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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1951
Page
6
Practical notes on starting a remodeling project, adding two bedrooms and a bath, or lifting the roof for an upstairs suite. Guidance covers inspecting layout, porch placement, garage use, footings, stairs location, and wet venting. Includes wallpapering tips and sewer pipe choices.
Texas construction awards fell by more than ten million dollars in the week ending August 16, with total contracts at 315,383,664 compared to 25,486,695 the prior week. Residential contracts led at 8,204,789, dominated by apartment work totaling 6,256,989, while nonresidential projects reached 6,143,199 including schools and churches. Engineering awards totaled 1,035,676 with highway and waterworks major components.
Step by step method for laying a six inch thick concrete sidewalk. Drainage achieved by higher one side board and tarred felt strips. Sections poured in sequence with form boards, cross boards, and tamping for a smooth level surface.
Payne Panelake force draft wall heaters are now on display at Harper's Gas and Appliance Company, Bartown's authorized dealer. The units heat homes of 1000 to 1150 square feet and can be installed in a closet or between walls to direct heat in two directions. Since 1947 Harper's has installed about 376 units in Baytown homes.
A safety note advises installing horizontally sliding cabinet doors to reduce kitchen injuries from open doors. Doors can be glass or hardboard with grooves for sliding past each other. Keep doors equal width and under 18 inches for easy use and interior access.
Modern engineers revive a 20 year old idea as radiant panel heating, with copper pipes in concrete floors or warm air ducts under surfaces. It explains panel temperatures for comfort and contrasts with true radiant heating using electric elements, noting oil fired hot water as common and boiler systems.
Draperies have uses beside windows and can conceal awkward offsets in walls by building floor to ceiling shelves. Keep storage curtains under a yard wide for easy access.
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