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AP Newrfeatures Is it really possible to build

your own home? We don't mean just having an

architect draw up the plans, turn­ing them over to a contractor and then sitting back and waiting for the house to be constructed.

We mean acting as your own builder, making the financial ar­rangements, buying the materials, hiring the labor and then doing a considerable part of the actual | work yourself. Surprising Number

You'll probably be surprised to know . . . as we were . . . that an estimated four million persons in the United States have acted as their own builders, taking care of all the details as well as contribut-ing varying degrees of muscle power to the projects. So there is no doubt about the answer to our question—it definitely IS possible. But anybody who undertakes such an enterprise lightly is in for plenty of king-size headaches. It takes knowledge and a certain amount of skill and, above all, it takes staying power . . . from one to five years of it, depending on how much help you get from your relatives and friends, entirely aside from the professional assis­tance that is necessary.

In an attempt to find out more about the practicality of a step such as this, we contacted Larry Eisinger, author of "How to Build and Contract Your Own Home," and a man who should know what he's talking about, since he re­cently did exactly that.

Why does a person build his own home?

"For two reasons," said Eising­er. 'To save money and to gain the satisfaction of completing the greatest of all do-it-yourself pro­jects, a home for your own fam­ily."

But do you really save money? Amount Varies

"Definitely, but how much you save depends on how much of the labor you are able to do yourself. It is unwise to handle certain parts

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Is that why you built your own house . . . to save money?

Eisinger pondered that one a moment, men replied:

"Partly that and partly because it presented a challenge I wanted to see if I could meet. But I wouldn't be honest if I didn't ad­mit that, in the back of my mind all the time, there was the idea of writing a book about my experi­ence. I made mistakes and I learned a lot, but I believe that others can profit from my first­hand knowledge. It's just as much a matter of knowing what to avoid as what to do." What to Avoid

What is one example of what a prospective home builder should avoid?

"One of the most important things is not to. built a $20,000 house in an area where there arc only $10,000 houses. It may make your own house stand out all right, but it will reduce its value considerably if and vhen you should ever decide to sell it."

Author-builder Eisinger had one other piece of advice for anyone contemplating a project of this nature:

"Before you do a single' thing, consult your building department for local requirements. Regula­tions vary not only in different states, but ra different cities, towns, villages and even streets. You may discover that what your neighbor down the block was able to do, you can't."

PLANNED FOR LOW-COST construction, this three-bedroom house covers only 8 6 3 square feet w i th ­out g a r a g e , which figures at a lower building cost. The plan is efficiently arranged wi th kitchen in front and bath adjacent. A n indoor planting box adds glamor to the living room. This is plan 7 4 3 3 -AP by Herman H. York, architect, 90 -04 161st St., Jamaica 32* N . Y.

Ceramic Tile Job Requires Certain Skill

By ANDREW C. LANG AP Newsfsarurea

Here are some tips on how to install ceramic tile and what to avoid.

DO . ... when installing ceramic tile, use a waterproof adhesive marked CS181-52, a designation which means the adhesive has met the standards of the United States Department of Commerce.

DO . . . in any area of exces­sive moisture, such as a shower

, . . ,. stall, apply two coats of a water-° ! S f „ ^ - J ! 5 ' ? ^ a i ! l ? . ^ " l ^ P r o o f Primer before putting on

the adhesive. DO . . . use a sawtooth trowel

to spread the adhesive, covering about 10 square feet of surface and then pressing the tile firmly into place with a slight twisting motion of the wrist.

DO . . . let tile work set over­night before applying grout to joints between tiles. \ * • *

DON'T . .». forget that, while commercial grout is excellent for wall tile joints, it is better to make your own mix — one part waterproof portland cement with one part finely screened sand and enough water to give workability —for floor tile joints.

D O N T . . . neglect an im­mediate clean-up of floor or wall tileworlt after grouting, using clean water and a sponge and then pol­ishing with a dry cloth.

DONT . . . be afraid to use an ordinary glass cutter for cutting tile, although when doing a major project, it is better to borrow or rent a tile cutter.

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DONT . . . be confused by the different types of ceramic tile. The most common types are glaz­ed wall tile, usually AVi inches square; the smaller ceramic mo­saics, either glazed or unglazed, usually used on floors and some­times on walls and countertops; and quarry tile, a heavy-duty pro­duct- for floors, countertops and outdoor terraces.

Old-time Porch Adds to Home

Water Softener Will Lighten Chores in Home

What is soft water? You might call it water that has

been tamed or domesticated, mak­ing it the servant of good house­keeping routines.

Hard water, its undesirable opposite, easily recognized where it exists, The Water Conditioning Foundation explains.

It is water in which soap* won't form foamy, cleansing suds. In­stead, gummy, clinging soap curd is formed by the reaction between the soap and dissolved hardness minerals in the water.

Hardness is expressed in grains per gallon. Less than half a grain of hardness in water will cause no appreciable amount of soap curd formation, the Foundation states.

But let the hardness reach three grains or above, and you'll have a ring in the bathtub, cloudy-look­ing glassware and silverware, and tattle-tale gray in the wash to contend with.

Water which .has been circulated through a home water softener will not form curd when soap is added.

Home water softeners can be purchased outright through plumb­ing contractors, or rented by the month from a water softening ser­vice" organization.

Water softeners quickly pay for themselves in savings, which vari­ous authorities estimate m a y amount to over $16 per month for the average family.

There's a lot of comfort in an old-fashioned porch, especially i f ! G a r b a g e C a l l P a i n t it's screened for summer and glaz ed for winter. A bit of moderniza­tion, however, will give a porch the face-lifting it needs for func­tional living—a place to sew, a hobby area, a spot for TV or hi-fi, and books and magazines where they're handy.

For such modernization, many builders arc recommending hard-boards because they are economi­cal, long-wearing and easy to maintain. They include versatile "Peg-Board" panels and fixtures which are so liandy for refresh­ment shelves, books and maga­zines, not to mention hobby dis­plays.

A plan has been prepared for folks who would like to "do some­thing" about their porches. It's filfl of ideas that will make any porch a haven of rest or a bee­hive of activity, depending on who's present and who wants what. For a free copy, address a postal card to the Home Service Bureau, Suite 2037, 111 W. Wash­ington St., • Chicago 2, 111., re­questing plan No. AE-275.

Wood for Paneling Architects like northern hard­

wood flooring for paneling pur­poses. The less expensive lower grades, with their varied colora­tions and interesting grain pat­terns, are highly recommended for innovations of this kind. Walls paneled with maple or birch, both tightly and delicately grained woods, are finished exactly the same as any hardwood floor. Penetrating sealers are popular as finishes and after application, they may be waxed if a higher gloss is desired.

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the numbers of their houses on garbage cans, so that the right garbage cans are returned to the right houses. When the numbers are painted on galvanized steel cans, the paint often wears off in a few months. But if the galvan­ized surface is wiped first with a cloth dampened in a half-and-half mixture of vinegar and water, the paint will cling to the metal better and last three or four times longer.

Mulch Keeps Garden Free Of Weeds

"Keep yourself up; put a mulch down," is the advice Prof. A. J.; Pratt of the State College of Agri­culture has for home gardeners. There's no need of spending count- J less baAbreaking hours pulling weeds.

He suggests cultivating the gar- > den once when plants are up and then mulching between rows. Mulching will not only prevent! weed growth, but will keep the j soil moist.

Sawdust is one of the easiest, mulches to work with and is less; inviting to mice and insects than j straw. Other good organic mulch­es are shavings, wood chips, leaves, straw, hay, and lawn clip­pings.

To be effective, a mulch must be put on thick enough to cover the soil corjL vegetatste^crops specialist said. Sawdust, leaves and fine materials should be an inch or two deep. Put down several inches of hay and straw so that 'when packed, they form a mat an inch or more thick.

"If your garden is well-fertil­ized, you won't have to add extra fertilizer because of mulching this year, unless plants look yellow. If this occurs, spread Vx pound of ammonium nitrate per 100 feet of row, being careful to keep the chemical off the plants."

When you turn the mulch under next year, however, Prof. Pratt recommends adding V4 pound ni­trate of soda or Vi pound am­monium nitrate for each bushel of original mulch.

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How to Add Charm To Regular Fence

Want a bit of variety in a solid estate type fence? Th^n build small frames of 2x6 Douglas fir or western red cedar and nail them firmly to solid fence wall at odd heights and distances along the fence. Paint ihc frames in bright oranges, reds and yellows and use them for shelves for potted flow­ers and plants. The solid estate type fence of either fir or cedar may be left to weather or it may be painted some neutral color. The contrasting color of the square frames will make your fence dis­tinctive and beautiful.

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Proper Procedures Needed In Transplanting of Trees

Are you interested in tree plant­ing (or transplanting), pruning, staking, ect.?

"If you have a 'green thumb'— or think \ou have — then you should know what trees can and cannot endure."

So savs Dr. Arthur T. Viertel, assistant professor of landscape architecture at the State Univer­sity of New York College of For­estry in Syracuse, in a pamphlet entitled "Recipe for Tree Plant­ing."

'There is no secret to planting," he stresses. "Adherence to instruc­tions should bring success."

Thousands of visitors to the State Fair last year saw the Col­

lege of Forestry's exhibit illustrat­ing proper procedures for tree planting. For the thousands (if others, however, who were not at the Fair, the Forestry College tan available free copies of the pan£ phlet, authored by Dr. Viertel. ,•

The booklet explains such things as: season for transplanting, dig­ging the hole, choice of tree, soil, transporting the tree, planting tfc« tree, pruning, staking, care afie? planting, and limitations.

You can get a free copy lot yourself by sending a postal car£ toi "Recipe For Tree Planting^' Department of Forest Extension, Slate University of New York Col­lege of Forestry, Syracuse 10, N.Y.

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Experiments are now being con­ducted at Cornell to compare black plastic and sawdust mulches with cultivation.

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