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6A THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, April 29, 1966 / CONVERT THE WASTED SPACE under your base- ' ment stairs into a laundry area -- In addition to elec- tric washer and dryer, there's room for storage cab- inets over equipment and at far right plus shelves and clothes bin in centre. The appliances shown have con- tro] panels in a new bronze tone, come in a wide range of fashion colors, including canary and new evocado. Certain Old Home Designs Lend To Modemization Although it is possible to en- large most homes, certain de- signs lend themselves especial- ly well to modernization. Three such styles are the rambler, the split-level, and the two - storey, all popular homes today. For those who now own one eof these designs and find them- eelves out-growing what orig- inally seemed a spacious home, it's reassuring to know that the addition of extra rooms to their home is relatively simple. The rambler style house is one of the easiest and least ex- pensive houses to remodel. Chances are that the owners of a soundly constructed ramb- ler house can add a room to pro- vide desirable living space and dncrease the value of their property by as much as, or more than, the cost of the re- modeling project involved. The design of the typical rambler home provides flexibil- ity m floor plan and the sim- plicity of its rectangular shape permits a viariety of exterior alterations. For instance, the rectangle ean easily become an L-shape with the addition of a room to the back or front of the house. Or the rectangle can be retain- ed by adding space to one end ef the home. The structural shell of the one-storey rambler involves rel- atively simple carpentry and alterations can be accomplished eteaiaht -- ar . 'metél, mmsentles Waes Wiguemesy ward and inexpensive building methods. If you're handy around the house, you can save on costs substantially through your own labor when adding ments to your home. Split-level homes present few more problems improve- | |ating a carport and sheltered | patio under it, If all three are desirable, then it would be best to build high instead of low. The split-level can take a 16 x 20 room addition very well, providing it is carefully thought out. The first consideration should be traffic patterns in your | home; a split-level house usu- ally has a more sophisticated traffic flow than other aomes, |and care should be taken to | maintain the traffic pattern. | Whatever you do, plan care- | fully to get the most room for | budget, selecting building | Smooth. Patterns, such as fis- | sured design, | your |ideas that keep cost of the | Structural shell as low as | possible. | Two-storey homes can often | benefit from added space, too. | Usually a new room in a two- | Storey house is intended to func- | tion as a family room, or as a | master bedroom that will free |an upstairs bedroom for use as |a play room or recreation area for children, The two-storey home has some built-in structural advantages but can pose some knotty de- sign problems. Structurally, the two-storey house can take a new room with a minimum of com- plicated carpentry. Whatever. style of home you have, the advice and assistance | ardous Mineral Ceiling Safe, Smart Mineral ceiling products, once available only through special contractors, can now be purchased by homeowners from their local lumber deal- | ers. The principal feature of mineral ceilings is that they are combustible and comply with building codes when such products are required in haz- occupancies or exit- ways. In appearance, mineral ceil- ings have distinctive beauty that has made them a favorite for years in prestige office build- ings, schools, hospitals, as well as homes. Surfaces are satin- are sharp and rich-looking. SAMBO UNDER FIRE COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP)--The local chapter of the National Association for the Ad- vancement of Colored People wants the children's classic, Little Black Sambo, removed from all United States school libraries and is seeking sup- port from other chapters. of a qualified home modernizer is invaluable. Many moderniz- ers offer design assistance as part of their service, and some of them have licensed staff ar- chitects or experienced design- ers on their staff. a! than the | rambler or bungalow style res- | idence in remodeling but the) possibilities of adding space are | just as great, and the design | potential may be even greater. A good rule to follow is to keep the addition at grade level for an obvious reason: it costs | less to build on the ground than it does to build on a platform. However, if a post-supported second level room is odded, there is the possibility of cre- li visit VAN BELLE GARDENS 3 Miles East of Oshewe on Highwoy No. 2 PH. 623-5757 -- heating technicians. and guaranteed. ef furnace for your needs. tree estimate today -- ne dhitneds . Becouse we hove our Service Staff of fully quolified Our workmanship is thorough . We have the right size and type heating Telephone 725-3581 tor your You'll be much happier if you let Lander install your New Oil Furnace own aust 43 KING STREET WEST, OSHAWA 725°3581 | Shuttered Laundry Centre Saves Space, There's a space race going on today -- inside the house. Sometimes in the hustle for living and working space, it's difficult to add that complete home laundry, particularly when so much room is needed for the young family and its many activities. One solution to this problem is a laundry centre that can be closed off by shuttered bi-fold doors added at the end of a family room. With this arrange- ment, Mother can join in the et fun while doing the laun- ry. This type of laundry not only Saves on space, but may be easy on the budget, too. It can be finished with a-minimum of expense if the man of the house can complete most of the car- pentry work himself. One plan of this type calls for shuttered doors that close off the werk area when not in use, providing an attractive wall. When open, however, the bi- fold doors reveal a compact centre equipped to handle everything from sorting and stain removal to clean clothes storage. A small sink should be pro- vided convenient to the auto- matic washer and dryer for pretreating heavily soiled areas on clothes, starching and re-: Eases Budget moving stains. The sink will come in handy, too, for such activities as washing any dishes used in the family room or re- moving fingerpaint from small hands, ; Another space saving feature of the plan is a cabinet that holds the sink and provides a tilt-out bin with three sections for sorting soiled laundry. Though one load of clothes is laundered at a time, such bins will come in handy for storing future wash loads -- all pre- sorted, ; The wall space above the sink and laundry equipment may be utilized as storage space by the addition of a pegboard and at- tached shelves. The shelves come in handy for holding de- tergent, bleach and other laun- dry aids, as well as a complete stain removakkit well out of the reach of small' children, Enough shelf room can be provided, too, for temporary storage of the folded clean clothes and linens after they come from the dryer. This type of storage space saves many extra trips to the linen closet and bedrooms. 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