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. THE OSHAWA TIMES, Soturday, March 19, 1969 14 Homeowners in the 500 block #an Fairview North in Seattle don't worry about cutting Houseboat Row's Residents Happy By DALE NELSON ! SEATTLE (AP) -- It's a lot Ske any other city block. 'Mie man in the big green house a tugboat skipper. ! His neighbor is an artist. | The decor ranges from old fashioned windowboxes to the most far-out modern paintings. Bui there's this difference: when the kids run owt to play, ! they often as not wear life pre- gervers The 2mw block on Fairview Worth is pact of houseboat row, where you caa live on a raft and be just five minutes from the inl of this West Coast metrop- SOLORFUL CONTROVERSY The hundreds of houseboats gtrung along the shore of Lake Union, a hody of water entirely surrounded by Seattle, have been a centre of colorful controversy bere for years. As long as 2 years ago, the owners of solid, substantial houses near the shore were com- aining about the houseboats. ey were a fire hazard, house- bolders said. They were, some added unsightly. And they dump- od raw sewage into the lake, Some houseboat dwellers claim Boating enthusiasts want to get mid of the houseboats so they'll have room for boat moorings. Radiator Can Become Focus Of Decoration That eyesore of a radiator in pour living room can be convert. ed into the decorative focus of the whole room. Surface the top with eolorful eeramic tile, a time-tested cov- ering material. Readily available im over 200 colors, a multitude of shapes, sizes, textures and pat- terns, ceramic tile is waterproof, scratchproof and one of the most durable of all surfacings. The job can be done quickly and easily by using an adhesive. If it's necessary to cut glazed tile, use an ordinary glass cutter. Score the glazed surface along the line of cut and break the tile fa two by. placing its unglazed surface over a nail and pressing down Trim tiles should be used eround the edges of the radia- dor top. These pieces have edges that slope down and are known as "surface bullnose" units. A "double surface bullnose" made for corners. : Don't worry about spacing tiles. ern ceramic tiles have spac- ing lugs on their sides that auto- matically do the job for you. Make sure the surface to be tiled is clean and dry. Butter the tiles individually with a thin layer of adhesive. Press the tiles firmly into place. Wait a day be- fore the next step. Then mix grout with water to the consistency of heavy cream. Grout is the fine, white portland cement used for filling in tile joints. Like the ad- hesivée and tiles, it can be pur- chased from your local building supply outlet. The grout can be forced into the tile joints with a sponge or squeegee. Once the joints are thoroughly filled, wipe away ex- eess with a damp cloth or sponge and polish with a dry towel. For complete curing, the tile | shanties to trim bungalows. Most | are of one-storey, but a few have Care Required In House Deal Buying an old house is a lot | like buying a used car. In each case the rule is 'Let the Buyer Beware." When shiop- ping for a used car, a lot of people betray their ignorance by yields little knowledge about 2 house up for sale. A lot of sins can be covered with wallpaper, and wall-rapping is not the best way to find them, Starts ot WARD'S FINE QUALITY DRAPERIES Ready-to-hang or Custom Made The Best in Drapery Hardware Trained ond Experienced Decorating Experts te Advise You Oshawa's Largest Variety of Window Decorative Materials Budget Acounts If You Wish boats strung along the shore of Lake Union have been one of the sights of Seattle for years. ington to buy tne Tiny Tankers, a @eet of two brightly colored tank boats which furnish the lake dwellers with fuel oil. Patrick Stoppelman, proprietor of a towboat service, and his wife and three children. "We don't feel nearly as nervous about the kids as we did living up on shore," says man. Some children have fallen from catwalks, but Stoppelman says few have been those of houseboat families, grass, but putting on a new coat of paint can he a prob- lem. 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