| Show I J f e r rc c r. r fem fIRST AID to the AILING H HOUSE I IBy By ROGER B. B WHITMAN Roger B. B Whitman Features worn or to replace not be bo able You may This Thill Is war r equipment broken household first nut So take tl priorities come Government what have as QI well AS ns you of you car care homeowners homeowner's tho po possibly can This column by ers er's friend tells you how FENCE POST Question In building a fence the posts were driven into the ground and a concrete walk and pavement were then laid around them The posts have rotted and must now be renewed How can the new posts be made tight in the poles holes in the concrete so that the they cannot be moved up and down How can the underground part of the posts be treated to prevent decay Answer The inside Of the holes through the concrete should be gouged and dug with a cold chisel so that the hammer or or a pointed new concrete will have rough surfaces surfaces surfaces sur sur- faces with which to bond Give the underground parts of each post a heavy treatment of tar or creosote return to position and then pour fresh concrete into the holes Single Flue Chimney I Question I would like to replace a side-arm side gas water heater with a fired coal-fired heater Could I connect this to the single flue in my chimney chimney chimney chim chim- ney that serves the furnace If so should the connection be close to the furnace connection at the chimney chimney chimney chim chim- ney Answer As a general thing two fires should not be connected t to a single flue because each fire will willI I interfere with the draft of the other However with a tall chimney andone and andone andone one connection much smaller than the other as it would be in your case there is a good chance of suc suc- cess Connect the new smoke-pipe smoke close to the old one at the chimney S Loose Cement Coating Question Last year I knocked off oil the loose cement coating of my basement foundation wall and put on ona ona ona a new quarter-inch quarter cement coating I find that in several places the new coating will not stay on but bulges and falls off How can I treat these so the new coating will adhere Answer Cement is not adhesive and holds on a surface by hardening hardening hardening harden harden- ing around the surface Clean off the bad places and then roughen them by gouging with a cold chisel or a pointed hammer At the time the new cement goes goeson on the old walls should be thoroughly thorough thorough- ly soaked with water Dusty Path Question A path that was formerly formerly formerly for for- merly hard surfaced is now dry and dusty I am now wondering if it would be advisable to put oil on it If so what kind and how much Answer Answer- up Anc T I should not nn advise nr 6 6 using oil for it would inevitably get into th the house and make trouble with floors and floor coverings You can get a good laying dust-laying effect with calcium chloride which is low priced and on common sale Scatter Scatter Scatter Scat Scat- ter it on the path in the proportion of a pound to the square yard Even on a dry day it will absorb enough moisture from the air to become and will then combine with the dust on the path to form a crust Paint Remover Question I have bought a can of paint and varnish remover for use on furniture but find that it works slowly It also is expensive I am thinking of using the remover that you have recommended three pounds of phosphate dissolved dissolved dissolved dis dis- dis- dis solved in a gallon of water I should first like to know if this is likely to bleach the wood Answer No it has no bleaching effect Put it on boiling hot with witha a or brush the paint or varnish will quickly soften and can be wiped and scraped off offs Finish Finish Fin Fin- ish by rinsing with clear water to take off all traces of the remover S Attic Insulation Question Some time ago I insulated insulated my attic with rock wool in in I batt form I placed the insulation I against the roof b boards ards with the paper on th the outside that is facing me Is this the proper wa way to place the bolts baits I have heard that if not placed correctly there i is s a possibility of condensation Is the e paper on the batts sufficient to prevent pre pre- re- re vent condensation Answer You have installed the ba batts correctly and no more covering covering cover cover- ing is needed White Lead Question What kind of white lead is is used to give wood a pickled pine finish Answer Ordinary white lead paste thinned with turpentine to the consists consistency ncy of a thick paint is used |
