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Portland Observer Section II Thursday. J\jfy 21, 197« P e y 7 Kick the bucket and brush out the door! N o w 's the tim e to kick the b u cke t— the scrub bucket. A n d w h ile y o u ’ re at it, why not d itc h the scrub brush, swab m op and flo o r w ax, too. 'A iu can put in a new, no-wax resilie nt sheet flo o r in ju st a few hours, i f y o u ’ re the least b it handy. A ll yo u need is a pe ncil, h a m m er, screw drive r, t- square, u t ilit y k n ife , flo o r adhesive, notched tro w e l, adhesive spreading tro w e l and a push b ro o m . F irst, measure the dim ensions o f yo u r roo m . T ake the d ra w in g to you r flo o rin g dealer and purchase goods, a d hesive and tools. Y o u 'll p ro b a b ly be able to avo id seams by b u y in g 1 2 - fo o t- w id e f lo o r in g . A n d y o u ’ ll have enough leftovers to line shelves and drawers. Y ou should also kn o w it takes ab o u t fo u r qu arts o f flo o r cement to cover 16 square yards. d irt. I f there's a w o od surface under the o ld flo o r, sand do w n any high spots and na il loose boards. I f the sur- faoe is in re a lly bad shape, put d o w n a o n e-q uarte r inch p lyw o o d base. N ext, lay o u t new flo o rin g in a larger ro o m , and m ark o f f dim ensions fro m y o u r sketch Be sure to a llo w an ex tra three inches a ll the way a ro u n d fo r any irre g u la r measurements. C u t goods w ith y o u r u tility k n ife and f it in alon g the longest w a ll in the ro o m y o u ’ re covering. Then tr im the f lo o r in g , a llo w in g o n e - e ig h th in c h c le a ra n c e f o r m oldin gs. N o w , fo ld back one end h a lfw a y in to the ro o m so as to expose h a lf the u n d e rflo o r. W eig ht d o w n the fo ld e d end and spread the adhesive. La y the flo o rin g back in to the adhesive q u ic k ly . U te a push b ro o m to rem o ve tra p p e d a ir an d e x tra f lo o r cement Rem em ber, always w o rk aw ay fro m the center to w a rd the walls. N e xt, r o ll back the second h a lf to expose the adhesive edge. A p p ly flo o r cem ent, lay goods back in to adhesive, and r o ll as before. Replace the w o o d m o ld in g by n a ilin g it in to the base b o a rd — not the new flo o r . A n d use p ro te c tiv e m etal strips to cover edges at doorw ays. T h a t’ s it. Just w a it fo u r o r fiv e days b e fore w ashing yo u r new flo o r. A n d then, use o n ly a m m o n ia and w a rm w ater w ith a lig h t sponge m op. T o m a in ta in a h ig h gloss, occasionally d ry b u ff. N o w , y o u 'v e got y o u r m aterials and y o u ’ re ready fo r you r last 's c ru b .' Rem ove any loose p a in t, o ld wax and Filler UpS Best Selection of Pillow Filler Anywhere QO 75‘ 45‘ 20‘ Polyester Fiber F ill., Shredded Foam F ill. Shredded Quilt Fill . Bulkrate Scrap F ill. . 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