Building a Home Office Space From Hallways and Rooms
The article describes converting limited home space into a functional work center for a 24 hour business. It suggests borrowing from a hall or dining room, using compact furniture like a secretary desk and wall mounted desks, and emphasizes lighting, a telephone, files, and pre planning. It highlights open feeling with glass walls and wood paneling, and mentions light woods to create a warm study area suitable for taxes, bookkeeping, and correspondence.
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Mother
Trees as natural air conditioners and sound barriers
Trees around homes provide shade cooling and dust trapping. They reduce noise by up to sixty percent and evaporation from one tree can equal ten room air conditioners running twenty hours daily. Proper placement depends on sun path and house orientation.
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American Association of Nurserymen
Associa
United States
Los Angeles
University of Nebraska
Super Deck cool pool surface promises relief in Arizona heat
A new product by Super Deck Inc of Phoenix and El Rey Stucco Co of Albuquerque claims to keep pool decks cool to the touch even in extreme heat. The silica acrylic resin mixture bonds well, resists chipping, peeling or flaking, can be tinted, and requires little maintenance.
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Super Deck Inc
Phoenix
el Rey Stucco Co
Albuquerque
N.M Reece- Primm
Super Deck
Arizona
Imm
Which tile type demands least maintenance according to expert view
The expert favors pure vinyl tile for lowest maintenance and greater scratch resistance over vinyl-asbestos and asphalt tiles. Waxing may be unnecessary per some manufacturers, with damp mopping sufficient. Indentation resistance cited at 200 psi for pure vinyl vs 25 psi for vinyl-asbestos and asphalt.
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Gene Gary
Dishwashers Made Easy Consumer booklet guides purchases
Virginia Knauer outlines a federal booklet titled Dishwashers to help homemakers choose and install dishwashers. It covers three types portable built in and convertible and advises on wiring water temperature features warranties and finding a reputable maker. The booklet costs 70 cents and is available from Consumer Product Information Pueblo Colorado.
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Virginia Knauer
Office of Consumer Affairs
Underwriters’ Laboratories Inc
Consumer Product Information
Pueblo
Colo
Scottsdale Daily Progress Home and Garden Update
Scottsdale feature covers home and garden tips and ideas from the March 1 1973 edition with advice on styling, plant care, and seasonal projects for readers seeking practical improvements for houses and yards.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Burglary risks rise for renters say insurance experts
NEW YORK UPI experts warn renters face higher burglary and theft losses than homeowners. Continental Casualty Co cites 2.5 million renters likely to suffer insurable losses with theft driving over half. An average yearly loss around $400 per renter, plus preventive tips like heavy locks and solid doors.
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New York
UPI
Continental Casualty Co
Fosses
Continental
Jim Gillespie
Gillespie
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