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Show rf i i - REVIEW. July 14, 1966 Whats Your Problem? Color Gives Home Value, Good Looks Color not only makes a house look better, but sell better too. Builders are house exteriors, and using color to unify a home and its environment. Homeowners have discovered that color upand grades the appearance of a house. the resale value . The emphasis on house color reflects an awareness ng plays down architectural joyment of kny product. For flaws. Since the roof is generally years, automobile and appliance manufacturers have a houses largest expanse, used color effectively. A na- color application often begins tional airline recently put there. The recent availability of color-keyquality roofing pastel planes into service. On a house, color serves materials has made this posthree Important functions. It sible. Heavyweight asphalt adds dramatic visual impact. shingles now come In various It highlights interesting focal hues, pastels and blends. points. And, In remodeling, it Shingle design and the deep shadowlines created by thick course edges' also give the roof a distinctive textured ap- that good looks add to the en- ed STEEL SWIMMING POOLS? That's right- - galvanized steel for beauty permanency for FREE ESTIMATES 1 AQL V IOOQ HOO-lOo- AQUATECH? rwj So-cal- led use. 4 DAT INSTALLATION HALF the installation time! HALF the cost! CALL TODAY pearance. Color treatment of modern roofing materials has also. Improved. This means that roof colors are more resistant to, fading, that more natural" those which blend shades with house materials and the site are available, and that a wide range of colors is on the market. While white accounts for more than half of all asphalt shingle sales, a trend is growing toward gray, green, blue earth" and beige. and forest" colors, which encompass brown and green tones, also show an increasing THE HOUSE ry. 89 - five-ye- ar five-yea- through my family my money. This would leave coming winter wearing overmy wife almost penniless. coats. How do I provide for this Mr. H. D. contingency? Mr. D.D. Answer. The symptoms describe a cause so minor that Answer: Your worries canbe it is often overlooked. Our resolved if you will Insist reader's complaint is symed air that your contract contain a ptomatic of a clause, canceling your lease, filter which progressively is in the event of your death or getting worse. Since little or disability. I admit that this no air can pass through a clogtype of clause is almost never ged filter, the amount of warm contained in the printed form, air being delivered is reduced. but sometimes is Inserted The result is inadequate heat when the leasee insists. Now inspite of a proper functioning is the time to negotiate, not heater. The . trouble can be when your widow may be tryresolved if the filter is reto moved and cleaned, or better a effect settlement, ing yet, if it is replaced with a new one. dirt-clogg- DOCTOR Can She Install A (Continued from page 4) choice of the common half-routype or a fancier design On generally called, ogee. the back of the house, where appearance is not important, saves a use of the half-rou- nd nd IMTCRHOUNTAIN AOUATCCM FOOLS 3072 South Main Street - Phone 486-13- (Continued from page 5) Dear Mr. Meltzen This question may be out of Dear Mr, Meltzen After years of working as season, but I have an unusual I moved a salesman. Im taking the heating problem. plunge of establishing my own into a new house last Novembusiness. Pm looking to rent ber, and it was warm as toast an attractive office. As the winter wore on,the house kept getting colder and The prestige office building colder, and the fuel bills highin our town asks that I sign a er and higher. By March we lease. 1 have fig- were all wearing sweaters. ured out that if something had the heating system I were to suddenly happen to checked twice each time rs rent my was told that hpd me, the was everything estate or I would be required functioning fine. I dont want to pay would about take all to go this little money. Make a sketch of the proposed installation. Show the How To Decorate.. jj Gutter Spout?SheCan Now! length of the gutter and all turns in the roof line. If you have overhanging eaves, measure the distance of the overhang. Also, measure the distance from the eaves to the round. Take this sketch to ? he store and pick up all the material you will need. One downspout is required if the gutter length does not exceed 50 feet. Use a downspout at each end for lengths in excess of 50 feet. Metal hangers are available for supporting-thgutters. The end of the hanger is nailed to the roof. Lift asphalt shingles and attach the hangar beneath. The hangers must.be placed on top of wood and other rigid shingles, so smear cement over and roofing around the hangers to protect against leaks. Space the bangers about 8 e An alternate method for installing the ogee-ty- pe feet apart. gutter is illustrated and can be used to advantage to eliminate the need to drive nails into the roof. A wood block is nailed to the facia. A metal tube is placed between the two faces of the gutter and a long nail is driven through the face of the gutter through the tube and into the wood block. The tube and long nail are available as accessories from the hardware store. well-paint- ed Sections of gutters are assembled by means of connecThese fittings ting fittings. consist of two pieces of metal joined along the center. The slot formed is packed with caulking compound and then the two gutter sections are forced into the fitting. A caulking material is available in rope form. It always remains soft and gummy, allowing the metal to expand and contract without breaking the DINING AREA OFFERS VIEW. A good relationship with the outdoors is one of jhe assets a kitchen -- dining area can have. You can serve food indoors or out with equal ease wfien the kitchen is linked with the outdoors by sliding glass doors. This duiim; ana provides a full view of the protected terrace that adjoins it. In nice weather, dining furniture moves out. Bluestone used on the terrace is set even with ceramic tile el Ue kitchen floor. Square pine strips un indoor storage cabinet are aiplicd to flush plywood dxrs to create unique design effect. Privacy screen outdoors v ; , ; is an extensi' of the sa me kind of strips but is treated to resist weather; . ni'st - - water seal. Gutters may have a very slight slope toward the downspout or be installed exactly level. For appearance, tills adjust the elevation after the gutter is installed. A simple way to check for level, is to pour water into the gutter and observe the direction in which it flows. Paint the Interior of galvanized gutters with asphaltum paint to retard corrosion. OUTPATIENTS CLINIC Mrs. R.D.H. - There is no satisfactory home method for resilverlng a mirror. Special equipment is required. In the hands of an inexperienced person, the job could be dangerous because the chemicals can explode if concentration is too high. B.M. - When A heating unit is Installed in a cellar, air is required for combustion. If you seal up the cellar airtight, the heating system may not function properly. B.B. - Send a stamped, self-addres- sed envelope fo instruction on the methodused for driving a shallow well without power equipment. DONT LOOK NOW Dear House Doctor: I read your instructions for removing stains from bath room porcelain. I have never seen a stain yet that I could removed in a few seconds with sand on a damp cloth. G.W. ANSWER - Your method is akin to the idea of cleaning your hands by peeling off the skin. That Is exactly what you are doing to your fixtures. Very soon now, you will be wondering why your sink has rough black stains that cannot be removed. That is the iron base from which ' you have scoured away all the porcelain (Questions on home improvement and repair may be addressed to The House Doctor in care of fids newspaper. Please limit letters to one question and enclose a stamped, envelope for reply.) ed ' |