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chen cabinets. white enameled. {mowed tn, we hed the place se-)chalk. Over the\primer, s latex be tracked down and corrected. Can I paint over areas where decorated i _ Bedroom walls P2int cam then be applied The * ‘Dlack”” you notice is doubt- the enamel is chipped off?

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By ROGER C. WHITMAN WHITEWASH

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ANSWER: Yes.° Enamel for touching up worn or chipped areas on appliances is available in spray form ‘easiest to apply) or in. touch-up “pens.” or as a product to be applied with a!

upstairs were /painted with a top quality latex paint. down Stairs rooms were papered. | There were plaster walls throu- ghout the house. We had good painters do the job. and we saw

6 BY 4S BLACKENING QUESTION: I have noticed im gicr 1 strongly recommend our, attic and basement that your sending 5 cents to Nation- some of the 6 by 4's are turning 3] Mineral Wool Insulation As- black. What is this? [ft seems to sociation. Sixth Ave., New me that the house has a peculiar York. 10020/for = copy of their

careful to clean the wood sur- face beforé applying the white- wash. We want to try it again. | How can we prevent a recur- rence of the peeling?

ANSWER: ‘Te eitale gud at-| hesion when applying

wash to wood, as sack eee be dampened with clear water” so that the coating will dry

2 Ea Lower Floor = 1008 Sq. Fr, ima Upper Floor'< "2-0

= 613 Sq.F

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214 Gorage

Blueprints also available in FRENCH

FRAME PAINTING QUESTION: My hand

isn't

| the steadiest, so when faced with

window frames ‘the type with many smal!-panes’ I -have trouble {ting a clean /edge. Very often\| get paint on the glass, which | find difficult

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to remove. Con you eugaeet ony

ANSWER: You can . fasten masking tape around the edses of the glass panes. This is re- moved when the paint is dry. simple step is to wipe petroleum jelly over the’ glass. This will keep paint_from ad- and when you. are . the paint will come off

the glass easily when you ,wiper

up the petroleum jelly. § COTTAGE SEASON QUESTION: Some. time ago an item on eliminating

| them clean the walls down first, etc. Now the paint is beginning to peel’ What causes this? The house isn’t damp, nor are there any leaks anywhere. ANSWER: Paint peels be-

brush. Whichever form is used, follow label instructions. H o w- ever. “white: varies slightly from product to product: and you may not achieve a perfect #"¥ color match ; z WASHING RUN-OFF QUESTION: Where can I ob tain plans for construction of a dry well to drain water from |‘ the washing machine? I find that discharge from the washer interferes with normal per- formance of the cesspool. ANSWER: Publication No. HH

odor. What can we go about excellent publication, “How t condensation around windows? Control Moisture in Homes”. ANSWER: Everything you containing an. excellent chart mention points to an exceeding- for making an efficient. thorou- ly serious problem of too much/ zh moisture survey of your moisture within the house, and | house and specific information lack of proper air circulation on remedies for the r-cblem- and ventilation. The source or cause of the excessive dampness DON'T; /WANT MONEY - ace, f wa-

_In —l Se, EES, Fewer nas half of 10.000 Ca- ment floor, lack of drain tile nadians who have their 2ist around the foundation. improp- birthday in July, 1967,. applied erly vented laundry or heating for the $270,000 scholarship fund the or cooking appliances, etc.. must ‘for which they are eligible. :

This fine Colonial home with fts two-car attached garage and large kitchen would pro- vide delightful living for a large family. There is an at- tractive fireplace in the living room. The den could serve as a family room, or even as an additional bedroom. Also in- , cluded is a patio with an ac-_

cess door from the den. Up- stairs are four bedrooms with ample closet space. All have , windows arranged for cross ventilation. Construction is a

combination of brick veneer

and frame. Blueprints are ‘also available in French at slightly

additional €ost. 1008 Sq. Ft

‘WHAT'S IN A HOUSE

Erecting Supports And Laying Floors

INTERIOR SUPPORTS The main beam or girder is the largest and heaviest single part of the house frame. Care must be taken in sizing this part of the frame work, as it plays.a large part in. supporting the live

tsteel also. In each case the width or diameter of any. post should not be less than the wid- th of the superimposed beam or girder. Sometimes beaming par- titions are substituted for base- ment posts and beams. These

. While I'may seem to the season. I would this information be-

The _*Residential Standerds” | and the

Answer: Yes Pyrethrum

blown-with-2-puffer-be- If wall to wall carpet or resil- | \hind and under furniture. Boxes, ient tile flooring is planned, one- | drapes, etc. is very effective

titled Home Planning and Design” is now available at the offic- es of The Guardian and The Evening_Patriet fer $1 tax

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half inch plywood can be used for getting rid of crickets. The powder should be blown into the for its effect on ¢rickets is rather than poison- dusting at | two to three days.

CHIPPED EN: MEL “QUESTION: I havé steel! kit-

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eners to prevent twisting. This row of stiffeners or bridging | should laced through the pe aoe exceeding: 3 distance of seven feet.

Any workman installing joists should check them closely to de termine if they are straight or not along the edge of the joist. If a slight “‘erown’ exists, the a | is placed “‘crown up”.

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_and-dead-loads-— imposed..on..the - partitions-can--be—useful for-di--—Certain-places. in-the-floor-as-~

structure. This beam can either viding a basement, for instance sembly need additional strength-

be steel, solid wood or laminated’ when a@ recreation room is pro- ening. —__—_-_wood-If-a—taminated- rc

used the units must. be nailed with 34%” common nails in a double row at 18” on centres.

FLOOR JOISTS . Quality materials and good workmanship are very import-

There are tables showing the ant if vou want a firm and lev- permissible spans for each type el floor. The base for the floor

for example under bear-

plished by: doubling the floor joists at such locations. The pro- spective home- owner is well ad- vised to check this phase of construction against the plans

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, be steel, solid wood, or. laminat- | support both the floor above a nd

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of beam in the residential stand-| are the structural members ards. The standards can be ob- | named joists. The joists are her- tained free of charge at any of- | izontal beams spaced at the dis-

and specifications. SUB-FLOORING Nothing can be more annoy-

fice of Central Mortgage and tance shown on the plans and ing than a squeaking floor. The . : Housing Corporation. specifications most common reason for this is | kinds of room. Thanks to ‘curv ed side The beams are supported at| In house construction. except improper installation of the sub-| » Windows and a low transmission hump

intervals on posts which rest on [for unfinished basements, concrete footings. The posts cam? ye a twofold purpose

aint 1 as they Normally plywood or one-inch nominal lumber is used (nom- inal means fhe thickness before

dressing). The boards ‘ean be

ed wood. If wood they must be the ceiling beneath. Wood joists

separated from the concrete by are used almost exclusively in dropped ice cream cones. .

means of a suitable damp-proof homes and since each is only aid at right ‘angles to the joists, material. If the beam is steel about 15%" thick it is common or .they can be laid diagonally the posts or caliggans should be practice to install a row of stiff- with the centre line of the CHAPT. Il e PRACTICAL SIZE } Beaumont’s wheelbase measures 115 inches. Long enough to give you a true big

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