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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1973
Page
8
Design R-12 presents an A-frame residence by Lester Cohen with three level outdoor access, wrap around deck, and rentable lower level potential. The layout concentrates glass frontage and open spaces including a two story living area, stone fireplace wall, U shaped kitchen, two bedrooms on main level and a master suite upstairs with ample storage and eave space.
Reader asks how to install floor tiles over a subfloor and what constitutes a permanent underlayment. Answer explains using underlayment grade hardboard or plywood with 1/8 inch gap at joints, and securing subfloor first. Also covers restoring gloss on varnished tables with rottenstone and oil, and explains basement sink backup as bottom-line reason.
The main living level includes a living room dining room kitchen two bedrooms and a bath totaling 919 sq ft. A balcony level adds a master bedroom suite with bath totaling 477 sq ft. The basement hosts a family room snack kitchen bath laundry and storage. Overall dimensions are 25 by 39 feet six inches not counting the wrap-around deck balcony.
The article traces kayak origins from Arctic Eskimo survival craft to a popular global outdoor pastime. It highlights a modern plyak built from exterior-grade plywood as a readily available alternative to whale bone and walrus hide.
A guide for woodworkers explains common clamp types including C clamps pipe clamps and toolmakers' clamps. It notes careful tightening to avoid warping and mentions using pads, appropriate pipe lengths, and the vise as a stationary clamp. It cites Andy Tang's Practical Home Repairs handbook offered by the newspaper.
A product line offers 16 garden hose connectors allowing quick connect or disconnect without shutting off water. Features include couplings hose menders nozzles and area sprinklers with a gripper ring that tightens under tension. Also introduced pool stairs with jet spray for water massage adjustable temperature and a fiberglass vinyl nonskid unit for retrofits or new pools.
Sheet metal screws are fasteners used to attach sheet metal or similar materials to wood, providing a secure joining method for thin metal sheets to wooden substrates. They are designed with sharp points and coarse threads to bite into wood and metal.
Bibi Andersson, Sweden’s renowned actress of Bergman films such as The Seventh Seal and Persona, signs to star in Erich Maria Remarque’s Full Circle adapted by Peter Stone. The Berlin apartment drama unfolds on Hitler’s last day and the Russian army’s first day. Opens on Broadway in fall as Remarque’s only play.
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