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Clinton News-Record, 1960-09-01, Page 10Pleasing Exterior Wood siding has long been a traditional exterior finish for Canadian hom- es. its application is well suited both to single-storey homes and to two-storey dwellings, Cedar is one of the most popular woods for exterior finish because of its weathering qualities. (CMHC Photo) News of Auburn Correspondent: MRS, W, 1313APN9OK Phone Auburn 53W Good Layout Ensures Privacy' in Small _Three-Bedroom Design this economical three-bedroom, *erne bungalow by architect George Ilan; of Toronto, offers privacy which is usually difficult to obtain in a house of this area. Both living and sleeping Sections are well divid- ed with the bright living room occupying its own wing. A noteworthy feature of the inter- fOr arrangement is the good circular tion which ensures that all rooms may be reached from hallways. The kitchen-dining room, overlooking the street, is compact and handy to the front door. Closets are of ample size a ti d conveniently placed Aroughout the house, The best orientation would be with the /rent door facing *eat The total floor area is 8.$3 square feet and the ekterior dimensions are 37. feet, stir inches, by 42 feet, including the carped. WOrking 'drawings for the house, known as Design. 290, may be obtained froth 'Central' Mortgage and Housing :CorDaratiote at Magni= ,eost., BEDROOM 4t1 RitalEM -DINING 'Room AS PROUD AS Apo YOU'LL SE FOR EVERY 48 WE G RANI BUILDING A NEW HOME? WE CONGRATULATE CALL lig NOW FOR 10110 tsmfAres it PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL SERVICE 21 REASONS WHY U. CAN'T. BEAT GAS T. ECONOMY. GAS is the most efficient of all fuels, guarantees most for your money. No extras or hidden costs like service contracts, tank insurance, burner motor to operate. 2. CLEANLINESS. Only GAS burns completely, without smoke, soot, or oily grime. Saves you money on cleaning, painting and decorating, too. 3. DEPENDABILITY. GAS is always there when you need it, and you pay for it after it has been used. 4. EFFICIENCY. Tests show GAS units are more efficient than those using other fuels. 5. QUIET, TROUBLE-FREE OPERATION. No compli- cated moving parts to wear out, to become noisy so no expensive repairs or part-replacements. 6. IT'S COMPLETELY AUTOMATIC. A simple thermo- stat does all the work. Automatic controls ensure carefree, safe operation. Instant heat is available when required. 7. LONGER LIFE. 80 year-old installations still work perfectly. There is little or no depreciation with GAS heating equipment. 8. NO STORAGE PROBLEMS. No messy tanks or bins. 9. SPACE MAKER. Compact console-type aeslgn adds valuable living space to your home. 10. NO DELIVERY WORRIES. GAS travels in under- ground pipes, safe from weather hazards. No damage to lawn, shrubs or basement from spilled fuel . . . no damage -to your driveway by heavy delivery trucks. 11. GAS IS PLENTIFUL. Huge storage facilities right here in Soutlawestern Ontario ensure that plentiful supplies of Natural Gas are always available. UNION GAS COMPANY OF CANADA GIVES YOU THESE EXTRAS: 12. FREE HEATING SURVEY. One of our heating ex- perts will make a basement-to-attic survey of your home, measuring every room, radiator or duct, window and door. A heating technician will analyze and approve the results and recommendations of this survey. 13. TEST-PROVEN EQUIPMENT INSTALLED. Based on this survey, a registered heating contractor will install Test Proven equipment, guaranteed to match the heating requirements of your home. The installation will be supervised by one of our heating inspectors, who gives patient attention to every detail to ensure the best possible performance. 14. ALL EQUIPMENT GUARANTEED. All local author- ized heating contractors and Union Gas Company sell only quality equipment that meets the require- ments of the Canadian Gas Association and has passed rigorous laboratory testing procedures. 15. COMPLETE FOLLOW-UP. After installation, a trained inspector checks to ensure conformity with all Ontario Fuel Board and local regulations. 16. EASY TERMS. No payments on equipment till September, 1960, Low monthly payments, 5 years to nay. Cost includes delivery and installation. 17. EASY BUDGET PAYMENT PLAN. You can equalize monthly fuel cost in ten low payments. 18. FREE, LIFETIME BURNER SERVICE. Our ex- perienced service staff provides free service every day of the year to ensure the perfect operation of your Gas Heating System. This service costs 'you nothing. 19. FAMOUS BRAND EQUIPMENT. Only equipment of leading manufacturers it used, and all equipment has to pass the requirements of the Canadian Gas Association. 20. FREE ADVICE, A trained home economist is on the staff of every Union Gas Office. A telephone call is all that is needed to bring her to your home to advise you on how to get the best out of your Gas appliances. 21. POPULARITY. Throughout the entire country more people are switching to Gas than to any other fuel. In Southwestern Ontario, Natural Gas is serving more than 219,000 satisfied customers. See your HEATING CONTRACTOR or UNION S COMPANY OP CANADA, LIMITED HEAD OF010E: CHATHAM, ONTARIO 35 Colborne St. GODERICH Phone JA 4-831/ Ooze Wood Exterior Finish Still Popular Favourite For Canadian Homes • PAINTING and DECORATING D A. Kay & Son FLOORS SANDED VENETIAN BLINDS PAINTS And WALLPAPERS Clinton — Phone HU 2.9542 GRANT RATH PAINTER and DECORATOR Huron Street—Phone HU 2-7040 Clinton • BUILDERS' SUPPLIES Ball-Macaulay Ltd. Phone HUnter 2-9514 Full Range of Builders' Supplies COAL—LIME—CEMENT King Street, Clinton 1W. Counter BUILDERS' SUPPLY "Everything for the Builder" Clinton Phone HU 2-9612 Fred J. Hudie BUILDERS' SUPPLY and Sawmill Where your building dollar goes farther CLINTON — HU 2-6655 • GENERAL CONTRACTING EARL DOUCETTE BUILDING CONTRACTOR Asphalt Roofing CLINTON—Phone HU 2-9741 :M. McADAM Clinton — Phone HU 2-7070 GENERAL CONTRACTING Industrial -- Commercial Cement Work CALE • DOUCETTE BUILDING CONTRACTOR Clinton Phone HU 2-9562 • HOUSEHOLD ITEMS I , rwin s LADIES' WEAR DraPerien.Ourtaliti 4a Olinda Curtain Rods — Drapery Track Est#nates Free Clinton — Phone HU 2-6623 Mc EW A N'S . CURTAIN RODS WINDOW SHADES • VENETIAN BLINDS Clinton — Phone HU 2-9766 • SIGN PAINTING KIRBY SIGNS CLINTON TRUCK LEI 1 BRING HU 2-9520 — 147 Tpwnsend St. • ROOFING Earl Doucette Built-up Asphalt Roofing Coatinga—Patehing—Shingling Roof Repairs of All Types Phone HU 2-9741 Clinton • PLASTERING CONTRACTOR Carman F. Garrow PLASTERING CONTRACTOR and General Repair Estimates Gladly Given 139 Queen Street, Clinton Phone HU 2-7008 • HEAT, LIGHT and PLUMBING Cities Service Oil Co. Ltd. Jack Scruton, Distributor HEATING FUELS Clinton — Phone HU 2-9653 Clinton Electric Shop E L EPA.) CAL APPLIANCES and WIRING Clinton — Phone HU 2-6646 GINGERICH'S SALES and SERVICE Seaforth Zurich Phone 644W1 Phone 34 Electrical and Gas Appliances Gas and Oil Heating, Plumbing Electrical Installation & Repairs Motor Rewinding A. G. Grigg & Son Clinton — Dial HU 2-9411 COAL -- FUEL OIL CEMENT A. F. Scotchmer ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Domestic -- Commercial Industrial BAYFIELD — Phone 16 Harry. Williams HEATING FUELS White Rose Petroleum Products ° RR 2; CLINTON Dial HU 2-6633 WISE PLUMBING • ' and HEATING Harold Wise, Prop. Clinton — Dial HU 2-7062 Plumbing --'Heating and " Eleetricaa Services • CONCRETE HENRY YOUNG CONTRACTOR General Concrete Construction CLINTON — Phone HU 2-9496 • LIGHTNING PROTECTION E. R. Doucette Clinton, Ontario LICENSED LIGHTNING ROD AGENT FOR ONTARIO 168 Queen St. Phone HU 2-9741 21-tfb plywood — plywood designed specially for exterior use. When the panels have been trimmed to size the edges must be treated against moisture. Lead paint, or some other recom- mended sealer, can be used for this purpose. P l y w ood exterior finish should be nailed to furring strips rather than to the frame itself. This allows air to cc:late under the panels and moisture to escape. Alterna- tively, if it is not convenient to use furring strips, a second vapour barrier may be install- ed next to the inside wall sur • - face to keep the space dry. Plywood' panels should be given a protective coating as soon as possibble after being installed, unless the material has been waterproofed at the factory. Staining alone won't necessarily give effective wea- therproofing. A positive sealer is required. This sealer is sometimes combined with the stain itself.. Tempered presswood panels, asbestos cement shingles, wood shingles, composition siding, and aluminum siding are also popular as exterior finishes. Some of these require little ,or,„ no maintenance, . Exterior Trimming With the cladding in place, the remaining carpentry on the outside of the house will in- volve the gables, eaves and soffits, the under side of the roof projection. Woad siding and plywood are the most frequently used clad- ding materials for gables ends. Gables which frame in ends of roof space require neither in- sulation nor vapour barrier. But an air vent should be pro- vided at or near the top of the gable to ventilate 'the space and prevent dampness in this part of the house. Various methods have been tried to provide gable-end vent- ilation. When using siding some builders insert wedges between the top four or five boards to provide a concealed opening. Others use wooden slats to build louvres at the peak of the gable while ready-made metal louvres are now popular. Any of these methods is acceptable provided a fine mesh screen is fitted on the inside to keep out insects. While ordinary louvred op- enings keep out the rain satis- factorily they may not be de- signed to prevent snow from blowing into the attic. In areas where winter blizzards are common, homeowners some- times block the attic vents during the winter even though this cuts off air circulation. A scuttle type vent is the answer. The danger of snow accumul- ating in the attic can be fore- stalled without interfering with ventilation. Openings to assist in venting the roof space should be made in the soffits if the gable-end vents or other roof vents do not provide sufficient ventli- ation, These openings should also be covered With fine screen of noncorroding material. In flat-roof houses the usual method of providing soffit vent- Barden is to leave a slot Or opening along the entire length of the soffit. Eaves are usually trimmed with lumber that keeps its shape well, such as white pine or cedar. Other kinds of wood are aeceptable if the lumber is dry and a protective coating is applied immediately. Boards chosen for this purpose should have a perfectly straight edge and be free of twists or attires. This can, have an impOrtant bearing on ;the final appear- ance of the house, Soffits are usually clad with plywood, v-joint tOngue-and, groove lurnber, or presswood panels. If tongue-and.groove is used it is advisable to select 01Fir lumber. If the lumber contains Christopher Hutchinson bets joined the Royal Canadian Sig- nal. Corps, The librarian of the Auburn library requests ,all 'books to be in on September 3. Miss Bonnie Jardin, Wing. ham, is visiting with her grandparents, Mr, And Mrs, William Stiraughan, Mrs, May Hopkins and grand' daughter, Janie, Pickford, Michigan:, visited last weekend with Mrs. Arthur Grange and daughters, Congratulations to Mr. end. Mrs, Ralph Jackson (nee Ellen. Daer) on the arrival of their daughter, in Stratford hospital on. August 26, 1960. Horse-shoe Championship Dean McLaughlan, Oshawa regained his champion crown in the horse-shoe pitching tourna- ment held lash Saturday at Hamilton from the champion pitcher for the last three years, Elmer Hohl, Wellesley. Over 60 contestants entered this competition but only 24 quali- fied for the finale, among them were Ed. Davies, Auburn and Courtland K e r r Benmiller. They were both winners in the "B" class, Congratulations to them both for their excellent pitching. - Lawler Picnic A family reunion and picnic was held recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas LAW- TUCBERSMITH CLUB TO MET SEPTEMBER 7 The Tuckersmith Ladies Club will meet on Wednesday, Sep- tember 7 at 2 p.m. A quilt is Ito be quitted. Roll call, "To Tell About A Holiday We Had During The Summer". lor and Jimmy far Mre. Law, lor'a femily. Some aunts and uncles were present, among them Mr. and Mrs. George. Lawlor, Auburn, There were 32 present, 'The afternoon was spent renewing acquaintances and a number of contests were- conidncted by Mrs, Thomas Lawlor. Among the prize win- ners were Pat Ladd`, William Park, Thomas Lawlor, Brenda Shultz, Mrs. William. Park. A VARNA Recent visitors at the Unite eel Church parsonage have been Dr. and Mrs. David Pitt and family, $t. John's Newfound- land.. Dr. Pitt, during the .sum, mer, was teaching At Mt. Al- User). University, N,B. Ile is on the staff of the Memorial University, Newfoundland, in the Department of English. scavenger hunt was led by Wayne Ladd land jimmy Law- lor as captains. A delicious salad plate supper was served topped with pie and ice-ereant. rage 10—,Clinten New$-Record ThurstioYf SePt 1f '1960 BUILDING and REMODELLING REFERENCE LIST Wood siding, long one of the favourite exterior cladding materials for houses, is manu- factured in a variety of widths and shapes and the choice is largely a matter of personal preference. Siding also can be bought in various lengths. With longer siding there are fewer joints and this tends to improve the appearance of the house. Irt is important that only dry stock be used for wood siding. If it is not used on del- ivery it should' be stored out of the rain. Careful storing will also keep 'the siding from getting soiled. Siding should be nailed to the framing through the shea- thing, unless lumber sheathing is used, and joints should occur only where there is a stud to nail to. Where two lengths of siding are joined end to end a bevel joint is better than a butt joint. If the. wood does shrink a little along its length the joint will still remain -in- censpicuous. After it is nailed on, wood siding should not be left ex- posed to the weather too long before. the first coat of paint ar otherapreservative is applied,: especially in warin, dry wea- ther. Wood is hygroscopic, that is, it can absorb moisture from the air. On the other hand, in dry winds or when the siding is exposed to the sun's rays it 1 os e s this moisture rapidly. Repeated changes in moisture content may cause the siding to crack and warp. Some spe- .cies, such as cedar, will stand up better than others, but in any event the protective coat- ing should not be too delayed. Plywood is another popular material used for exterior clad- ding and if it is properly main- tained it should be as service- able as other types of exterior finish. A builder will first make sure that he is getting exterior knots, a number of these may eventually fall out and leave unsightly holes. It is import- ant for appearance sake to keep the nailing as inconspic- uous as possible. When plywood is used, the panels should be sawn with a fine tooth saw from the face side to avoid joints with rag- ged edges.