Update Old Home To Raise Value
For every dollar invested in home improvements, about two dollars in value are added. Older homes must be maintained and updated to increase worth. common updates add value beyond their cost such as paneling, kitchen modernization, converting garages, and fresh decor. Face lifting living rooms and new cabinets can double their value. converting a garage into a room is a simple paneling and floor/ceiling project. The color of the house affects repaint intervals. White paint lasts 4–5 years, tinted 5–6 years, dark colors 6–8 years.
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Donald Dreibelbis
West Fifth St
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Adjust Home to Fit Growing Family
Home economist Ruth H. Smith shows how a typical house plan can adapt as a family grows. Starting with preschoolers, a mud room and multiuse dining area evolve to suit school age children and then adults, finally reverting to a ground level layout for easy living.
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Ruth H. Smith
Pennsylvania Agricultural
New Home Market One of Largest in the Nation
The article notes 1.3 million new homes to be built this year in the United States and over one million of the 33 million existing dwellings offered for sale. It emphasizes that buying and selling homes is the largest dollar volume business and buyers seek value, design, floor plans, foundations, and appealing exteriors.
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Unite States
Weekend visits spread across Iowa towns
Mrs Marie Bacon with Mr and Mrs Darwin Green and Todd of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Herbert Gearhart in Des Moines and Mr and Mrs Marvin Bacon in Boone. Mr and Mrs Orville Offerman visited her mother Mrs Anna Felton of Cascade, a patient in University hospitals in Iowa City, Mr and Mrs Gordon Smith visited her aunt Mrs Elmer Tiedeman.
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Albert Sill
Manchester
John
Iowa City
Bill Mardorf
Robert Wilson
Roy
Des Moines
Dennis Joslyn
Cedar Rapids
Ernie Glass
Delhi
Tom Glass
Tom Hennessey
Marie Bacon
Darwin Green
Todd
Herbert Gearhart
Marvin Bacon
Boone
Orville Offerman
Anna Felton
Cascade
University Hospitals
Gordon Smith
Elmer Tiedeman
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Joe Jones
Vanourny
Peoples Natural
Miss Smith
Cedar Rapids Hospital
Marcus Kehoe
Wm, Delay
Leo
Billy
Joe Delay
Jim
Donna Casteel
Palasaides Park
Paul Wilson
Herman Dolley
Ralph Thompson
Kenneth Sheppard
Freddies Beach
Neal Hayden
Monticello
Gordon Keith
John Sill
Rockwill City
Mrs
Don Mesch
Chris Strief
Peter Strief
Farley
Roseann Beau
Dubuque
Chester Condit
Libson Market
REM Electric
Gibson
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