Home Improvement Supplement THE HERALD, Wednesday, March 16, 1977, 7 | A man travels the world over Be It Ever He is happiest, be lic Carefu | Remodel I ng P lan in search of what he needs So Mortgaged, king or peasant, who finds ° and returns home to find it. There's No peace in his home. Leads to Eco if omi Cal Res u it — Goethe Place Like Home! — George Moore Planning is essential to the success of any home . remodeling project. A careful review of the plans and work procedures can add to thesuccess by making it economical, Consider the problem of toa many people _ for too little space, a ‘common headache among homeowners. One solution is to move. But that may be more expensive than adding a room. Another is to convert unused attic space into a spare bedroom or twa, likewise expensive. Or the problem can be solved with a room addition. A. little-used carport converted into an extra - room may be the ideal . solution. Since the roof already exists, all that may be required is to fill in the walls to get a usable, but | inexpensive room, Considerable savings in the cost of labor are possible _if the carport enclosure is handled as a do-it-yourself project. But there are other ways to save as well. Usinga new wood framing technique _ known as Mod 24, which calls for placing studs at 24 inches on center instead of 16, reduces the framing lumber requirement. When window and door openings are planned to fit the Mad 24 system, additional savings of [5 percent on the cost of framing lumber are possible because fewer studs, jacks and cripples are needed. The Mod 24 method meets the Minimum Proper- ty Standards of the Federal Housing and Urban Devel- opment Administration and the major model codes. Research has shown the Mod 24 technique to be just ~ as structurally sound as the traditional method of framing at 16 inches on center, “I've been using the 24- inch framing system fortwo - Years,” says architect Paul Ericson of Topeka, Kansas. “I found it to have several advantages over 16-inch framing; better. window opening placement, better inline stress relief, simpler framing and substantial material savings.” ‘Local home centers or building supply dealers are good sources not only for supplies of western wood for framing, but for tips and Suggestions on many home remodeling projects. Wide-Open ‘Sun Country’ Kitchen Has Do-It-Yourself Storage Ideas A national magazine has come up with a “sun country” adobe-styled kitchen, chock-full of practical and inexpensive ideas youcan use to improve efficiency and increase storage. Inspired by Hotpoint's newest appliance color. — Almond, a soft warm tone — the magazine used Southwest textures, natural materials and earth tones in designing a kitchen with open storage and efficiently arranged work areas: sink center, food preparation island, and cooking center. Almond-colored. appli- ances that blend-in with the. kitchen featured in the February issue of “Family © Circle” magazine include a self-cleaning range with range hood, a 1!2-cycle dishwasher, food waste disposer, built-in trash compactor, and a no-frost refrigerator-freezer with exterior service, Also included is a microwave oven that, instead of being on a vountertop, is conveniently mobile on a roll-about cart which has storage space for other small appliances, and which can itself be tucked ‘into an under-counter ' gtorage area. An alcove at one end of the kitchen kéeps the large- capacity. washer and dryer ‘convenient, yet out of sight with the help of colorful folding panels. _ The kitchen’s wide- openness fits current trends, according to Hotpoint kitchen-planning manager William J. Ketcham, as do the “how-to” projects which the magazine incorporated into it. Some of these ideas for improving kitchen efficiency are exposed natural wood shelves where often-used items are within eye view ‘and arm's length; a pantry, hidden behind easy-to-make lattice doors; a built-in desk for the busy homemaker, and an adjacent slotted - Storage area for trays, cooling racks, cookie sheets, or other storable items, Serfeobedeeedeefetee peated ctetinted Zo stonts ice and water Did you know that Al & Mac, your IRLY Bird Dealer at Terrace has a new! drop ceiling product in stock now, that calls for no ability at all to install — no wires to adjust, everything cut to fit, and at the same price as the conventional “‘drap ceiling” that does call for some talent. Maybe you should call at ‘JAl & Mac and get the details! ! “Nearly everybody shops fat Al & Mac’’, There must be} la reason. BRICK FACING BY IRLY BIRD sq. It. per carton. Irly Bird ‘2x 4 STUDS recognize the value. 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