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Show FflSlST AID to ths rS AILING HOUSE ftviSbl by Roger C. Whitman QUESTION: Several of our chairs have loose legs and rungs. Please advise how to repair. ANSWER: Take the chairs apart and scrape off all the dried glue from the ends of the rungs and other parts, as well as from the holes into which the rungs fit. For each end of a rung or other loose part, cut a piece of an old "silk" stocking that will go over it and that can be forced into the hole. Use plenty of glue on the ends and drive the parts together tightly. The glue will soak through the "silk," which will form a tight packing. After drying, trim off the edges of the "silk" with a razor blade. In place of the "silk" you may be able to buy thin steel slips intended for tightening a chair. QUESTION: We have single flooring, of four-inch, soft-wood planks, very badly worn in spots. We intend only to paint the floors. Later, would it be practical to lay plywood and -cover that with inlaid in-laid linoleum blocks or carpeting? We do not wish a hardwood floor, for the children are so hard on them. ANSWER: The linoleum laid over plywood should be very satisfactory. sat-isfactory. If the children are very young, I suggest that you lay a warm rug or carpeting on the floor, which would be warmer for the children to sit on. My own preference pref-erence would be for a hardwood floor, however, as it will take a great deal of punishment if properly prop-erly finished. |