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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1961)
THE HOUSE OF THE WEEK o ft C3 to Va Cfc3 Lb P?cad To Own One of the most annoying Jobs of the horn, handyman is that of fastening objects to masonry or plaster. Very often a person who is adept at woodworking or gen eral do-it-yourself activity will come a cropper when he has to make an attachment to a concrete or plaster wall. Sometimes, the difficulty Is caused by lack of familiarity with the many types of fasteners on the market rather than by lack of skill. There are literally dozens of types of fasteners available but most of them fit into one of the categories we will discuss here. For concrete, an excellent fas tener is a masonry shield or a ma sonry anchor. Similar in appear' ance, these are hollow receptacles! which are inserted into holes in concrete. The holes are drilled into the concrete, either with a power drill with a carbide-tipped bit or with a star drill. When- a screw or special bolt is inserted into the shield or anchor, the receptacle expands, firmly gripping1 itself inside the concrete. In making the hole in the concrete, it is im portant that it be slightly small' . er one-sixteenth of an inch than the shield or anchor. It you have done me Job right, the shield or ' anchor will fit very snugly. There is a plastic anchor which operates on the same principle as the metal anchor, but which usual' ly is Intended for lighter installa tions. Masonry nails also can be used. These are hammered Into .the concrete and sometimes re quire plenty of sheer power. The nails are inclined to bend under the hammering unless they first are inserted into the object being fastened, such as a piece of 2 by 4 studding. ;.- For masonry, thore also is something called an anchor nail, which does away with the Job of 85 STATISTICS A minimum h9UM contain ing three bedrooms, t p 1 1 1 bath, living room, family room kirchan, two covered perches, Inalo garage, full basement, in 1,221 square foot not In cluding 273 square foot garaga. Dimensions are 46' 4" wide by 32' 4" deep. Addition of living nam firs, pleea would add V la width. Double garage Instead of single would Increase width about '. Brick or stona could ba tubitl tutcd for wood astarior If de sired; architect would provide detail for minor dimensional changes. v f If r-rri. rrrrTr , nun. , ."UnTHnm t-as, MINIMUM HOME; MAXIMUM APPEAL This houie eonfains only 1,221 square feet of living area, but it has three bedrooms, a split bath which does the work of two, plus a number of bonus features seldom found In small making a hole in the concrete. The nail is attached to a little square of perforated metal. The square is cemented to the wall with a special adhesive. The -nail on the metal square sticks out horizon tally. Furring strips or studding are then hammered onto a series of these nails, In plaster, ordinary nails or screws usually will not hold very well, although they sometimes can be used when very light objects are being attached to the wall. A picture nail will bold well. But it is driven into the wall at an angle and thus, -while practical for a picture, Is not ideal for an installation which must rest ilusn against the wall. ' Most plaster walls have openings in back of them and call for the use of a toggle bolt. This bolt hasi a wing-like attachment on it. As the bolt is driven into the wall, the wings open up the moment the bolt reaches the Inner side of the wall. The bolt thus is held firmly in place. Also practical for plaster walls are smaller fiber and plastic plugs into which screws are inserted. Still another way to get results is to make a hole in the plaster and fill it with wood putty or plas tic wood. When the filler is dry and thoroughly hard, it serves as! a base for an ordinary wood screw. And when something extra1 heavy must be hung on a plaster wall, it often is necessary to use long screws that go through the wall into the studding. In hanging a kitchen cabinet, it usually is best to attach heavy strips of wood to the wall, then attach the cabinet to the wood. It's easier to drive screws through the homes. Architect Herman H. York also suggests a num ber of ways to improve the home, if the budget can stand it. BED RM. I iSjffi V ' lil coiko '' y(Kv' UW I gSBj frj FAWILY-WTCR- yl PORCH ' J': "TT""" CEWTER ffi ' I I ts LIVING Rki. SARASE tJZ BED RM. P 1 1 ,w f I POYER I I ll ii I I l5p-T-'1 COVERED lsruuc I '''', I fi.', ?f U J-l BED RM. fPrra:i FLOOR PLAN Excellent design makes maximum use of every inch square feet in this house. Garage adds 225 square feet to over-al bath, with two entrances and sliding divider separating vanity from bathtub abling single bath to do the plan. f the 1,221 area. Note split area, en- work of two. House has full basement, not shown in back of the cabinet into the wood' en strips than through the back of the cabinet, the plaster and the studding at the same time. This also allows the passage of air be tween the wall and the cabinet, desirable in a room where there is excessive humidity. 2jt4,M J .l.,,. ., : .... MODEST LUXURY View from the living room entrance to the family room-kitch-' en shows thp glamorous, bow window overlooking the rear patio. Kitchen work area is U-shaped, broken by entrance to covered porch. The architect suggests wood pan eling as an option feature to dress up the bow window area. Send this coupon for your STUDY PLAN YOU CAN GET a study plan for The House of The Week by filling in your name and address on the coupon on this page and sending it with SO cents to this newspaper. This study plan shows e.ach floor of the house together with each of the four elevations, front, rear and sides of the house. It is scaled at Vs-inch per foot. It includes a guide on "How to Get Your House Built." You can take this study plan to your bank or other mortgage lender and to vour builder and get rough estimates on the cost of construction in this area as well as an idea of the cost in relation in your budget. With this information you will know whether you will want to proceed with construction by order ing working blueprints direct from the architect and asking for bids for the work. STUDY PLAN ORDER COUPON Enclosed is 50 cents. Pleose send me a copy of the'study plan of The Houso of The Week Namt Strut Cir, ... B-8S State Building Editor: (pltasa print) OlM THE HOUSE v What's new on the market: i -The produce a power block plane. It weighs only pounds and can be held In one hand. The manufacturer's claim that It is a new concept in planing be cause It not only Is faster than.its non powered predecessors, but does a wider variety of opera' (ions, including edge planing, bev eling, rabbeting and surface plan' Ing. 1 The product an all-purpose ma sonry kit It includes all the ma terials and tools needed for a ce ;ment job and is packaged in its Jown plastic mortar box. i .The manufacturer's claim that tita key ingredient Is a unique, ;pre-Dlended masonry product re quiring no additive but water and that it will bond to cement, stone, brick, flagstone -and steel. The product a spray designed to prevent mildew. RELIABLE GUARANTIED Washer Service Automctics CimntiMiali By ANDY IANG The manufacturer's claim that it kills spores instantly, stops mil- dew before It starts, ends odor and will prevent mildew forma tion for an entire season. The product a full-sized. In the ground swimming pool espe cially designed to be installed by uie do-it-yourselfer. The manufacturer's claim that a special vinyl liner In this pool eliminates the necessity of paint ing or scraping each year and that this liner is guaranteed in writing for 19 years. The product a new line of face brick available In eight colors: white, salmon, pink, red, tan, yel low and green. The manufacturer's claim that; this silica brick cuts cleanly, Is easier to handle and, because it is precision molded under K tons of pressure, has mechanical prop erties superior to those of com mon clay brick. The product a butyl rubber roof jcoatins. The manufacturer s claim that Not Eliminated Yet By VIVIAN BROWN AP Newsfeatures Writer Planning to redecorate the nurs ery for your now-in-school 6 year old? Think carefully before you get out the paint brushes and swatches and start visiting furni ture stores, or you may have the whole job to do again in just one year. That's advice from young, talented Emily Malino, New York decorator and mother of four. She says: "The transition period between and 7 vears of age is big. It takes Mother by surprise, but her! small child suddenly requires adult furnishings. I "A beginning reader, he will need a desk and lamp, a read ing lamp at the bed, a place for books and storage space for toys I that he does not wish to discard. He'll need space for sociability; from 7 until his mid-teens a place for a record player, hobby collections, drawing tools, comfort able seating arrangements for friends." A good sturdy bed can move into the teen years with a young ster she points out. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller said today1 he has not eliminated former Vice President Richard M. Nixon as a potential candidate for the Repub lican nomination for president in 1964. Of the possibility that Nixon's statement Wednesday nilit with drawing from presidential compe tition had left Rockefeller a lead ing candidate, the govemoi1 said "I really don't agree." He said he would not make his own intentions regarding the GOP presidential nomination known un til aftor his bid for re-election in New York state next year. DANGEROUS BOMB SHELTER SANTA CLARA, Calif. (UPD- Police Inspector Loren D. Pierce who also serves as Santa Clara's coordinator of civil defense sprained an ankle Wednesday when he fell 1J feet into the ex cavation for a bomb shelter he was building in his backyard. PAGE 4 HERALD AND ?$WS, Klamath rails, Oregon Sunday, October 1, 1M1 House-Trading May Be Easy is (cr-Trcdtf Trading in your old house for a new split-level may become as na tural as unloading the old klunker in your driveway for the newest Chromefire 8." say a sampling of realtors across the nation. Larger families, a desire for more expensive homes and the plain fact that 50 per cent of po tential homebuyers already own a; house are forcing builders and realtors into the "used house" business, according to a survey by E. L. Bruce Co., the world's largest maker of hardwood floor ing. The public is trade-in con scious," declares a Harlington. Texas, realtor. "Trade-ins will increase," says one Cincinnati realtor, "simply be cause the public wants it." Not a month passes that some builders' association does not put trade-in plans on the agenda. Al most all' builders and realtors agree that increasingly the tough est obstacle to overcome before making a sale is helping the pros pect get rid of his present house so he doesn't get stuck with two pieces of property. Twelve Fort Worth builders have joined to form the Builders Trade-I In Exchange. The local home; builders association at Fort Way Ind., has formed its own trade-in home corporation. A savings and loan company in Peoria, 111., has a special deferred payment plan for builders and realtors taking! trade-in homes. Probably the most celebrated trade-in plan in the housing in dustry so far is "Operation Trade-, Up" in New Jersey. Briefly, "Op-! eration Trade-Up" provides two 45-day periods in whch a home owner after signing up can either sell his house himself or a better price and cancel his OT-U con- Fit Child's Room To His Future By Using Care In Redecoration "One must have a long-range plan in decorating a child's room. If a large family is planned, think in terms of flexibility: "If a room is being furnished for a boy, can you move a girl into' it later? Will the storage space accommodate her as well as the boy?" Emily Malino has two girls, 10 and IVi, and two boys, 4 and 2. "I'm always decorating chil dren's rooms in my own home and I've learned a lot about their needs and likes. Colors can be bright or soft as long as they are in good taste. The amateur decorator should avoid linking children with wishy-washy colors or too-bright garish colors, she says. A parent should guide a child toward developing a sense and taste of his own, she says, add ing that taste isn't nourished in dreary furnishings. The decorator likes 'white and off-white in youngsters' rooms. with one wall painted an accent color which is repeated in room accessories. Unpainted furniture is inexpensive and the children have fun suggesting new colors, paint ing it themselves and moving the furniture around where they choose. Miss Malino says these dressed-up unpainted pieces can sometimes serve from crib to col lege. Good room planning can result in a lot of mileage out of initial investment. Economy tricks Miss Malino has employed in children s rooms include using a high bath table in a nursery, cutting the legs down to make it useful as a playtable in childhood, adding casters for desk use in the teens An unused fireplace in a child's room makes a wonderful place for a built-in doll house, she points out. Shelves built into that fire place would please any little boy who has a collection of trains. The vivacious decorator gradu ated from Vassar in 1952, studied at Columbia School of Architecture and has specialized in contractu al work for hotels, hospitals and offices. An award last year for her work in a home for neglected youngsters recognized the Malino talent as a decorator of children's rooms. Gutters Must Be Clean To Work By MR. FIX Written for Newspaper Enterprise Assn. If you think that gutters and downspouts are unimportant so far as periodic maintenance is con cerned, remember that the invest ment in gutters for a single home1 may run several hundred dollars If you think that you can do without them should they rust and fall apart, consider the founda tion plantings around your house! that would be ruined and the pos- tble danger to foundation and basement. With a little periodic work all gutters will last a long time. Stain less steel, copper, aluminum and galvanized metal are the materials you are likely to encounter; al though the first two are not very common todav. If vou were to re place them, steel and copper would cost the most and the oth ers would follow. The most expensive material is also the best. But even the cheap est, galvanized metal, will last a lifetime if properly installed and cared for. Lasting Gutters -To make the gutters last they must be kept clean of all debris: be coated on the inside with an asphalt-asbestos paint: be painted on the outside, maintaining a proper pitch so that water does not col lect, and be fastened with ma terials made of the same metal Any inspection should consider all these points. It's wise to check gutters while the weather is still warm. Not only is it easier, but gutters should be put in shape before winter when they will be subjected to heavy loads of snow and ice. When you check the gutters take along a wire brush to clear away twigs, leaves, soot and other dirt If hangers are loose re-nail them Carefully lift the shingle under which the hanger is fastened, fill the old nail hole and cover the new nail head with asphalt paint Check Back 1 Other gutters the box type are fastened by driving spikes through the front of the gutter into the facia board at the rear. Sometimes re-nailing is called for. Check the board at the back of the gutter to see that it hasn't rotted. Pin-point holes should be thor oughly cleaned and coated with asphalt paint. Larger holes should be patched. Again, clean away all rust. Patches can be made of can vas, burlap, or roofing combined with layers of asphalt paint. Or remain in little pools. If you haven't already, install wire strainers at the outlet from gutter to downspout. Check the straps that hold the downspout against the house and re - nail where loose. If the downspout is blocked clear it with a weight tied to a rope or with a metal used to clear drains. Outside surfaces should be cleaned of rust and painted with a rust resistant paint. GUTTER CARE CHECK FOR ROTTEN WOOD INSTALL STRAINERS D WATER SHOULD flow toward downspout you can use some of the modern glass fibers and resins often sold for auto body repair. If you use metal, make certain that it is the same metal the gut ters' arc made of. If you use any of the plastic metals (plastic alum inum, steel, etc.) again make cer tain that the metals match. Carry Water Take along a can of water when you make your inspection. Make certain that the water flows to ward the downspout and does not 111 m 9 M 1 1 Ll m i. i v i k. 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Our usual low prices . . a you'll savel Mm NO FREE ESTIMATES Ph. 4-3134 OTILE O FORMICA O WALL TILE OBLIGATION! . a eV Fiberglass Boat Building Materials The Gun Store 714 Main Ph. TU 4-1143 tract or accept the OT-U ofier. Even Capitol HUI has taken an interest by instructing the Federal Housing Administration to offer special 85 per cent mortgages on traded houses. This plan has bees reported unsuccessful, so far. One thing seems certain, and that is that additional trade-in-plans are needed and are being offered every day in the United States. And just as you wax your car . . hammer out the dents . . , and keep Junior's feet off the up holstery, so will you have to buy and take care ot your home with an eye to eventual trade-in value, say housing industry leaders. Here is a checklist for home owners and buyers to consider for eventual trade-in value in a house: 1. Neighborhood Is your home in a neighborhood that looks as though it will retain its value as long as you plan to live there? 2. Construction ' who manufac tured the materials used in your home? Are they reputable firms that can be expected to stand be hind their products? ' 3. Has your house had periodic termite treatments with an up-to-date "check-up"? 4. Landscaping do you have a drainage problem? Is the yard well kept? 5. Plumbing are the fixtures up-to-date? What materials were used? 6. Wiring Is your house ade quately wired; especially since you added that air conditioner? Are there ample wall sockets? 7. Foundation Is at concrete slab or is there a basement? Does the basement leak? ; 8. Floors Hardwood flooring it preferred by most homeowners for its warmth, and comfort under foot, and especially with an eye to bade-in value because hardwood floors go readily with any new decorative scheme. ; 9. Exterior finish Has the ex terior been amply protected by periodic painting so none of the woodwork needs replacing? 10. Roofing Was he a reliable contractor with quality materials, and do you check your roof an nually? .' Consent Needed For Transfer SALEM (AP)-Consent of the patient's family must be obtained before state hospitals can trans fer patients to nursing homes, Atty. 'Gen. Robert Y. Thornton said Wednesday. He said the law prohibits dis charge of a patient if his guardi an, friends or relatives are un willing to care for him or ar range for his care. The state hospitals have been placing some patients, especially older ones, in nursing homes. The state Public Welfare Commission pays for such care. RENT th HOST Electric Brush When iltentd by you , , . your corpiling should bt HOST-Cll AN(D. Salt. weni burn; dustiest. It no, dirt imltod of them poo ing it in. No snrinkootj roiiti no pi lovtl Italurt. Itfat fnltrlflintng . . 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