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“Let George do it” is rapidly becoming the rallying cry of householders throughout the land. And when George is the local building contractor, it’s a darn smart move.

Do-it-yourself is a fine old American tradition, and there's not a word against it—in its Proper place. There's plenty of] troubles

3 , Toom for self-help in home im- * provement, too. But for a good many jobs, the only smart thing is to whistle for the first team

..—the professionalbuilding con- tractor.

He’s the man who carried the ball from homeowner's pipe dream to smooth-running per-

‘formance. And he handles ‘a lot of important details like permits and building code compliance on the way. Most important of all, however, his experience and knowledge can prevent costly mistakes.

It’s his job to know local reg- ulations, material availability and labor. Keeping one trade waiting while another finishes

up can be costly; delays because i iraterials haven't arrived can be just as expensive. When a contractor is handling the job,

; such extra costs comes out of his pocket, so he takes good care they don't happen. SAFETY AND HEALTH

Many home improvement pro- jects involve serious problems of safety and health. There are very few laymen, no matter how expert, who really have the knowledge to dea! with these problems. The protection a. skil- led contractor automatically builds into his jobs just can’t be measured in terms of dollars and cents.

Every community has regula tions covering the various phas- es of construction. Failure to com- ly with local ordinances can mean trouble, even Costly fines. And, many a well-intentioned a- mateur has unwittingly voided

_ his valuable insurance coverage by violating the pertinent codes. Turning the joh over to a con- tractor bypasses these pitfalls. since he guarantees that all work will pass the most rigid inspec-

- The oid joke about the man who painted himself into a cor- ner is still a cartoonist's stable, but it’s nothing to to the troubles = home improvers really get

The complexity of modern lMfe dosen’t stop at the front door mat the knowledge needed to select install the right materials and equipment from the myrids available is; quite literally, a life etudy. And acquiring this knowl- edge is how the contractor spends good part of his days—and nights too.

SMOOTH-WORKING TE/AM*

Finding the variety of special- ists needed on a home improve- ment project and then organizing them into a smooth-working team is a full-time job, and one that

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There's still another advantage te dealing with a ‘contractor, and one of prime importance. Many jobs around the house sound sim-

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- Rub-a-dub-dub, three folks to a tub, suggests the plight of many families today where there aren't enough bathrooms to go round.

The traffic jam that is an every- day occurrence in singlebath homes is anything but conducive te happiness in getting dad off to work and the children to school, to say nothing about poor mother.

The solution of course, is to put in one or more bathrooms to break the bottleneck.

Some day there doubtless will be a bath for every bedroom in

the average home. Meantime, ad- ' z dition of a second complete bath-|

room can do wonders in easing the traffic problem.

ANY SPACE WILL DO

There are all sorts of places to install another bath, when you took around a bif. The end of a Jong hallway or the partitioned- @ corner of a large room are

- made to order for a second bath, says the Plumbing-Heating-—Cool- ing Information Bureau. In fact, just about any waste space that

*will accommodate the fixtures, with enough room left over to move around, can be converted into a second bath, points: out.

Rathtubs of modern formed siee] have important advantages in installing a second bath. Por- celain enameled steel ‘tubs are lighter than older types and eas- jer to. carry and fit into. tight spaces. The lighter weight of steel tubs saves money because often the floor underneath it does not need extra bracing.

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ple enough when they are in the talking stage, but turn out to be well-nigh impossible in the doing phase.

The contractor can spot these domestic quicksands before the ill-feted job-is started. And in almost every case he can point out a a way around the

Kitchens Get

New Glamor

No room in the home is receiv- ing as much creative effort as teday’s kitchens according to Better Kischens Institute. Re- sourceful application of decorat- ive assessories, especially ‘‘wrou- ght iron,” has permitted great- er ‘individuality, while exciting uses of colors and textures in cabinets and appliances have added warmth and charm to the workroom,

But behind all of this glamor- izing of the kitchen, there are many new design features in steel cabinets which show that functional efficiency still is the fundamental objective. Thus the up-to-date steel kitchen is prim- arily a convenient place to work —albeit a far more distinctive and inviting place.

Specially designed units such as room dividers, peninsula and island cabinets are among the newer developments by steel cabinet manufacturers. Tiese

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jobs where outside help is a must.

No matter what the project, the homeowner's best friend is his local dealer. He’s prepared to supply tools and materials for practically any job within the capabilities of the average home- owner, together with detailed in- structions in use.

His customers don't have to be experts either. Since the deal- er is a member of the commun- ity, he’s familiar with homeown- ers’ problems, has probably solv- ed many of them in his own hou- se. ;

Given a simple description of the problem, he can come up with just the right materials, plus all the tools needed. Since he’s up to the minute on new de- velopments in the home improve-

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convenient units enable the kit-| chen planner to create more dis- tinctive styling in the kitchen and frequently gain more storage space.

Growing use of smaller sized cabineis for placement between

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More and more attention is

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g features in steel kitchens. To fatigue from constant dealers now plan steel all cabinet installations at a

height that’s best for the home ;maker. While standard base cab-

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36 inches, there are some 30 inch; Chen not only can be the most high unit available for sitdown/| useful room in the house, but the

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All of these newer design fea- |

tures are obtainable now to sup- | plement the variety of standard | stylimgs in steel wall and base cabinets. And most manufactur- ers offer their units in a wide choice of colors in addition to white so that the latest steel kit-

ers, which permit storage of plat-

small spice cabinets with siding | or roll-up doors which keep seas-| onings at eye-level height above counters.

There are special steel cabin- ets, too, for storing the multi- tude of electrical appliances used | in every modern kitchen. These | include such popular units as a| miver cabinet and other and)

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