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M Tti Ntws-Reriow, Koseburg, Ore. Tues. May 20, 1958 Family Requirements Vital In Landscaping Of House Landscaping n a custom Job which takes into consideration the needs and pocketbooks of each individual family. Obviously a family with several growing children will find it im practical to specialize in a velvet- smooth, weed-free lawn. A hill side house will have problems never encountered with a house on level ground. This family of adults will go in for flower gar dening; that family of adults, to whom grounds-keeping is a chore and not a hobby, will want to keep outside work to a minimum. Start Modestly Unfortunately, few men and women buying their first house really know just how much out side work they want. Much better to start modestly with a carefully prepared lawn, basic tree and shrub plantings and a minimum of flower and vegetable gardens. It is easy enough to add. Ideally, a landscaping plan should be developed an carefully as house-building plans. More often, alas, landscaping in the broad sense turns out to be some thing added after the house is linished. Make a Plan on Papor The first move ot the home owner is to make a plan on paper. Every family will have a different answer for each fam ily has its own particular needs. If there is need for privacy, there should be a screen. 1'his can be a closely-woven fence, a hedge of evergreens or a long planting of shrubs. If the family enjoys outdoor living in season, provisions should be made for a sunny patio, a shady spot out of summer heat, and an outdoor grille for family fun. Cardenert will want to mark out their future f lo w e r beds, taking into consideration the amount of sun which will reach it in growing season. Grass Noods Cars, Too to consider grass. And, no mat ter what you've been told, grass is a plant which appreciates good soil, adequate drainage and food as much as a prize dahlia. A thin covering of top soil over a heavy clay soil, rocks and building de bris will never support a healthy lawn. It is real economy to spend time and money in the first in stance to provide a proper grow ing medium. If the job is too much for the home handyman, get help. Also read books on the subject. Have ' your soil tested. And make cer tain that there is grading and drainage. After that, planting may come.' The average family will find trees i and shrubs costly. It is a better; investment to spread Ojf the pur- chases over a period of time than; to try to do the whole job at once. This is not only easier on tha budKct, but ideas and tastes change from year to year. Two warnings: Everybody knows that little trees grow into big trees and that little shrubs grow into big shrubs. For some reason few gardeners can't seem to realize this when they are busily digging holes. The result is that in a few years the material becomes crowded and tangled and the gardener must start pulling out what he put in at so much ex pense. Trees, shrubs and flower beds placed in the middle of grass areas are areas which must be moved around, and usually have their edges trimmed. When planting a yard, think of your job as the man b eh i nd the mower and make the grass areas as clean and uncluttered as pos sible. Besides, single specimen plantings are currently unpopular. r. Readybuilt Home Has Advantages Most families, faced with the decision to buy a new house or build one, find the solution in their own pocketbooks. Here are some major advan tages that may sometimes be found in buying a new, ready built home, as compared with building a specially - designed Dome. 1. Overall financial savings. De velopment builders and small con tractors buy materials in large quantities at lower cost. They buy land in large chunks. Their labor costs often are lower. 2. Loss cash outlay and lower Interest rates. Development buy ers and some small contractors have financing setups which can result in lower down payments. 3. Land development and utili ties. New homes built for sale al most invariably are on developed land with paved streets, side walks, sewers, water lines and utilities. 4. Landscaping. Most I a r ge builders and some small ones in clude grading, landscaping and driveways in the house price. 5. Quality materials. Reputable builders choose good materials which are installed with less trou ble. "Luxury bonuses." Builders often add sales features such as expensive wall paneling, basement game rooms and even small swimming pools. Most building authorities agree, however, that one of the biggest mistakes home buyers can make is to spend their housing dollars for luxuries and fail to get good basic design and construction. How can you avoid this trap? Here are some questions to ask yourself and the builder, af nec essary as you go through model houses : How many are in my family, how much room do we need? Will the house be comfortable in hot and cold weather: Are electrical outlets where you need them? Is there enough cur rent in the house? Finally, do you know and ap prove of the builder's reputation? Clf ii1 a j'Ut.F- 1 1 H I LUX :4k - BW i . ST" " - 1 " loW v"JPWae""'7if J. U 'ev .ti-2 Old trt, carofuiiy proservea, proviao cool snaaofor the outside sorting (above) which combines ease of upkeep with convenience. Your Lunch Hour May Show Up In Paint Job In painting a clapboard house, it U best to paint in horizontal strips about t hr ee feet wide. Don't stop in the middle of a strip for any sizable amount of time. Your lunch hour may show up in the finished job. The best I place to stop is at the end of a strip, or mi a winuow or aoor. Handyman Keeps Pace With Builder O Is more an Inexpensive way to make a mortar box? A You can make a practical mortar box by cutting an ordinary oil drum in two, as shown in the sketch. The sloping sides make mixing and cleaning easy and the sides may be pounded safely to break old mortar loose. The do-it-yourself movement has grown out of the craze category and become an accepted aspect of American life. And that all-American, the han dyman, spent an estimated 8 bil lion dollars last year on do-it-yourself projects. This figure includes paint, lumber, other materials and tools. Making it even more impres sive, the Do-It-Yourself Informa tion Bureau of New York City, an organization of the trade, esti I mates that 14 million homes have , power work shops, and that 75 per cent of all American horae ! owners do work themselves. I Do - it - yourself is of course just one part of the home im provement picture. I America built about a million homes last year despite recession and gloomy forebodings. The cost of non-farm residential construc tion was estimated at 17 billion dollars. The median cost for a sin gle family house was over $13,000. At the same time, the Home Im provement Council figured that the nation's remodeling bill ran to 15 billion dollars. The council is sure that there will be still more remodeling this year. For that matter, there have been optimistic estimates on 1958 home construction. And the died in the wool do-it-yourself fan al ways is optimistic, with or with out expert help. His chief danger, in fact, is tackling jobs too big for him and not calling on profes sional help when it's needed. DON'T PAINT YOUR HOUSE UNTIL YOU LEARN THESE IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT FULLER'S SPECTACULAR NEW HOUSE PAINT FOR W000 1. New mira.-le paint! live your home Irewh painted look 2 vrar longer thun brut trnrfi tionat house paints Touted year on hurt dreds ol weslrn home Result a were phenomenal. 3. 4. 5. Hold color and flftea or ytart! 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