Cinderella Nails Improve Home Building Across era
The common eightpen ny and ten penny nail is outdated as better nails offer far stronger joints. Research at Virginia Tech led by Dr E George Stern produced new designs that bore into wood fibers and locked with annular wings, making buildings sturdier. Demonstrations show far greater holding power with 33 specialized nail types.
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E. George Stern
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Polytechnic
Avera
Dear Susan and the Lovers Behind a Murder Truth
A letter reveals a love triangle ending in murder. Anne Clawson lies dead in her apartment with a bullet wound as Sue and Dick Thomas admit their affair. The elevator operator recalls only two visitors, and one confesses to the crime in a tense confrontation.
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Anne Clawson
Sue
Dick Thomas
Anne
Sue Thomas
Plywood Door Hardware Eases cabinet door mounting
Article explains special hinges for plywood cabinet doors. It advises on surface hinges H and H L types for edge grain mounting and notes rolling door hardware is available. Discussed hinge varieties include semiconcealed, loose pin, chest, and concealed pin hinges for various plywood door sizes and rabbeted edges.
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MR. Fix
NEA Service
Plywood
Handy Man
Home Repair Tips and Inquiries From Home Owners
A collection of practical home hints covers saw binding with wood dampness, insulating a chicken coop floor from beneath the flooring using mineral wool blankets and a vapor barrier, causes of damp basement walls including faulty foundations and wall cracks, and rust prevention for railing with rust removal and red lead primer before enamel paint.
Hidden top and bottom hinge mounts for uncluttered doors
The top and bottom mounting of hinges creates a neat modern look with only the pivot point visible from the front when closed. For small doors use a pair, for larger doors a pair and a half. Rolling-floor hardware uses two roller brackets and a double-lipped track fastened to the frame with screws.
Exhaust Fans Become Top Added Feature in New Homes
Nationwide survey shows exhaust fans installed in kitchens bathrooms and laundry rooms in 98 percent of cities as a leading added feature to boost sales. Built-in ovens and disposals follow. summer air conditioning remains secondary to buyer choice. Intercoms and high fidelity systems rise in use in midwest and west, while regional variations appear in cooling adoption.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Assn
Midwest
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Atlanta
Memphis
St. Petersburg
Fla
Cincinnati
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