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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1956 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE FIVE Good Tools Needed for Good Work I I I Intwlocliint 5timl IIM Tib Souiie Butt Strip. Thr Tb Squm IM Su. Individual Hti Shu-;! (SIMM DM Wit Giant Individual Shinl I0U1CH Utf miCM . lolb Hei Slr.p SOME PATTERNS you can get with standard asphalt shingles. Coor, Texture, Pattern Of Shingles Set Style Roofs are given more serious thought byN homeowners and home builders today than ever before. A roof always has had to keep a house dry and remain tight as long as possible. Nowadays color, tex ture and pattern have entered the picture. . Architects and decorators have come to realize that a roof, being the largest single area on a house, can dictate the exterior colors for the house. Furthermore this matter of color has a functional value in insulation. Especlaly since air conditioning has become so popu lar, the ability of summer has become important. Designers say that light, bright colors on a roof make a house Air Conditioning Year Round Needs Tricky Balancing Balancing has become one of the biggest problems in year-round air conditioning. To keep winter com fort equal with summer comfort which requires a greater circula tion of air through the same pipes Is an engineering trick almost as delicate as tight-rope walking. It's comparatively simple to balance a heating system or a cool ing system alone. In either case, air ducts and registers can be Installed and regulated so there will be no noticeable difference in temperature from room to room. The . problem arises when the two systems are combined with an automatic switch-over from season to season. In winter, north and west sides of a house need more heat. In summer, southern ex posures need more cooling. Kitch ens, warm in winter, require more cooling in summer. Such complications are now being ironed out automatically. Sheldon Coleman, Wichita, Kans., air conditioning expert, says a supplementary piece of equipment known as a balancing unit turns tne met. "When heating Is needed." Coleman says, "the furnace and blower supply heat through ducts adjusted for the best heating bal ance. When cooling is needed, a thermostat automatically switches over from heating to cooling and dehumidifying. The blower then supplies cool air through ducts to rooms that require greater amounts of cooling than of heating. "At the same time, the balancing unit goes Into action, pumping cool air through ducts to hard-to-cool rooms. seem taller than it is. So they recommend these colors for one story houses. Engineers say that a white roof Is the coolest in summer. But they also have found that a black roof can be the warmest in winter. Reroofing gives any owner of a gabled house a chance to change and improve the color styling of his whole house. Asphalt shingles. which are now the most popular roofing material for houses, can be had In such a wide range of colors that the homeowner can satisfy any color preference. Granules Provide Color The ceramic granules which coat this type of roofing give both color and texture to the shingles. They are firmly imbedded in the base material so that even if some may wear off, the color and texture re mains for the life of the roof. So the five points to consider, if you want to put a new roof on your house, are: '(1) Color and texture, (2) Hoof pattern, (3) Weight of the roofing material, (4) Shingling over tne old roof covering, and IS) Application techniques. The relation of the shingles, one to the other, form a design on a roof. Many dilferent designs are possible, varying with the size and shape of the shingles as well as in the manner In which they are laid By finding out what shapes are available and also the different ways the shingles can be laid, the homeowner can pick a design that Dest suits his house. Vitiation in' Weight The homeowner has a choice of shingle weight. Asphalt shingles are made from 135 pounds to 350 pounds per square (the amount needed to cover 100 square feet) The heavier roof is the more duritble. The higher expense is Justified in the longer life of the roof. Old roofing material should not be ripped off before new roofing is applied If the roof deck la sound This means that the deck must do the work. Also the deck must hold the weight of the new roofing plus the weight of the roofers who provide firm anchorage for the nails that will fasten the new roof through the old. Much of the effectiveness of roof depends on the workmen who put it on. A homeowner's best insurance is to deal with roofing contractors who have a good repu tation in the community. In addition to this, the prudent home owner will read the directions for application that come with each bundle of shingles. He win better understand the roofing Job be Is paying for. A few good tools can save you a lot of money and time in home care and repair. It is better to own a minimum number of quality tools than a miscellaneous collection of cheap toys or gadgets. Poor tools can spoil a Job. cause injuries and discourage any man from making tne simplest repairs around s house. Six basic, tools are considered a These are a claw hammer, a cross must for the average household. cut saw, a screwdriver or two, a Shuffleboard In Driveway level concrete driveway can do double duly by serving as a shuffleboard court for the outdoor season. Some painted lines and numbers to mark scoring areas and a few items of equipment hard fioer discs and aluminum cues are all that it takes. To build an outdoor shuffleboard court on a specially constructed concrete slab may cost as much as $250. A second-best Is to use a flat section of a driveway. A regulation size court' will measure about 52 feet in length, but If space is lacking the court can be. scaled down. Special home size equipment includes discs and cues about two-thirds regulation size for use on a shuffleboard court 30 to 35 feet in length. ON THE BUTTON New doorbell buttons contain a tiny neon light that glows constant ly without using enough current to notice over a penoo ot many years. The light is reflected on your nameplate enclosed In a plastic case. monkey wrench, an accurate rule and a pair of pliers. From this point on, most home tool chests Just grow as needs arise. And it is wiser to assemble good tools gradually than to com promise for the sake of price. A hammer handle that breaks, a hammer head that flies off, a screwdriver that ruins a screwhead making the screw difficult to re move, or a saw that Jumps from its kerf and cuts your hand are just some of the hazards involved in the ute of cheap tools. And of course, hand tools come before power tools in the career learned how to use hand tools properly, your neck will be out of any craftsman. If you haven't when it comes to power tools. A Plane Ranks Illrh One of the first needs that may arise after you have acquired the six basic tools probably wil be that of a plane. For most house hold chores, like smoothing the edges of doors and drawers, a Jack plane seems to serve best. This is a plane used with two hands, one on the handle, the other on the knob. Being about 11 to 15 Inches long, a Jack plane is handy for smooth ing longer surfaces, although car oenters use a Jointer plane, 22 to 24 inches long, for very long sur faces. However a jack plane does not cut the end grain of lumber as well as a small one-hand block plane, which soon becomes needed in the home workshop. Then chisels and gouges are needed for such work as cutting mortises for locks and door butts. Gouges are rounded chisels. A bit brace and a set of various sizes of bits become the next ap propriate addition. Almost every body gets a rachct brace now adays. This allows you to bore holes In tight places where com plete turns of the brace are tm- ) From familiar look to NEW LOOK making your home MORE ATTRACTIVE and it's an improvement to enter in Better! 4 25M "HOME CCNTfST and Gardens immu r-t . -I Get Details at our Booth at the 3rd Annual Home Show, Friday & Saturday! SWAN LAKE MOULDING 3226 South 6th Phone 3169 See This Coldspot On Display At The Home Show Feb. 24th - 25th 5 1 AtAJ L. n a a. I k 1956 COLDSPOT TWIN -DO OR R E F R I G E R A TOR-FREBAbic Ka net14.0cv.lt. ..... vxa omit rr UAat, toHuca ho CO. 3Dns4uEGii5 13333 mm mhNrmi LED 1 saw means the number of teeth per inch. Crosscut saws can have 8 to 12 points per inch. Rip sawa range trom 5 to 1. Backsaws for fine work at the workbench have 12 to 16 teeth per inch. Most hardware stores sell handy booklets describing the use and around a quarter but they contain care ot tools. These usually run valuable advice for all workers with tools. COMPACT! FITS AVERAGE KITCHEN Big refrigerator.,. giant freezer. designed to fit overage kitchen! Color-Tone Beige interior to har monize with your kitchen, makes food look fresh, delicious! See the 14.5 cu. ft. Twin-Door at Seors, todoyl. 10 DOWN 18.50 Month on Sears Easy Payment Plan Full Price 399.95 Coldspot; Refrigerator Prices Start At 139.95 possible close to a wall, or in a corner. Square and Levels An adjustable try square with a miter edge solves many problems. These usually Include spirit levels. norizontai ana vertical. A regular carpenter's level also will be need ed. These are made with either a wooden body or lightweight alumi num for greater durability. A keynoie saw or a compass saw with changeable blades will cut curves and holes through floors or walls for pipes and other purposes. Then you'll need a hacksaw to cut metal and backsaw for careful work, such as mitering. Files be come Indispensable and a carpen ter's square is handy for use as a straightedge and rule as well as truing framing angles. A hand drill to cut small holes through either wood or metal will soon whet your appetite for power tools, of which the portable electric drill is usually one of the first acquired. How to Buy Tools It's a good Idea to take a tip from a sailed cabinet maker when you are about to buy tools. You will notice that he will go to a reli able dealer and select a reliable brand of tools. Watch him heft a tool. He will stage a little pantomime trying the tool In all working positions to see if it feels good. For instance, in buying a ham mer, grasp the handle near the end and find out how your wrist feels. A good household hammer can be anything between the 10 and 16 ounce sizes, depending on how it feels in your hand. Usually heavier hammers are used for nailing into hardwood and for drivuig larger nails. A good general purpose houses- hold saw is a No. B. This is coarse enough to cut fast and fine enough for rough work. The number of a Money won't buy everything BUT IT'S AMAZING WHAT IT WILL litCtT If You Don't Believe Us, be Sure to See our display of SANDING MACHINES POWER TOOLS PAINTER'S EQUIPMENT CARPENTER'S TOOLS MECHANIC'S TOOLS CEMENT TOOLS PARTY NEEDS PLUMBER'S TOOLS WALL PAPER EQUIP. LOADING TOOLS BABY NEEDS BEDS INVALID NEEDS GARDEN ft LAWN TOOLS HOUSEHOLD EQUIP. AT THE 3rd ANNUAL KLAMATH BASIN HOME SHOW FRIDAY and SATURDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS EXHIBIT BLDG. 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