Evening star., 1940-11-09
New Type Of Sink
Speeds Irksome Task
OF Dishwashing
Contains Round Bowl
And Rectangular Unit
In 2-in-1 Combination
Nv DOROTHY DUCAS and ELIZA
BETH GORDON.


they are. But not because their
husbands are over-indulgent, as
Europeans frequently suppose. It's
because American manufacturers
constantly outdo themselves in pro-
yiding the means for making house
keeping tasks lighter and lighter.
Taking the daily chore of dish
washing, for example. No job can
be more trouble, if there is not
setup to do it expeditiously. But it
is a routine of only few minutes
with a modern Improvement like the
new dish-washing sinks-and a
pleasurable routine at that.
The sink consists of two Sinks-in-
one: a round bowl resembling a
dishpan built into the fixture, with
q rectangular compartment along
side. A mixing faucet with extra
long swing-spout is mounted right
on the back of the sink, as is con-
cealed hose for rinsing dishes. A
rubber covered wire drain basket
comes as standard equipment with
the sink.
You wash the dishes in the round
bowl, stack them in the drain basket
in the rectangular compartment,
rinse them by spraying with hot
water while in the basket and leave
them there to drain themselves dry.
The sink is good looking, too, made
of acid-resisting porcelain enamel,
with level outer rim that provides
for tight fit in any type of cabinet.
The faucet mounting on the fiat
back ledge of the sink makes piping
in the wall unnecessary, but the
sink can be ordered for wall piping
100, if you insist. 1t costs S4270
fob an Ohio city in the 38x20-
inch size; S36.70 in the 32x20-inch
size; about 81 more for the wall
piped faucets. Prices vary little
depending on accessories and freight
charges.
Rejuvenating Home Exterior.
If you want to make the outside
of your old house look as new as
the pictures in the architectural
magazines, investigate new meth
cd of face-lifting which consists of
two thicknesses of new walls built
all the way round the house. By
building these walls right over the
old ones, you not only change, the
appearance of your house but in
crease the insulation at the same
time.
The exterior walls are made of
red cedar, fashioned into wide
shingles with heavy shadow lines
and treated with a preServative that
prevents dry rot and deterioration.
They are stained in shades Of green,
brown, red or gray, and are also
available in white. For the roof,
the range of colors also includes
black and blue.
The under walls are made Of
moisture-resistant insulation board
which comes in pieces 48x16 inches
quick to install. 1t is the under
walling which is new this year.
Previously, the makers of the red
cedar stained shingles recommended
application over an under wall of
unstained shingles. These new large
panels of insulation board, with
fewer joints, offers excellent bar
riers to wind.
Complete material to cover 100
square feet of double-wall surface
shingles, insulation board and
nails-costs about $13. The cost of
application must be added, but
when this new under-wall material
is used, it will be less because fewer
pieces of material are handled.
Building double walls, with some
air space in between, is an idea that
can be applied to new houses as well
as old, of course.
Floor Leveler.
If you want to apply linoleum or
other resilient covering on your
kitchen or nursery floor, stop mo-
ment before you order it. Is the floor
level? Floor coverings are only as
good as the base over which they are
placed, you know. 1t will be a waste
of money if you apply floor covering
without leveling up rough or uneven
floors.
We have just heard about a pro-
duct designed specifically for level
ing floors. 1t is not recommended as
a wearing surface-merely as ma
terial to be used before installing any
floor covering that is applied with
mastic, adhesives, cement, etc. But it
can be used over cement, tile or ter
razzo floors, and-With metal lath-
over wooden sub-floors, too.
The leveling material is a powder
which is mixed with water, then
poured on the surface which has been
dampened with water. 1t is steel
troweled very quickly after being
poured, for it starts to dry in 10
minutes. 1t makes a smooth floor
in a jiffy. One hour after pouring,
1t can be walked on.
Allow "a hours before you start
laying your finish floor covering
This same material can be used
to patch holes in concrete, marble
or terrazzo. 1t can be laid over metal
or new or old wood, as well as con-
crete and cement. 1t does not eX-
pand or contract, so it makes hard,
smooth surface. 1t will not shrink,
buckle or crack, either, if used in
proper consistency and troweled
speedily. 1t is best to have a pro-
fessional flooring contractor do the
job, Perhaps the same one who lays
your linoleum can do the leveling.
The material costs SIS 100-poUmd
bag, which, when mixed with 100
pounds of sand, is enough to cover
a surface measuring 10 by 100 feet
Il inch thickness Labor costs extra,
but not much, for it contributes to
speedy work.