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ADD A ROOM' YOU ALREADY HAVE-For Instance, an un
used attic makes a most suitable' and attractive bedroom,
when finished properly. Gypsum board is one of the least ex
pensive wall finishing materials . . and very easy to install.
Big panels equalling 48 square feet, quickly cover wall and
ceuing luimta.-niuio courtesy uypsum Association
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CEILING TILE-Quiet the kitchen by Installing colorful, pat
terned ceiling tile. The comfort of quiet is simple and inex
pensive to have in your home. A handyman can install the
tile himself. And the ceiling tile shown here is easily washed
or repainted. Many patterns and colors are available for your
choice. See your lumber dealer for details.
-"Hush-Tone" by the Celotex Corp.
Laundry Center Now Is
Available in One Piece
One of the major frustra
tions for a modern homemak
er is to go without a much
wanted convenience because
of lack of operating or storage
pace.
This Is particularly true
when the homemaker is con
fronted with the problem of
where to install washer and
dryer into a cramped house or
an apartment.
Luckily today, all the nec
essary equipment for a com
plete laundry center now
comes in a single unit - a
combination washer-dryer.
This compact blessing can
be installed in the kitchen,
bathroom, utility room or
even a closet. The Maytag
company says that all recent
indications point up a defin
ite trend to "move the laun
dry upstairs," and out of the
basement.
Hnmpmakeri have come to
realize how much time and
effort can be saved by locat
ing the laundry, center as
close as possible to the clothes
and linens to be washed.
The new combination washer-dryer
installs flush to walls
and counters, needs only nor
mal plumbing facilities and
requires no venting - which
makes It ideal for inside wall
installations in the kitchen.
Another popular choice for
the laundry is the bathroom -Maytag's
Research depart
ment says - offering easiest of
nil inr fn clothes hampers,
linen storage, and often the
bedrooms.
Ideal Spot
A bathroom may also be
the ideal spot for the combi
nation unit If the baby's room
is nearby.
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The combination washer
dryer is easy to operate - set
the time dial and push two
buttons. Exclusive "unified
controls" coordinate the wash
ing and drying phases with a
single control setting.
So - if you ve been "want
ing and waiting" for the right
space for your laundry center
now s the time for another
"space patrol" you may find
it right there in your own
kitchen, bathroom, utility
room or closet!
Growing Lawn Takes
Care, Many Hours
Growing i lovely lawn
takes lots of care and many
hours of hard work. You don't
have to be an expert, but do
follow sound establishment
and maintenance practices.
First, be sure to test your
soil to discover if soil is acid
and its degree of acidity.
(Inexpensive testing kits are
available). The type of soil de
termines how much lime to
apply.
To sandy or gravelly soil,
add peat, well-rotted manure,
or well decomposed sawdust.
To clay soil, add sand, perlite,
vermiculite, or scoria.
Just before planting, apply
and rake in a complete,
inorganic fertilizer (one con
taining nitrogen, phosphorus,
and potash) at a rate that will
provide two pounds of actual
nitrogen per 1,000 square feet.
Covered Lightly
The first step in planting is
to select high quality seeds of
grasses that are adapted to
your soil and climate.
After sowing, the seed
should be covered lightly by
hand raking from i to '
inch deep in the case of large
seeds, and 1 s to 1 4 inch deep,
when small seeds are used.
Mulching with a light cover
ing of weed-free straw or hay
or with open-meshed sacking
cloth will prevent the seed
from washing away during
watering or rain.
If the gardener thinks his
job is finished when the seed
are in well, he's wrong.
New seedlings must be kept
moist until well established.
Once seeds have begun to ger
minate, they must not dry out
or they will die. (Avoid exces
sive moisture, however).
Early spring and fall are
the times to fertilize blue
grass, fescues, and other cool
season grasses (those making
their maximum growth in
spring and fall).
Do not apply fertilizers
particularly inorganic when
the grass leaves are wet. Wat
er the lawn immediately aft
er applying fertilizer to wash
off the leaves and thus pre
vent burning.
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W.dnudiy, April 6. I960 t '
Professional Advice
Desirable in Plan
Professional advice in land
scaping the home property
usually is more desirable for
the home owner, says the
American Association of Nur
serymen. However, there are some
simple rules which every
home owner should know.
The purpose of landscap
ing is to tie your home into
the surrounding land area in
such a way that it will create
a pleasing picture to you, and
your neighbors.
Frame the house with
plants and trees.
Foundation plants should
be low growing in order not to
obscure windows as the plants
mature.
Trees should be off the
corners of the house so that
they serve as a frame rather
than obscuring the home.
Stand directly in center front
of your house; then look at
the corners of the house. Trees
should be placed outside the
triangle formed by your posi
tion on the sidewalk and the
two corners of the house.
Garden living is a studied
way of life. The garden "liv
ing room" should be planted
for family dining and enter
taining in privacy. This can
be achieved with low plants
in the foreground and higher
plants in the background.
Landscape nurserymen are
professionally trained in land
scaping ana perhaps can do
me Desi jod lor you.
Many do - it - vnnrsplfpri:
working together with their
nurserymen, can arhipvp nrn.
per and good-looking results.
it is an established fact that
eood lanrisranintf liplnc in.
crease the resale value of the
home, 25 per cent or more.
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Heating System
Should be Made
To Serve House
If you are installing an auto
matic heating system, it must
be tailored to the size and
design of a home and to the
family's living habits.
In a compact home, con
taining less than 1,000 square
feet of floor area, normally
a single comfort systcm-if It is
properly sized and adjusted
-will provide adequate indoor
comfort. I
Today's trend toward ram- j
bier and split-level homes has I
created the need for 1 new j
comfort concept known as
"zoning."
Zoning Is necessary In ap
proximately 20 per cent of
the homes with 1,200 to 2,500 1
square feet of space. In houses
larger than this, "zoning" is
virtually mandatory.
Two or More Houses
Large or irregularly-shaped
homes in many instances actu
ally are two or more houses
from a heat gain or loss stand
point. The "arms" of "L"-shaped
"T" - shaped or "U" shaped 1
homes have different heating '
requirements than the main !
portion of the home.
When "zoning" is necessary,
it is accomplished through use
of two or more thermostats.
This can be done with multi
ple heating units or a single
heating unit with the neces
sary mechanical equipment to
apportion the amount of heat
required In each zone.
In a particularly large
home or one in which living
areas are widely separated,
it sometimes is economical for
the homeowner to install mul
tiple heating units.
Wallpaper Lovelier More Decorative
Wallpaper today is lovelier,
more decorative, longer last'
ing and much easier-to-keep.
clean than in years past. Its
easy care virtues are a boon
to the housewife in her end
less bout with household
grime.
Not all wallpaper can be
cleaned in the same manner;
you will have to learn what
kind you have selected, and
how it can be kept fresh and
new-looking. There are many
different "kinds" of wall
paper on the market.
More and more of the avail
able wallpapers are plastic-
Ircated. These are either coat
ed with plastic or plastic-impregnated
and are highly re
sisiant to stains and soil. The
plastic "guard" makes it easy
to remove children's finger
prints or "imbuing," kitchen
greases, etc. If the soil has not
been permitted to "soak in,"
the paper can be scrubbed
with soap and water or a de
tergent solution, again and
again.
Specific Instructions
These wallpapers usually
have specific instructions on
their care wrapped in the roll.
This is the ideal paper for
dirt-and-grime-prone areas
such as kitchen, bathroom, en
trance hall, child's room or
playroom.
Although w a t e r-rcsistant
wallpaper is often called
"washablc"-it should not be
confused with the plastic
treated types.
To clean all surface dirt
and soil should be removed
with the vacuum. Then apply
ing a mild soap solution with
a clothe or sponge, the paper
is cleaned from the baseboard,
up in long, free strokes. It is
best not to scrub.
As Its name Implies, water-
sensitive wallpaper is nmv
washable; requiring a Com
mercial preparation, much
like putty, for the job.
Small soiled areas can be
cleaned with stale bread.
However, whether It's the
commercial or the "home" va
riety, always work with a
clean, fresh surface of the
cleaner.
Work from ceiling to base
board; use wide sweeping
strokes that overlap the clean
portions of the paper.
EASY TO DO - "Scored tile
an easy-to-install 4A" tile-go
from carton to wall in one
motion, with no soaking nec
essary. They may be set ver
tically or horizontally without
affecting joint alignment, say
their manufacturers, Ameri-
can-Olean Tile Company
Concrete Chunks Make
Flagstone-Type Walk
Love to have a flagstone
walk or . patio, but find it
would be a bit too expensive?
Check local builders and
building wrecking firms,
what you may find are con
crete chunks that were once
a floor or retaining wall.
If they are of different tex
ture and color, all the better.
Laid in an informal pattern.
the effect will be charming
Make a hoe do the work of
a rake too by welding a steel
blade to one end of the rake.
Any flat piece of steel or Iron,
slightly narrower than the
length of the hoe teeth, will
do when sharpened at one
I end. Great for weeding!
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Gas Incinerafor Does
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Just turn the knob-and
the Ingenious gas-fired incin
erator does all the rest. It's
smokeless and odorless! It
burns up 1 bushel and a half
of household combustibles at
a time. Then It turns itself
off at 1 pre-set time.
By preventing accumula
tion of paper boxes, wrap
pings and other combustibles
In or near the home, they
eliminate a fire hazard.
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winds. Be certain to pad wire
where it loops the tree so it
doesn't tear the tender bark.
Tamp soil gently with the
hoe blade after f ing seeds
In rows. You'll Jvide close
contact bctweer .oil and seeds;
get flower or vegetable seeds
off to a Im stronger start.
Set strawberry plants so
that crown is even with oll
level. If it i higher, roots
. dry out; If -lower, crown may
smother and the plant die.
Firm soil around roots; water
plant.
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