Leisure Living In Non-Conforming A Frame By Andy Lang
A latest House of the Week features an A frame with dramatic glass façades and a sawtooth roof. The design centers a brick wall as a visual anchor with an 8 foot gate, a front foyer, multiple doors to the living room garden, and three dormers soaring to 20 feet. The sunken living room curves around a fireplace and bar while the kitchen family area opens to a balconied staircase. Upstairs a studio with five foot windows and a top level sun deck above the carport offer a private retreat for work or guests.
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Andy Lang
Floor Landing Requires Care In Refinishing A Wood Floor
The article outlines the requirements for refinishing a wood floor including removing all items from the room for several days, renting an edging sander, and using three grades of sandpaper. It warns about dust, proper machine operation, and thorough cleanup before applying finishing coatings. It also discusses sanding directions and finishing options like varnish and shellac.
Schoolhouse Clock Pattern 530 Offered for $1.50
An easy to build octagonal schoolhouse clock replica is shown with Agneta Eckemyr. Pattern 530 includes a full size step by step guide, six hour build time, battery pendulum, and finish options. Send $1.50 plus 25 cents for airmail to Steve Ellingson, Decatur Daily Pattern Dept, Van Nuys, California. Other projects priced around $1 to $50.
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Agneta Eckemyr
Steve Ellingson
Decatur Daily
P.O
van Nuys
Calif
Beatles fastest selling composers and musicians 1963 1970
Between 1963 and 1970 the Beatles became the fastest record selling composers and musicians to date, selling 330 million records during that period.
Drain Tile Clarifications for Home Downspout Drainage
A homeowner asks about drain tiles and directing rainwater into a ditch. The guidance explains drain tiles are underground pipes laid with a slight pitch from downspout to the drainage ditch, with soil packed over them to prevent ground collapse.
Pene penetrating sealer applied to wood paneling
Homeowner reports applying pene penetrating sealer to family room wood paneling with a brush several weeks ago. The finish appeared acceptable at the time.
Card Mail Bonanza Expands Postal Impact in NY Story
Americans who exchange greeting cards make up nearly 10 percent of the 80 billion pieces of mail handled yearly by the Postal Service, says the National Association of Greeting Card Publishers. The greeting card segment also accounts for more than 20 percent of the 34 billion first class pieces mailed annually.
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Bonanza
New York
United States Postal Service
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
Grand Ole Opry House sale to city preservation eyed
Nashville officials learn owners will consider selling the Grand Ole Opry House rather than demolish it. The Opry, nationally broadcast, will relocate to a new theater at Opryland U.S.A. early next year. The building, built in 1891, is a former gospel tabernacle.
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House For Sale
Nashville, Tenn
Grand Ole Opry House
Grand Ole Opry
Opryland U
R-27 Statistics House Plan Features and Layout
R-27 design lists a living room family room kitchen two bedrooms a bathroom foyer and laundry totaling 1253 square feet. A studio or third bedroom sits on the second floor with a sun deck above the carport. Slab foundation overall dimensions 45 feet 2 inches by 46 feet 5 inches including carport and garden.
Ray Mitchell Embraces Home Improvement Loans
Ray Mitchell at First State is enthusiastic about home improvement loans. He promotes adding on fixing up or painting to suit homeowner needs, often saying yes to loans for renovations.
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Ray Mitchell
First State
Ray
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