Practical carpeting and country style dining room furniture
Barbara Hartung responds to readers on dining room carpeting and a dark oak country English suite. She suggests a red brown black plaid nylon carpet for practicality and harmony with the flagstone fireplace and paneled walls. She also advises against a full canopy bed in a 13 by 12 foot room and offers lighter headboard decoration options.
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Barbara Hartung
Respect power tools experts warn about DIY safety
New York report notes rising use of power tools by amateurs and urges strict safety. Power Tool Institute cites electrical and operating safety tips including grounding, proper cords, guarding, clothing, clamps, and keeping tools dry and well maintained.
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New York
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Power Tool Institute
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Reader's Digest DIY Manual Offers Home Repair Guide
Reader's Digest released the Complete Do It Yourself Manual a 600 page hard cover guide with over 2200 pictures. It covers step by step household tasks from fixing a leaky faucet to major remodeling and includes sections on tools maintenance and 50 build it yourself projects. The seventeen chapters list professions such as carpenters electricians masons roofers and plumbers as examples. The book price is 14.95 dollars.
Calculating Exterior Paint Quantity and Coverage Rules
Determine wall area by height times wall length for each side. Add gable ends area, then divide by paint coverage per gallon. Adjust for eaves and gutters with multipliers. Increase by 20 percent for rough surfaces and 33 percent for corrugated metal.
Scottsdale Daily Progress Home and Garden Hints
Home and Garden section highlights tips for Scottsdale readers on Thursday June 7 1973. Practical advice covers gardening projects yard care and home improvement with local-spot guidance for the warm climate.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Metric system made simple says Dr. Chilton
Dr. Ernest Chilton of Arizona State University argues the United States will convert to the metric system within a decade. He notes the change will be gradual outside commerce and stresses preserving familiar measures for home use while hardware trades adapt to new standards like meters and liters.
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United States
Ernest Chilton
Arizona State University
U.S
Chilton
Napoleon
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Deck expands home with integrated outdoor living area
A family adds a side dining room and a large deck connected to the living room. The deck sits on posts over a sloped lot, with below deck space used as carport and storage. Window walls blend indoors and outdoors while two by four Douglas fir and cedar railings form the deck and pathways.
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