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ee TIMES HOME OF THE WEEK ROUGH, UNEVEN CONCRETE QUESTION: We want to finish our basement so that we can use it as a TV room and for oc- casional guests The basement is very dry and we have no dampness problem in it. How- ever, the concrete floor is. very rough and uneven. We want to put down an asphalt tile - floor over this, Is there any material we can use to give us a smooth, even surface? ANSWER: Tile dealers have a floor-levelling compound which "lis used to level off concrete and 48°-9° wood floors before putting down tile. Instructions for using this « P material are available from the BR. 12°«o* 11% 128 ie of paca a ae . eee dealer. If the floor is too un- eae sg even and irregular. to use this + material, a concrete topping can be put down, The Portland KITCHEN DINING Cement Association, 33 West 142 9+ e% 99. Grand avenue, Chicago 10, has instruction sheets available on request for laying new concrete floor. ' °) bs MORTAR FALLING OUT QUESTION: Our foundation wall in the basement is built of brick. The mortar between bricks seems very sandy and is falling out. Would painting the walls remedy this? BATH fy 1] I | mage Tl --| ea. - 0, 93 9°« 9 seal LIVING RM. 17S 135 £9 ocd e == J. ANSWER: Jt is worthless to try rescuing too-sandy mortar with paint. The mortar was im- properly mixed originally, but you may be able to preserve it by treating it with liquid cement hardener, available at masonry supplied and some large hard- jware stores. If unsuccessful, then the only practical remedy lis to rake out the loose mortart |to a depth of at least hali an jinch (an inch is even better) PLANTING Bex Cay A. ed ee CS : DESIGN No. 231 Upper Floor: 1134 Sq. Ft. Lower Floor: 506 Sq.Ft. Blueprints now include FIRST AID TO AILING HOUSE By ROGER C. WHITMAN DYE NYLON RUG? QUESTION: Is it possible to dye a 9 by 12 beige nylon rug? ANSWER: Know of no way to do this, sorry to say. The non- porous quality of nylon makes it impossible to change the color of the fibers, except by chemical action. PUT ON FORMICA QUESTION: Is it possible for the average handyman to put on formica or another similar substitute? ANSWER: Yes, , illus- trated, step-by-step instructions available from Formica dealer. These should be carefully fol- lowed. Job is even easier if handyman has helper. MATCHING MAHOGANY QUESTION: 1 have a solid mahogany chest which I would like to refinish, It is to be used with maple - finished furniture. What is the best method to fol- low? * ANSWER: Remove any finish now on the chest (varnish re- mover for varnish; denatured alcohol for shellac), Then apply. a wood bleach to clean, bare wood surface, following label in- structions. Sand smooth and wipe off all dust. Then apply matching maple stain and finish with coat of shellac or var- nish to match rest of furniture. NOISE IN BASEBOARD HEAT QUESTION: In our new home, which we moved into about two years ago, we have hot water, baseboard heating units. We have considerable ping- ing noises in these heating units, alternative full basement under Living-dining-kitchen land trowel in some properly mixed mortar, or latex patching concrete, LAUNDRY TOWEL BARS | hard time keeping our towel kL DESIGN NO. 231 Here the designers have cap- tured all the simplicity of colonial styling and com- bined it with the convenience of modern split level construc- tion. There are no_ long flights of stairs in this attrac- tive home. The partial base- ment, beneath the sleeping area, houses the garage, laun- -dry extra lavatory, and util- ity room, with Living-Dining- | Kitchen. area on the middle | (entrance) level. Upstairs are three bedrooms, with am- ple cupboard space plus a four-piece bathroom. While not shown on the illustration, the blueprints now include a 23-0 -1_ fastened in dry wall. We screw |plastic shield in too, but they \do not hold. What do you sug- gest trying? ANSWER: Special expansion ifasteners for hanging brackets, 0 Enclosed please find $1.00 for which send me Book|shelves, hooks, etc., on dry of Plans entitled "HOME PLANNING GUIDE" (walls hollow core doors, etc., Mail reouests 10c extra. (Please make remittance are. widely available at variety payable to The Oshawa Times). anl hardware stores. One new jone is very easy to use: a hole lis drilled where the fastener is the Building Editor, Oshawa Times. Oshawa, Ontario. NOMO ccdpecrcccccccescccesseavececesccccesesccvccescccce needed, a little nylon cylinder | > PWMreen. visdeceseecderess |pushed in and the threaded nai pes deeesonrcedsceccecedesesersos tapped in with a hammer. Side- |wise expansion takes place with signed for CANADIANS", standing and new designs -- |the tapping. giving almost per- price $1.00 tax free. This 1964 manent fastening. edition includes information on Cost of Building and Fi- nancing in Canada Heating Insulation, Constructional De tails, ete., plus many out- Ranch, one and half storey, split level, two storey vo'o- | . nial, duplex homes. Also in- | MILDEWED CLOTHES cluded in this book are fu!l | QUESTION: The past summer details on how to ordér biue- |was the first season my son prints. went to camp. He didn't do too fireplace (with chi y) on the right hand end wall, and a full basement with a recrea- in foom including an addi- ional fireplace under the liv- ing area. Construction is frame with stone accent. Standard Blueprints for this Design No. 231 cost $15.000 for the first set and $5.00 for additional sets. They are available in Canada by return mail. (Ontario residents must remit 3% SALES TAX). Now available at this newspaper office (or from address be- low) is our new DESIGN BOOK entitled "SUBURBAN AND COUNTRY HOMES de- ae tie ped Pg ol cking er ; clothes for shij ..n, ome, an keds lanai past-president and 1 was unable to unpack them |Mrs. F. Lloyd, secretary. for several weeks. Some of the | The charter was presented to things have gotten mildewed. |Mrs. Roy Rogers, Greenwood,|How can I remove this? jcharter president of the North} ANSWER: Fresh mildew can North Pickering Cancer Society . Receives Charter {Pickering Branch by Mr, Smyth.|be removed from washable ma- f : yp) smyth. terials with soap and water; or The North. Pickering Branch| The officers of the North Pick-|rub areas with laundry soap, of the Ontario County Unit of|ering Branch elected for the en-|covered with powdered 'starch the Canadian Cancer Society re-|suing year were Mrs. M. Pugh,/and salt, and expose to sun; or ceived its charter at-its first annual meeting held Tuesday at mack, Claremont, first vice-|to sun. Weak solutions of oxalic bi president; Mrs. J. Hough, Pick-|acid (poison) and ammonia in Claremont United Church. ering, secretary; Mrs. M. Tor-|water ne also effective; but Those attending from Osh-jrence, Claremont, treasurer and|first test these solutions on an awa were: K. Smyth, president}Mrs. R. Rogers, Greenwood,|inconspicuous part of the fab- of the Ontario County Unit; |past-president. ric. area, |nolses? QUESTION: We are having 5 heating and cooling, vibration is| bars and.toilet articles holders|the porizontal lengths of heating Ashburn, preSident; Mrs. R. Al-|soak with sour milk and expose not always in the same area. |How can we eliminate these Hospital Auxiliary Hears Report PORT PERRY (TC) -- The annual meeting of the Women's Hospital Auxiliary was held Nov. 16 at the Port Perry Com- munity Hospital. The president, Mrs. Matthew B. Dymond, pre- sided and opened the meeting with prayer. Mrs. J. Hardy reported for Mrs, S, Beare, head of the nom- inating committee, that the pres- ent executive would stand for another year, This was carried unanimously. Mrs. Dymond enters her 12th year as presi- dent. The minutes of the last. meet- ing were read by Mrs. B. Wana- maker, who also submitted her annual report, a comprehensive and lucid summation of the year's activities. TREASURER'S REPORT Mrs. Donald Crosier present- ed the treasurer's report and THE OSHAWA TIMES, Soturdey, November 28,1964 Queen Scout Awards Given | Auckland Birds BOWMANVILLE (TC) -- The Tangle Airlanes annual meeting of the District) aUCKLAND (CP)--Birds at|parked in the open, tried to sn of " Pog -- of!/New Zealand's Auckland Air-|keep birds out of the engine Cont nee oot at the Lions) port are outdoing their opposite|cowling and exhaust stacks 7 hn Bat y Centre, President/numbers at airports round the|with polythene covering. The ohn Bain presided. world in their determination to|birds got in and started to build The chairman of the nominat-|interfere with aviation, nests, Then they got through ing committee, Murray Tighe,| Not only are the bird'. nuis-|wire netting as well. In desper- ig ge ioe aeore ance to strosaft lending and|ation the airline stuffed all livaas; vicooresiden', Din Mor- taking off, they show un-|openings with old pillows. ris; secretary, Harry Cook; treasurer, T. Gatchell; badge secretary, Murray Tighe; paper drive chairman, Alex Hendry, Newcastle; Apple Day chair- man, Alfred Brown. | Wally Harper, Cobourg, exec- utive commissioner for the Quinte Region, officiated at the ceremony when Queen's Scouts Certificates were presented to Lloyd Clifton Jr., Ronald Welsh, Charles Evans and David Puk. Mrs, Ross Stevens showed colored slides taken on a trip to Africa last winter. Mr. M. Tighe. moved a vote of thanks to Mrs. Stevens. Lunch was served by the Cub and Scout Mothers' Auxiliary. canny 'eagerness to nest in the planes, Pan-American Airways, which keeps a stand-by DC-7C There's Nothing Can Beat The COMFORT ALL-ELECTRIC yearly financial stat it. Re- ceipts totalled $1,708.41 and dis- bursements amounted to $1,631.71. Of this sum $1,000 was donated to the hospital board to help pay for the oxygen and suc- tion pipe equipment and instal- lation. Mrs. Manns, knitting conven- er, announced that 92 pairs of baby bootees had been dis- tributed during 1964. She had only two more pairs on hand. Mrs. Dymond expressed grati- tude that the Mental Health Program drew such a large at- tendance and requested Mrs, S. Mumford, correspondence secre- tary, to write letters of thanks | ANSWER: As the metal ex- pands and contracts during) lset up. The metal supports for |pipes may be loose or too far Japart to absorb this vibration, creating the pings as the pipes | rub against the supports. Exam- jine the supports in the cellar (or crawl space) and either tighten them or add additional supports. Placing pads of foam rubber or plastic between the pipes and supports will also help |eliminate the noise. |STEP RAILING RESTING | QUESTION: We have an iron jrailing at the side of our front |stens. We painted the metal with aluminum paint all over, |but it continues to rust. Ho w| can we correct this? | ANSWER: Remove all loose jand flaking rust with steel wool }and turpentine. Then apply eith- jer a damp-proof red primer or 1p » chromate metal coat in to the guest panelists and the White Cross Centre. It was also voted to send a card to the mending committee and to Mrs, George Smith, a member of the Auxiliary, who is at present a patient in the HEATING For YOUR Home!! Don't have a home Thot's Obsolete Make It Modern with ELECTROHEAT! ERNIE CAY /,, DOORS ° SASH /~ and ROOFING FREE DELIVERY "\t it's LUMBER, call our NUMBER" PHONE 725-1121 | 53 ALBERT ST. 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