Show Good Coat of Paint I Keeps eps All AIl Buildings Like N New ev There should b be 12 pages In the householders householder's almanac orie Or one e for each ench month month devoted devoted to keeping up with little little little lit lit- tle things Perhaps the time idea Iden would be beless beless e less prosaic If It were called caned Next Saturday Afternoon or Monthly lI Sn Mone-Sn Saving Money Jobs If one or 01 two little things in the time home were attended to each week small weaknesses would no nob not become big repair jobs There will be more appreciation appl and less depreciation Money will be available a for that built built- in bathtub the sll sleeping porch or a ah h tt plant nr opa much more Interesting than replacements replace replace- ments i Take ake roof valleys eave cave troughs and downspouts They are mire necessary accessories accessories ac nc- ac- ac Ies miami expensive e things to re re- re- re place T They ey should he Inspected The They are constantly exposed first st wet then dry dr- drex ex expanded b by heat hent contracted tJ by cold If bare spots are arc visible they I I need painting vise otherwise replacement I I c costs cOst's will mire have to he met plus huts the I damage caused b by leaks lenks and washouts I The hollow porch columns how columns how do they look ool u at t the bottom Unless the they are protected water will seep Into the time crocks cracks and rot will develop rapidly Porch floors rind and steps need atte attention 1 Go around on the lie n north rth side of the ho house se and look at the time window frames I very nine sun OULA I 0 L' L surfaces mind and moisture rc will Vork ork quick destruction destruction tion unless active preventive measures are taken Paint varnish anti and related products are perhaps the most Important Items Items' In property maintenance and anti maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- main main- Is the biggest est item of ot cost after atter the house Is Is' finished These preservative pro pre athe coatings form torm a tough waterproof water vater- proof and slightly elastic fil film n over wood metal cement concrete or orIck f surfaces and amI protect them theta against dampness and weathering I do not know of an anything that will wm so 80 detract ct from CrOL rota t time the le appearance o of a 3 house as an all unpainted shabby looking porch porch with signs of wear on the steps and floor and the columns weather- weather lug Ing Almost as bad bod are rotted and It a broken arbors or or frames for vines It HI Is Is Isso so easy to keep su such h woodwork In shape so costly to rep replace nce It and such a badge ge of ot neglect when not attended to that one wonders how owners cart can be so careless of their own self-inter- self est Screens should never ne be put up for th time the sUJ summer just as t they are taken from the cellar storeroom Frames ant and net netting tins will be exposed for months to the time weather I If the place of winter storage has been at times damp It may be their that rot and rust are already at destructive c work By next fall tall they certainly will have bitten deep Dust screens t thoroughly hl with a stiff stIft wire wh-c brush then paint them to harmonize harmonize har- har har har- monize with the exterior color scheme The he doing of ot little simple about the house things tImings makes a n great differ differ- ence They Timey show the time thought and amid feeling we have haye for tor home |