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MANY MATERIALS NOW AVAILABLE TO REPLACE WORN SIDING Right Materials Make Job Easier Some types of simple home is to project a few of the blocks renov. and repair are easy from the surface an inch or two. for the "do-it-yourself" expert or| The projecting block. can novice with a little ad plan-| interesti or ning, including proper selection spotted in material LH Exe i it Planned Heating | Basement Rooms There are many ways (o heat 8 new basement playroom, but to simplify matters, think about the heating work before partitions are constructed, In older houses which have steam or gravity hot water heat- ing systems, the heat given off by the boiler and exposed piping keeps the unfinished basemen! quite comfortable, But most of the heat from the boiler is held back from the new playroom when it is converted piping and give the job a trim look, the piping can be 'boxed! in", Heat output might be increased | from this piping an additional 10 or 15 per cent if metal fins are Simplest way to keep' the -new attached to the piping, The fins playroom comfortable in this|should be installed by a heating |, Jase is to take advantage of the contractor, The fins will increase heating system's existing piping|the heating surface of the piping, | whieh is located in the ceiling of (and thus boost the heat output. the new playroom, In newer homes which have If this piping has an asbestos modern forced circulation hot covering, this insulation should water heating systems, the tem. ye removed, A silver or alum-iperature in an unfinished base- num-type paper, tacked to the ment ordinarily Is kept about 60 -elling or wall behind the piping, degrees, sufficient to keep the will act as a reflector, With this|basement dry but not comfortable eflector in place, the piping willlenough for a playroom. serve as a radiator, To hide the The answer to heating the play- Si or (room with a forced circulation 3 hot water system is simple: Have a contractor install a baseboard Planters Help Fill Up Space Sometimes you have to wait and save until you can afford to eart is set on, y all of the furniture your In the interim a "green thumb' IMANY DECORATIVE USES of s, | Among the simplest to use are ducts. which fnclud = FF not only the familiar concrete brick and block, but a multitude of precast and prestressed prod- ucts, concrete pipe, and concrete specialties, of these products iop of can often save time and energy.| familiar run s Complete precast step units, for several other patterns, , come in several sizes|ihe pattern often and styles, and are safe and en-|ing difference in the during. Many come with built-in) pearance of the wall. stair treads to prevent slipping. | One inventive home owner used a section of precast concrete pipe; as an underpass for children under a busy sideroad. i Use was also made recently of Soo. "6 "edo ne" mor: a single prestressed concretely, cop Jeng further interest. beam as a simple footbridge over| An anil ely of sla a stream. It will last for years Siglo A Find by ps with 2 MAlslenance id FODIACE | swer's ingenuity to find still Barbecues and refuse burners more and different uses for this are often built with a few con-|versatile material, crete bricks and blocks. They can| be bonded together with mortar .' for permanance, or simply stack-| Insul N ed on top of each other, and re- ation ot arranged at will, L E a Concrete brick in colors make . an attractive flower bed edging,| At one time, safety glass was a and the hollow cores of concrete|luxury extra in an automobile, block filled with earth make nat-| but now it's a necessary require- ural planter boxes. Precast con. ment in all Canadian cars, crete patio slabs are easy to lay,| Similarly, home insulation used| and easy to replace, They come|fo be a luxury extra, but now all| in several colors and designs, |new homes have it. Many build Connecting breezeways or car- ers put in more than the mini-| ports can be built with concrete mum required amount, too, be-| block or brick, and new solar|cause the extra cost is relatively] screen plerced blocks can make|/small and it means lower fuel a handsome addition to any|costs to the home owner, home. They fit in with any archi-| Today, year-round air condi-| tectural style. tioning is regarded as a luxury | Concrete block imbedded in the|extra in a home, With the help will come in handy, While you are nurturing the savings account, you can use big plants and plant ers to fill up the empty spaces land balance furniture arrange ments, A half-empty wall that is wait. ing for bookcases or stacking (units can, in the meantime, be filled with exotic green plants or even climbing ivy. earth can make good steps, Pre-| however, | most building authorities agree) that it will eventually become a| standard feature in new homes. | Even today, though, air condi-| tioning in the home 12 months of the year is not as far out of reach as many people think. It's true that a home so equipped costs more. 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