The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 May 1970 — Page 28

It’s In to Check On Outside

Guttering, Siding Exariis Are Due When the season signals "clean up, fix up" time, a thorough inspection of the home is in order. A good place to start is with the home exterior. Os course, it’s what people see first, so its appearance is fcertainly important. Home protection, as well as first impressions, begins with the exterior. Its condition is vital to family comfort. In an exterior inspection, both siding and guttering should get attention, notes the Monsanto Company, supplier of vinyl siding and other home improvement products. The following checklist for siding examination is recommended: 1. Pre*cnce of moisture. Thi* can trad to termite* and rotting wood. s 2. Fungu* and mildew. They indicate the presence of moisture. 3. Condition of paint. Blistering, chalking or peeling indicates a need for replacement or repainting. 4 Dent* can mar the ap- - pearance of the home. 5. Crack*, breaks or splits. Replacement is indicated. 6. Openings around doors and windows. Air conditioning and heating are less effective if cool or warm air is allowed to eacape. Gutters and downspouts on older homes should be carefully checked: 1. Ixx>k for rust spots on the under surface of guttering and where it i» closest to the house. 2. An accumulation of leaves in the guttering can result in paint blistering, created by an acid condition. 3. Ice build-up during the winter can cause unsightly distortion of guttering. 4. Check sections of guttering where they are joined. Ice and normal expansion and contraction may have caused the guttering to pull apart and leak. 5. Peeling or blistering paint can detract from the appearance of the house. An inspection of the house should be made before a home improvement contractor is called. If replacement of siding or guttering is required. the homeowner should be extremely selective in choosing material.

Putting On Happy Face Putting on a happy face —for the home exterior — is, nowadays, as easy as saying, ••siding." Where once the care of the house outside was a burden to the homeowner, now siding makes it a blessing — because there’s no, or little, care. With easy-to-care-for, modern-material sidings of mineral fibers, aluminum. asbestos cement and solid vinyl, the homeowner can be freed of continuous upkeep for the outside of his home. Stone, brick and simulated masonry sidings add a rustic look.. Advantages of these new. easy-care sidings are color selection, weather ' and fire resistance, low cost installation. Most offer concealed nailing. Attractive siding improves appearance and increases value.

x pir . BEFORE AND AFTER re«ull* of a home reno- ’ W — vated with maintenance-free solid vinyl siding * - ■re illustrated here. Before, right, exterior mit- . vmmhL ' face* showed chipping, peeling, flaking. <■& — — ’

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