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Show Home Repairs May Total $360,000 In Duchesne County More than $360,000 is expected expect-ed to be spent during the. next five years by Duchesne County Home owners on remodeling and repair work. The year 1946 promises to inaugurate in-augurate one of the greatest eras m American history for home repairs and modernization, according ac-cording to estimates released by the Tile Council of America. Few developments will contribute contrib-ute more to employment and general prosperity in any community," com-munity," according to R. E. Jordan, Jor-dan, chairman of the Council's Residential Construction committee. commit-tee. Because of lack of materials and manpower during the war, majority of the county's 2,208 dwelling units are in need of some kind of repair or remodeling remodel-ing work. Kitchen improvements and modernization of bathrooms, installation of tiled showers and in some homes addition of a second sec-ond bath top the nation's list of most wanted major improvements, improve-ments, Jordon said. Outside paint jobs are needed on more than 50 per cent of the homes, and addition of rooms and construction of porches also rank high in remodeling plans, according to the report. New roofing and heating plants are required by many dwellings. Home owners in Utah will spend an estimated $24,145,000 and those of the nation more than $5,500,000,000 for major repairs re-pairs alone in the next five years according to Jordan. Ample funds, at low interest charges', i are available for such work I through commercial banks, savings sav-ings and loan association, credit unions and mutual savings baks, he pointed out. |