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40 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Saturdiy, March 26, 1955 . . Backyard picnics are more eomfortable with a set of this Radiant Heat Like Sunlight If you think heat rises, you're wrong. Hot air does, but heat | Bove doesn't rise any more than | t falls | That distinction is an important | one for many home-owners, ac- cording to American Builder mag- | azine, which says that a radiant- | heating panel in the ceiling of a| room can be just as efficient as if | it were in the floor. | Comparing a ceiling panel to | the sun, the magaine says | the ceiling panel warms occupants | of the room in the same way heat | Is 'received in a downward di- | rection from the sun that is mil- | lions of miles away from the | earth." | Radiant heating is one of the | newest home heating systems. | Heat is spread through a house | by circulating hot water through | coils of pipe embedded in floors, | walls or ceilings of the rooms. The | heating coils are completely con- cealed | A radiant-heating system is not | miended to heat the air. Instead, | It heats the persons and other | objects in the room. High air | temperature is not necessary, | American Builder says. . * * Seeds do not demand water | when planted. In most areas seeds | will get sufficient water from the Spring showers to speed germina- tion soon after they are planted. | The general rule is: water in | guantity for transplanted seed- lings, but not seeds. Hotbed Can Ease Work Would you like to enjoy fresh, garden vegetables a month earlier this summer? | A practical tip -- the basement | window hotbed -- will give you that | flying start and even prove profit- | able by allowing home-growth of | plants and sets usually purchased | from a nursery. The window hotbed is simply | constructed by resting a glass sash | on a wooden frame, backed up against a basement window. The | seeds, which are planted in_flats | beneath the sash, will thrive on the southern exposure filtering through the open basement win- dow Pennvernon glass offers favor- able results in the construction of the frames. It permits an even distribution of sunlight, abundantly and directly, and makes the hot- bed even more efficient for start- Ing such crops as lettuce, celery, cabbage. tomatoes, pepers, sum- mes squashes, cucumbers, egg plants, cauliflower, broccoli and muskmelons. Once outdoors, the enthdsiastic gardener can employ his garden implements to good advantage. A few practical tips can help make . gardening easier and more effective. Different, bright color paints on gardening implements will protect them for the vigerous usage ahead. Easy identification will climinate time in searching for the right tool and prevent ac- cidents that occur from dirt-cov- ered ¢quipment. STOPS LEAKS IN DECK ROOF If the asphalt coating on your deck roof is beginning to leak, fix ft easily with a. ready-to-use as- halt-ashestos*roof coating mater- Br applied with stiff brush. adit 2 ( outdoor furniture. Build it quick- ly from strong sheets of exterior fir playwood. from. CEMENT ° BRICK ROOFING ROCKWOOL INSULATION BATHE « M:LELLAN 81 KING Ww. New Casement Windows Offer Variety A window is a window is a win- dow--or is it? Once upon a time, and not so long ago, there wouldn't have been any question about it, be- cause windows were all pretty much the same. Nearly all were of the type call- ed '"'double-hung" -- the bottom sash slid up and the top sash slid down. Modern windows now open in nearly every imagineable direc- tion, giving the householder plen- ty of Opportuaity to take advan- tage of personal taste in design and decoration. The newest type of wood win- dow can be used in any of four different ways -- as an awning window -- with the sash opening up and out; or -- hopper style with the sash opening down and in; or -- as a casement sashwin- dow, opening either to the right or t. Of Styles Used as a fixed sash, the win- dow doesn't open at all. In every case -- the window is exactly the same -- the difference lies in how it is set into the wall. This versatile window can be adapted to the requirements of any home -- for beauty, ventila- tion and light. Many home owners are instal- ling banks of these windows from floor to ceiling, utilizing two or three of the cour Positions" to can be recahed from inside of the house. These wood windows have the natural warmth and texture for which wood is . There is ne d: either isture condens- on the frame or sash, which t cause damage to the win- dow itself or to the inside walls, dra or furniture. ood has a insulation féic- or =~ 204 cuts %0 on. both heat and cold. When window is closed, it retains warm air Tnside, and keeps cold air out, add! to gomiors and cutting down on eT oh 8 how hly ted shou to et the most out of air condition- g. Insulating Seflings and attics of homes already built is a simple matter -- and most communi- tiés, insulation is available catch every ! Arranged in either the awning or hopper position, these windows can be placed in a row high in a wall, assuring Jrivacy al giving a maximum of clear wall space for placement of furniture, below. Screens and storm sash can be easily slipped in or out of the three-way window units. Dangers and discomforts of out-of-window, old-style washing is thus elimin- ated -- because all of the glass dealers who will also furnish services of applicators eq with latest pneumatic installa equipment. "3-D" FLOOR COVERINGS To give a room a finished, dec- orative "look, choose new rugs or carpetings in '"8-D" (three-dimen- sional) weaves, with their high and low pie, new twists and pull down * TILE LIME ° Fmfjoms BUILDING SUPPLIES A new home . . . farm buildings . . . business structures . . . they all represent major investments. Making the construction of these structures pay, means using the best quality building materials. We have a complete selection of dependable materials to choose PLASTER * WALLBOARD © SHINGLES BUILDERS' SUPPLIES OSHAWA FLOORING PAINT