Rex Home of the Week Six-Room Ranch Style Listing
A six room ranch style home named The Rex is highlighted with a 51 by 26 foot main area plus a four by thirty one garage extension, two porches and a terrace option. The plan emphasizes indoor outdoor living with large living room doors and built in bookcases near the fireplace. The layout includes three bedrooms with ample closet space and a family lavatory adjacent to the kitchen.
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Mnette
Weatherstripping to Cut Heat Loss This Winter
Forecasters warn of a very cold winter making attic doors and windows vulnerable to air leaks. A simple test uses a candle to reveal drafts around frames and cracks. even small gaps add up to significant heat loss, stressing the value of weatherstripping for home comfort and savings.
Blueprint sale offers home owner and contractor kits
Completes pans for this home are available with pricing per set and bundle options. Address requests should reference Home of the Weak Inc and department set street, with land check or money order. Plans will be sent with no extra cost, including a complete home owner and contractor kit.
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Weak, Inc
Garbage Cans Important As Health Aids
A community boosts health by providing each family with two galvanized steel garbage cans with close fitting lids. Proper can storage reduces flies and rats, cutting typhoid dysentery and tuberculosis risks. Regular hot water cleaning and timely disposal keep areas cleaner and more desirable. Basement doors widen to 55 inches for bulky appliances. Keep drains sealed to prevent sewer gas. enamel finishes can dry flat with strong hiding power.
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Statia
Sturdy Ladders Halt Accidents
A safe ladder is essential for home repairs and accident prevention. Many falls come from rickety ladders or improvised substitutes like chairs. Inspect rungs bolts and screws, replace broken parts, and brace unstable ladders to avoid injuries.
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Additio
Basement doors gain favor in postwar homes
Across the country, old wood basement hatchways are being replaced by new exterior basement doors. The modern doors, designed to cover outside basement steps, are widely favored after the war for their fire and weather resistance.
Names Of Fixtures In Plumbing Discussed For Clarity
Tips emphasize using correct fixture names to avoid contractor confusion. Lavatory, washbasin, and sink distinctions are explained along with water closet and toilet terms. Basement saves fuel up to ten percent per Institute of Home Designers. Stop drafts by sealing sash weight pulley openings with loose insulation.
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National Association of Plumbing Contractors
Noted Architects Use Asbestos For Sidewall Beauty
American homes of tomorrow will rise through new house designs by six prominent architects showcased by the Asbestos-Cement Products Association. Each design uses asbestos cement siding for permanence and economy in modern gracious living, with color renderings and floor plans.
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Asbestos-Cement Products] Association
Tight Grip Tiring
The article notes that hand fatigue in painting comes from gripping the brush too tightly. It advises maintaining average pressure to reduce fatigue and improve work quality.
Asbestos Deposit Found Near Central Park USA
Geological survey notes an asbestos deposit near New York City's Central Park. The seam is too small to be mined profitably, even in the hot skyscraper zone.
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Manhattan Geological Survey
New York
Central Park
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