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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1960

Page

11

Humidity matters for homes through seasons and spans

Homeowners face humidity issues year round from excess moisture to lack of it. A Purdue study notes a family of four emits about 6 1 2 gallons of moisture every two hours, affecting surfaces and health. Simple fixes include circulating air, venting moisture, and using steam or dehumidifying units as needed.

Purdue University

Spring Sale Tips Give Your House Real Personality

Spring offers a prime time to sell a home as landscaping blooms and moods lift. To speed sale, keep interiors spotless and shining, outdoor spaces manicured, temperature comfortable, and scent inviting. Highlight features buyers want, stress family amenities, and show personal warmth to make the house feel like a home.

Houses Built Of Earth Prove Durable In 1936 Test

In Birmingham several rammed earth homes built in 1936 37 remain solid occupied and valuable. Occupant Mrs Rachel H Soisson even turned down 17500 for her three bedroom home originally bought for 1824. Mount Olive community near Birmingham chose by the Farm Security Administration with WPA labor. Thick 18 inch walls insulated interiors, flat gravel tar roofs, few conventional windows, and a plaster finish.

Birmingham Ala Rachel H. Soisson Federal Farm Security Administration Mount Olive Here Works Projets Administration WPA Thomas Slibben Alexandria

Calking compound sticks to masonry and wood surfaces

Readers ask about sealing gaps around window frames and door rattling. Calking compound adheres to masonry and wood, with removal of loose old seal first. Apply via gun or knife. for small jobs a tube suffices. underlayers stay flexible for years. The door rattle fixes by repositioning the strike plate with mortising.

Andy Lang

Rooms Get Luxury Look

Recreation rooms dens and other rooms in the home can be given a luxurious wood grain appearance at low cost with hardboard panels. The four by eight or twelve foot panels install over framing with nails or adhesive, featuring a light wood grain finish and five inch grooves for seamless joins.

Bunk House For Rustics

Rustic bunk house bedroom features built in atmosphere with two tone hand hewn timber panels. Includes bunk beds desks peg board storage and large cabinet area splitting bunks from desks. Panels four feet wide up to twelve feet long easy to install and clean.

Jungle Law In Forests

Forest management shifts from natural growth to tree farming under scientific rules. Giants may live 1000 years, but many succumb to pests or illness by 300 or 400. Humans now cultivate and harvest forests before old age, ensuring continual land cover with new plantings.

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