Show I IIII WINT WINTER R I. I PROFITABLE JE TIME FOR IE HOME IMPROVEMENTS 00 i. i Man Many jobs j or replaceS replacement replace replace- S 'S S ment runt h involving v the use of concrete around i the tho home can be bo done just justas as wen well during winter as nil during the warmer warmer months Simple proven methods meth meth- t'S t S O Is now make c concrete work practical cal eel andea y to carryout liThe The primary precaution to be e ob obi i li to prevent fr freezing of the ther r concrete mixture for 48 hours after t r It has been placed This time is generally gen gen- considered red ample to allow conCrete con con- a Crete to attain sufficient strength so soa t that at It It t will b unaffected by t I quen quen low temperature I lf If the mat materials II of which the conCrete concrete con con- Crete is made mad are are are heated eat d they they will retain their fort a surprisingly surprising surprising- ly lye long time after alter the concrete has hal been n put Into the forms and if the cc concrete is protected immediately the heat beat will be all the more easily easly re- re Usually these precautions are areU all U that are necessary t. t i. i Garage and basement which which would be laid Indoor or under cover are jobs particularly well suited to the winter se But Dut porches steps and other outside work may may likewise be done during these hese hele dull months Such work should be planned far enough ahead so that necessary excavations may be made f Before eore the ground freezes Many concrete products may ba made up indoors during cold weather Dy By spring they will have had ample time to cure and will be ready for placing Among these products are fence posts clothes line posts flower boxes bird founts and other garden furniture These may be cast in simpie simple sim pIe made home forms forme or in comm commercial commer commercial commer- commer r. r cial metal forms forma An important point in making these products indoors Isto is isto isto to keep them away from th the stove Too much heat will dry out t the e moisture mols mois t tore ture re thus interfering with the chemIcal chemical chem chem- ical action necessary to proper ll ening of the tho concrete |