, This can be Just ‘about anything

In new construction this can be —— re

done. with a layer of vapor-proof| paper between the insulation and) the interior wall finish. In old work, where the insulation 1s blown into the wall cavity the best solution is two coats of aluminum paint applied over the plaster or plaster-board walls. These two coats serve as a vapor-barrier. They keep the vapor away from the interior wall finish and the insulation. Nature ally, they can be painted over with any type of Interior wall paint without harming their efficlency

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A lot of the interior woodwork used in today's homes is given!

are applied with a brush or cloth. finish just as you do for. the on installation of Give the seal a few minutes tojothers. = go eff Quality Lawn. Fence soak into the wood and then wipe Don't make the mistake of notlf © ° Low TH off the excess. a! ° jusing any sort of finish over this| Phone IM. 5381 Two coats are usually applied] : : and after the final coat is dry the For Sears Kings Swart surface is waxed, White shellac ; LE is a quick drying finish and usu-

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