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SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLA1NDEALER - PAGE 28 -FRIDAY, MARCH 23,1979 Protection kit helps prevent common home fix-up injuries As inflation keeps rising, so do the numbers of homeowners interested in money-saving do-it-yourself home improvement projects. And, as home do-it- yourselfers take on more jobs that involve the use of power tools, more accidents and in­ juries are likely to occur. Do-it-yourselfers working with power,tools expose themselves to possible head, face, eye and hearing injuries from flying bits of wood and ^Roofingese9 in one easy lesson With inflation sky­ rocketing into outer space, most people are doing all they can to keep the roof over their heads. Even with all that trouble, though, very few know anything about their roofs. In pro] order to maintain a :r shelter, roofs are vir- IN THESE ENERGY-CONSCIOUS TIMES, many do-it-yourselfers are rutting their own firewood with chain saws. The new "Head of the House" proteetion kit from .American Optical Corporation provides faee and eye proteetion from flying chips and sawdust, as well as protection against high noise levels. r Save m sale ave pilars Gilson* Lawn Tractor with 36" full floating mower 11 hp model, regularly priced $1,279.95 *•» $1071*5 10 hp model, regularly priced $1,229 95 tUw $1029.95 Gilson®8 hp Rear Tine Tiller 5 speeds forward and reverse, multi-position swing handle Regularly priced $899.95 Now S799.95 Gilson® 5 hp Power Tiller regularly priced $364.95 Nw $259.95 save $25 Gilson® 2 hp Compact Tiller Gear drive with fold-down handle. regularly priced $209.95 Now 9184.99 00 See your Gilson Dealer today for big dollar savings and great value. 2103 RTE. 120 McHENRY 015/30541434 metal and from the high noise level at which many of these tools operate. Now, protection against all of these potential hazards is available in a new product called the "Head of the House" protection kit, re­ cently irUxoduced by the America^bptical Corpora­ tion, Safety Products Divi­ sion. It features a professional hard hat with attachable hearing protectors, face- shield and a pair of impact- resistant goggles. With a suggested retail price of $34.95, the new "Head of the House" protec­ tion kit is a must for every home fix-it person. It will be sold through hardware, home center and mass merchandising stores. Additional information is available from: American Optical Corporations, Safety Products Division, Dept. 4634, Southbridge, MA 01550. per tually indispensible. They keep out rain, snow and other falling elements from the sky. And, though they prohibit a good look at the stars at night, it is generally a better idea to keep your roof in good repair and forget about star­ gazing. According to the Certain- Teed Home Institute, to be able to talk intelligently about your roof, you should know the special language used by roofing contractors. For example, the term "flashing" to some people may mean anything from tak­ ing pictures to indecent ex­ posure not necessarily re-, fated to photography. However, in "roofingese," flashing means something quite different--it's strips of metal or roofing material used in making watertight joints on a roof, especially in valleys or where inclined and vertical surfaces inter­ sect. As you can see, it's very important to know the lan­ guage of roofing. If you didn't, and your roofer men­ tioned that he was going to perform some flashing on your roof, you might get all dressed up or have him ar­ rested. And if your rooflr tells you that your hip needs fixing, don't think he's been moon­ lighting at the hospital. A hip, in roofingese, is an external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping ends of the roof; it's also a certain type of roof. To save you further mis­ understanding and possible embarrassment, here are some other roofing terms and their definitions from the CertainTeed Home Institute. SQUARES -- A roofing square is the amount of roof­ ing materials required to cover a 100-square-foot area of roof surface. That's a ten foot by ten foot area. EXPOSURE--This is the distance between the edge of one course of shingles and the edge of the next course. The exposure should not ex­ ceed the manufacturer's rec­ ommendation. WEIGHT--When the roofing contractor refers to the weight of the shingle, he is talking about how much the shingle weighs (per square). The general rule is that the heavier the shingle, the longer the life expec­ tancy. However, the exception to that rule is the new class of fiber glass-based shingles^ which are lighter shingles that give long-term protec­ tion. CertainTeed's Glasstex fiber glass-based shingle, for example, has a light weight of only 260 pounds, yet it car­ ries a long-lasting 25-year warranty. " U L " L A B E L -- Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., is a widely known and accepted agency for testing fire resistant properties of materials. They award vari­ ous materials different rat­ ings based on their resistance to fire. Most felt-based shingles are rated Class "C." Cer­ tainTeed fiber glass-based shingles offer the superior Class "A" rating, the highest UL rating conferred for fire resistance. So, the next time you con­ sider roofing, you'll know exactly what to think about. And, the next time people bring up the subject of roof­ ing, you can tell them that they must take care of their hips, they should pay particu­ lar attention to flashing, be sure to check their exposure --and watch their reaction. For more information, write for a free glossary of roofing terms, CertainTeed Home Institute, P.O. 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