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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1961)
HERALD AND NEWS. KljmiHl FlIH. Ofan TtlrUy Ftfe. 1J. 11 P9 I ' ' WfttlTW mrnmrn , , - HOUSE DESIGNED for ret! red people is shown in this architect's sketch. Plywood would be used extensively and the house would sell for about $9,000. The house would contain many features designed for the convenience of the elderly. Special House For Oldsters By JERRY BENNETT WASHINGTON (NEA) - You ' may soon be able to build your dream house after you retire for as little as $9,000 plus the cost1 of a lot. Architect Robert "B. Waring of i the Douglas Fir Plywood Associ ation has designed a six - room compact home especially for peo ple over 60. The use of inexpen sive plywood which reduces labor costs makes the low price tag possible. Called Freedom House, because it eliminates much of the cost of building a new home, the 1,084 sq. ft. structure was displayed for the first time at the White House Conference on Aging last month. The blueprints may soon ' be' Teleased to builders for na tionwide construction. 'Co-sponsors of the Washington display are the Douglas Fir Ply wood Association, the Nation al Retired Teachers Association, and the American Association of! Retired Persons. But credit for conceiving the novel structure in the first place goes to Mary Clev- erley, public housing adminlstra tion commissioner for elderly housing. Mrs. Cleverley got the idea when she saw pictures of a simi lar house advertised as the ideal vacation home. To her the struc-, ture looked like the solution . to housing problems of the aged as well. Statistics show that the "over 60" population totals about 23 million and will increase to 29 million by 1970. At least 18 mil lion of these people are in low or middle income groups. Most of these people have al ready raised families and would like to move into smaller, low upkeep homes. Yet most of the housing for retired people falls into one of three categories which often are unattractive to elderly, middle class house hunters. Luxury apartments for the wealthy, public housing for the indigent and private housing de velopments, often designed for. disabled persons, generally are the only choices the elderly house hunters have. Many elderly people, still in good health, resent the idea of living in homes built for the han dicapped. Others dislike private housing developments because they feel that they are being seg regated. At a special housing conference here last year, Mrs. Cleverley suggested converting the vacation homes into low cost retirement dwellings that elderly peoplei could build on lots of their own choosing. The result was archi tect Waring's plans and the While House Conference display model. Freedom House has two bed-; rooms, a dining room, living room, kitchen, and bath. En closed by its two wings are a courtyard and patio. A garage and workroom combination which can also serve as storage space j is attached to the house. Although Freedom House is not advertised especially for the han dicapped, it does contain con veniences to make life easier for healthy and disabled persons alike. For instance, electrical out lets are 18 inches from the floor to eliminate stooping. Master light switches are located near both entrances and in the master bed room, making movement in the dark unnecessary. A seat near the tub makes bathroom dressing more conven ient. Grab-bars offer protection against falls when getting in or out of the tub. Low counters, sink and stove make it possible for the house wife to sit while doing her work. All but a few kitchen cabinets can be reached from a sitting posi tion. And the floors are non-skid. Replacing Broken Pane Is Really Simple Job It s sale to say that, sooner or later, every homeowner will have to replace a pane of glass. Sometimes it's a mystery how window gets broken but there is nothing mysterious about the process of installing a new pane. . The key is knowing how to use putty or glazing compound. After removing the broken glass, clean away all the loose and crumbly putty and measure the dimensions. Your dealer prob ably has the correct size pane in stock, but if not he can cut one to fit. Then comes the most important step. If you want the new putty to remain firm and free of cracks for the maximum time, apply a coat of good priming paint to the surface. This applies to both wooden and metal sashes. Priming a wooden sash will keep the oil in the putty compound from soaking into the wood and leaving the putty to become dry and brittle. Priming a metal sash with a quality steel primer will retard rust, which causes the putty to loosen its bond from the steel. Priming a" metal sash also will provide a roughened surface which will make for good adhesion of the putty. When the primer is dry, apply an even coat ol putty or glaz ing compound on the inside of the sash and tiie moulding against which the glass pane will rest. Then insert the glass and press lightly against the putty. This pressure will cause a continuous ribbon of putty to ooze up and around the glass. Next, glazier's points must be inserted. These triangular metal pieces hold the pane in the sash. When the putty or glazing com pound has been allowed to dry hard, it should be painted to seal and protect it. The same number of paint coats should be applied to the putty as to the sash, and the paint should be lapped slight ly over the glass to provide prop er sealing at the critical edges. New Roofing Paint Used Additional Closet Easy To Install The average handyman can en close a wall-length room closet with a factory-made door in an hour or so. The ceiling track can be installed with screw driver, drill and hammer. There is no framework to build, no necessity for close fitting, no plastering. Composition sliding doors and folding doors, woven wood splints and bamboo curtains all are used as closet fronts and all operate from ceiling tracks. From 26 to 30 inches will be lost in room size when a wall length closet is installed, but the resulting storage space usually is worth it. AP Newsfeatures . Reroofing your house possibly can be delayed for a number of years by a coat of one of the relatively new aluminum roof paints. Some manufacturers say their product will give full pro tection for five to eight years These paints also help insulate a home in summer. They reflect heat and can reduce under-roof temperatures by as much as 15 degrees. Coating come in a variety of pastel colors and are of two basic types. One is a combination of asphalt, oils and aluminum flakes; the other is based on alkyd re sins. The asphalt variety is made with or without asbestos fibers which the alkyd type almost al ways contains. The asbestos adds greater body and toughness as well as insulation for heavy duty service. These paints cannot be used on woof roofs only on built-up com position or felt roofing, metal roof ing, asbestos cements, tile, slate or asphalt shingles. Be sure the roof is "dry, and remove any debris, blistered paint or rust and sweep the surface with 'a stiff broom. On a flat roof, nail down all loose blistered areas. Seal small breaks in the surface with roof cement. Seriously damaged areas as well as large cracks and holes should be patched with roofing felt, al uminum foil or similar substance and then secured with roofing cement. You don't have lo bother with small cracks, nail holes or other tiny breaks. Apply the coating with a brush or squeegee. Under favorable con ditions, the non-fibrated type can be sprayed on. Use a long handled brush to so' bending over. 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