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check ten
of your builder.

The. ‘greatest number’ of homeconinors furchase reody.batlt

houses, and there are several reasons for this.

The- prospective home-owner .can see. exactly ‘what, ‘he’s

- paring for. and ho knows-defiriltely how uch it’s going: 0 cost .
; B's amuchless complicated transaction for tha purchaser 2

is sometimes able to move ‘into hie, new: ‘house

a he

immediately.

; More: iniportant, 4s the: fact that: the house will prot
cost tone than if he ware to bull 7B house of the sane ize and ©
quality of construction, - y

. There's. economy: in quantity, eting -
' houses: for sale “probably. has a number ‘of units tinder Way at ->
‘Materials are purchased in large quaintittes. :
“and -such. items aa the excavation ‘work. for foundations costs.
less per. unit, because - all, of the work, ds being’ ‘carted out

the -same time..

ee fa. e

at the same location

- Little time -is ‘ast’ or expense Anvolved An moving: “the.

heavy" equipment,

“In addition, ithe builder has an dkparionéed working’ ‘force: -

- that. can. keap construction progressing at a’ ‘rapid. pace; the:
overhead expenses of the builder are spread over ;

* mumber of houses. ‘All of these. savings: are reflected i the. a

- selling prices of the dwellings, ~ oa

__- When. shopping for a. ready: batthouse t the} purchaser should
- first of all be concerned with the suitability of the design of.

the housa and its location,

He should ask himself whether or ‘not fhe. layout of the :

unit fits the way his family Hkes to live,

Will it ‘atill meet-the famfiy’s neade-in’the’ years. ahead? --
Will It aceommodate his present furniture or would there”

be the added expense of buying new furniture? -
: _ Is the Iécation of the property withina reasonable distance _
from wart,. schdola-and churehes? Theso ara’ just a few of .
1a questions to ‘be answered hefore a: purchaser can make ;
* his decision; .. Remember, purchasing a ‘house is the greatest
investment the average family ever makes and {t should be ©
entered into only after careful consideration has" been given -

* to all the factors involved.

Even

considered by ihe buyer.

The ‘qualfiy of tha: construction ‘af

’ important, ‘Th this regard, the best guide fa

__ tion of the bulider for using quality workmanship and materials,, -

"., if the house has baen built under the National Housing Act,

this provides a certain assurarice. that it-is well constructed,

However, buyer's should remombér that NHA inspections

- aré made primarily to ensure’ that the completed house will .
’ be good mortgage security for the NHA

They are not full architectural inspections and the home= *

loan, .

huyer benefits only indirectly,

Even if the house ig NHA financed, it is still important
» for the purchaser to inspect it: carefully himself or arrange

fora a qualified p pereon to check it for him.”

ania, builder ¢ondtru

if. the price: of the house ‘ ‘seoms reasonable |
as compared with other dwellings being sold in the area, and. -
= the dwelling fits his needs, - there: are other potnts to be,

the house fs vitally
probably the reputa. |:

the total -

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Carpet in kitchen
cuts cleaning time

Tea ‘kettles ‘in -the kitchen are not new, but ca: *
in the, Kitchen is.- Tea kettles: in the carpeting in the kitchen -
is éven more: unusual— and..that,.Js, what one,,

, facturer has-in store for

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Two years age aw MALAY iu fer fe Sb nda aka
. high density nylon for home use Sat b hes become! increasingly
' popular with housewives, -This year, the. firm has rave
* the use of designs in the carpeting.

on ove

describe a. . particular ‘Kind: of.ar-'

“PRRAGE MINECA HERALD. td

ind. gone through the centei
- | the house,’ Lott with’ a -etack."oi- -
| bricks, Hoolofe ged them to ley’. .

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, “fiving room and a stairway. which
- leads up to three bedrooms. and a

|. dining room, kitchen and family
:- foom. An outside ‘stair from . the
“+ Garpart provides -access to a service

' - entry. which has both a -washroom
--.* BAd-a@ coat cupboard, Separation of
. Cine and circulation is excellent,

“the outdoor -palio’ off: the - “family |
‘room will add to the’ living qualities |
-°OF.this house, °

“NEW HOUSE DESIGN — : this |

’ three-bedroom split level house “by

“architect Blake F, Pratt of Edmon- | 2am
ton, is designed for a site sloping ‘
ae -away from: the street. *- - ‘a

At the entrance level there is a

good-size bathroom and down to a

ith the front. ‘door. facing. north,

The floor area is-1 535 square feet

iwenty eight feet- one | inch by 37
feet. Working drawings of this house,’
‘known as’ Design 770,- are available
from Central Mortgage and Housing

«Corporation at minimum: casts", Joes

HQW WOULD yon describe
these? -From left, ‘attic closet
transformed into built-ins; cam-
plicated arrangement of gutters
and downspouts; shower with
lower head for children, All
photos by. Polaroid. .

- What do

“Have you ever tried to buy
something. you.couldn’t name or

J -@escribe? To say the léast, it’s a

confusing situation. Yet; it-has

8 | probably happened tomost of us,

Suppose, for . example, . you

>have: to ‘replace ‘it yourself, or
hire. someone to doit, ‘..

If the fab is aemall one, you'll
probably. want.to try it yourself.
And, if. you ‘are ‘unfamiliar’ with

ers and roofers, you will likely

ing the parts. you want... - .
“The same situation holds true
when you’ want major remadel-
Ing done on your home; How do
you tell ‘the: carpenter.about-the

| | Coulter f

‘have a peculiar ‘arrangement of |.
. AIntersecting gutters and. down-,
spouts. on your ‘roof. Ifoné. of
.| thepiéces: becomes rotted,’ w

‘| ed or ‘damaged, “you -will either |

| the. instant-picture camera, you

the’ terminology used by carpent-..|

have great difficulty in‘ destrib

built-in drawer unit you! “BAW: “at:
your . cousin’s home! tha: ‘type, |:
you. would like to hava where the:
closet is -now?; And how do you

you call the whatsit

| cangement you want” for that
new shower?

By far,.the easiest way to tell
anyone what you want is with a
‘photo made on the spot with an
instant-picture camera,

The obvious advantage. to the
picture is that it shows exactly
what: you, want to say. No one
will doubt for, a moment what
you have In mind.

And, at, the same time, with.

know immediately if you have
the photo .you. want. If you do
‘falss, you ‘know’ it right away,
‘om the spot; and you shootagain. |.
‘You won't have'to, make another
‘trip back tore-shoat. |.°..-:
‘Here are some tips from-the
experta at Polaroid Corporation
on photographing those “hard
to describe" items:. |.
© Move-in’ close, Don't bother
to put anything in’ thephoto that
isn't; needed . to. describe what
you want. { i
 @ Fake pictures: from, several

laifferent angles if that will peed

‘Electrie. :
CONTRACTORS :

"Bob Rameay 6 636-2465 a

ISTIMATES, PHONE (<"-!'

systematic’ program for inspects:
ning’ impo

& than! 50 per cent of our annual
- consumption, are

®| ; Commerce » departmont:*. ‘res.
|eords show: that imports in 1966 -

= Setablich tampection Lhe rere
including --
a that t- import

clarify what you want to say.

® If possible, measure the di- | '
mensions of the things you are
photographing. Jot’ these meas-*
urements down. on the back of
the photos, and you are ready:
to. talk with Supply dealers or
contractors... “

US.. “nove:
hits Canada.
on products

WASHINGTON (CP) *— Cana:
dian “fishermen have a $150,.
000,000 stake in President John- :

nomexistent,””... the. presidential
message sald, “Noristhere any’

ried: fish and fish prod.
ets | Which “account: for.more:

from ‘all sources’ totalled $359,5°
000,000 . and Canada's. sharé,:-in
US... Sica wad. $146,000, 600,

i pia
arated, peli be ‘authorized: to

and the exterior dimensions ‘are. |"

a Isting homes aren't as precise,
‘| out It ds estimated that about 36

"| bathrooms, The word now’? is

. -Timportant, siricea ‘most of these
“| houses had the secondbathrooms | |
‘| addad long’ after they were con-

"| And tha vice president of one
| company -manufacturing plumb-
.| ingware bellevas that new home
| builders may make a bathroom |.

equipped only with one,
‘t- ‘There are several ‘reasons for |.
‘| the trend;’ First’ Is the ‘changing
attitude of the public as young

'by architects and builders of the

ideas for virtually every room of
-the home. .

‘from any favorite sketch or ab-

son's: recommendations. to. Cone .

"Flak ett ‘ie virtually We

down. a Colonial-type waik from.
the siract fo bis frontentranee;.
The local vtility egmpainy, Long
Island Lighting, heard about fhe: 4
whole thing’ and decided it was.”
unusual enough - to use as -the
basis tor’ ‘ar Ravertine ment,

Front entrance is natura! focal point of home and should be.
as attractive as possible. Stock entryways come in a wide
variety of traditional and contemporary styles, :

FHA mortgage statistics show
that about 70 per cent of new
homes are being built with two
bathrooms, The figures | On @ke.

per .cent of them now. have two

structed, | .

This trend for extra
Tooris’> has been especially
noticeable in the last tro years,

equipped ‘with three -or more
‘bathrooms will exeeed those

peoplé bacome home owners aft-|
er Idarning the new concepts of
personal hygiene being taught In
schools, Another reason is that
home awners are demanding
more and more ‘extra?! which
give them a feeling of: luxury
living, This, in turn, is refiect-
ed Inian increasing awareness:

sales advantages of homes with
more bathroorts, .

Myers points out that nots 50
many years ago it was consider-
ed somewhat ridiculous for &

Ceramic tile
in ‘wet area’

Ceramic tile, once more orless'
confined to the bathrgom, has
broken the’ ‘wet :area barrier.”
Inmany colors; sizesand shapes,
domestic ceramic tile now lends
itself to a, variety of decorating

One of the mast dramatic’ USES
of tile ‘is: the ceramic mosaic:
mural, Such a mural can be made

More bathrooms -
‘in todays homes -

pete to turn out better materials
and better designs so that archi-
tects. and interior designers. cant’
‘create bathrooms with more
variety than those of the: past,

‘bathe | |

- me " se
Me bane *" Motor Winding

number “of. new homes being

i gentlest of... — eee
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a Tesearch and development da-
partment, This Is no longer true. | |
The various manufacturers com-

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