Soundproofing and renovation options for home walls and floors
Construction experts advise several methods to reduce sound transmission between duplex units. Install a new wall with no physical link to adjoining sides, add unfixed furring and noncontact studs, and use materials such as plastic foam panels hardboard acoustical tile and thick rugs. For porch floors and sidewalks, use roofing canvas with multiple coats of paint or enamel and replace crumbling cement by removing old material and adding a gravel base before pouring new concrete.
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Decorating Color and Lighting for Hallways and Carpets
A reader asks how to brighten an ugly L shaped hallway and tie carpet colors across a home. Advice covers using light tones and ample artificial lighting, wallpaper or chair rail accents, molding on doors, two tone gold and white schemes, and employing family photos for warmth. For unified color, off white or warm sand shades work with both yellow orange and blue green schemes across rooms.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress Item Dated April 12 1973
Readable OCR fragment from the Scottsdale Daily Progress dated Thursday April 12 1973. Contains brief local notices and items typical of a midweek issues page.
Fiber glass homes rise in U S building field
Rudkin Wiley Corp of Stratford Conn markets Polyarch homes using FRP arched wall ceiling sections. Only 12 such houses exist in CT PA GA NH NY. Wesson family home features FRP panels bolted to mahogany interiors with concrete lower level. Company forecasts 125 homes this year and 5 percent of market in five years.
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Pennsylvania
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New Hampshire
Rudkin-Wiley Corp
Stratford
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Wessons
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Tough carpet advised for small rooms
Small rooms, often bedrooms, become hobby spaces or studies. Buy denser pile carpet to resist wear and use savings on yardage for better quality. Consider a room rug or moving furniture to even out traffic and wear.
Rising home prices spur homeowner alterations nationwide
Home price increases across the United States are prompting more modernization and alterations. Industry expert Joseph G. Hall of GAF Corp. predicts a record 1973 construction improvement and repair expenditure over 18 billion dollars, up from 16.2 billion in 1971 and 17.6 billion in 1972, with 7 billion for alterations or additions and upkeep like roofing and kitchen modernization.
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Joseph G. Hall
GAF Corp
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Bureau of Census
Should You DIY Carpet or Hire a Pro
The article weighs wall to wall carpet rules and suggests professional installation for most rooms. It notes proper stretching to prevent buckling, added extra length and width for fit, and center seams in doorways. It also calls out 12 and 15 foot widths and that halls and stairs require planning to minimize waste. It says DIY suits small areas like bathrooms kitchens and utility rooms with tileable carpet types.
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