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° § THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, Merch 20, 196) Initial Concern In Remodel Plan Walls, ceilings and floors should be the first concern of bomeowners contemplating a re- modeling program. Or rather, eeilings, walls and floors -- be- cause that's the order the do-it- yourself renovating should take. Like the backdrop on a stage, 'your walls, ceilings and floors can enhance your furnishings to the point where everything in the room appears almost new again. And no longer does moderniz- ing your walls mean hiring pro- fessional plasterers to do the | job. With many of the materials | en the market today, putting in a new wall, ceiling or floor can] be handled by the average home | bandyman. ; | Dry wall construction -- ply-| wood, cement board, hardboard, | fiber board, gypsum board and | ether materials applied in a dry process -- characterizes most new homes today. | There also are alternatives -- | brick, marble, structural glass, sione and tile, to name a few, but many of these tend to get | about the holes you make -- you're going to cover them up. Much of the paneling avail- able today requires no work at all in the joints. The plywood industry, for example, has a whole family of boards of var- ious textures and hues which are fastened to the furring with metal clips, invisible after the panel is in place. Paper board and fiber board are installed with a crack filler that hides seams and nailheads, and many beveled types of pine paneling require no special tricks in the joints. Ceilings, as mentioned, should be put up before you tackle the walls. While you may desire the ceiling to match the walls, don't overlook an acoustic ceiling ma- terial. There are many types | available today. | In a playroom an acoustical | ceiling will reduce the noise, and in a living room it will give bet- | ter tone to your hi-fi or tele- | vision. Your old floors often can be recovered at less expense than a out of the realm of most do-it- | new carpet or rug. Or if you pre- yourselfers. | fer, there probably still is much Not so with the various dry life left in your old hardwood wallboards. They can be put floor if you sand it down to the right on top of old plaster walls new wood and refinish it. in a fast, clean operation. New hardwood floors can be Both ceiling and walls must be | laid right over old ones, and furred out and leveled off. This many are completely finished at means you must nail strips of the factory -- down to the wax-| wood, usually 34 inch thick, ver- Ing. | tically on the walls and across| Cork, asphalt, clay, rubber the ceiling to provide a solid | and other composition tiles also base to nail the new panels to. | can be laid right on top of exist- The strips also require some-| ing floors, and most of these thing more substantial than | likewise are not too difficult for | plaster to be fastened to, so you (a do-it-yourselfer. : must locate the vertical wall| Investigate the various new studs behind the present wall. |types of wall, ceiling and floor "DECORATING PROBLEM?" Why Don't You Call PRESTON'S DECORATING SUPPLIES Ve « « « they'll send a man *o help you! Yes M'am, it's a fact! PRESTON'S will send a qualified representative TO YOUR HOME and help you make professional decorator selec- tipns with his amazing "Slide Guide to Color Harmony Charts" . . . and at NO CHARGE TO YOU! 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First of all. you want the stairs to be safe. If you plan to build a new staircase yourself, here are some fips on safety and design. The most desirable staircase | angle is 30 or 35 degrees. The re- Jation between risers and treads also is inportant for safety and ease of walking. The rule is that the sum of one tread and one riser should equal 17 or 18 inches. A riser of seven inches and tread of 10 to 11 inches depth is ideal. Handrails usually are placed 32 or 33 inches above the steps. Jdeal stairs are three feet wide, which will allow two people to pass comfortably. Stairs with open risers will further the feeling of openness and lightness in your room. One idea is to suspend the stairs. One end of each tread rests on a shelf angle fastened to the wall. The other end is pierced by a 1%-inch, round metal rod with a flange on the bottom of the step and at the | ceiling. 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