Kitchen design tips to boost Christmas meal prep efficiency
Practical guidance on arranging work zones for quick meal preparation. Key points include placing stove sink and fridge with adjacent counters for easy loading, wall ovens with nearby heat-tolerant counters, accessible upper and base cabinets with glide shelves, a spice cabinet near the range, and a close to table dish china area. Emphasis on serenity, light woods like Douglas fir, light finishes, and pastel color schemes for improved mood and lighting.
Home Vacancies Climb Slightly, Census Bureau Reports
The Census Bureau reports growing housing vacancies with 7.6 percent of apartments vacant in the third quarter, up from 7.5 percent. Vacant homes rose to 1.6 percent from 1.4 percent in the same period.
Start at Lumber Yard The House Doctor
House Doctor columns advise DIY home improvement as Herman Baum outlines steps for building a knotty pine paneled wall in a cellar and explains materials, framing, and finishing. The piece also covers humidification, concrete floors, efflorescence removal, and tile setting mastics with practical tips and cautions.
Insulation advice for ranch style block house
A reader asks about blowing insulation into the space between furring strips and gypsum board on an existing ranch style block wall. The adviser notes the cavity is less than a half inch deep, so insulation would be impractical and costly. Slab type insulation should have been installed during construction.
Dear House Doctor Please Remove Mastic From Tile
A reader asks how to remove hardened mastic from bathroom tile in a house where prior occupant left residue. The House Doctor column invites questions on home improvement and repair and requests a stamped self addressed envelope for replies.
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J. R. RB
R. B
Mortgages and the Modern Home Building Process
A text explains how mortgages underpin home building from land purchase to completion. It covers builder financing, bank first mortgages up to 80 percent, construction loans at 75 percent, one year repayment, and final transfer of title to the new owner. It notes profits for builders and ongoing cycles in financing.
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al Farbish
Allied Chemical
Barrett
Farbish
Mason’s failures spark Masonite idea to hardboard fame
William H. Mason’s trial and error approach led to the creation of Masonite, a wood paneling material named after him. He partnered with Edison era science, proving that not every idea succeeds yet some yield value. His persistence turned wood waste into a major American industry.
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William H. Mason
Masonite Corp
Mason
Thomas A. Edison
Housing Trends Favor More Expensive Singles
Better homes appear as two out of three single family houses in the United States remain in the under twenty thousand dollar price class. The outlook points to a shift toward higher priced, quality built, single family housing nationwide.
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