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Show Pog 4 Clearfield Courier, July 3, 1979 SOLID VINYL SIDING is notable for its neat, craftsmanlike appearance. The textured finish of GAF Vanguard vinyl siding looks just like wood, but never needs painting.) Some of the Virtues Of Solid Vinyl Siding tional, siding material. Unlike aluminum, a metal and homeowners throughout a good conductor of electhe country? The answer-itricity, vinyl is a is of It the and is actually used product simple. modern scientific research, for insulation in the electrideveloped specifically to cal industry. It doesnt need overcome the defects inher- grounding and cannot cause ent in conventional sidings. interference with television or radio signals. Take wood, for example. This commonly used maSidings made of alumiterial cannot resist the ef- num can be dented. Vinyl fects of weather and aging siding bends and flexes and without costly, periodic then returns to its original shape. painting and maintenance. Heroic measures are often The paint on aluminum needed to protect it from rot siding is only A and deterioration. Termites scratch can penetrate to the destroy it. If unprotected by bare metal. Corrosion may paint or sealant, water take place. Not so with causes swelling and de- vinyl. Corrosion does not formation, with ultimate occur, since vinyl is basicalcollapse as the final result. ly inert. It is so inert, in fact, it is used in the form of that Solid vinyl siding, on the pipe resistant to the contrary, weathers well plasticcorrosive most liquids! its and since it resists water will effects and may actually be not echo the Vinyl with when of sounds and hail as rain needed, cleaned, It and water. will metallic ordinary soap sidings which is unaffected by termites and, may actually amplify the vermin. And, it never needs sounds and create a drumpainting, since the color is beat effect. locked into the vinyl itself. As for cost, over a period of time, vinyl with its oneIn appearance, GAF Vantime installation cost, and guard vinyl siding, for exneed for minimum maintradilike looks ample, tenance, is far less expentional clapboard with horizontal expo- sive than either of the more or Why is solid vinyl siding becoming so popular with s skin-dee- vertical exsure, or posure. Easily sawed and cut, and quickly installed bewith cause it is high accuracy; with nailing slots at one edge and an overlapping, locking flange at the other. Vanguard vinyl siding is notable for its neat, craftsmanlike appearance. Nailheads never show since the flange edge covers the nailed edge. pre-form- Vinyl compares well with aluminum, another conven p. conventional sidings, with their need for greater maintenance and attention. These are some of the facwhich make solid vinyl siding superior to more con- tors ventional building ma- terials, in addition to the fact that Vanguard solid vinyl siding is a product of GAF, a major specialty chemicals manufacturer of quality building materials. The combination is hard to beat, f Kitchen Designed for the Handicapped A nations leading appliance manufacturers has designed a One of the for the handiwith formulated capped, the needs of the ambula-toril- y kitchen and visually capped in mind. handi- William J. Ketcham, CKD, kitchen design manager for General Electric and designer of the kitchen, feels the concept of the kitchen is very timely, as the word handicapped today is much more The public is becoming more aware of the handicaps imposed by birth defects and such crippling diseases as polio and multiple sclerosis. Moreover, more than two million persons are blind or visually handi- capped. Advances in medical science are helping to keep people alive longer, and the natural increase in the nations median age means an percentage of the population over 65. Americans over 65 now number 23 million, and by the year 2030 their number will swell to almost 52 million, one out of every six ever-increasi- Americans. Factors like these generated the idea of a handicapped kitchen, Ketcham said. The design takes into temporary styling while con- trolling costs. kitchen The modified in is the sink area and cooking center. The countertop is lower. There are no base cabinets (except beneath the wall oven and the tray cabinet between the dishwasher and refrigerator), so a wheelchair can roll up to and under the counsink ters. A shallow-bowith rear drain and singlecontrol faucet also permits a Electric models. The only cabinetry modification necessary was one to allow the wall oven to be installed at a height, and several manufacturers produce the shallow sink and ellower-than-usu- al bow products. Also in recognition of the needs of the visually handi- Electric capped, General knobs provides Braille-styl- e free of charge for any of its GE or Hotpoint brand ranges, as well as Braille control panels for its home laundry equipment. These controls may be obtained by For those who may find it the model and serial difficult to reach controls, sending number of the appliance to switches for the food waste the range or home laundry disposer, hood fan and light department at General Elecare installed at the front of tric, Appliance Park, Louisthe counter, along with a ville, Ky. 40225. approach and leg room under the counter and sink area. straight-o- n switch for fluorescent countertop lighting. While providing ample storage space, the cabinet design and location also are more functional for a homemaker with limited activity. p There are handles, and open shelving helps make cooking and serving utensils easy to reach. Items in the storage area above the easy-gri- wall oven can be reached from a sitting position, and the shelf around the counter also provides convenient storage for smaller items. consideration the homemaker whose movement is limited or who is confined to Ketcham points out that while such a kitchen can assist many handicapped persons to become more necessary mod- a sitting position. My thinking was to come up with a kitchen that was first of all functional, and to show how it could be built with con ifications are not major tasks. For example, the cabinets by Scheirich are stock units and the appliances are standard General Appliance manuals on all products now made by GE and Hotpoint are available on tape cassettes for the visually handicapped. They are obtainable from the Center for Consumer Products Recordings, Associated Blind of Kentucky, P.O. Box 306, re Louisville, Ky. 40201. Requests should indicate product, brand, model number and year purchased, if known. There is a nominal charge of $ 1 .25 to cover cost of each cassette and for packaging for the mails. Increasingly, the handicapped are finding they are no longer isolated from the benefits of our technological society, says Ket- cham. "American know- how is working for those who need it most. f |