Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-11

best grade. The standard price for inlaid
linoleum Is $50 and S1.6O a square yard
for the six-foot-wide grade. and s175 for
an imported grade which comes six feet
six inches wide. Such linoleums, with
care. will often last for twenty years
1t sometimes happens that one can get
remnants OF the standard grades, or
piece from a pattern that is being closed
out at n lower figure. This II an oppor-
tunity to be appreciated. but II Is not
safe TO take advantage of a lnoleum
sale unless one is a good Judge Of quail
ity. or one knows the dealer to be re-
liable
II can readily be seen that Il is adj
vissbie, in ordering iinoleum which is 10
be fitted to the outline of the room. TO
have the firm which Is to FIJI the order
take their own measurements They can
then be held responsible IL any mistake
is made in cutting.
The cost OF cutting had laying limo
leum includes the taking OF measure
ments, cutting the linoleum TO fit the
outlines OF the room. allowing the right
amount for stretching" after the mate
rial is laid. and a third trip two or
three weeks later to tack Il in position,
or cement the edges.
Very often the dealer will give an esti-
mate for this work, but I'm other cases
he will quote a price by the hour. as II
is very difficult to estimate exactly the
length of time that the work Will require.
If linoleum is TO be laid on old floors
It is very important 60 have these planed
off evenly before the covering is put
down. AS we explained before. ridges
or uneven places will cause the linoleum
to wear in spots.
Very often in country places the men
sent to lay the linoleum are fairly skill
full, and have the right tools to do the
work. but do not know the best method
OF making the edges water-tight. 1t il
therefore well to ask them to follow out
the following simple directions:
Just above the edges of the linoleum.
where It joins the Dashboard, have a
strip OF half-inch duarter-round molding
tackled TO the edge of the Dashboard.
This covers the edges all around the
room and allows for the stretching of
the linoleum
II the surface of the linoleum Is treated
to a thin coat Of white shellac as soon as
| It is laid. the pores win be filled and the
surface will be much easier to wipe UP.
II this is done. and the linoleum allowed
to dry overnight II will not need hard
scrubbings TO keep clean, but can be
wiped up with damp cloth two or three
times a week. or every other day. and
will always look nice. Once a week a
little soap may be used in the water.
but this will only be necessary when
mud or dirt IL tracked in.
Be careful not to use too wet a cloth.
so that water is allowed to get under
edges that are pierced or outside edges.
| This causes a linoleum TO wear out.
If one prefers to wax the surface, one
may do that; but keeping a waxed sur
/ face clean in the kitchen is more work
under most conditions that just wiping
| II up with clear water.
Old floors that are too uneven to cover
in the manner 1 have suggested may be
painted with two coats of a good grade
| of deck paint Before this Is done ell
cracks in the floor should first be
| cleaned of all dirt and then gone over
| with shellac, followed with crack filler
II the floor is a poor grade of soft
wood the entire surface should first be
gone over with two coats OF shellae
| This will, help very much in making the
paint wear Much of this work may be
done by any member Of the family who
is handy with the putty knife and paint
/ brush.
Select color of paint that does not