Neatness Isn’t Everything The House Doctor
Dear House Doctor answers reader questions on asbestos siding care with cleaning options and painting guidance. It covers chemical cleaners, steam cleaning, primer use, two coat applications, latex and solvent paints, and safety steps for handling acids plus maintenance tips for aging siding and related household issues.
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Asbestos-Cement Products Association
National Paint, Varnisa & Lacquer Association
Venetian blinds cut sun heat in modern offices
A Berkshire Eagle piece notes that Venetian blinds, used by housewives for decades, cut summer heat entering glass windows from 195 BTU to 110 BTU per square foot, reducing cooling load by 43.5 percent. The shift to larger window areas in new office buildings will raise their importance for internal solar control as central air conditioning expands.
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Alcan Aluminum Corp
Sweatland Wins GM Delco Franchise For Pittsfield Area
L R Sweatland Inc of Pittsfield is named franchised service dealer for GM Delco heating and air conditioning gear. May B Totten of Delco Products Division announces the appointment. J B Soule Jr says the firm will supply parts and service for all GM Delco installations in the Pittsfield area. The firm had previously acted as a sales representative for GM Delco furnaces and central residential air conditioning units.
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L. R. Sweatland, Inc
Pittsfield
Gm-Delco
May B. Totten
Delco Products
General Motors Corp
Rochester
N.Y
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Jerry
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Schlage
Yale
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KnapeVodt
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Miriam Poley
Lanesboro
Knesses Israel Synagogue
Carr Hardware
Carr Hardware CO
L. R. Sweatland
Gm-Delcc
Berkshire Roofing & Insulation Co
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APEX
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Weer
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