WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1956
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGE FIVE
Good Tools Needed for Good Work
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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-
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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
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Most hardware stores sell handy
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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-
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