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Cold weather cool time to install air conditioning PAGE 11-HOME IMPROVEMENT SUPPLEMENT . APRIL 20, 1973 If you're thinking of in­ stalling central air-condi­ tioning, you'll be ahead of the game if you call your contractor well before hot weather. The Air-Condi­ tioning and Refrigeration Institute says that most installing contractors are busiest during the hot weather months. The two keys to obtain­ ing a good cooling system, says ARI, are: (1) purchas­ ing "certified" equipment and (2) using a qualified contractor. Certified central air-con­ ditioning equipment gives the consumer an assurance that his equipment is accu­ rately rated, will operate accurately, and has been sound rated. Certified equipment, says ARI, dis­ plays the blue and white ARI "Seals" for unitary and sound certification. But certified equipment should be properly installed, and this is where the qual­ ifications of the installing' contractor come into play. To calculate the size and kind of air-conditioning that will serve you best, an expert contractor will study your house carefully. He will consider a long list of facts: its orientation to the sun, its size, floor plan, construction, amount of glass area, landscaping and the size of your family. List of new home wall remodeling materials growing steadily The list of new materials for walls grows steadily. They include metal and hardboard panels, pre-fin- ished hardwood plywood, cement board, stained lum­ ber, plastic and glass fiber panels, ornamental tiles. marble, glass and masonry. The latest in wall re­ modeling products are the supported and unsupported vinyl coverings for unfin­ ished walls, peel-and-stick plastics and prepasted papers. Air filters should be re placed at least 3 times a season. CARPET CURIO Adhesive backed carpet tiles can do more than sit on a floor. Use them on window sills, on the back of a curio cabinet, as protective spots on doors that come into contact with furniture. CARPET VERSATILE Keep worn out carpets for other purposes: to save ga­ rage floors under the car, for a pet mat, to protect the floor on rainy or snowy days, as a floor covering for a tree house or play house. TIME FOR HOME FACE LIFTING INSIDE ££ Decorator Flat PAINT '™«< 4' x »' Sheet PANELING CEILING TILE $3io Gallon $2" & UP Square foot io y2 & Up OUTSIDE YOUR HOME 4? SHUTTERS Benson Plastic White Black Or S9®°, Up Interior PAINTS Durable Latex or Oil 2 Gallons $6°° White Only ALEXANDER LUMBER CO 909 N. FRONT ST. McHENRY, ILL. 385-1424