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Show ( ¥ eat. ae FEBRUARY 7, 2001 -- WASATCH COUNTY COURIER A all Paneling EIST AO RESTRDTTR JAMES& MORRIS CAREY is how to doit the right way: the joints. e If the paneling is too tall, e First, clear the room or_ - Compared with painting and wallpapering, we think paneling is easier because it's move all the furniture to the : 3 middle. a more “carpenter friendly" © Next, project. No drips, no spills, no tears. Just cut, glue and | nail. | There are several reasons flat -@ and hammer Next, use a level or a a relatively the Unless there is a specific — bottom ‘reason to the contrary, always - with baseboard, the top often ‘is bare. Having a straight fac- of joints, yielding a more professional result. If your wall ‘tory-cut edge at the top will provide for a perfect wall-to- height is greater than 8-feet, ‘look into 9-or 10-foot-long ceiling connection and have your friends wondering how © install sheet paneling vertical- much ly. This reduces the number given to moisture problems. Tape a piece of plastic to your sheets. With paneling, joints are better. ing on each wall is always installed the same way. Gently the baseboard: Your paneled the paneling with about that later.) Measure from this line to the corners at both ends of the wall (top, e It doesn't require a lot of skill, and only a few tools are needed. center and bottom). Granted, there are some types of paneling that are very thick and difficult to install, but most lighter-weight types can be installed onto 8 or 9foot-tall walls in no time. Here paneling might If the three measurements are. not equal, it means that the corners are crooked and that the trimmed corner have to be to match. Although usually wall is now _ thicker. Therefore, the door jams no ceiling holding one edge next ‘to, and in exact alignment’ longer align with the wall sur- with, your vertical reference mark. Paneling nails (colored face. Here you will have to furr out the door jamb by to match the paneling) eliminate the need to putty holes and are nearly invisible. Nailing into studs gives a good result, yet a glued instal- - adding a piece of wood, causing the jamb to align again with the wall. With the casings in place, the baseboard. can be reinstalled. tered on the stud layout, there and plug is a good chance that every only a few pennies each and when trimming layer of paneling. Paneling on -furr strips. over plastic will work fine, but it is not the kind of work we would do in our homes. Thicker plywood paneling can be used without _the layer of wallboard that we cost paneling joint will fall on a ~ can prevent a fire by ‘‘extendstud allowing full nailing at ing" the protection of the the suggest. However, board - some value. | the wall- adds strength and sound-deadening | is becomes necessary. boxes. They during grow between the plastic and the basement walls. If no moisture results, a plastic moisture barrier is in order as the first layer, with a stud ‘wall or furr strips (and insu_ jation) followed by a layer of wallboard and then your e Finally, be sure to add “box extenders” to all switch covers be world won't keep the smell out when mildew begins to lation often works just as well. We suggest both. If the reference line was properly cen- such irregularities, there are times trim _ push the paneling against the - wall must winter. If water collects beneath the plastic, you might find it wise to contact a contractor who does waterproofing. All the plastic in the e Next cones baseboard e The first piece of panel- attention basement fewer vertical line anywhere on the attaching clean cut plumb bob to draw a perfectly nails will be a breeze. (More e itis process. to _ you made such perfect cuts. wall. If the line aligns with the. stud layout within the wall, cases it has more depth and texture than do other options. sure edge rather than the top. Whereas the bottom of the paneling is usually covered and door trim. Install your door trim before beginning can be done i ina day. e In ee pry bar Remove these items carefully so that they can be reused. e It's rich in appearance. entire room all the make light work of this task.. to choose paneling: — e An remove baseboard, door trim (casings) and crown molding. A be junction box to the surface of _the new paneling. They are _-necessary. If paneling will be used to finish a basement, rn How to Install leg SE Ge ie = Sennemr It’s Not Just a Joke Any more: Utah has an Official ke C.G. WALLACE ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER a ae SALT LAKE ‘It’s official. dy oe that boast down the House — and the Senate. “This is not just a matter of CITY (AP) Utah’s snack ~ selling more Jell-O, although of we came on private planes,” - Cosby joked to the crowd that gathered for his speech. choice is, to the surprise of no. one who lives here, Jell-O In a publicity stunt that - would-make the average mar-keter blush, the Utah Legislature screeched to a°— halt Wednesday to recognize — Jell-O and pay tribute to Jell-O huckster and comedian Bill - ~ SALT LAKE CITY (AP) tend that since Mormon misIf the state wins its attempt sionaries are gone a predebusy aadiiee ona ee to have Mormon missionartermined length of time, designating Jell-O the state ies included in Utah’s 2000 they should be counted as snack. census total, it will mean not _permanent Utah residents, Sen. fea Blackham, only another Congressman . oF see R-Moroni, sported a Jell-O T~ Because the estimated shirt over his shirt and tie - -- but possibly five more liquor — licenses. 14,000-plus = missionaries and pontificated on the goodState law allows the were not counted, Utah fell ness, nay, the utter whole- | Department of Alcoholic 856 people short of gaining a someness, of the dessert. Beverage Control to issue seat in Congress. He called the wiggly gelaone private-club license for If missionaries are counttin treat as a symbol of family, It was too much for Sen. ~ to stomach. He voted against __ the snack resolution. _ “The suggestion that Jell- -_ Ois the carrot-sprinkled glue ” He said the reason for Jell- that keeps families together Q” ’s popularity is that Utah isa family state. has pushed me over the edge,” he said.The resolution nese the 3 Senate, 25-3. Sen. Gene Davis, D-Salt ‘Lake City, spoke in ‘‘token opposition” to the resolution, offering i ice cream as an alter “This is a state of family and in consuming all of this gelatin and pudding, you have said you are a state that brings family wherever you go,” said Cosby, 99 made who was an honorary Utah citi- zen. eee _ Before Cosby took to the House floor, the Senate was every 7,000 residents, and one restaurant liquor license ed, liquor officials could _ license two more private that formula, the state can clubs and three more restaurants to sell liquor. That’s in addition to 23 for every 4,500 residents. By ~ -Ron Allen, D-Stanbury: Park, tion of the dessert.in the .. world. It wasa distinction lost SOUT Mean More Liquor Licenses community and church values. Cosby. Salt . bakes City o the mee highest per: capita. consump- last year to Des Moines, Iowa, and regained this year. _ Now, with the state back on top, lawmakers seized the — opportunity to declare Jell-O the favorite snack of Utah and set aside an official Jell-O week. In a joint necking of the Legislature, Cosby and Lt.. Gov. Olene Walker quickly fell into an impromptu come- Counting Missionaries Could -. license 319 private clubs and 496 restaurants to sell liquor, new club and 19 new restauAssistant Attorney General — rant liquor licenses the state : Earl Dorius said.. “already can assign after the Gov. Mike Leavitt and census put Utah’s population Attorney General Mark at 2,233,169. Shurtleff have initiated a fed‘Having a new seat in eral lawsuit contesting | Congress may not be such a Utah’s census figure. While federal employees and their native. “Ice cream is not sexy. It’s not wiggly and jiggly. But it is made in Utah,” he said missionaries and other U.S. citizens living abroad are _restaurants and night clubs WASATCH COUNTY Leavitt and Shurtleff cor COURIER Oot 2531 is or email: nities to bring in more good would not. like to write, send us your piece 800-900 words long and we might print it. UT 84049, (435) said families, including members of.the military, are counted, The Courier is looking for locals to submit their columns for this space every other week. PO Box 1030, MENE® thing,” Democratic Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson. “But having more opportu- ‘Want the Last Word? IfHye great actor @weearchooumyann : be a good any recount.” result of |
