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{tar damp for several! days to] THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Setu Ma Isave it from shrinking while the lay, "2 18 n cement is hardening. TIFIES- FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE srr m---- mr id dy A. By ROGER C. WHITMAN COT VE! PET AND SG 200" | © | GRASS IN BRICK WALK turpentine. Apply in thin coat,should be put down, correcting , OC (Reuters) -- Lord LJ QUESTION: Grass grows be- brushing well into '.e fibres. Be|this slope. i tween the bricks in our walk. sure paint is thoroughly dry be- WORN MORTAR JOINTS ibtctar > the DN SS uglany 8 there any way to provest this fore folding awning. There xe QUESTION We od oo a Company # 1950 to 1954 "died vth? Ning out : yailable in well-st : mov » growth ulling ou grass' paints available in well-stoc! 3 horse aol i ion here Thursday. ON WALLBOARD FOR WALLS «++ CEILINGS LESS TRAN } 0 or HOME DESIGN No. 295 Neat and trim, this three bedroom home of cedar shakes and brick construction boasts a full basement with plenty of room for recreation. Large closets are found in the sleep- ing areas. The kitchen features a cheerful work area with a corner sink. The large living- dining combination is well light- ed by the large picture window and includes a fire place at one end. There is a guest closet in the separate entry hall which is made private by an attractive trellic partition. With a breeze-way ng to garage, plus a gabled roof and colorful planting box, this home should be popular. Standard Builders' blueprints costing $9.75 a set may be obtained for this design GALAGE B2wIrE No 203 020 da fr S635 Cu Pr. SAR. ID08 oh No. 295. For further informa- tion write to: The Builders' Page Editor, The Times-Gazet- te, Oshawa, Ont. A Home Plan- ner book entitled "71° Selected A Sih i | wood Low Col Puig 08 refinish with a good quality gloss design and may be obtained | at the newspaper office or by varnish has been taken off, some ans", e writing to this same address. 4 does no good. paint stores. ANSWER: Make a sirong so- SPOTS ON KITCHEN WALLS 'lution of rock salt, Calcium chlor- QUESTION: In washing my ide, and use about a cupful in kitchen walls, a cleanser I used ach gallon of water. Pour this eft gtubborn stains. Can you sug- jlover the ground between thelgegt how to remove them? 4 bricks. The treatment should last" ANSWER: Try covering spots i for several months. If the 80- with thick paste made of pow- lution has been finally washed gereq whiting and carbon tetra- out by the time the grass be-chioride. Leave until dry, then gins to show again, repeat the prush off. Repeat treatment if roatmest, Any of the new weed necessary. killers (at garden supplies store) { } will also be extremely Him ive TROSG DIRECHON waler we if labo) directions "are followed! ih on our basement floor runs | carefully. | from the drain. Is there STICKY VARNISH A yr Ta | QUESTION: 1 gave a table ANSWER. Apparently, your, Wha eoat oY 2 tee floor slopes away from the drain, | rather than toward it. New layer | I {then. I've tried to get rid of it i U » | "Hovey AMER | | cess. What do you recommend? | ANSWER: 1 suspect that the {reason for the stic..iness is that varnish was applied over a sur- {face that was covered with wax { jor furniture polish. The presence . of either would retard the hard- ening of the varnish coat. Your only remedy is to take off all {of the finish down to the bare with paiai remover, then with turpentine, cleaning fluid |and detergents, but without suc- WE'RE NIGH CALIBRE MUMBERS «LET US STATE = or semigloss varnish. After the types of paint removers have {to be washed off «ith turpentine or benzi Follow the label dir- | IN THE HOME WORKSHOP The Building Editor, Oshawa Times-Gazette, Oshawa, Ontario. ( ) Please send me further detalls about how fo obtain standard me how to paint a large canvas) fiders blue prints for home design No. 295. Name Address make remittance payable to Th ( ) or enclosed please find 75¢ ter which send me New Book of Plans entitled "70 low cost Homes for Canadians." (Please be painted with house paint thin-| . e Oshawa Times-Gazette,) Ned with one quarter as much |ections carefully, Always clean |a surface before applying paint or varnish, {PAINTING CANVAS AWNING ..| QUESTION: Coiid you advise W.R. THOMPSON porch awning that has faded but -~ is still in excellent condition? | PLUMBIN! BEATING ! ANSWER: Awning cloth can| C ustom Built ® CABINETS | THE FUTURE WHEN cerned, Statistics show that Mex- {fcans working in the U.S. bring Mexico Worried CUPBOARDS By Content Workers MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico is worried because it may win its | {long fight to keep its braceros home around $35,000,000 a year. | i eR MORTGAGE LOANS COUNTERS SPECIAL FURNITURE brin up to date. Pattern | (workers) at home. || struction of your home, your | or a commercial building. Ask |] the men who are experienced || in concrete block. A Henderson the mortar between the cement bricks is very worn and loose; in some places it has fallen out completely, How can we repair this? ! ANSWER: All of the loose and defective mortar should be rak-| ed out to a depth of about two inches, then all loose particles brushed out. Wet the interior sur-| faces with clear water and pack) with a fairly stiff but workable] mixture of one part portland ce- ment and three parts of clean,! coarse sand. Keep the new mor- | WE es 7 7 Il Por your convenience we now have ber H. J. KRAMER General Contractor ® HOMES BUILT ® GARAGES BUILT © RECREATION ROOMS © REMODELLING ® BASEMENTS WATERPROOFED ® CEMENT WORK Pree Estimetes -- Reasonable Prices | All Wi Guaranteed H. J. KRAMER an Oshawa phone num RA 8-171 ! id See your local lumber or building supply dealer. GYPROC rirg-proTECTIVE WALLBOARP E. A. 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