Ill) Statesman, Salem, Ore, Thur, Apr. 26, '56
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A new bathroom topi the list
of improvements in many home
modernizing project. Sometimes
tins merely involves bringing an
antiquated bathroom up to date
ftith new fixtures, colored tile
walls and other bright decorations
and accessories. Mora often it
means an added bath for a family
that bas outgrown facilities ottered
by a uncle bathroom.
A family of four or more really
needs two bathrooms. Appraisers
art rating houses as obsolete when
they have three bedrooms and only
ne bathroom.
However, bathrooms seldom are
planned intelligently for use. U
you doubt that, think of the number
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AS OLD BATHROOM afUa beads the Bit waea it remes to moderali-
tag feme. Aa abtelete batbtob m legs and lavatory with exposed
lambing eaa be replaced with madera fixtares and flaaaeed aa time
paymeats. The pkato abave is typieal af many older names, j
THE SAME BATHROOM after awderalsatiM. A sww tab at placed
away from aider the wladew. Walls have bee tiled aad aa ap-to-
daie vanity lavstory baa beea laslalled. Package renMfeUa, lack
as this, la arranged by auay plambiag coatnictors earpeatry, tile
. setting aad paiatiag.
materials with short life spans are window frame is quickly damaged
Investments. Material "7 -"'
had more light for shaving or
makeup, or have hunted through
wall chest chuckful of all the
medicines except the one you want
Some Paiaters far Plaaaiag
A good bathroorn, is a lot more
thaa just space for three plumb
ing fixturesand it doesn't have;
to spread over acres, cither, in
order-to function well.
' Here are some of the consid
eritions that should enter into
every bathroom plan:
1. Will it nave enough storage
space? Hampers for soiled clothes
can be installed even in a tiled
waQ or the smallest bathroom
when a house is being built or re
modeled. A double medicine chest
will improve storage accommoda
tions tremendously. Shallow open
shelves also can be recessed be
tween studs in -walls. And don't
overlook the possibility of a vani
tory a lavatory built into a
counter top with storage cabinets
beneath.
IWiU the room's . finishes be
durable and permanent? Almost
any wall or floor finish can look
glamorous in a new bathroom, but
how long will it last? Finishing
and easy to
clean and keep sanitary is manda
tory for bathrooms, since ceramic
tile has proved to be the favorite
for so many generations, it still
leads in preference. Now available
in a full palette of decorator colors.
tile gives a bathroom permanent
decoration as well as the bard.
service neeaea oy waier ana
steam.
CMd Lighting Needed
S. Will the lighting be good?
Think of moraines when a little
hmore light on one side of the face
would make shaving so mucn eas
ier and faster. Window light, no
matter bow great, coming from
one side cannot equal concentrated
artificial lighting where it Is need
ed. Ample mirrors flanked by
fluorescent lights distinguish the
modern bathroom.
4. Where will the tub be? In too
many cases it wirws up uooer a
window. This la so serious that
the FHA will not approve mort
gages on homes with a bathtub
under a window. Opening and clos
ing of the window becomes dim
cult and dangerous, bathers often
are chilled by a draft, and the
S. How will a tub recess be
finished? It is false economy to
end a tile wainscot over a com
bination tub-shower at the height
of the shower curtain bar. The
wall space left above that point
will need frequent redecorating.
Tilework over a tub should be run
up the full height of the wall.
t. Will the color scheme be
simple? Today's trend is away
from the bathroom with three or
four colors and away from sharp
color accents in accessories, such
as built-in towel bars and soap
trays. A bathroom with tile wains
cot and trim in one color and
fixtures either matching or in plain
wnite is tne easiest to decorate
A mere change of shower curtain,
towels and bath. mat can change
the mood of the room.
Carelessness Can
Flush Money Away
When you have to pay a plumber 1 pipes for leaks or corrosion. If
r sewer cleaner- to clear clogged
drains lrom your house you realize
how much money you could save
by reasonable precautions in what
you flush down the drain.
The most common troublemak
ers at the trap level in lavatories
and bathtubs are bobby pins, hair
pms, large masses of hair ana
threads. '
A major problem in most homes
is a toilet stoppage. This is com
monly caused by bulky material
such as paper towels, women's
hose, diapers, or wet string mop
strands. Repair men. report, how
ever, that they have found stop
pages caused by oranges, apples,
peaches, make-up Jars, combs,
brushes, and even such unlikely
objects as bathrobes, sheets, false
teeth and roller skates.
A family understanding of the
workings of the home plumbing
system can do much to keep down
maintenance costs both within the
house and under the lawn. The
borne maker relies on a constant
supply of clean water and on its
automatic disposal, taking far
granted the ease with which wastes
leave attractive kitchen and bath
room fixtures until trouble de
velops. A home waste disposal system
has three parts. One la known as
the soil stack. This has branches
from various plumbing fixtures and
Joins the house drain under the
basement or other space beneath
the house. From that point it
empties into the bouse sewer out
side of the building.
The vent stack and its branches
rises through the roof. This facili
tates proper flushing and also
carries off sewer fasses.
. The house sewer underground
connects the bouse drain to the
city sewer or private septic tank
er cesspool.
If your home's soil and waste
Does arc not cast iron, certain
precautions should be taken. In
doors, avoid installing heavy built-1
ins over these pipes and provide
an access panel for emergency
repairs.
When banging a heavy picture,
aim for a stud in the wall, be
cause nails can puncture non-cast
Iron pipes.
When any remodeling requires
apening the walls, check the drain
bubbles form after brushing a
questionable pipe with a soap solu
tion, gas or air is escaping, im
mediate repairs will prevent future
trouble.
It is prudent never to build a
driveway or plant a tree over
house sewers that are not cast
iron. Vehicles frequently crush fra
gile sewer pipes and tree roots
grow into them causing a stoppage.
Give Plumber
Break end Save
Plumbers are getting bored
with the old saw about how they
have to go back to the shop to get
their tools. They contend that
householders can save themselves
money by telling the plumber what
is wrong when you telephone him.
This will help him to arrive with
all the parts needed for the repair.
If there is a leak in bathroom.
kitchen or laundry, is it in the
water supply line or in the drain?
About bow big la the pipe, and
is it copper tubing or galvanised
iron?
Why Bathrooms
Are Expensive
It takes more on-the-site labor
to put together the walls and
plumbing of one small bathroom
than it takes to frame three-
bedroom bouse. This was ex
plained by builders at a panel
discussion sponsored by House
4 Home, trade publication.
The average bathroom, they
said, costs at least five times as
much per square toot as any other
room except a fully equipped
kitchen.
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Today's lavatories ire far
too low for adults, said an
architext at a recent round
table discussion on standards
for homes.
"Oj best guess," he said,
"Is that their 31-inch standard
height ras borrowed from the
marble-topped washstands on
which wash basins and pitch
ers stood in the years before
running water.
"If that Is so, the architects
and builders among us be
lieve our ancestors' were
smarter than we are, because
of the bottom of a basin sit
ting on top of a Sl-inch table
11 more than 31 inches above
the floor. The bottom of a
basin set down into a 31-Inch
lavatory may be as low is 23
inches above the floor. This
forces most adulU td bend way
over to get their bands in the
water. It mikes la especially
Inconvenient for women to
wain their hair.
Drain 'Off Rust
From .eater
Most water heaters should be
drained monthly to remove dirt
and rust which may discolor vour
plumbing fixtures. , The average
water neater can be cleaned aim
ply by attaching your garden
nose u tne drain cock and let
ting the water run until it is clear.
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