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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1957
Page
6
A house focused spring guide describes a homeowner’s plan for home improvement from yard work to exterior updates. It covers landscaping, painting or siding, roofing, waterproofing the basement, built in storage, possible family room, repainting, brighter lighting, and converting attic space into extra rooms with affordable paneling.
The piece advises readying a home for autumn painting by inspecting siding for blistered paint, cleaning surfaces, priming exposed areas, re-nailing or replacing rotten lumber, calking joints, repointing panes, and repairing boards. It stresses masking weather risks and using metal primers on rusted trim while detailing tools and safe methods.
Guide explains a basic glass cutting method using a bronze wheel cutter. It covers prep steps cleaning the glass and supporting the cutter, cooling with kerosene, holding technique, scoring along a damp straight edge, snapping cuts successively, and using pliers or a ruler to break larger sections.
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