La Wednetday, June 26, 1968 “Hints that s may help | fin home y After wood bas been bleached, : the residue of the chemical must ia. washing, ‘Read the directions on the container, damaging the wood, 7 Here’s & general rule for de. ® termining the length of e nail 5 Bal seat nr oe ck © the penny size. ‘by ‘four “and add 44 inch, penny nail would be ong. : ra - Ofl- paint be removed from patnt brushes - Inches oe a oe be washed off, Different bleach«| 8 require different methods of| ‘: oe eo Thus, a four |: - ¥ ard varnish should’! with —- turperitine or quality mineral spirits, - cee Before you buy your building sup- plies’ check your Terrace Coop for values you'll appra- elate, . , With new Hexen Vinyl Asbest °CO-0p) Building | Supplies | (GE BUILDING SUPPLIES | ——T i Phone 638.6047 ae I Should Floor Tiles always be so square? os Floor Tiles... you can | achieve beautifully distinctive, custem-destened look . RPS Se Sn ee HOUSE ABOVE was designed by Forrest W. Sunter of the B.C, Timber Frame Housing Group of London, England and It plans are ’ avallable through’ Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. All the main ' rooms . Rear of the house is a full two storeys, The of the one and a half storey structure over-. ; look the back garden. Using space above the garage, a fourth bedroom has been added. front door should face north. __ Build that oxtra needed ator “| 48¢ space. under the stairs in “B } your home, — | Storage .under stairs usually amounts to a large closet-type cabinet that tapers to nothing at one end, which means that about one third of it is wasted ‘and becomes a catchall, hoe ver, you can get the most from such space and in a most praetical binipe drawers which pull out to makeaccess highly convenient, The number and sizes of drawe ers will vary with each lindlvie dual situation, but construction of all drawers is similar, construction by remove ing the plaster and lath, or wall. board, the full width between fhe sheds and down to the hase-| . _ and up.to the stairway trim, Next, nall 2 by 4s to the floor on edge. to. provide drawer runners, ; . It may be necessary to notch the ends of the 2 by-48 te fit over’ the 2-by 4 wall’ flates,, or | they may have to be blocked up, but in either ‘case they should have their upper edges located slightly higher than the top edge ofthe baseboard, =e “Finish the sides of the wall | opening with wood trim to match |: that used on the stairway, Also trim the inner edges of the open- ing on elther side, setting the trim back. from the face of the wall trim an amount equal to the thickeness of the wood used for the door front, — a). Next, build thedraweror draw. m| ers, as the case may be, of 4 inch plywood, using glue: and i ae 4; are acceptablo, but ifpowertools are available make dado jointa er extra strength, where possi- 8, ‘ ao . The inner front: can be mada. of two or more-2 by 49 ox'a sin- gle piece of plywood, The draw. inch beyond ‘the sides, The bot-| . Storage space under stairs? a ball caster near the front end. of each runner and one or more rear the rear of the: drawer bottom, The casters should be. allowed to project only about a quarter of an-inch, Replace the drawer and: slide it back ‘and forth several times to perniit the casters to form grooves in the wood of the rinners,: oe May by ling large now be installed, It may be three quarter inch plywood or any wood of your choice of rea- sonable-thickness, Cut the front to fit the wall opéning and attach it to the drawer with one and one quarter inch number 8 wood screws for all joints. Butt joints |’ er bottom:should extend one half | .| : Remove the drawer and install |serews —no glue —