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70 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Seturdey, Mey 7, 1960 THE HOME WORKSHOP TIMES HOME OF THE WEEK HOME DESIGN NO. 224 B.R. 10-0%11°® LIVING DINING I1Sox||-» {A --- & Ze. ..o 8 Zed = 224 9% sa.rr. D4 The Building Editor, Oshawa Times, Oshawa, Ontario, Enclosed please find $1.00 for which send me Book of House Designs entitled "A New Selection of Low Cost Homes For Canadians." (Please make remittance payable to The Oshawa Times.) Name Address eRe ANERR ERR arsine LE PT PPE PT PT RPP Cheers anns FIRST AID TO AILING HOUSE By ROGER C. WHITMAN FINISHING PINE FLOOR broken areas around the tiles, but QUESTION: We put in what 1|will look somewhat messy. was told was No. 2 pine flooring 0 the Jecond storey spare rooms. VENTED GAS HEATER? nat kind of floor filler is best| QUESTION: A room on the to use and what is the best finish rear of my house is heated with to put on? an unvented gas heater, thermo-| ANSWER: No. 2 flooring usual- stat controlled for 70 degrees. A ly has large knots and surface door connects the room to the rest imperfections. Cracks between |of the house. I am not bothered | boards can be filled with plastic with fumes, or oxygen being ex-| wood or crack filler available at hausted, but am troubled with hardware and paint dealers. Or high humidity, Would it be worth-| fill in with a mixture of sawdust while to exchange the space heat-| and varnish, after wiping or er for a vented type to decrease vacuuming all construction dust the humidity in the room and the from the crack. moisture forming on Have floor sanded smooth and dows? level and wipe up all dust. Be-| cause of imperfections in wood |gas heater should be sppearance, recommend two or For every 1000 cu, ft. of gas burn-| three thin coats of floor paint oried, as much as 2,000 cu. ft, of floor enamel in top quality, Thin|/water vapor may result; factuer's instructions label. STOVE VALVES on the approximately 88 pounds of water. |CHALKY COMPOUND use as a lubricant on the manual|year-old house. The basement "on and off" valves on a gas Walls have been painted with | f stove? Some of ours have be-/S0ome kind of chalky compound | come a little hard to operate of Which is now peeling off. We tried | late. {several ways of getting it off] ANSWER: Penetrating "drip- Without success and we hesilate less" oil-type lubricants are now/|to put on a new: finish unless the| available at most hardware and|Present one is removed. What do paint dealers; use the thick light.|you suggest? weight kind. These come in ready| ANSWER: Not knowing what to use, spouted containers. Odin-|Particular ways of removal you ary laundry soap will also serve|tried, it's difficult to know what | as a lubricant in an emergency. |to suggest. However, this is prob ably a whitewash and can be re. | moved with a stiff brush and hot! adding a little ammonia electric sander, POWDERY TILE CEMENT QUESTION: We recently pur. water, chased a new home that was lived OF use in three months, I noticed that the white filling in our ceramic tile bathroom is powdery. When you wipe if off with a cloth, big pieces break off and leave a hole; DARK CAULKING COMPOUND | QUESTION: Our bathtub has caulking compound between the edge and the wall. It has turiied| the same around the tub. What gar, Yau a of paint should| can be done? oe Pi EO re] i bee { ANSWER: Try washing the ANSWER: Around the tub, alcaulking compound with a house- | caulking compound speciallyinold chlorine bleach solution made for the purpose should be Best method would be to replace Inserted; be sure its a water caulking compound with new; proof type. |easy to apply, coming in tubes You just can't pass this home up. Study it and you will see the true advantages of profes- sional designing. An exterior that can't be beat is right here with its low, rambling lines and effective window spacing. The porch, trellis and planting box all add an artistic touch, Fea- tured in the interior is the kit- chen area with 18 feet of unruffl- ed freedom for the housewife, and a convenient full basement. The spacious living room rectangular shaped and eager for the small touches that make homes sparkle with in. dividual beauty. Adjoining the living room is the dining area. Blueprints also available for frame construction, Ask for CH-224-F, Standard Builders' blueprints costing $9.75 a set are obtainable in Canada for this Design No. 224. Now avall- able at this Newspaper Office (or from address below) a new and enlarged 1960 Book of House Designs entitled "A new Se- lection of Low Cost Homes for Canadians', price $1. Contains 114 designs including 1 storey, 1% storey, 2 storey, and split level homes, plus much useful information on building terms and requirements, Order your copy today. Also included in this Design Book is full inform- ation on how to order the blue- prints. 7the way to your front door. It is | Gagnler designed the chapel Montreal Architect.mec. incorporating traditional Desi Chapel Kiganda archworks he saw dur-| ing a visit to the ancient tombs| { the kabakas (kings) of Bu- KAMPALA, Uganda (Reuters) 9ada (we years ago. A Montreal architect, Gaston Another Montreal Mentally Ill Find Better Treatment man, artist per cent of the Canadians recei tian Religious Instruction at their which now hangs above mission at Kisbui, mid-way be- Ai WINNIPEG (CP) -- About 40 Gagnier, has given a new modern Francisco Guardo, has given a ing hospital treatment for men- chapel to the Brothers of Chris-|painting of St. Jude the Apostle,|'al illnesses entered hospital vol the untarily, says Dr. J. D. M. Grif- patients are gradually departing, few in numbers." he declared in an interview. | The eventual aim was to have ""The old characteristics of the|patienis treated in their owi mental hospital--the strait jack-|communities, ets, barred windows, locked doors| -------- --are being dropped away." HISTORIC VALLEY The public was coming fo real- jze that the mentally ill do pot| The Annapolis Valley area of pose a threat to the community Nova Scotia has been a fruit- and that "the eriminally ill are'growing centre since the 1660s, marble and gold altar, in, president of the C. Gagnier's gift was made in Mental Health Association, memory of his wife, the former wh Jeanette Leduc. tween Uganda's seat of govern- ment at Entebbe and the com- mercial capital at Kampala. norsons had to be legally certified as mental A POST LANTERN OF SHEET METAL PATTERN 343 By RUTH W., SPEARS Make your own lantern to light may be of sheet brass, copper or galvanized iron. You will need tinsnips and a soldering iron but nb other special tools. Pattern] * Beautify your home the modern, func- |343, which gives cutting guides | | and shows every step, is 50 cents. | {This pattern also is one of four | full-size patterns in Packet No. 74 -- Worthwhile Yard and Gar- den Features all for $1.75. Ad- dress orders to The Home Work- shop Dept., The Times, Oshawa, tional way; clean, durable ASPHALT DRIVEWAYS last a housetime. Inquire now. CHIPPENDALE wikis A new method is used to trans- fer the design of these lovely shelves to wood to be cut out with a jig saw. No more tracing of in- tricate lines. Pattern 107 for Chip- pendale shelves is placed face down on the wood and the de- sign is transferred by going over it with a warm iron. The wide sshelf with a narrow one at each side gives a handsome effect Pattern for each is 50 cents. Ad |dress orders to The Home Work shop Dept., The Oshawa Times, 'Oshawa. the win-§} ANSWER: Certainly, a vented |§ | installed. |§ § con- |} § the first coat according to manu-|densed, this is the equivalent of |§ ¢ hi QUESTION About a year and ||} QUESTION: What should one/@ half ago we moved into a 17-|§! BROOKLIN CONCRITE PRODUCTS The cement around the tile for ready application. Not paint should be replaced, for the best, able, | LIMITS a ] ] i permanent kind of repair job. Use| -- a special ceramic cement, avail- able at tile dealers or some large hardware stores, Or the cement can be used merely to patch the than in... Don't put wp with old.fashioned, inefficient kitchen equipment any longer. Now is the time to modern ize on our eusy Budget Plen, CALL US TO-DAY LORNE GOODMAN Plumbing & Meeting } 758 Mary St. -- RA 5.1044 SEE... RA 5.6165 { RISTOW & OLSEN, REALTORS DON HOWE, REALTOR RA 5.7732 In February, 1960, one of H. 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