_TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, BC, For al Building Needs Thornhill Building ‘Supplies Ltd. I your - There's lots of room for improvement fn homes through out the Unitad States—about $69 billlon worth, according to nae tional marketing experts, This backlog represents the modernization and remodeling jobs that seven out of every 10 homeowners plan to undertake in the near future, It also reveals an emerging attitude of stability among families, When they need more living space, they are more likely to have {t addad to thelr present house than to go out and find a new dwelling to fill the btil, Recent home buyers also are making Improvements in thelr homes almost as soon as they have made the first mortgage payment, In fact, they are more fall insulation, 25% OFF Hyway 16 West co-OP BUILDING 1/8 x 32x96 season parties. : cd Keith JUST ARRIVED! Zonolite ee foose Albert & McCaffery Suppliers to Builders of the North LINO TILE 9x9._...2 for 15¢ MAHOGANY PANELS. co-op" | ‘BUILDING ~— $69 billion earmarked for _ home improvement project likely to remodel or modernize than long-term homeowners, ac- cording to a survey by the U, 5, Department of Commerce, The home improvement market has been gaining by leaps and bounds during the past few years, In 1966 it passed the $14 billion mark for the first time, This volume will jump to between $20 and $25 billicn by 1970, according to the experts, For many familes, the major home improvement project this year will be the fnstallation of a mew roof, If your present roof is begin- ting to develop leaks or looks worn, it is time for you to do some top level planning about resroofing. You -will discover that aside from their functional 2,000 bags - Now $1.49 Phone 635-2060 SPECIALS $1.99 ex. | SUPPLIES Entertaining, during the festive season? Now Is good time to think about remodeling’ or ‘building a rec room. Choose. fram our 6 master designs of recreation rooms or let Andre Blomme _ design one just for you, Then. you'll | be sure, of having successful festive . “y _aAN MOR BUILDERS TERRACE OMINECA HERALD Builder's ; Page | | le Machine Taping & “Fiiahing e Textured Ceifings Phone 635-2195 value, new roofing materials such as heavyweight asphalt shingles now come in a varlety of decorative shades and texe tures that can improve the over- all appearance of your house, Here are some suggestions for getting the most out of a re- roofing job: 1, Contact a good roofing con tractor, since re-roofing is not something to be undertaken by a novice, Remember too, that since installation costs are about the same for standard and heavy . s weight shingles, this is your ' chance to get durable heavy- welghts for very liltle more, 3. Take advantage of new de- velopments in roofing, For ex- ample, if your house is in a high-wind area, consider self. sealing shinglas which have an adhesive sealant that's activated by the heat of the sun to bond each shingle to the one belay, They make an effective, wind- resistant roof, 4, When possible, apply the new roof over the old ona. It will provide additional insulation and save the trouble and expense of removing the old roof, Your roofer can advise you when this is possible. Oil paint and varnish shoula be removed from paint brushes 2. Get a bonus in cuir anu |. wroen design by selecting a roofing E material that blends or contrasts ee with the house exterior or bulld- ing site. Oi. with turpentine or quality mineral spirits, in ‘Shulters Can Be. — Window Relic Want to perk up the appear ance of your house? - Adding shutters to the wine dows is one of thé quickest and easiest ways to. give your home a tew look. Once used as pro- fection against wind, rain and snow, modern: shutters are now considered a fast, effective, and Inaxpensiva. cosmetic—a sort of do-it-yourself facelift for a dull- looking house. . . Shutters are ‘a triple threat to ‘drabness. They glve texture and dimension to the flat, monote nous plains of exterior house walls, They?’re a natural oppot- tunity for color accent. And they O pact three bedroom bungalow was designed by architect J. L. Blather- amnion wick of Toronto. wn The bedrooms are on one side of NEW HOUSE DESIGN - This com- , the house and are separated from the living-dining-kitchen area by. the basement stairs and a 6% foot stor- age wall. The walis around the base- ment stairs are only waist high and this increases the apparent size of the house. This feeling of space -is further emphasized by the fact that ceilings throughout the house follow the roof slops. Also noteworth’ the front entrance hall, the plum! ing concentrated at.the back of the ‘house, the kitchen layout and the outdoor terrace off the dining room and beyond the carport. In addition to laundry, furnace and storage fa: cilities in the basement, the area un- der the bedrooms is designed to be used as a future recreation room. The house might te best placed on ‘the lot so that the middle bedroom faces north. - The floor atea is 971 square feet, excluding the carport, and the ex- terior dimensions are 30 feet four inches by 32 feet. Working drawings . for this house, known as Design 285, can be obtained fram Central Mort- gage and Housing Corporation at a make the windows look wider, | § doors, : front entrance make an interest- ing and unusual entryway, and add a touch of individuallty to your house, better-logking house, have two distinctive advantages, They’re easy for the home handy. man to instal? and they can be Tepaintad a. different color any time you want to brighten or change the appearance ‘of the house. are available at local lumber yards, bullding supply dealers and some specialty houses, You can get them In the traditional ponderosa pine units or‘one of the plastics, The former are factory-treated with a special chemical preservative thaé pro- tacts abuse, styles: louver and- panel, They're equally effective on Shuttars flanking the As a remodeling means to a shutters Both window and door shutters them agdinst weather Shutters come in two general The moderate cost. Carpeting in Kitchen Tea kettles in. the kitchen are not new, but carpeting in the kitchen -is. Tea kettles in the carpeting in the kitchen is even more unusual — and that is what one carpet manufacturer has in store for milady, Two years ago the firm de- veloped a sponge-bonded, high density nylon for home use that has become increasingly popular with housewives, This year the firm has developed the use of designs in the carpeting, Each design is based on ob- jects and themes related to the various rooms in which the car~ BW \peting is installed, The tea ket- B\tle and a crossed knife-and-fork are among the kitchen carpet designs. For the children,’ the company has provided a toy sol- dier motif, For the card-playing owner of arecreation room. play- ing cards will decorate the floor, The sponge-backed carpeting can be cut like linoleum into # |any design the housewife desires, The manufacturer claims that its installation will cut the clean- ing time of the floor by 75 per cent because it is made of soll. and stain-resistant rylon yarn In nailing tongue-and-groove floor boards to the subfloor the nailing is done through the tongue at a 45 degree angle un- a | til the nail ts almost flush with, Althe wood, after which ft is m|driven the rest of the way with a |anaflset, Phone 635.2268 . The carpet can be maintained by daily vacuuming and periodic shampooing and is highly re- sistant to spillage, An everyday hazard in the kitchen, the spill- ing of grease, can be ‘eliminated quickly hecause the special car- pet can be wiped off with al sponge. A thin rubber coating, per- manently bonded to the carpeting guarantees its resiliency for the Life of the flooring. The cushion also serves as an acoustical ‘|material, and if the lady of the house is ‘adish-smasher, the odds will be cut down, for a dishdrop- ped on the sponge-bonded carpet will bounce right back at her, Other advantages include anon |’ skid surface that lowers the chances of injury in case some- one falls; and longer wear of the carpet because it has been woven into a tight compact pile that will not crush easily or show wear, Also, cigarette burns or other damages will not require expen- sive reweaving because of de.° velopment of a new tool which enables the handy housewife to repair it herself in afew min- utes, . Use Flush Door For Easy Table Five thumbs won't step you from making'a table with 3 flush door and ready-made wooden legs, A flush door ts smooth and does not have any panels,there» fore is very easy ta ‘finlsh wit varnish, shellac, lacquer, pene- trating stafn, one of the plastic finishes or anything else you wish, Ready-made lags can be pure chased at = hariware = stores, ‘lumber yards, bitilding supply ‘|dealers, department stores and in the variaty sections of many .| other types of establishments, ineliding the so-ralled 5 & 10, Most ready-made legs come'|- with’ metal or woulen plates |: which are attiched td tha hote. tom of the deor—ani presto, vou. have u tuhle, Consider the possi-: bility of purchasing the legd:] =. which slant outward, They are espectally suitable For an added touch, You might: add wooden strip: moldings. whteh a . can be glued to the edges ot the . foots ee mm . Folding. doors operate. best ‘when - they: are pushed at'the pro’ per. height. : Since small, children ‘cannot height, it Is sometimes wise ta } place handles on the doora for} | -their’ Uses This wil” facllitate | : ;. ‘movement ‘of the. ‘doors: when 4 pushed at a: lower halen, Use Tertace Herald Gossited louvered design is slatted and ijhas a lighter, open look, Some of tha paneled styles come with changeable top panels ‘so you can insert pretty, about de- signs, se In @ room|." hich has modern decor, ; reach that particular vee a ar Be ore. YOU. decide. on the type of heating system: "s 1 YOUr. next ‘home, or for an: additlon to your: present mae home, get signed estimates of the operating costs from.” . fuel suppliers aes if they. daré. B.C. Hydro‘ will calculate : your annual. heating costs. sand give you a signed estimate. 7 ‘The chances are you'll find out that you can enjoy elec: . trie, heat's draft-tree comfort and, room: by: room: temp: ‘ wr mute a aps, fo ARE es op tals Oe on des Bie Next time ~ someone: promises - » While shutters are recognized {iam as window dressing for Early American decor, don’t overlook thelr - possibilities for other types of architactural styles,: Thetr slim, classic lines can.| ae teaulify co contemporary styling as |} iam M N E C BUILDING SUPPLIES 1 4818 W. Highwoy 16 Phone 635-6381 lowest heating costs "14,000, homeowners have made. Electric He HBC Cc: ‘8 hottest sellert. ” erature control for about the same cost as ald: fashioned: : system tomorrow's hamebuyers will demand. ask him to put tin - waiting. “forms of héating. You'll have clean heat, with no.dust ” ‘or soot to harm your family's: health, oF: mar. your furs nishings. 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