Gold Medallion Homes Influence on Market Growth
The Gold Medallion program drives total electric homes with major appliances and electric heating. Central Vermont Public Service sparked growth with a 2 cent per kWh heating rate and over 100 electrically heated homes by 1961, including about 20 Gold Medallions. The program boosts builder activity as mass electric power spreads to communities.
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Rutland
Edison Electric Institute
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
LBE
Have Both Kinds of Putty Knives for Painting Prep
The article advises using both a stiff putty knife for scraping and around windows and a flexible knife for smoothing filler in plaster and wood. It warns against using a putty knife to open paint cans and notes a cheap paint can opener sold by dealers.
Properly finish walls before lunch when painting
Instructions warn against stopping mid wall with alkyd paints or enamels. Completing the section before a break prevents lap marks and visible seams between painted areas.
Homemakers Learn Wallpapering Secrets
A homemaker offers practical tips on wallpapering rooms with patience planning and preparation. She lists steps from measuring center lines to fitting panels and smoothing seams, plus selecting paste and backing and when to hire experts for imperfect walls.
Patching Up Old Roof Often a Waste of Time
Homeowners face choosing a new roof over repairs as old roofs leak. Experts say repairing old roofs often costs more long term, since walking on aging shingles can create new leaks. A full roof of asphalt shingles is cheaper, durable, and can go over the old roof, providing rain protection, insulation, and fire resistance.
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Winkler LP
Stewart-Warner-Winkler
Finish One Wall To Lower Costs
Homeowners with limited budgets can refresh living rooms by paneling only the fireplace wall. Light woods like honeyed west coast hemlock or Douglas fir brighten the room, with a sealer and clear varnish to retain warm beige tones.
How to fix a wobbly kitchen chair with a short leg
The short chair leg can be lengthened by gluing a dowel to the bottom after matching diameters, or by building up the leg with wood putty or plastic wood. Sand and paint to finish.
All Kinds of Walls Paint Options for Plaster
A variety of paint types suit plaster walls including quick drying latex paints with no odor that dry in 30 minutes to an hour. Odorless alkyd paints dry a bit longer but are tough and wear resistant. Multi color paints apply two or more colors randomly. For badly scarred walls use heavy bodied texture paints to hide patches.
Coloring Tips to Adjust Warmth and Compatibility
To warm most colors except green, add a touch of red. For green, use a bit of yellow. To cool pink gray or green, add blue. A tiny green with a dab of blue can cool ivory and cream tones. When adding paint, match types and check label compatibility with the colorant.
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