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a A A ET 24 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Saturday, September 26, 1959 "FIRST AID TO AILING HOUSE By ROGER C. WHITMAN REPAIRING DRIVEWAY QUESTION: Last summer I put in a new concrete driveway. After the past winter I note that Many Items Boost Cost Of Home Of Today Fiz s What's happening to housing| building houses and putting them|practice for them to insist on the|caused by water entering the land costs? Ever since the war,|on lots if the package is going [developer installing all services Porous surface, freezing, expand- the Canadian public has watched|to be too expensive to sell. befor he's allowed to sell his ing and breaking surface con- with amazement as prices zoomed| Municipalities are equally wor-|lots to builders. This means that | crete loose. How can the dam- and most of us have wondered|ried about land prices. In ourithe people who buy houses in| aged portions be repaired and is what's causing it all. older nities we have the problem |these new areas are paying for|there any kind of treatment to Because most of us buy our|of redevelopment, the problem of| their services in their mortgages, (apply to the balance of the con- new homes with the lot included, [housing all the thousands of peo-|a¢ the prevailing rate of inter-|crete to avoid further damage we don't usually distinguish be-/ple moving into the metropolitan|egt __ six per cent if they have awffiext winter? tween the house and land, and areas cach year. Yet sky-rocket- Nga mortgage. TN : aie consider just how much prices/ing costs of education and alll' mya cost of such servicing var-| ANSWER: If the "spoilage' is have accelerated for each, In ac-|other services and facilities mean|; .~o great deal from place to not - cracking, but a type of pit- tual fact, however, they represent most "'nunicipaiities are seraping| oq But in metropolitan areas ting, it may be due to & faulty {wo compietely separate commod-|the bottom of the money barrel. it's reaching as much as $60 to| concrete mix, or the quantities ities, and prices of each have not Residential expansion and the $30 a foot frontage. That hadi rock salt used to melt ice. If moved the same way in recent/need for roads sewers and such |? 1, is 5 {with trmendous cost problems. [if you have a 50-foot lot, you can year: be paying $3000 or more for your MATERIAL PRICES RAPID GROWTH services alone. VERY STABLE {INCREASES PROBLEMS | For instance, the prices ofl Our population is growing by|TG0 MANY DEMANDS allow for this or underneath were not Land developers feel strongly!filled and packed, or improper |um foil. BUCKLES ON CHIMNEY QUESTION: We have an inside chimney. At the start of each heating season, the plaster on the chimney buckles and the paint | starts flaking off. I know that plaster should not be applied against an outside chimney be- cause of condensation. Is this true also for an inside chimney? ANSWER: It is unfortunately. However, in this case it is prob- ably expansion due to heat that causes the buckling. Plaster has absolutely no "give" to it and if considerable heat is transmitted through the chimney, the plaster will suffer and so will any paint or 'wallpaper. Use same treat- ment as you would for an out- side chimney: make a false wall {the driveway has cracked, due t0| around the chimney, using 1 x 1 {expansion or freezing, you may|fyrring $trips and covering with have omitted expansion joints to|wallboard or pancling. On the soft places|side facing the chimney, place properly heat reflecting barrier of alumin-! building materials for residential|leaps and bounds almost every-|., + many municipalities are de-| drainage has been provided. For| construction were 25 per centiywhere in the country. Incomes ] Fading higher in 1951 than they were in|are Aud and more and omes| anding services on too-fancy a| best job, pour another layer of 1949. Yet by 1958, they had risen!people want to buy their own | scale, under the circumstances. | concrete, sealing the surface| only another 1.8 per cent. This homes. This means we're spread- | They point to the fact that in the against salt damage with a half- shows remarkable stability, con-|ing out at an unprecedented rate, | days when the municipalities did| and-half warm mixture of linseed sidering the price rises for other|and more and more of the coun- all the servicing under a local oil and turpentine. Patches can commodities. Ir fact, residential tryside is being absorbed into our|improvement act, they were be repaired with instant pave do- building materials dropped 1.2 cities. more modest, putting in only es-|it-yourself asphalt, sprinkled per cent last year from 1957. Land developers -- the men sential services. Then, as the with dry Portland cement to| Labor costs, on the other hand, | who buy large tracts of raw (un- home owners prospered, they make it light in color. The Port-| have risen steadily since 1951,|serviced) land, and develop it for could put in more improvementsiland Cement Association, 735 when the index was 119.2 (taking| sale to house builders or people|and pay for them out of increased | North Water St. Milwaukee, has 1049's index as 100). By 1958, the|who want to build their own|taxes. Many developers feel that|informative booklets available on wage index had soared to 173.6, an|homes -- are faced with prob-|the rising cost of serviced house|this type of conerete project increase of 73.6 per cent since/lems from every side. One of lots could be cut back if munici- around the house, and its care. 1049. | thei igges bles i blic | palities would permit them to put 04 their biggest problems is public p p p DISCOLORED GROUT ow LAND PRICES MORE QUESTION: How can we clean |opinion. We've heard a great deal | in only the essential services, | A DOUBLE SINCE 1051 (since the war about land specula: | leaving the extras for {urbe der Sp So 00" 10 %3 'ceramic tile Al - a y rou T What about land costs? In 1951, | bathroom? It has become dis- tion, and there's mo doubt that velopment on a local improve- the cost of the average lot for | colored and somewhat greasy. DO YOU LIKE your hot water really hot --and plenty of it? #% for your laundry, % for your bath, % for your dishes, % for your children % for dozens of other things about the home! you'll like Hydro's New Hot Water Service which provides you with a new modern automatic elec- tric water heater--and all the hot water you need -- for one attractive low monthly payment. There is no installation charge. Maintenance, ser- vicing, and even replace- ment are free. SE TE a LIMESTONE HOUSE QUESTION: We plan to build a house of limestone: double wall construction two feet width over- all, with two 10-inch walls with 4-inch air space, Could you sug- gest a source of information on how to build such a wall? ANSWER: Only source I can think of for information on this project: Indiana Limestone Com. pany, P.O. Box 72, Bedford, Ind., Your dealer can probably also supply information. PEELING PAINT QUESTION: Last summer we had a new porch floor and steps put on and posts repaired. We painted with a primer and two coats of deck enamel. In the spring, when the snow melted, we found the paint peeled and practically all off at spots down to bare wood. What caused this on new wood in spite of primer i. eo oe A a ss 5 LE Rh SE AU Sh A a ha a ah it A A af 8 ah oh Sh and two coats of paint? How should we repaint? - ANSWER:: The usual cause of peeling paint is moisture working through to the surface and for- ing the paint coating off. You may have neglected to paint the underside of the porch; also air circulation and ventilation should be provided underneath to pre- vent ground moisture working up. Allow the present floor to dry thoroughly, then coat under side with aluminum paint, as a moisture barrier. Fill any cracks between boards with white lead thinned with linseed oil, a erack filler or plastic wood; cracks too narrow to be filled should have linseed oil run into them. This is to prevent collection of water in the cracks. When crack filler has thoroughly dried (after removing present paint coating down to bare wood), apply coat of alum- inum paint or primer and two coats of deck enamel, WALLPAPER SALE BUY ONE ROLL--GET ONE ROLL FREE AT EDGAR'S 34 KING ST. WEST RA 3-7351 CLEARANCE OF 1959 PREPASTED AND REGULAR PATTERNS 1 Save 20% nFuel Bills You Can Too When You Install An Iron Fireman ustom Mark II 0il Furnace * No Soot or Smoke! SW 7 QA With instant clean flame. 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These develop- volves annexation of surrounding Y g it means the cost of acquiring ali & "To ices such as sew-|activity which requires the sup- Play their wares, it also serves as try just as much as it does the|® to utilities as a major national Parliament for the activities of M 1 T N H on the occasion of this national truly beautiful frame for the|very colorful and suitable for this| around patio areas without giving|in the 25-vear period 1956 to 1980, plete. The results are well worth screen of bamboo or fabric|ang Jand are a living unit. Gener-|be down somewhat this year we . on and you're set. nd to new home owners than ever come part of the landscape, |at all Jevels our objectives will | something resembling po : g Sling 2. Etcen ilies really to use their backyards designing patios which are offer-| A great variety of fences is many people, who've gambled on ment basis. houses built under the National| {But these people are the excep-|the community requires, prices hi ) lose | fecord. And big - city dwellers|tion rather than the rule. The tend to be more stable. But where | ousehold bleach. know only two well that four to/bulk of land development occur- serviced land shortages are allow- six thousand dollar lots are mot|ring in Canada today is under-|ed to develop more or less con- | at all unusual in - metropolitan|taken by legitimate business or-| stantly, prices rise quickly. The] 0 0 ge law of supply and demand pre-| the average single-family NHA land acquisition and develop-| And serviced land shortages are home cost $14,516 in 1958, against ment. It can take them as much more likely to develop where a $10,762 in 1951 lag two years or more to go | municipality or an area has fail- It can be seen from all the through all the government de- |ed to provide for long-range mas- foregoing that building materials partments and red tape neces-/ter planning of its expansion tion into consideration, they may| ers are faced with unprecedented countryside, and perhaps amal| The observance of National actually have dropped, in real demands from municipalities for|gamation of communities. It is|Home Week has significance for| terms. Labor costs are Very|garyices to this raw land. |work which requires expert ad-|all Canadians. In addition to pro- tangibly higher. But the big Jump Not go long ago, it was the ac-|vice from professional town plan-|viding house builders, manufac- is in lond prices. And, since land cepted custom everywhere in Can-|ners, so that costly mistakes can turers, and other related inter- Joe of your own has jumped." Loi" mains, sidewalks,|port of an informed citizenry. RIsminder to sll ole jmpots : i : :_ roa i si Everyone hopes for a more' ar ng a) The increase in land prices is roads, etc. People buying lois I if De os inom. | €conomic, growth. In terms of 'dol- gomething that concerns and serviced areas then paid for their | beautiful and satisfying environ I Tonics Caame a) e : ' : r i fldren and grand-|.2'5, @f 2 . : share of these services through ment for our children and grand- |} Hin idustry for the first home buyer. Builders are well munities have grown so rapidly, ed if we make it our business to aware that they've got to meet (and municipalities have s0 Hany | Kaow our COmmnBIy. Jusiness enterprise for capital investment.| markets if they want to sell their| other financial demands made on if we par iclre e in a airs which mp oo" every indication that houses: there's no sense inithem, that there is a growing|will shape that environment. housing will continue to play a leading role in our growth over the years ahead. the Federal housing agency, Cen- tral Mortgage and Housing Cor-| poration, I have a particular in-| terest in the achievements of the house building industry. It is aj The pleasantest task facing the are readily available in your area|several years. A fence which has celebration to all who participate family moving into a new house of the country. Some varieties of|been designed with care and an in meeting our need for new is making it into a real home. stone may be obtainable very eye to artistry can do many housing. One foremost aspect of this is cheaply. Or you can buy slabs things. It can provide privacy| It is estimated that our hous- landscaping and planning of the of pre-cast concrete, and embed without suggesting a barrier; it ing stock is'more than four mil- house itself, purpose also. The main thing is the feeling of walks; it can serve will require au annual average Most people plan this to occupy|to gbtain all the information you|as a foil both for the home and production of some 140,000 new them over several summers at/can on the whole subject before|for yard greenery. Integrated units. Last year's records were least. But from the beginning you start the job. carefully with your house design,|set in both housing starts and you should have a master plan of it extends the house visually, and completions, 164,000 and 146,000, | the effect. For in your back and|¢3% be erected or hung in such|ally speaking, open airy fen c e expect that completions will be front yards you can create some- a position as to give the patio designs are preferable to solid about the same as 1958, thus thing which is completely individ- almost complete privacy from gnes, maintaining our favorable rate in| ual -- designed to suit your fam. neighboring side yards. Install a| pences: of natural or stained relation 10 the annual average ' lanter or some shrubs, put out requirements fly's needs all year round. P 5 5: Pp {wood are favorites year in and| before to help them to do a pro- FENCES ARE BACK {rather than looking like separate pe fully realized. fessional Job in these areas. Ma In these days of smaller house Struciires. And this impression] David J. Walker | gazines, newspapers, governmen 4 ? si. (18 particularly valuable when the Minist: f Public Work: : "lots, particularly in large -cities, : Minister of Public Works | agencies, and Iianufat tress Po. privacy becomes something lot is on the small side. Government of Canada | uce great amounts of illustrat which must be planned. And the i SSS Ts Por-- thumb, and to organize their 3 a property in the way which will =~ jor SaleNSINBE Srhathing, 4 suit them -- and 'their purses -- amy OU door meals .and the * best (like. Indoor-outdoor living is the thing today, and there's no rea- 2 BACKYARD PATIO ed from the back door, and pro- available, Almost any material, vide an outdoor living room.|in any color, is finding favor. These needn't be large, and may Some are more expensive than have grass or paving underfoot. others, but all of them can be If you like the idea of paving, in- built over a period of time so our urban expansion by buying| It's been found that where ade- | | Housing Act was $1,048. In 1958 large amounts of outlying land, quate serviced land is available, ANSWER: The grout can be| this figure had climbed to an av- areas. This increase in land and ganizations who risk and tieup, A dem | vails whether we like it or not. I Pl d prices have risen only slightly sary before they can market this This long-range planning often in- is part of the new-home package,| += "c "1 nicinalities to install be minimized. Above all, it's anjests with an opportunity to dis-| worries the house building indus-| 572 : be os . er. 52D heir local taxes. But our com-| children. This can only be assur 3 rie in 1058 and was second only Its | oads Of Fun As the Minister responsible to pleasure to extend best wishes] house lot, so that it provides a them in sand. Old bricks are can control wind and sunlight|lion units, and that our growth, how you wish it to look when com- Many families find that a simple i145 the impression that house respectively. 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