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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1963
Page
7
Seven steps guide home buyers through mortgage planning and budgeting from the American Banking Association. Focus on finances, maintenance costs, resale value, and selecting a neighborhood while consulting bankers and real estate professionals for informed decisions.
Market wise homebuilders meet strong demand for more space by installing more lighting fixtures to create a sense of larger rooms. Well lit models impressed visitors who found rooms bigger than similar homes at the same price. Research by the American Home Lighting Institute supports the effect, noting reflections from light colored ceilings and walls boost perceived space and practical usefulness.
Advice on exterior house painting in fall by Herman Baum notes best season for painting, surface prep, filling cracks, removing old paint, and using putty and shellac to prevent bleed. Also covers tools, knot resin care, underlayment, and avoiding cheap paint. includes reader Q and enamel guidance for plaster walls.
Dear House Doctor asks how to store paint for later use. The answer notes that air trapped in the can causes surface scum and spoilage, suggesting a practical method to preserve contents for future use.
Dear House Doctor answers a reader about cracked plaster in a six year old home with electric radiant ceiling coils. Advice stresses reducing coil surface temperature below 1120 degrees Fahrenheit before repairing cracks. after adjustments, cracks likely stay closed. Readers may send home improvement questions to The House Doctor.
Lawrence Lane of Telectron visits Pittsfield to train Klitsch Overhead Door Co on new radio controlled door models. A neighbor’s door opened with both having same frequency. field adjustments and battery powered transmitters now prevent such conflicts. Klitsch says the firm expects a Christmas season rush as people gift the devices.
Friendly Ice Cream Corp. will add a walk-up window to its 831 Dalton Ave. shop. Robert Gaudrault, executive vice president of Wilbraham firm, announced the project with a Pittsfield contractor, Robert J L Betit Co., handling the work. Completion is expected by Nov 1, increasing seating by seven and expanding family service while the Dal ton Avenue location remains open.
Exterior trim paints mainly color wood trim, screen frames and shutters. Popular greens reflect demand, while leveling, quick drying, high gloss, color retention, one coat hiding and durability define quality. The National Paint Varnish and Lacquer Association highlights these properties.
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