Show HUGE OUTLAYS PLANNED IN COUNTY FOR REPAIRS san juan county home owners will spend an eftim estimated aad during 1053 on repairing and modernizing non farm dwellings As the great post war home building boom begins to slacken home repair and recondition ing will assume major importance to the building trades in every community said robert bailey chairman of the residential construction committee of the tile council of america which released the estimate nearly two of every three home owners here will make some expenditure during the year to improve their property according to the report painting of either the exterior or interior will be the most common repair with work on roofs second and replacing or repairing heating beating equipment third one of every 11 homes in the U S has water pipes repaired a bathroom tiled or a shower installed in an average year the report revealed six of every have carpentry work done the kitchen is the area most families want to improve first the resulting demand for new major equipment clay tile for counter tops and dra inboards and kitchen cabinets means prosperity in the community for many concerns and for skilled workmen the report points out home repair expenditures throughout the nation will total almost 4 billion in 1953 the tile council report estimated this will be one of the heaviest outlays in U S history for such work |