Wednesday October 3,: 1968 | Follow fundamentals and you can do your own panelling job Panellng can be applted to a wall that ts level and dry by using adhesives and nals, or a combination of both, Level walls require the use of only ordinary tools, Tf the wall {s uneven, nai] on furring strips and apply the paneling to the strips, Kiln-dried 1 x 2's should be used for the strips. Kiln-dried lumber is dried to a minimum molsture content before leaving the mil to prevent it from shrinking or twisting as it dries after Installation. The furring strips should be applied vertically 48°? apart and horizontally 12'* to 16” apart, Panels can then be applied with adhesives and nalls or both, al- ways nailing through the panel- ing and existing walls to the studs, Most paneling comes with random-spaced grooves, falling every 16’' In the panel to match common stud spacing. On an uneven wall, shim the furring strips away from the wall where necessary, using Pieces of shingle if possible, ’ since two scraps of shingle can be adjusted to make almost any thickness. Stretch a chalk lne from one end of the wall to the other and bring out all furring strips to meet the chalk Mne. Cut the furring strips short enough to leave a gap at both the ceiling and floor so that you have the necessary *hreather gap."” To guard against mols- ture penetration, attach polyethy- lene sheets to the furring, over- lapping the sheets 3’? at the joints, START IN CORNER Plaster walls are usually too rough and porous to Install the paneling with adhesive only. Nails must be used. If a room's walls are masonry, a5 bases, ‘Rents “Otten sre; -furring strips: should te “fastened with bolts,- nal] anchors or concrete nails, shimming where needed to make them even, Experts at Weyer- haeuser, one of the nation’s largest forest products firm, suggest that when you begin paneling, you should not start with the first panel in the:stack. Instead, examine all the panels and group them in the most ate tractive color and grain patterns. You should begin paneling tna corner. If the edge of the first panel does not fit snugly against the wall, scribe the panel with a compass or a pair of dividers. This is done by drawing a vertical line on the wall 4" i’” from the corner; that is, one {Inch more than the width of your panel, Use a level to make sure the Wine Is straight. Next, fit your panel flush against this Hine. At the other side of the panel, where you are going to cut it, place one prong of the compass or divider in the cor- ner, set it at just over one. inch Coulter Electric Ltd. CONTRACTORS RESIDENTIAL — COMMERCIAL Agents for Wallace Neon and Neon Products FOR SERVICE AND ESTIMATES, PHONE Terrace, Bob Ramsay 635-2445 KITIMAT, N, COULTER, 1072 ‘CO-OP y Building Supplies | 210 SHINGLES Now Only Fibreglass INSULATION .. All Sizes : a ' } BUILDING ‘SUPPLIES | | Phone éis-sse7- TERRACE OMINECA! HERALD - Builder's Page and draw a faint line down the panel face, Now you are ready to cut the panel, The best results can be achieved by using a fine-toothed cresscut saw, If you use a table or hand saw, cut the panels face uw. With a portable circular saw, sabre saw, or when crags- cuttiig with a radial saw in rip position, cut the panels face down, Following this procedure prevents unsightly splintered edges on the panel faces, . Chances are that some of your panels will have to fit around electrical outlets, windows or doors. After you measure and mark the cutting area, follow the old rule and measure a second time, There is a shortcut in finde ing the cutting area for an elece trical outlet: chalk the box or outlet, then press the panel against it, Follow the same saw- ing procedure mentioned in the previous paragraph, To smooth the cut edges, use a plane or a sanding block, NAIL OR BOND There are two methods of nailing paneHng, Start at one edge and work toward the other side or nail the center and then the sides, Never nail both edges before the center, since this can cause buckling, Prefinished paneling also can be applied with waterproof ad- hesives, generally with a rubber base, or with contact cement, The adhesives must he backed up by naling of applied over plaster walls, Contact cament does not adhere too well to plastered, painted or wall- papered surfares, . On a smoocth wall, brush the adhesive on in strips of 2” at the four edges and horizontally across the panel. Brush a match: Ing pattern on the wall, If you | are using contact cement, install }); the panels only after the ‘cement is dry to the touch, Place the edge of the panel being applied ia _ Rew and most interesting concept in to the edge of the preceding one and swing tha panel against the wall for full. contact, The panel and the wall can not be separat- ed once contact Is made. For the final touches, you can add molding as a trim, either the prefinished kind or the raw which you can finish yourself, For a neat job, drill holes for finishing nails, using a drill bit slightly smaller than the nail diameter, FLAG NEEDED SASKATOON (CP) — The win- ning entry in the Saskatchewan official flag contest will be worth $1,000 to its designer, says E,G, Gardner, chairman of the design selection committee, Prizes for the contest total $2,000. Entries must be in by Jan, 15, 1969. The contest is open to all resid. ents and former residents of the province, e! oes SEES seat $11.95, Mh NEW 1 HOUSE DESIGN — By having the rear garden area form an integral part of this three-bedroom house the Architect, J. Banelis of Toronto, has introduced a relatively Canadian house design. Wide full-length windows and slid- ing doors open directly into the gar- den from the raised living room. In the interest of privacy the bedrooms have been located at the rear, They too boast large window areas. Other design features include the back en- trance Which is in the form of a covered patio. This permits the chil- dren direct access to a well-lighted basement playroom, their ‘own hed- rooms and bathroom, without going through the main part of the house. This design is particularly suiteble for a lot which slopes to the rear. For best siting the front entrance should face north. The total fioor area is 1,420 square feet; the outside dimensions are 42 feet by 60 feet. Working drawings for this house, ‘known as Design 2340, are available from Central 4 Mortgage and Housing Corporation - fit Minimum cost. Find out the resale value before you buy house Time was when a home stay- ed “in the family” for several generations, Hut population shifts—such as the continuing move of people from farms to cities —are making long-term ownership of the same house iess Hkely, According te the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, about: 70 percent of the Canadian popu- latilori now reside in cities. Farm population declined by eleht percent between 1961 and 1966. The trend is expected to continue, with an 80 percent urban population projected for 1980, In this era of high mo- bility, there is also consider- able moving from city to city. For homeowners who move, the problem is how to recoup thelr financial investment in the house they must. sell-—-of- ten on short nolice, One way is by considering a house's resale value before buying it. Al- though no one can gauge ex- actly what potential homebuy- ers ‘want, here are some hints on what makes a house “sale- able,” ® The hotise should be ac- cessible to transportation, schools, churches, shopping and recreation. ot, ® The neighborhood should be attractive and . well-main- tained, © Ulilitles and road systems should be installed and opera- tive, If they are not, tax as- sessment for you—and the next awner—must be considered, e The house should be well constructed inside and owt: For example, . walls and ceilings should allow reasonabie sound control. You. can test this. by holding & transistor radio to the wall, gradually increasing its volume, and determining how loud the sound -must be to carry through into an adjoin- ing room, w® Building materials should be high quality and low-main- tenance. For example, Perma- Sheath window sash by Ander-= sen has a rigid vinyl. exterior that never has to be painted. They provide. maintenance-free aad over the life of the ® Be sure the water, sew- age disposal, heating and elec- trical systems are in good con- dition. Any repair costs you in- cur in these areas may be hard to pass on to the next owner. ® Consider ‘the’ house plan carefully, Are there sufficient bedrooms, more than one bath- | room, good _ traffic patterns. Communities Merge ‘Best’ of Two Worlds in recent years, multitudes of families traded concrete side- walks for fresh air, green lawns and wide-open spaces, But, since man.cannot llve by crab- grass alone, many homeowners fled back to the city. Having recaptured urban assets, they bezah to miss suburban ad- vantages, . What these wanted were the combined as« sets of urban and suburban life —"“big city” culture, suburban spaciousness, rustic beauty, modern conveniences and old- fashioned comfort — without the liabilities of either, Their dream might seem utoplan, ex- cept that it-is belng met by a sophisticated new type of com- munity planning. How town planners, re- searchers, bullders and design+ ers are satisfying this difficult demand can be seen in two re- cently-developed projects: Co- lumble, Maryland (conceived as a new and total city), and Prestbury, Iiinois (which will be = modern reproduction of an. Old English town). — Both Columbia and Prest- bury offer what might be term- ed the best. of suburbla — quality homes, good architec- NOR. PINE Pre-fabricated Homes Check and Compare :; Buy. _SAV-MOR- 187 Keith » We. will not he: undersold. . Before You BUILDERS — Phone Gab. 7224 0 or 7225: homeowners | - tural design, rustic surround- ings, spacious zoning and on-site recreational facilities; Iskes, pools, bridal paths, golf courses, tennis courts and country clubs, Both will offer city conven- fences: on-site schools, church- cultural activities, Columbia, between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, places primary em- phasis on city aspects, It plans & population of 110,000, many of whom will be employed in on-site . businesses and indus- -try. A cluster plan of deyelop- ment will provide individual ‘neighborhoods that private homes, apartments and | public, facilities, and a down- town srea will boast depart. |: ment stores, ‘shops, theaters, and restaurants. Prestbury; ~ located near the Chicago: suburb of Aurora,’ will be a frankly “prestige” com- munity offering, according to developer. R. ©. Appel,. “the ‘charm and gentle living of the English ‘countryside.”. All ar- chitecture will be traditional (no contemporary design al- lowed). Public buildings will be of Old English design. Even the name “Prestbury” derives from Ma |striotions to protect - or homes. “Modal homes’ set th alpace- -through, use of; aval aiity building” imaterials’ sich a5 an old English town, This com~ Munity is planned. for a popu- lation of 6,000 zoned Into a! ‘“sore” of single- -family homes and six sections of multi-fam- ily dwellings inchiding. town | - fea| houses and a 20-story. condo-, . mintum, . wef oe ‘Both communities * will: Mal erciso methods stich Be ho plan approval’, and‘ deed:, re Andersen windows, f. Carpet i in kitchens | “no flash i in the pan. * A mildew resistant carpet backing for kitchens Is a must,'A high density foam tacondary ‘backing sot anly kelps-pre- . vent i uids seeping through’ to the floor,, it is.so plegsant on the feet. ” Many fines of Satin fiber sre avail- able with such high density foam bac tk _ Ings as well as wits viny! secon dary _ backings — which hold tha line agai moisture. In both cases, under-padding isn't necessary, @ With glamour as the keynote in tod- day's kitchen decor, carpets in the most sophisticated. contemporary. col- Bt now avail lable, of course, it makes moré sense to stay away from pale ‘shades and stick h the more carpeted living room, BR cr ND pam aias Sai “SAV. MOR BUILDERS CENTRE LTO. How Featuring A Complete “DRAFTING & BLUE PRINTING SERVICE" ; Complete line of building supplies and manufacturer of ‘Nor-Pine’ Homes ; - PHONE 635-7224 - 635-7223 : “ medium and darker tones in solids and. _ tweeds to minimize evidence of soil, Going” one ‘step further, . it looks an if homes of the future will be kitchenless. Projections indicate appliances will be out- fitted right into the furniture — coming aut of the woodwork (or probably plastic work) only when needed. At last the fam- ily chef will be part of the group — no doubt program-. ming meals on 2 computerized tange — right ina luxuriously They doubled over with laughter when it was suggested - that carpet would be practical for the kitchen just a few years back. Many people are dis- covering carpeted kitchens are - far from an extravagance or passing fancy — but are be- ¢oming a way of life, just as at home in the kitchen as the range or refrigerator. Here’s ‘why! ; » cuipelne does away with tedious mop- ping, polishing and waning. With mod- - oft set fibers such as Hercuton ate, * fin fiber, mast. common spills such 9s milk, calsup and eggs completely dis- appear when blotted up promptly with paper toweling or tissue, then sponged up with the suds of a ight detergent. and water, All that’s needed is a regu lar vacuuming at weekly intervals or-as needed — occasionally a shampoa from time to time, - © Carpeting makes kitchens safer, Statis- tics show many accidents in the home occur in the kitchen from wet and *~ slippary floors. eo Carpeting saves breakage. ‘Don't over: , (ook the high “mortality” rate of dish- _@5 and glassware saved when they “bounce rather than break on soft sur- face flooring. ® Carpeting helps make wives. happie ier when confined to the kitchen for long hours at a time — less-tiring on the feet, too. » Carpeting cuts down on nasty noises and wintry drafts, @ A low, dense pite with a level surface is recommended, With such construc- tion, carpets are easier to keep clean 8, crumbs cannot creep between the s 037 KEITH AD. . 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