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SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLA1NDEALER - PAGE 5 - FRIDAY, MARCH It, 1978 < Instant pictures help home decorators solve problems! Fire in colonial America Valley Forge -- When America was young and settlers were pushing their way westward, a wooden shack with thatched roof was considered adequate shelter. No one thought about fire hazards when Indians and snowstorms were the main concern. But, very often, it was flying sparks to which these simple structures suc­ cumbed. Today's homes are better protected from fire, thanks to improved construction methods, modern building codes and technologically advanced materials. Fire- retardant roofing shingles made of clay, slate or asphalt have contributed to this safety. A very recent roofing in­ novation, the fiber glass- based asphalt roofing shingle, is even more effec­ tive. Products such as Cer- tainTeed Corporation's Glasstex and Glassguard, which use fiber glass bonded mat as their core, are so fire- resistant that they have been g i v e n U n d e r w r i t e r s Laboratories' highest fire rat­ ing (Class "A"). Homeowners in remote areas prone to brush or forest fires achieve an extra margin of safety with fiber glass- based asphalt roofing. But this latest development in fire * resistant roofing can offer peace of mind to every homeowner. For free information on fire retardant. Class A fiber glass-based asphalt shingles, write to the CertainTeed Home Institute, Valley Forge, Pa. 19482. STEEL TAPE RULER Flexible and retractable, it can help you measure curved distances. Choose one 12 feet long and % inch wide. A half-inch tape is less bulky, but cannot span as great a distance without buckling. It s h o u l d b e p r i n t e d w i t h inches, feet-and-inches and IfHnch stud marks. New sidings eliminate maintenance ©The cost and bother of con­ tinual exterior 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 pf ar­ chitectural effects is limit­ less. It can be like figuring out a jigsaw puzzle with missing pieces, trying to remember where things go once the room has been repainted. Self-developing instant pictures can make things fall into place without frustration or hair-pulling on your part. Views of the room, taken be­ fore dismantling, will show how the paintings or pictures are grouped and on which wall. And they'll help you re­ call which bric-a-brac be­ longs on the table, and what goes on bookcase shelves. Color pictures that de­ velop on the spot enable you to get the room back in order as soon as the paint has dried. Pictures can be taken as close a s f o u r f e e t w i t h T h e H a n d l e -- K o d a k i n s t a n t camera, to show the location of small objects in relation to large ones, without your hav­ ing to do much more than aim and shoot. To meet your need for an a b u n d a n c e o f i n d o o r pictures--on this occasion a n d a t o t h e r t i m e s -- t h e camera uses a Kodak instant flash, an electronic unit tak­ ing more than 100 pictures before batteries need chang­ ing. If you're doing more than repainting, the camera will give you good pictures that can be used for other decorat­ ing purposes. The pictures will let you carry the room down to the department store for profes­ sional advice on paint colors or wallpaper patterns that m o d i f y s t r u c t u r a l peculiarities. In addition, the photos will help salespeople advise you on furniture ar­ rangement or--if you're purchasing new pieces--the style that will blend in best. The important thing is knowing how to photograph a room, and the Kodak ex­ perts offer the following ad­ vice: • Stand in the middle of the room and take your first shot of the doorway. Then work around in a clockwise direct­ ion until you end with the doorway. Overlap each pic­ ture slightly so every bit of ^ wall space is included. Try to make sure you're within four to 10 feet of the wall for flash exposures. Finish by taking a long-distance shot of the room from the doorway and another from the opposite end. • Shoot from an angle in­ stead of dead center when you're photographing a win­ dow, pictures framed with glass, or a mirror. Otherwise, you'll catch a glare from the flash in the picture. • Hold the camera level and steady. For even devel­ oping, eject each print by t u r n i n g t h e h a n d c r a n k smoothly. Once your decorating job is complete, take some "af­ ter" photos for souvenirs of your accomplishment. Also, you can use a complete re­ cord to show property im­ provement the next time you're reevaluating insur­ ance coverage. Above all, the pictures will guide you when it's time to spruce up again. 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