Clinton News-Record, 1979-10-25, Page 27A
do-it-yourself project , .
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LIow to addeJ1.a'cter to
Now you can add charm and
character to your family room,
'i ing ropm, recreation room or
droom by installing a zero
clearance pre -fabricated metal
fireplace and finishing it with
attractive facing brick or stone.
This is a project any do-it-
yourselfer can accomplish in a
couple of weekends with a few
common household tools,'a pre-
fabricated metal firebox, wood
framing and Z -Brick brand fac-
ing brick.
Dress up your fireplace
Z -Brick is lightweight and
fireproof, so it allows you to
dress up a fireplace and cover
the hearth and/or sidewalls.
By following the easy four -
step installation method, you
can Create a brick fireplace
without the weight, mess or ex-
pense of traditional masonry.
Corners simple
Corners area snap with Z
Brick! They can be done a num-
ber of ways. Either "butt" them
together, overlap them and rasp
off excess .. , or miter them
and fill in with a mixture of
sealer and brick dust.
Another handy way to do car
^Prs is to frame your Z -Brick
rner in battens. Bricks can
'Viso be tapered along their
length for use in arches..
Tile cutter saves work
Z -Brick can be easily cut with
a'hacksaw. However, a tile cut-
ter is a real labor saver .and will
allow you to make small intri-
cate cuts in the bricks.
Not only will your pre -fabri-
cated fireplace look like a warm
addition to your home, but
many of today prefabricated
fireplaces feature circulation
methods which allow the heat,
radiated by the fireplace, to pass
through ducts, re -distributing
the heat into the room—instead.
of traveling up the chimney.
Thus, this project will also serve
as an energy -saver.
Framing for the fireplace and
hearth may be constructed en-
tirely from 2 by 4's and 2 by 2's.
The firebox is then set in place,
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Le.
YOU CAN'ADD AN EFFICIENT AND ATTRACTIVE fireplace to almost any room m your home
with a pre-fahricated metal firebox, wood framing and Z -Brick brand'fac,ng brick. A fireplace
such such as this is 21%2 to 4 times more efficient than ordinary masonry. fireplaces. Z -Brick facing
brick isfireproof and weatherproof; and adds the finishing touch in four easy steps.
tramed and the plywood ot1 par-
ticle board walls installed.
Framing for the flue must be
finished before the particle
"board walls are erected. Once
the framing is completed, the
firebox;, flue and chimney as=
semblies in place (directions for
flue and chimney are included
in themanufacturer's installa-
tion instructions), you are ready
to apply'Z-Brick or Fieldstone.
An almost endless variety of
moods and decorating styles can
be achieved with the design
flexibility of Z -Brick Brand
Facing Brick.
Because Z -Brick is applied
one brick: at a time—not in over-
sized paneled sheets—herring-
bone, basketweave, stack. bond
WRAP A BLANKET
AROUND YOUR HOUSE
We flame a large
stock, of Fiberglass
Insulation in stock
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Home & Building Centre
FRED J. HUDIE LIMITED
BAYFIELD RD., CLINTON 402-3441
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patterns and .other 'decorating
options can be created by
today's do-it-yourselfer.
Many effects possible
A Z -Brick application can be
' enhanced 'with rustic beams to
create an old-fashioned effect.
Or, use a smootb, light oak and
combine it with a softer, more
earth -toned Z -Brick for a con-
temporary decor.
Dark stained beams will give
that old-world, or English Tu-
dor, look. And;i'you can en-
hance your fireplace project
with a wet bar, wine cellar, or
bookcase units on either side. •
Multitude of variations
There are nine different brick
styles and three colors of adhe-
sive mortar—white, natural and
black, which gives a virtually
unlimited number' of design
possibilities.
tor the wartn antique turn -of -
the -century look, red or used
style bricks can be combined
with a small quantity of Z -Brick
against a black or natural
mortar.
Keeping it clean
Fueling all the people
all the time...
We're turning down
thermostats and turning
off lights. -
The new spirit is energy
consciousness -- and people
won't be the only
benefactors.
In the northern lumber
town of Hearst, energy
consciousness is fueling a
plan in which a cleaner
environment is a built-in
asset.
The focal point of a
ceasibility study recently
completed is an energy
complex designed, to
convert 180,000 tons of
wood waste produced each
year by the six area
sawmills and plywood plant
into ; valuable energy
resources.
The complex, now under
joint study by several
Ontario Ministries in-
cluding Environment
Ontario as well _as local
private groups, could
provide enough electricity
for all the town's. 5,000
residentswith an equival-
ent surplus capacity
available to Ontario Hydro.
But that's only part of
the benefits.
''-he.: town's wood waste
and municipal refuse could
generate steam for local
industry currently using
natural gas, thereby
eliminating a serious
disposal problem.
Also, Environment
Ontario spokesmen say the
proposed waste -powered
boiler would eliminate the
odor and smoke problems
caused by the uncontrolled
burning of wood waste, the
current disposal method.
"The continuing partic-
ipation of the Hearst
Lumbermen's Association
' and the Town of Hearst in
the development of this
wood waste energy com-
plex is a good example of
industry and government
co-operating to find ways to.
reduce energy needs and
help the environment at the
same time," said Environ.
mens Minister George
Kerr.
And the Hearst .study is
only one of, several "dual-
purpose" projects under
Ontario's .extensive Energy
Management Program
which • wlr.ill help reach the
goal of a 11 billion
reduction per year in total
energy exenditures by
1980 with a built-in added
bonus:
As the natural environ-
ment becomes our partner
we reap the fruits of o`ttr
energy.
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