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Show "Limit on Home Repairs ' Will Be Lifted Soon With Germany conquered, home owners soon will v, mitted to make extensive repairs and improvement i r' neglected because of wartime restrictions. s' '0rg The National Housing Agency has announced it h rescind all limitations "very soon." This will permit riPes to blended textures ofiT?" gles to harmonize with m ' shin-exterior shin-exterior design mcst any ' ' k ' , i' ; ' , ing and modernization deferred' because of the $200 limit on expenditures. ex-penditures. The Federal Housing Administration, which insures loans for remodeling homes, estimates esti-mates that $3,000,000 will be spent on such work in the first year after restrictions are lifted. - Most of the expenditures, according ac-cording to FHA, wiD be for re-roofing, re-roofing, installation of plumbing and heating systems, landscaping and major exterior alterations to make existing homes more modern. mod-ern. Although shortages of some building materials will continue until after victory over Japan, home owners are assured of an adequate supply of asphalt shingles shin-gles for re-roofing. VVPB Praises Industry According to the War Production Produc-tion Board, asphalt roofing, made of non-critical materials, has been supplying more than 90 percent of the nation's wartime needs. In a recent letter of commendation, WPB declared that the industry has made a "distinct contribution to the war effort," in the face of serious manpower problems, by maintaining full production to meet the heavy demands of the armed forces and, Lend-lease, while keeping the civilian market supplied with roofing for war housing, maintenance and repairs.. Since 1939. the demand for asphalt roofing has increased 50 percent, according to WPB With architects and builders forecasting forecast-ing that color harmony will be a iistincti ve mark of modernized -ind new postwar homes, the industry in-dustry has continued extensive xpprimentation with various- A HUliftt without a ,oai fails to provide shelter, but with $3,000,000,000 in long nPSfr,f(J home repair and remodeling work likely to start soon, home ownrri are assured of an adequatf suppl of asphalt shingles to replace Horn, out roofs. |