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wood should he kept well caulked| ladvisable to apply paint over wall-! HOUSEHOLD HINT ° paper. In your case, where paper, To perk up draperies that are -- a | FIRST AID TO THE ARILING HOUSE [atta times, IN THE HOME paper. In your case, where paper not ready for cleaning, take them TIMES-GAZETTE HOME OF THE WEEK Py ROGER G. WHITMAN gprs mariacs | WORRCHOP |S tos Sh ! . g ce] - . 42 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Saturday, October 1. 1955 | QUESTION: We have Indi | paint is y. LEVELING A BASEMENT {keep the moisture out of the brick-|limestone around the g of QUESTION: Our basement ce-|work. Badly disintegrated bricks|the fireplace in our new home. ment floor has a difference in should be replaced. You can then We were told it would become % , ! ; level of one inch between the rec-|paint the walls with a cement{Whiter as it dried out. It is ATA AW L M E reation room and the rest of the base paint, the kind that comes | YEIY grey and shows no signs E floor area. I propose to remove|in powder form and is mixed of Whitening. Is there anything we Z the partiti d plan to tile the wit ter.' |could apply to bring out the whiter ] ie partition and plan to tile the with water tones, or is painting it white the i J Sh Co., LTD. floor, What procedure is neces- ! sary to a ore this difference MOISTURE ON THE WALLS only solution? in level, without pouring new ce-| QUESTION: Due to a sinus con- i NSWER: There is todiing you ment. idition, I kept a vaporizer going in|cO0W } 3 ANSWER: Dealers in floor cov-imy little girl's room all night, it lighter. Sometimes limestone be- ering materials handle what is|when the heating system was in| comes lighter in color as the mois- known as a floor leveling com-|operation last winter. The humid-|ture in the stone evaporates, pound or underlayment which isity and moisture in the air has| Which ordinarily takes a couple of intended for a purpose. such as made the paint on the walls streak months, Painting would cover the §ifSuEivES and SIDE BRACKETS & GAZ AGE 1742 50 FT yours. |and chip, We intend to move soon; exture of the Stone and spoil Isl Also 2 other bracket designs | 4204 18964 CU FT COLD BEDROOMS {we would like' lo KBow what fo pi use a cement base paint. It comes By RUTH WYETH SPEARS | GAR 55450 F QUESTION: We have two bed-|{°" the walls to prevent a recur-|! 3 : Mee] Saft ag rence of this condition. Will the in powder form and is mixed with! Here are old-time shelf and rooms in back of 'the house that en ¢ ter. Maso material dealers . pt i : humidity cause paper or an oil-|Waler Son ¢ ibracket designs that have been' are Sways rc WES y% i cloth wallcovering to peel off even- and some paint stores sell it. | adapted fof use in homes of today.' them warm, but there is no im- tually? Would the pre-pasted plas-| guy 1rrING DOORS They are as crisp and lacey as an provement 'We have steam heat, |t¢ wall tiles buckle and come QUESTION: Our house is seven Oli asitined_valentite ahd tir 4 . rid | : Cl Wat can we do before next win- ose! OR: It a medicated vapor- Jears old aud Some. of fie flush the choicest treasures you wish to Eun ; i 8 ; {doors are co. 0 split gj them. Th are also ANSWER: Either the radiators {Zer must be used, 1 suggest CEL free lo four inches up and actual size cutting guides for. are too small or they are too far i tatives. down. We would like to know what matching brackets in two sizes for. from the boiler. Another possible|turers, or their representatives, SO IE I ea matching brackets in two sizes reason for the condition is that{about a humidity control unit. Ani =, lsters y a corner bracket. This is the type) MASTER BR A there is no basement under the strument of wis sort would pre eR aa There is very little ol workshop Project Jat is 50 easy | A . " y : vent the air in the room from be- Th: Ue to make w e help a pat-| RTI . rooms snd the 1lors remain cold. | coming too saturated. Your doc- OU coud Ho to stop further split-|tern. The saw lines are traced onto . Make us a pert of your ton |tor, of course, would advise you of ng, unless the condition is caused the wood or if a number of units| fi {the size of Hie ra iaiprs dor Fou. the percentage of humidity nec-|DY changes in humidity and the are to be made the pattern is team in your building, TERR Act {To equlize We 9 tall variable| €8sary for the child's comfort. By/lack of his might be rough traced on to cardboard which is repairing or remodeling ite 'all Yous, install veriebi {controlling the percentage of mois- | 5 ohio op an ots cut out and used as a template. A projects. It will pay you! . | adjusting the size of the vents ac ture the walls will not become| | shellac or hilo re copy of this pattern No. 380 will v [cording to distance from the boil- damp, particularly the outside," 15 seal out moltre: X ore. De mailed for 35c. Address order to } er. If there is no basement under walls, If control is not possible, sume that both sides of the doors Doe Tunes-Clazette, Paness. Dept eae Seecial -- lthe bedrooms, install a thick,|CGVer the walls with a plastic ori}, 0" pen varnished ainted, | O3hawa, Ontario. ! fue OOISy as 16K, | oilcloth type of wall covering or, varnished - or 'panied. | i . | moisture and vaporproof insulat-|; i : { ling material Denar? the fTooril You Blend to paint, use a tor | CONCEALING WATER PIPES nections to each fixture and then] 1 STORM SASH { joists. grace, ename QUESTION: Would You advise remove completely the old pipe. | 1 N "KW ax me how to conceal water pipes, | "QUESTION BRICKWORK do STOOP PARTING FROM HOUSE|yhon remodeling an old home? | PAINTING OVER WALLPAPER | Delivery in in the case of crumbling bricks--1 QUESTION: What should I doj ANSWER: The simplest and QUESTION: Would you: recom- 2 Weeks Time a es from moisture? I want to|Vith our stoop? It's falling away last expensive procedure is to box mend painting over wallpaper and, {do over my basement: by painting from the house, leaving an open-|in the pipes with plywood or wall-|if so, is there a special paint for only. and on ome wall 'below thei BE between that and the house. board. The covering can then be the purpose? We have gypsum . {earth 'mark the: bricks. here a : You fail to state painted to match the wall. Of wallboard and the paper cannot be } ! there, are powdery and paint] hat type of stoop you have. If!course, the best way would be to removed. So we would like to apply DEN-BR : - LIVING fo[] DINING re stick. Will the Jampproofin {it is of wood construction, the pos-|install copper tubing behind the paint. oy Tana } 10:0013-4 18:0213-4 9-0x13-4 om al ADO ac, sibility is that the structural sup-|existing walls and makae,new con-| ANSWER: Ordinarily it is nol We can provide p----x----l compounds a tome In pow eT! ports have started to rot, causing| eam ae ------ s-------- -- 1 A - form do the job the steps to sag. Complete recon- plans, matericls, i ANSWER: The uy Tomedy ® struction will be necessary and if . estimates, and assist in fo gRcave e on the outside O0fiwood steps are desired, first put . obtaining suiies's e footings, and, when the brick gown a concrete slab of about a : - I f : HOME DESIGN No 244 work is dry, brush off all earth. three to four-inch thickness and : I SNcIng. . The Building Editor, The walls should then be given! treat all of the wood with a chem- oy y Oshawa Times-Gazetie, {a couple of coats of an asphalt ical wood preservative, The joint y | MODERNIZING The brick exterior of this im- : : | pressive home includes a recess- Oshawa, Ontario, {dampproofing compound. This will|hetween the concrete and the ed entrance accented by decor- 7 : ative side lights, which from the ( ) Please send me further details about how to obtain standard We can provide the Juste, feature 3 series Rl builder's blue prints for Home Design No. 244, fight materials, help ee uare paneis for ais y { : 3 in i 4 pin Selgin A luxury is or enclosed please find Tsc for which send me Book of | AR i Plgruied: and assist afforded in the sunken living Plans entitled "69 SELECTED HOMES." (Please make | : § A Sieg suit- area which is recessed two steps. i : | 3 able financing. The . dining room. is level with remittance payable to The Oshawa Times-Gazette.) g 4 : the kitchen which includes a | 1 I I , breakfast nook and planning ' i - Na / i "SRF S837 Fc desk. The utility room has laun- g dry facilities, incinerator and ; : W al -in clothers hampers. Cross 3! - : e can help ventilation is offered 3 the Tice sig ? A you select the proper bedrooms and both baths include » i . ny a ai vanitories. A covered terrace B 1d U. La F | : materials, and give vanes 4 "covered temace' Builders Use Latest Features : : | Ware, ona gh egtends across the rear of the - ts ! v I i i house to form a covered wa In N H g D 1 P 2 i . WALL SATIN Ee I ew Iriousin eveiopmen { : rage. Standard builders' blue- | When builders of large housing just as they do for the money i ® agp ehae prints costing $8.75 a set may be | developments throughout Canada they spend on new automobiles 4 takes the work' out of painting obtained for this design No. 244. displayed their newest homes to Canadian builders, wisely are a I AREY". ' Con For further information write 'the public.as the main feature of seeing that their demands are a I 1 interior walls' ond H te: The Building Editor, oon | National Home Week, prospective being met. \ Io N Times-Gazette, Oshawa, Ontario. home buyers had themselves a -- . | "time. ! | @ Flows on esily with brush.or rofler | © Dries in en hour, gala time. {Canadians realize their ambition i " THE HOME [soar ae wer, ier | you Buin FoR THE ||, ....... LY SE wt aJop oud water 436 RITSON RD. N., TELEPHONE Each year -many thousands of {own. The commpetition for their WORKSHOP Jpusiness is keen and spirited. FUTURE WHEN You i ha id H oa sian on Benjemin yA As a result, the prospective home i oil burner ever built buyer is being wooed with features BUILD WITH | for the Rt i. Luak EI EO ot 15 ef] Ein | | expensive houses, ; HENDERSON'S J] 155.006 coradians nase CONROY | Consult us about your painting questions, : One festule in particular which '] bought, Conroy--the one oil I i fe ee ely ouise CONCRETE = | bumepat buses oi= Diddy From DINING ROOM pe ry I -- ER : " | {Hamilton as well as other large I IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION the leading hardware on To STUDY so Canadian cities, is the completely redesigned and improvéd electron- | You get a reliable cost construct- . ic home temperature control sy- Bion with our mew concrete block I J a stem. construction -- they are equally C HARRY D Wi LS {1 MN | WITH ODE R FO L D * Built by Minneapolis-Honeywell § adaptable to the construction Regulator Co. Ltd, the system §of your home, your farm, the {incorporates a revolutionary elec- § community, school or a com- H ATING & APPLIANCES | tronic thermostat called the Golden § merciol building. Ask the men 23 KING ST. W., OSHAWA Dial RA 3-3622 By RUTH WYETH SPEARS (Circle. About the size of a fine § 10 ore experienced in con- J - 104 KING ST. W. PHONE RA 3-3481 : gold pocket watch, it is mounted in This bird feeder is filled from conventional thermostat location J "®%e block. A Henderson Slack r arch- 4 the top and the grain gradually and works with an outdoor temper- fi" bi works down into the feeder bOX atures sensing element bi ig itect -- to specify H where a charming figure of St. brain" control centre to adjust | Concrete Blocks. Francis, the patron saint of the indoor comfort scientifically ae- birds and all wild creatures, stands cording to weather changes. The guard. The figure is easy to cut tnermostat itself has been called out of wood 3-inch thick. Where a the smallest and most attractive well-stocked epder is Mg home thermostat ever built. ; . our feather Hengs It is a refirement of the Round south for the winter are tempted ; 00%; tome thermostats and car- CONCRETE to stick around when all natural fo" coro ino Honeywell's foods of grains and insects are BOne plectronic Moduflow systems, the : by. mid-autumn. A copy of this ong thermostat designed by the pattern 444 will be mailed for 35¢.| ory "Henry Dreyfus and in- A packet of Standard size Patterns troduced by the company little for ten other styles of feed: more than a year ago ers and houses will be mailed or The nation's largest home build- LTD $1.50 Josip o Patera jg have discovered that the pub- . Times Gazette, - | lic's buying habits, as far as homes Dept. Oshawa, Ontario. |are concerned, have changed just | CONCRETE & CINDER BLOCKS as they have with respect to other 710 |things. They are demanding the | PHONE RA 3-4412 OSHAWA 4 ; {7 ad BALSAM, MT. {maximum in comfort and ---------- 1 BUILD ANYTHING y for their housing dollar' ) : wo SEE_how easy it is to make your dining room double es a den . . . (HEAT SPECIAL ! STILL TIMBY. J ee mar er-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Car-| AS P y ALT | THESE CLEAR DO Im YOURSELF i privacy without inconveniencing the rest of the s F] ! a J. A. Jones attended the | M¢. Zion anniversary oe Sunday. hein, Se PINE DOORS THE EASY WAY Jl wero vou wee ooimnronsr dom a wovssia va 0 id is extended to Mrs. ickett of Glen Major. in the pass. or es regulor doors to save the space swinging doors waste . , . 1 ' ing of her father, Mrs. McConnel : Come completely equipped of "Toronto. Sack. Ward i | > With: screen ond sesh, The Tiel wi Sloniy of Hone fo BI you add to the appearance of your home. For these steel-framed Mr. ang Mes der the are ; top quality screening is you 4 folding doors have a handsome vinyl covering thet never chips; Clatemon visited at the I. MeAvoy Brorfxe with lasting satisfac. easy-to-use batts fit snugly inte ' > sary an a g } tion guaranteed. The sash place in either side wells or ceil. peels or fades. It washes easily with plein sep and water . » . hothe : a. it well made of clear stock ings. comes in 30 gorgeous colors. r. and Mrs, Burnett Jamieson, a Boe yw and Maureen attended the Turney-| . glazed and primed 9' Ask us for suggestions. The price Rablin wedding, at Picton, on Sat- | : . ready to paint. , . . Don't urgay. } is = : |] "ee Miss Mary Harper of Toronto miss this door ! ONLY / ; " only » See MODERNFOLD'S Vifited during the weekend > é CLEAN and DURABLE : +1 6° -- & - 2" Batts .. ny 5 4 NEW COLORS Vv pleased to hear Mrs. Win- " PER 14¢€ to Wh 3" Batts .. «i. 512 IN EXCLUSIVE ite is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Pegg had 4 sen dm Me =x | @ BEAUTIFIES YOUR HOME § SEE US... at Our Downtown Office... 84 SIMCOE S. FANHCADESIBN Mr. and Mrs. William Harbron, | a Note Cro] RA 5-4443 PHONES RA 3-4933 Lh atten the eale - Croft - -- -- weading in Toronto, Saturday. Ww 4) B F i i] E T 1 3 "Where Particular People Buy" . . . p MRS. LORNE JONES C ofp Wiss Erle Jones, a bride-to-be, was the guest at a linen shower; | - and presentation shower in Toron- | to and a pantry shower held at the] 2 % home of Mrs. Charlie Fiss, } | Anniversary services were well y | § | = | 7 atifnded oa Sunday. Special thanks Li it d . to "Rev. Butler o Jax, Rev. 2 kl arene. Sua FREE ESTIMATES RA 3-4661 -- PLANT mie YARD -- RA 3-4662 OSHAWA WHITBY home and oh. iam paren | Phone RA 8-8132 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa BOWMANVILLE -- MA 3-2130 COURTICE AJAX -- ZEnith 2-9600 22 Bloor St. E. RA 5.3012 613 Henry St. MO 8-2840 vessaary, 3 memorable day. EAR 00 ED Bra een Th 4 x ® 3.8 Vi