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m \ FDR SHOP AT HOME SERVICE SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLA1NDEALER - PAGE 41 - FRIDAY. MARCH 19, 1*78 Pre-finished siding saves! PRE-FINISHED SIDING doe* away with repainting cost* and makes your old home look like new for years to come. This house has been faithfully restored with white aluminum siding. The old wooden window casings were covered wtih custom- formed sections of white aluminum to provide low maintenance, while keeping the original style of the home. Other trim details (such as soffit, fascia, gutters and downspouts) are also aluminum. If the outside of your home needs painting every few years, the installation of pre- finished siding over your peeling walls would be a bet­ ter investment than money in the bank. For example: if it costs $1500 to repaint a typical old home--and it needs another p a i n t j o b e v e r y f o u r years--painting costs will total $4500 in only 12 years. And that's if the cost of paint­ ing doesn't increase each year. Odds are that the same money would pay for a com­ plete aluminum re-siding job--which would eliminate the need for painting for 20 years or more. After the first 12 years, the siding has paid for itself. When you save just three additional painting jobs, it would mean a 100 percent return on your origi­ nal investment. Plus not hav­ ing to worry about the fuss and bother. If you install insulated siding--and almost every­ one should these days-- lowered fuel bills will save you even more. Several different types of siding are available, but alu­ minum siding has the widest range of styles, colors and accessories. It has been on the market for 30 years and has been used in re-siding over 10 million homes. Aluminum siding comes in durable baked-on finishes, is easy to clean and offers time-proven low mainte­ nance. A recently introduced type of siding is vinyl plastic. However it can become brit­ tle when exposed to sunlight, if not properly formulated. Vinyl is limited mostly to white and pastel colors. Pre-finished hard board is available in various patterns and colors, but does not have the long-term low mainte­ nance characteristics of alu­ minum. The exposed edges of pre- finished steel siding are vul­ nerable to the elements and may deteriorate if protective coatings foil. The finish of all types of siding will change somewhat in color over a period of time after exposure to sun, wind, water and temperature ex­ tremes. This is called normal weathering. New sidings eliminate maintenance ©The cost and bother of con­ tinual exte/ior home mainte­ nance can be eliminated with the installation of new varie­ ties of siding. Proper applica­ tion helps prevent moisture buildup between the walls and the siding, notes the Na­ tional Home Improvement Council. It also prevents interior paint and wallpaper from peeling and plaster from cracking. The Council points out that homeowners now have sev­ eral materials to choose from when thinking about siding. Aluminum siding, for exam­ ple, comes in a wide variety of colors, styles and textures and provides years of low- maintenance protection. An electrical grounding system makes the home safe from electrical damage. There is an absence of grain with hard bond siding, yet its durable, smooth sur­ face is easy to take care of. With horizontal lap sidings, vertical panels that are grooved, ribbed or striated and plain panels for use with battens, the variety of ar­ chitectural effects is limit­ less. Ford Motors surpasses $1 billion profit in 1977. Carter seeks tuition aid for middle class. The GATEWAY To Art in Iron Shutter u WINDOW & WALL DECOR Dolly 9:994:39 Wed.9:9*Nooa Closed Sunday Interior & Exterior Shutters • Woven Woods Levolor Blinds • Louver Drapes Shades • Wallpaper • Jewel Paint CM! 815-344-1888 RT. UNO. OF 129 VOLO, ILL. , <iK . k * ] 535? C/PÂ T' Manufacturers of Handwrought Metal Specialties •VfWfM kon raHittfs •arch fireplace •Ml bat stands •fift items Schroeder Metalcraft 1713 South Route 31 McHenry, III. 385-0950 Dattj 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Son. 12 a.m. - 430 p.m. KINETICO gruner TEST AND RENTAL RATES ON REQUEST CALL YOUiT JL0CAL WATER CONDITIONING DEALER: > • • • • B E F O R E Y O U B U Y . THE NEW, MODERN KINETICO WATER CONDITIONING SYSTEM •NO ELECTRICITY •METERED WATER •LESS SALT .SAVES MONEY WATER CONDITIONING 2103 W. CHURCH ST. - J0HNSBURG McHENRY, ILL 385-3093 "UiStST SERVICE OEfT. Ill NOOTKIM lUINOIS"