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14A THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, April 29, 1966 Gardening Jobs Lighter With Regular Schedule "A little garden maintenance can pay big dividends. 'Putting off'? garden - care chores means the work load mounts up until it's truly awe- some. The garden suffers, too-- mever quite looks its best, and gome favored, but neglected, plantings may die out al- together. With the wiser course of fre- quent attention, at regular inter- vals, to lawn and garden needs, gardening is no longer a chore but a joy. And the results are more rewarding. As a part of the schedule, protect health and appearance of the garden by proper prun- ing. Learn pruning rules, and follow them. Know that certain flowering bushes must be pruned after flowering -- including forsythia, honeysuckle, climbing roses, shrub roses, camellia, poin- Steps Advised To Cut Fuel Bill Dread paying huge heating bills each month next winter? Take six steps now, advises the National Better Heating-Cool- ing Council, the information and educational center for the | hydronic (hot water) heating | industry. } Figured over the life of the home mortgage, the steps may cost as little as two dollars a month, and may result in as much as five dollars, or more, in fuel bill savings. The steps are: 1. Install storm sash or dou- ble-glazed windows to reduce heat lost thfough glass areas. 2. Instal weatherstripping around window and door open- ings to cut down on infiltration of cold outside air. 3. Install insulation in the attic to prevent an excessive amount of heat from escaping through the roof. Wall insula- tion will be helpful, too. 4. Call in a heating contrac- tor at least once a year to clean and adjust the heating plant, for efficient operation. 5. Consult a heating contrac- tor about installing a new qual- ity d&eating plant for top effi- wiency and economy of opera- tion. Efficient hydronic (hot mater) heating boilers, for in- stance, may use 25 per cent less fuel than your old heating plant. 6. Install insulation or caulk- ing between the sill and foun- dation of the house, to prevent cold air pentetration. Beauty Addition In Sunken Tab A sunken tub or "plunge"' is the practical answer for the homeowner who wants a dif- ferent bathroom, complete with a touch of the exotic. Plunges, often thought of as large, lavish luxuries, cost only $75 to $100 more than:conven- tional tubs, and can be install- ed in bathrooms as small as five by seven feet. In fact, a tub flush with the floor tends to give a more spacious look to small bathrooms. Another advantage of the plunge is the safety of its step- down design as opposed to the standard step-over type. : Plunges are available in a wariety of shapes: circular, kidney, L-shaped, oval and rec- tangular. More safety is provided by fhe ceramic mosaic and glazed tiles with which most plunges are surfaced. The skid-and-slip- proof finish of these tiles makes the plunge more slip resistant than the conventional tub. For decorating purposes, ce- ramic tiles come in more than 250 colors, with many more combinations possible, and can be color-matched to existing eciana. Others may be pruned while the plant is still dormant, in winter weather. They include holly, red fruited barberry, dog- wood, lilac, hydrangea. Spring into summer pruning is recommended for rose of Sharon, boxwood, dogwood (shrub), everblooming roses, azaleas. The clipping of hedges should be scheduled once monthly. Use hedge shears with superior bal- ance and "cushion - comfort' grips, to avoid back strain and callouses. Lawn care plays a vital role in the maintenance schedule. How often to water depends to a great extent on geographic location. But the general rule is from seven to 10 days, if no rainfall has occurred. Keep in mind that over-water- ing can be at least as harmful as under-watering. With an established lawn, the rule is "water deep'? -- from six to eight inches.- Helpful might be a Water Timer, '"'set- table" at either Light, Average or Heavy, to be certain suffi- cient penetration is achieved. The Timer may be attached to either faucet or sprinkler. Where a new lawn is being nurtured, water lightly. '| forest preserve, Building Ventilated Roof Easy Course To Comfort Building a patio roof, to add beauty and comfort te the home, can be fun and easy to do. All it requires is ordinary hand tools and thorough planning before you begin! The first and most important consideration is assuring maxi- mum -comfort. Any single-layer roof needs proper ventilation to provide coolness and control condensation. Constructing a _ translucent patio or porch can be mostly a one-man job, completed in a weekend. A wife's helping hand is valued at some stages of the project, and certainly helps make the work go faster. Considering how to properly ventilate any roof, first exam- ine the basic steps in construct- ing the roof. First step is to install the front header support posts. The average patio needs but two. These can be secured with angle irons or a rod in the cement footing. Atop these, a four by four, used as the front header, is secured with fram- ing anchors. FOREST REACHES WIDE The United States' largest the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, is 16,000,000 acres in extent. Two, working together in se- curing the headers, is than one. The length of the headers make it unwieldy for one man alone. The back head- er is a two by six, and is fasten- ed to the house wall. As a first step in insuring proper ventilation, both head- ers should be raised to the greatest height possible while allowing for recommended pitch. Once the headers are install- ed, the man of the house can start putting in the two by fours as rafters. Meanwhile, the lady of the house can (if she will) be cutting translucent fiber- glass roofing panels te size. This material is available in sheets and in rolls, and is eas- ily cut with an ordinary hand saw. Finally, cross braces and moulding strips, which also serve to provide a handsome lattice effect, complete the in- stallation of supporting lum- ber. All lumber may be pur- chased precut, if desired, to speed the job and eliminate much of the sawing and cut- ting. At this point, you are ready to install the fiberglass roof panels. These are lapped over the rafters -- but note that it is here that you take the impor- { tant step for ventilation In a normal installation. Allow from four to six feet of space between the house wall and the roof panels. The panels should be that distance from the -building and from six te eight feet below the roof over- hang. It is this separation that makes for the air sweep from under the patio roof. : Panels, overlapped one corm rugation where they meet, should be nailed to the frame- work with aluminum weather- proof nails having a built - ia Neoprene washer. -- Holes for nails should be pre- drilled in panels to avoid shock marks around each nail. An ordinary drill with a one-eighth inch bit is used. . And so, with a hammer, saw, dri, and nails, the patio roof is completed. For a final pro- fessional and decorative touch, nail a valance or fascia board to the front end of the rafters. DIG UP GRISLY HISTORY BERLIN (AP)--A cellar ex cavation in Frankfurt has unm covered what experts believe is the mass grave of Swedish sok diers killed more than 300 years ago. The site is near a moat that surrounded Frankfurt be- fore King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden sacked the city in 1631. ye Stock Now and Save AT Oshawa Garden Service, 1259 SIMCOE ST. 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