T he P oru ani ) O bserver « F ebruary 14, 1996 P age A 5 hacrücr Habitat For Humanity Forms A State Organization What To Do When Cold Threatens Water Pipes T w e n ty -fiv e H abitat fo r H u m a n ity funds o r m aterials to b u ild hope and a ffilia te s have fo rm e d a n o n -p ro fit qu estions, E v a 's son M ic h a e l, ra is ­ hom es fo r fa m ilie s lik e E va H ird m a n s in g his hand, asked i f H F H had ap ­ S upport O rg a n iza tio n ca ll H abitat fo r H u m a n ity O regon c a ll 1-8OO-772-8392. p ro ve d flo o r plans fo r his hom e. H abitat fo r H u ­ E v a H ird m a n d id n ’ t c o n s id e r her­ m a n ity is a n o n -p ro fit, volunteer, non- S tartled and pleased by the question, s e lf one o f the people that H E H w o u ld denom inational C hristian housing m in ­ the B oard in fo rm e d the H ird m a n s be able to help. H e r husband had istry that bu ild s hom es fo r lo w -in co m e that they w o u ld have an answer w ith in been in ju re d on the jo b several years a week. To Prevent Freezing Pipes s lig h tly sm a lle r than a p e n c il w id th Bureau m ay be able to help C a ll W h e n fre e z in g te m p e ra tu re s sho uld be s u ffic ie n t.) C ustom er Service at 823-7770 o r th re a te n w a te r pipes, p r o p e r ty T o T h a w fre e z in g P ipes: our 24-hour em ergency num ber 823- ow ners can ta k e som e s im p le p r e ­ • 4874. c a u tio n s to p re v e n t f r e e z in g pipes: • O pen cup bo ard doors in the kitche n and bathroom s. W ater lines ago and E v a was s u p p o rtin g the fa m ­ able to o w n a hom e. H a bita t fo r H u ­ W ith in the w eek, the H ird m a n s ily . She s in c e re ly fe lt that there were m a n ity since it began in 1976 has b u ilt were chosen to be the firs t fa m ily fo r fa m ilie s w h o were in m uch worse in te rn a tio n a lly 35,OOOhomesof w h ich the G rants Pass H F H . D u rin g the tim e shape than hers. H e r frie n d fe lt d i f ­ 119 hom es are located throu gh ou t that the Hirdmans volunteered their time fe re n tly and d e te rm in e d to he lp Eva O regon. The Support O rganization w ill to give to HFH beyond the required volun­ and her fa m ily , she s u b m itte d her raise funds fo r the local a ffilia te s and teer hours. Eva feels strongly that HFH nam e to H F H . E va and her fa m ily provides a renew al o f the sp irit and dryers, heat lam ps o r e le c tric lam ps. I f Y o u r P ipes A r e B ro k e n : T h a w in g w o n ’ , be fast, but it w ill be • safe. D o not leave pipes unattended. • Shut o f f the w a te r and the w ater heater. D o n ’ t use an open fla m e o r an • I f yo u are unable to fin d the in these areas are fre q u e n tly located e le c tric arc w e ld e r to th a w frozen shut o f f va lve , o r have w a te r le a k­ in outside w a lls. L e a vin g the c u p ­ w a te r lines. B o th can cause fires. ing in the house fro m a bro ken p ipe , board doors open a llo w s pipes be­ fa m ilie s w h o w o u ld otherw ise not be I haw the lines safe ly. Use h a ir • W hen home p lu m p in g pipes are we can help y o u shut o f f the w ater hind the cupboards to get m ore frozen, there is often w ater available at heat. C a ll o u r 2 4 -h o u r em ergency n u m ­ one faucet bu, not another. I f there is ber 8 2 3 -4 8 7 4 fo r assistance. • Let c o ld w a te r run in faucets farthest fro m the street. ( A stream no w ater at any faucets, the problem • m ay be in the street and the W ater T o R e pa ir the bro ken p ip e , yo u m ay w a n t to c a ll a plum b er. “The ftirn-of-the-Century American Home” increase p u b lic awareness. H abitat fo r s h o rtly th e re a fte r w ere c a lle d and H u m a n ity w o u ld lik e yo u r help in help­ hope although the prim a ry m ission o f in fo rm e d that they w ere one o f six in g others. I f yo u o r y o u r organization H F H is to e lim in a te p o v e rty housing Lovers o f o ld and h is to ric hom es fa m ilie s to be in te rv ie w e d b y the hom es m ost p o p u la r d u rin g th is p e ri­ and a llo w eve ryon e a sim p le , decent, F o u rsq u a re w o u ld ’ ve w o n hands and gardens w ill once again be tre a t­ od o f a rch ite ctu ra l e cle cticism . H o w place to liv e . do w n . T o d a y we d o n ’t g ive them ed to an entertain in g and in fo rm a tiv e was the a rch ite ctu ra l design and d o ­ m uch tho ugh t, but Foursquares [O ld series o f w e e k ly lectures d u rin g the m estic c u ltu re o f O regon im pacted P ortla nd S tyle houses] are the go od 1 Ith A n n u a l H P L O W in te r Lecture by th is firs t w ave o fa rc h ite c tu ra l and Series and H om e T o u r sponsored by te c h n o lo g ic a l m od ern ism ? Speakers the H is to ric P reservation League o f include: w o u ld like to participate in donating bo ard . W h e n asked i f they had any The Recipe For Spicing Up Any Room Is In Your Pocket Add a dash o f elegance to any room orentryw ay. Install a door-in-the-wall w ith a Pocket Door Frame K it. A standard sw in g in g door takes eight to ten square teet in its open­ ing arc. E lim in a te c lu tte r and beau­ t ify rooms by fre e in g up that space w ith a Pocket D oor Frame K it. A pocket door can be in sta lle d in any ro o ril o f y o u r home. T h e y ’ re e sp e cia lly convenient fo r w a lk -in closets, bathrooms, pow der rooms, bedroom s, between a kitchen and d in in g room o r in doorw ays that o n ly need to be closed occasionally. The Johnson Pocket D oor Frame K it is designed to e lim in a te the pro b le m s tra d itio n a lly associated w ith a d o o r-in -th e -w a ll. The k it has a box-shaped track and convex rails w hich make it im ­ possible fo r the hanger wheels to ju m p o ft. Special key hole slots a l­ low you «Co remove the track w ith ­ out tearing out a w a ll. T h e re ’s a unique h anger-clip sys­ tem w hich enables you to remove the door fo r p a in ting o r staining a f­ ter the d ryw a ll and trim are in place. The k it also has se lf-a d ju stin g an­ chors to a llo w fo r se ttlin g w ith o u t d istu rb in g the h o rizo n ta l alignm ent o f the header and track. To keep the fram e stra ig h t and provide a rig id surface fo r attach­ in g w a ll m a te ria ls , the Johnson pocket d oor frame is equipped w ith steel sides and back p la tin g. This also helps p re ve n t d ry w a ll n a ils fro m p e n e tr a tin g the s tu d and scratching the pocket door. You can put in a pocket door frame w ith basic- hand tools. Make it easy on yourself and get a k it like the Johnson Hard­ ware model w hich comes w ith all hardware components, in clu d in g a preassembled track and header. A ll you supply is the door. A carpenter can install the pocket door frame in about 10 minutes. F ig­ ure a little more time fo r a handyman. I f you decide to in sta ll privacy locks, look for designs like those from Johnson Elardware w hich fit stan­ dard pre-bored doors. You can in ­ stall them w ith o u t c u ttin g the door and in va lid a tin g the m anufacturer’ s w arranty. For more in fo rm a tio n on how to add more zip to your entry way re c i­ pes w ith Pocket D oor Frame K its, W rite to Pocket D o o r Ideas, L.E . Johnson Products, In c., P.O. Box 1126, E lkh a rt, IN 46515. A d v e rtise In