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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1973
Page
8
A historical look at how fireplaces began as essential heat sources and evolved into modern prefabs and built-ins. Manufactured units now offer lighting options hidden heating systems, various finishes, and flexible installations. Prices including installation range from 450 to 600 dollars.
An entry court addition enhances a home's exterior by guiding visitors to the front door with a trellis covered walkway and screen fences. Western wood decking frames a private outdoor living area with benches and planters, while water features or river rock create a tranquil approach.
A potting bench provides a work area and storage for soil, peat moss, sand, and supplies. Built with 2 by 4 inch Western wood framing and half inch plywood, the top uses outdoor hardboard for cutting. A 1 by 10 inch pine collar keeps soil from spilling, bench length around eight feet, and lower half split into bins for mixtures and tools. A smaller mobile version with three bins a shelf and caster wheels is also described.
Remodeling an older home offers size advantages from prewar rooms and established yards. Handy buyers can save money, move in quickly, and learn what needs changing. Expansion via attic, basement, or garage conversions is cheaper than new construction if the area remains stable and the house is sound.
Wrought iron is gaining popularity for interior use beyond outdoor furniture and railings. Adjustable easy install options and sculptured styles expand design potential with homeowners using common tools to craft features such as interior columns railings room dividers balcony supports and decorative accents. Black remains the favored color though finishes can match any scheme.
Construction activity in March pushed the Dodge Index to a record high with total new contracts at 8.64 billion dollars, 10 percent above a year earlier. First quarter contracts reached 22.3 billion, up 18 percent from 1972, while residential and nonresidential segments showed strong gains amid inflation in building costs. The Dodge data, from F W Dodge Division, notes lumber cost pressures and public works restraint affecting nonbuilding projects.
This Sunset book provides step by step advice with pictures for in home tasks and larger projects. It covers starting to finish ing projects such as adding a wall, installing doors, flooring, shelving, and building a stairway with clear framing diagrams.
A board foot equals one square foot of lumber. Board footage is thickness in inches times width in feet times length in feet. For example a one inch thick board eight feet long is four board feet. plywood 4 by 8 feet equals 32 square feet.
An easily built garden seat or lounging deck protects tree bark and roots while mowing. It features a hexagonal seat on a box frame of 2x12 inch treated western wood, inner width three to four feet, outer width eight feet, 60 degree angled joints, 2x4 decking, flush trim, and a 2x2 cap trim for a finished look.
WATERBORO The York Cumberland Housing Development Corp begins a drive to recruit families for a self help housing program. Six to twelve families can save up to 25 percent on construction by using their own labor and forming a working group. Loans from Farmers Home Administration depend on income. Preliminary training sessions will cover site selection building designs and group work. Contact York Cumberland Housing Development Corp Community Development Center Waterboro.
Plans for three fence styles and alternate uses plus construction tips form an eight page booklet offered for 10 cents in coin. Available from Western Wood Products Assn Dept 515 P Y Yeon Bldg Portland Ore 97204.
The U S Forest Service estimates 50 percent more timber dies from natural causes than is harvested for human use in Colorado. New tree growth roughly matches both mortality and removals. Outdoor ideas for gazebos trellis and yard lighting are in a 14 page booklet available for 15 cents from Western Wood Products Association Dept 537 P Yeon Bldg Portland Ore 97204.
Framing lumber is graded for strength not appearance, so knots may appear in studs joists and other framing pieces. These imperfections do not necessarily weaken structural performance and are common in green or rough lumber used in buildings.
The piece describes a long low western wood planter box for porches, a special cutter for slicing many asphalt shingles, knee walls in an attic four feet high, and a western wood screen with a bench to create a garden room.
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