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18 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Soturdey, August 8, 1964 TIMES HOME OF THE WEEK HOME DESIGN 214 This handsome home holds perpetual comfort and beauty _ for its owner and would provide delightful living for any family. Of significance in this colonial structure is the attached garage, adding length to the home, a full basement, and fine arrange- ment of rooms. Here you have a lovely living room with cheery fireplace, separate dining area, spacious kitchen and lavatory all on one floor . . . plus a den that coulg also be used as a TV room or additional sleeping area, Also featured is the won- derful terrace off the den, and windows arranged for cross ven- tilation throughout. Upstairs are four large bedrooms. Standard Blueprints for this Design No. 214 cost $15.00 for the first set, and $5.00 for additional sets. They are available in Canada by return mail. (Ontario resi- dents must remit 3 per cent sales tax). Now available at this Newspaper Office (or from address below) is our new De- sign Book entitled "Suburban and Country Homes designed for Canadians," price $1.00 tax free. This 1964 edition includes information on Cost of Building and financing in Canada, Heating, Insulation, Construc- tional Details, etc., plus many tf, GARAGE 25% 224 ey nae ne ee ee | 2-8. outstanding new designs . . . and duplex homes. Also included storey, in this Book are full details on two-storey colonial, how to order Blueprints. Ranch, one and half split-level, The Building Editor, Oshawa Times, Oshawa, Ontario, (> Enclosed please find $1.00 for which send me Book of Plans entitled "HOME PLANNING GUIDE" Mail reauests 10c extra, (Please make remittance payable to The Oshawa Times). Name Address Prrrer rrr) Roemer eee eses seers eeeeeeeeseeeeseeseeeseseeessees FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE By ROGER C. WHITMAN STAINLESS STEEL WOOL QUESTION: In a recent) column you mentioned stain-| less steel wool. Where is it) available? I searched all over for it six years ago. ANSWER: Stainless steel wool pads packaged singly, nowa- days widely available in na- tional chain variety stores, large 'housewares and hard- ware dealers,. some super- markets. GRAINED FINISH ON PINE QUESTION: We have an L- shaped living-dining room. I would like to build a storage cabinet, using pine, to divide the alcove dining area from the rest of the room. Is it possible to give pine a finish so it would) have the grain and color of a hardwood? | ANSWER: Most paint sores | and many housewares dealers now have «available special) wood-finishing kits for various grain effects, to be applied over clean surfaces. Manufacturer's directions should be carefully| followed. The kits include} special tools for graining of the finish coat. THE HOME WORKSHOP MAKE A POST LANTERN OF SHEET METAL PATTERNS43 | ' By RUTH W. SPEARS | Make your own lantern to) light the way to your front door, | It may be of sheet brass, copper or galvanized iron. You will) need tinsnips and a soldering) iron but no other Special tools.) Pattern 343, which gives cutting guides and shows every step, is 50c. This pattern also is one of! four full-size patterns in Packet) No. 74--Worthwhile Yard and) Garden Features all for $1.75. | Send orders to The Home) 'Workshop Dept., The Oshawa) Times, Oshawa, Ont. ONE TIN [OR OUR PRE ROOMURE OW PITIO DESIGNS | paint. {REPAIRING CRACKS QUESTION: I am planning to|sonry supplies dealers. repaint our bedroom but the plaster walls have fine hairline cracks which I'm afraid may show through the How can these be re- paired first? ANSWER: Fine hairline cracks can be filled by brush- ing with a mixture of three parts boiled linseed oil and one part turpentine. For somewhat wider cracks, use white lead thinned with fairly thin paste; then rub with a cloth to force the paste into the cracks; wipe any excess from the surface. Light sand- papering may be necessary when the paste is dry." SQUEAKING CHAIRS QUESTION: We have a num- ber of chairs which squeak when people sit down on them. This is very annoying. What can we do to overcome this? ANSWER: Squeaking is usual- ly due to loosened joints, caus- ing wood pieces to rub against each other at those points. Non-|dow frame. Such spaces should oily lubricants are available at hardware and many housewares stores and can be applied the squeaking parts. Or pour some. melted paraffin into the wood joints. If the squeaks are in metal chairs, squirt a few drops of oil into the offending places. MORTAR SHRINKS QUESTION: I énclosed our carport with cinder block walls. The mortar between a lot of the blocks is crumbling. What causes this? How can it be corrected? ANSWER: If the cinder blocks|Most of these humidifiers con- were not kept damp while the original mortar work was cur- ing, this could cause the mortar) to shrink. This occurs when the} several| scratch turpentine to a) to|have shrinking and |test area first. Available ma- The only other. method #% to out the crumbling) mortar and replace with fresh, jbeing sure to keep the sur- rounding blocks damp for a week or so to allow slow, pro- per curing of the mortar. The) \garden hose spray is. good for; |keeping the area moist. PEELS BELOW WINDOW QUESTION: We cannot keep \paint on the plaster wall be- \low one living room window, (east). Soon after being applied, it starts to peel off. We don't jhave this trouble with any of |the other wall areas below win- dows. We have wood siding, steam heat (oil fired), and a dry, finished basement. What jcan cause this and how can we jeorrect it? ANSWER: There may be an opening between the window frame and the house siding, \through which the rain enters |Examine the outside of the win- ibe caulked. Or, if you have wood frames, some section may separated and puttying |may be necessary. |HOT AIR TOO DRY Q: We have an oil-fired, hot air heating system. We find the {house air uncomfortably dry. Is there any way to make it more humid? A: Efficient humidifiers for air furnaces are made by sev- eral manufacturers, Consult your heating contractor about the various makes and costs. sist of a large water pan with ceramic or glass fiber evapora- tor plates; the pan is connected to the water supply so that there dry, surrounding blocks exert a|iS @ Constant amount of water plotting action on the wet mor-|in th pan for continuous. evap-| ar, | oration. Sometimes applying a trans-| . : a parent, liquid, cenent- harden ing preparation will halt the difficulty, It is worth trying in a | JAMES 1 'O'MALLEY'! 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