Starobins pursue rustic life with two new barn lodges
Joseph Starobin a Greenwich Village journalist turned country enthusiast advances his back to the earth project in Hancock New York by adding two new barn lodges and a truncated silo to Holiday Lodge The plan bridges urban work with woodwork community life and skiing drawing on Hancock artisans and a spruce silo transformation while Starobin pursues a PhD at NYU to teach in the Berkshire region
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Joseph R. Starobin
Greenwich Village
Hancock
Starobin
Slarobin
New York City
Jiminy Peak
Norma
Berkshires
New York State
Hancock Artisans
Hancock Mason
Fred Kruger
Fred Jr
Kruger
Great Barrington
Berkshire
Remodelers Warned Against Taking Short Cuts
A 1964 National Home Improvement Derby feature urges careful remodeling to avoid in-betweenism. Flex Aluminum’s Robert Jacobsen advises converting garages or carports into integrated family rooms with properly screened patios and relocated driveways to create a unified entertainment center.
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Robert Jacobsen
Flexalum
Bridgeport Brass Co
Jacobsen
Winter Is Ideal Shopping Time For New House
Winter offers fewer shoppers and a chance to test heating systems. Key buying factors include heating efficiency, roof and insulation, window quality, and kitchen appeal, with experts advising professional appraisal if needed.
Five Rules for Painting Galvanized Steel
Follow five rules from the National Paint Varnish and Lacquer Association. Figure annual service cost, follow manufacturer instructions, use a primer paint for galvanized steel, paint on a clean dry surface, and allow adequate weathering time.
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National
Appliances Heavy Users Of Energy
New York report lists appliances adding to gas and electric loads. It notes 1963 average electricity cost 24.5 cents per kilowatt hour and gas at about 10 cents per therm, with annual consumption estimates for room air conditioner, clothes dryer, dishwasher, refrigerators, freezers, automatic washer, and water heaters.
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New York
Oregon Tops Nation in Logs and Lumber Output
Oregon leads the United States in logs lumber plywood and particle board production with Douglas fir as the principal and most widely used species nationwide.
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Oregon
President Urged To Veto Bill Calling for Marking Lumber
William Blackfield, head of the National Association of Home Builders, urges President Johnson to veto H.R. 2513 that would require marking imported lumber by country of origin. He warns the measure would raise housing costs and restrict Canadian softwood imports, noting prior rejection by the Senate Finance Committee and the Tariff Commission. Blackfield cites NAHB Board resolution and reiterates the association's 40,000 members’ stance.
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Washington
William Blackfield
National Association of Home Builders
Lyndon B. Johnson
Blackfield
Truhason
Johnsen
NAHB
Chicago
Nahb Board of Directors
San Antonio
Johnson
United States
Senate Finance Committee
Tariff Commission
America
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By Arthur Myers
Pye
Fred Krugec
Joe Starobin
Ditch Boy
Nalplex
Deitch Bon Nalplex
Gtysa Bette
Kcittsfield Supply
S&h
Esso
Esso Research
J. W. Gull
Gull Oil & Coal Co
Arnold
William Duffy
Peelagy Peete
Dial
East Street
Pittsfield
Aluminum
Plainfield
Cusson Mfg. Co., Inc
North Street
Plainfield, Mass
Commington
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