ADVANTAGE of Tflrnamental Iron W0 rk Is Within 1 l Reach 0f The Small Homobuilder ‘Ornamental iron work, formerly believed within reach of only the ultra wealthy, is now playing a major role in the decoration of homes of relatively moderate cost, There ‘are two kinds of orna- mental iron —-cast iron, which is molded, and wrought iron which s hammered out by hand. Cast lron, of course. is cheaper, but it L5 less flexible than wrought-iron 1nd (ices not lend itself to the graceful, delicate effects that can be achieved through hand-working of the metal, Still the uses to which either '35‘ 01' WYOUEhi-iron can be put \re almost innumerable. For ex- unple. iron is being used exten. lively for tables, chairs and other furnishings for terraces and lawns. for brackets, balustrades, outdoor and indoor milings. for gates be- tween rooms and for grilles. IRON PORCH RAILINGS Iron porch railings are being used more and more frequently as features of certain types of Colo- nial and Elnglish houses, and re- ffflfly they've shown a tendency to appear inside the house as well in pace of wooden rails and bal- usters on main stiarways. - The increasing popularity of iron stairs railings is due not only to their artistic quality, but also to the effect of spaclousnem they create. Home owners faced with placing wooden railings with iron the problem of small halls are re- Crowded Profession Real estate brokers and agents constitute the second largest group of professional or semi-professional person in the United States. There are 240,000 of them and they are outnumbered only by teachers cf whom more than 1,000,000 are scat- tered throughout the country. There are many more real estate men than there are lawyers or physicians. designs, thereby making the hall ,seem much larger and feel much l more open. Similar results are achieved through the use of iron grilles be- tween moms. These grilles, as- ,suming that they're in keeping l with the architecture of the house. lcasings, since they lstruct the passage cf light room to room. Ask us for an estimate on 164 Queen Street h...» ._...._._..__. i... . . n. .. -__... .__-_.__ -_._..__-___. . - MODERN HOMES REQUIRE UD-TO-DATE WIRING you of best service, correct installation and highest quality materials at lowest cost. No job too largo or ioo small. Hove plenty of EIECTRIC OUTLETS" Rf W/Rf P CHAPPELL o» c0. LICENSED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS any wiring job. We assure jw,'i|_l. hélpfyoli L' OLD SMITHS UNSURPASSED Most of the hardware Colonial homes lavas wrought, by hand at the forge. out with crude tools on their an- vils are not surpassed by present- day craftsmen with all their im- proved equipment. Still the modern smiths are turn- lng out some very beautiful work and their modem methods are placing it within reach of the aver- age small home builder. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR Phone ine for an estimate on any size job 1 J. A. DOYLE General Painting and Decorating Contractor 26 Longworth Ave. Charlottetown Phone 1440 TWO S U G GES TIONS —— FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT - “ gsAvE THE SAVE THE »SURFACB 30°F ' AND AND " you savn YOU SAVE NEARLY was REST an." ‘i-i‘ YOU CAN USE THE HOME IMPROVEMEN I To PAINT ~ With BRANDRAM-HENDERSON “English” PAINT OR --CANADA PAINT- or n» RE-ROOF WITH COLORFUL. LASTING, FIRE RESISTANT — BRANTFO RD -— ASPHALT SHIN GLES FElllELl. AND clllllntsll a HARDWARE MERCHANTS lare preferable to the old-fashioned do not ob- from in early of iron, village Some of the early black- smiths were artists at their trade and the dasigrls they hammered PLAN the H More Convenient Home Is Possible With Proper Study How about improving that home of yours, which you built many years ago? Many people are apt to be con- tent so long as their house is habitable, and fail to think of just how much more comfortable and convenient it could be with a little study. ' Many homes still have old fash- ioned open verandahs, that are very little use in summer, because of mosquitoes, and in the winter time is a place merely to leave one's rubbers. If this were closed in with siding or hinged sash it would make another room, and would be an ideal place to spend summer evenings. And the added proection to your front room in winter will be very noticeable, and might even lower the fuel bill, And is your old house insulated? If it isn't it should be. Houses that have been built many years ago go t-hmugh a process of deteriora- tion in both heating plant and building. It is necessary to over- come this in some way, and some form of insulation ls. the best way of keeping the house comfortable Some people, in fact a great mum, in later years, have used mill shavings with great success in insulating their homes. But the shavings must be dry and as free from sawdust as possible It is wtimated that so per cent of heat loss takes place through the ceil- ings, so these. at least, should be insulated by filling the spaces be- tween the joist with shavings or some other form of suitable in- sulaticn. And your basement? Is it just a place to store old junk, or has it been fixed up as a nice, bright, cosy playroom for the children? The cost of rigging up such a room in one corner of the basement would not be much. And the family would derive a great deal of fun out cf such a room. Tile kitchen. too, might be im- proved. The sink should have a cabinet over the top to take care of those little items used when there 1s washing up to do. Per- haps the pantry is well equipped with shelves, but if they were in- closed with sliding or hinged doors. it would be an improvement and keep the china. a lot cleaner. If you find it rather cool in the front room in the winter time, due to that large space leading into the hall, a pair of French doors would Phone 841 - and other Buildings . . Dry Lumber In Home Needed Lumber that goes into the frame of a house will determine lately the future durability of the house itself. Undried lumber of interior grades is sure to shrink and prob- ably warp during the slow drying process that will take place over a long period. 'I‘hls shrinkage and waroage will affect all the rest of the house; plaster will crack, doors and win- dows will stick, trim joints will l open, plumbing and heating pipes will be forced out of line forming pockets which will prevent com- plete drainage in water pipes and steam traps in steam pipes with a consequent hammering lnlho pipes and blocking of circulation so that some radiators will not heat. This can be avoided largely by the use of grade-marked lumber. But grade marking is just a safe- guard against material inferior to that specified. k1 each use the grade of lumber to be used should be specifically noted- Grade marking does not guaran- tee moisture content. however, as that is an element which can b0 upset by exposing the lumber dur- ing a long period cf rain. Lumber should have not over 19 por cant. moisture content when erected, and should be protected while on the job during rains, with tarpaulins or water-proof paper. Except in unusually dry weather, lumber that has been well dried be. fore coming on the job if it ls well dried to start with, and is not subjected to actual soaking. it will dry out rather quickly and will not change in volume enough to make an apperciable difference. do much to make the room more cosy and give it an appearance of being quite modern. And that large vacant space in the attic , what about it‘? It would make a dandy bedroom or sewing room, if it were only fixed up. The walls and rafters could be covered with plaster board, and the room would become cosy and enjoyable. Any modernization one may make will never be regretted, for when the day comes in the future when one wishes tc sell the place or rent it, lt will be much easier todosmlfitisfixedup. Itls really surprising what a transfor- mation can effected by changing some of the old style features o! c. homo. i ASPHALT SIIINGLES INSUL or SIIINGLE Sllllllfi MADE BY BUILDING PRODUCTS INCREASE THE COMFORT, BEAUTY, and SAFETY OF YOUR HOME a Waterproofing Collars Urged Whenever a house is to be built with a collar, the possibility of the necessity of waterproofing should be considered and provided for in the specifications. Them are, of course, communities where it is a certainty that no difficulties with water will be met. But in most places this is only a guess, and ad- jacent houses may have entirely different experiences. It is always possible to include a sum ior waterproofing in a bid, so that if it ls determined, after the excavation has been dug, that wat- erproofing is rlecassary, the owner has learned before letting the con- tract how much he will have tc pay for it, and it will not come B-s an unexpected extra expense. If it proves to be unnecessary, he has lust that much more to put into other features of the house. There are few things more dis- couraginginahousethanafew inches of water in the cella.r—un- lomftbeafootortwol THREE METHODS There are three ways in which cellar walls and floors may be watcrproofed, but in _n.ll cases it must be remembered that to wat- erproof onlyapartlsnotofmuch value. 11m- if the walls are tight and the floor porous, or vice verso. or if the joint where the wall and floor meet is not caulked, there may be leaks. So, whatever sys- tcm is adopted, it should carry throughout the cellar construction. The mambrance system ls a cov- ering put. on the outside of the ,wnils and under the floor and is composed of alternate layers of building felt and hot pitch. If this system is used, it should wrap the entire cellar, like the paper on a package, in one continuous un- broken sheet. Another method is to apply a continuous coating of cement mor- tar in conjunction with a metallic waterproofing compound to the inside of the cellar walls and floor. Tho third method is integral waterproofing mixed in the con- crete at the time of erection. With this last method the necessity of waterproofing the joint at the wall and floor is paramount. It mould be filled with oakum and hot pitch or other suitable nonrigid water- proofing cement. New Paint ‘Fireproof’ Germany has recently developed anew typeofpaint which ll _ MACDONALD-ROWE woouwollllllls courm m. LUMBER DEALERS OME IMPROVEMENT PLAN Advice on Painting Tin and Metal Roofs When the first s18" d “m” peelingorenotodonctinrooli-YIQ satin sunfoo should be reverted- Prcparo the roof by alumni i116 surface of locus scalinz P!!!“ Wm‘ steel wool. auldpsper. or wire brush. ‘than wipfl "l"! Null" °" turpentine. Red-lead point is usu- ally used and should be n" ‘ W a, clcan surafcc in thin coats and allowed to dry at least n. week between coats. ‘fhree coats are recommended. when a new metal roof is W‘ m a. structure it should be spefilllll’ treated to receive paint 0!‘ lllowed to weather for two or three months before paint-in!- Thls will allow the surface acids in the metal to be liberated and will thus prevent a reactio which woudl result in loosened Dlint. Tile Floor When tile is laid on I both- room floor. any water PIP" "Ill pass through the cohort“ b!” should be covered by an u-ch 0i expanded metal in allow the P1P" freedom tc expand and contract without cracking the concrete. claimod t0 b8 (IIOPNOI. This paint is said to contcin nitrogen sI-ltl blended with syrlthetic "Im- which forms m insulltinl ‘um crust and effectively protects W006 from fir! small. 80 Grafton Street job. Pam's This is the Age of Color. JAPALAC PAINT, VARNISH and ENAMEL Provide color and lasting protection for your home, both inside and outside. ' LAWN FENCING and LAWN BORDER 3 ft. Painted Fence -— — - -— 15¢ f“ 3% ft. Painted Fence 18 it. Pllnted Border —- -— — LAWN in different-shes. lllllllllfifllt llarllwara a»- at .'Phono105t TRANSFORM THAT OLD BATHROOM We guarantee all our workmanship and materials. Write or phone for an estimate on any job, largo o: Co-opcratlng with the Home Improvement Plan FRED H. TRAINOR Opposite Prince Edward Theatre BEAUTIFY and PROTECT YOUR HOME FOR THE ROOF ASPHALT SHINGLES Colorful, long-lasting, low priced, easy to apply, fire resisting. Ask for samples and quotations on YOUR Indirect Ulhtlhg ‘ iluminotod successful? with i“ root ushtins. Illwlnliod mo; I the side of a 600"“! or dimq; over it. will fulfill? the lion number advl-ntuoolmly And llm the ill-h w! mpl- A Ilcht m alm- atcd that it illuminates the m) botwoon house and garage ls w. ticularly useful. GAMBLING! You may gamble a thou; and dollars on the stool market — think little about it -- you gambled. You may drop a thousand dollar: when you trade-in the old bus for a new one - thlall nothing about it — you er. peered it. SAVE MONEY! You may nave the thousand: of dollars you throw away/la rent during the years-when you invest in a new homo- easily purc in flu Smullwood location -doubl| protected by Civic zoning and the Snlallwood SPNial doodl- Inveating in a new beautiful home in this strictly mi- dential area makes for ap- preciation in value with the years. Why pay rant) h- veat your rental h the beat location-the Small- wood cub-division. S an] Money! fixtures and fittings Phone 393-3 ._ .._ _. .._ 18%c ft- l2l/gc ft. GATES 1heoulsldsofchmilemdyy' (linlotuwwn