Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-07
New Ceramic Paint
Helps Keep Walls
OF Basement Dry
interpreting Agent
Merees With Surface
By Chemical Action
Nv LAWRENCE CROLIUs.

rN La w hENtE AhoLItS1
Keeping basement walls dry is a
major problem in many homes,
whether old or new. With the in
creased use of the basement as a
living space by converting it into q
game room, home workshop or some
other playground it has become more
and more important that that part
Of the house be made as dry and
pleasant AS the upper" part of the
home. In fact, even If the old base
ment is retained. with only the
furnace and few preserve shelves,
It is important that it be kept dry
80 that furnishings and decorations
upstairs aren't harmed by excess
moisture.
Various ways of combating mois-
ture have been brought out from
time to time and now it is possible
to waterproof basement walls so
that they are really dry. Not only
does this new waterproofing ma
terial effectively stop water seepage,
but 1t also provides good-looking
exterior finish as well. It may be
used on brick, cement, cement block,
hollow tile, building tile and other
implanted porous masonry surfaces.
and its fine white finish looks like
a good paint job.
This material, a chemical ceramic
paint, works quite differently from
ordinary paints or waterproofers. 1t
contains no oil, casein or cement,
and It's elements are not only water
proof, but they are flreproof and
will resist to the end the alkalinity,
moisture and porositv which ordi-
Marty act as destructive agents in
masonry.
Becomes Part of Surface.
After it has been put on it doesn't
dry like ordinary paint, but is said
to bake" itself on by a chemical
action so that it becomes part Of
the surface of the masonry. In
fact, it clings to the masonry in two
ways, by hanging on by strong
physical adhesion and by actually
penetrating into the pores of the
surface then expanding when it sets,
SO that 1t is we'll anchored.
In this way a powerful water
proof barrier is set up which will
Withstand the influx of water. Two
different types of the waterproofing
are available for use on exterior
surfaces, one with pure white fin
eLa opnthor NTH Goht coral
color. which is valuable for use as an
unoercoater on porous surfaces such
as masonry, fiber and plaster boards.
For. exterior decorative finishes
you can also obtain waterproof
coating which goes on over the base
coat we have just described. This
material is made in five different
colorings. including cream, buff,
gray, green and blue. The same
colors are also made for interior
finish and are said to be compa-
rable to casein and oil paints in cost,
ease of application and color-retain-
Ing powers.
Thermometer for Baby.
Ii Sou lldNt DdoN hlobdio Sobi
house you more than likely wonder
from time to time just how it should
be dressed to meet various weather
conditions. 1t isn't easy, some
times. to determine whether If is
too cold or too hot for certain kinds
of clothes and you have to make
hit-or-miss guess, using inside tenn
peratures and possibly the weather
page of the newspaper.
A new thermometer has been
brought out recently, however, which
takes the guesswork out of this
problem and practically dresses the
child for you. The thermometer
itself is an accurate one of the elm
ical type and is inclosed in a sturdy
glass tube which protects it from
the ravages of the weather. 1t is
sealed at>either end by plastic sup
ports which are screwed to the vim
dow frame outside in convenient
position.
The baby dressing part of it comes
In on new type of scale which not
only gives you the temperature in
degrees. but also shows you how
the child should be dressed for va
rious temperatures by means Of
clever little sketches placed along
side the numbers. These sketches
range from a small house down IN
the zero area, when the baby should
be kept indoors. on upward through
heavy clothes for outdoors, sweaters
for moderate cool weather, light
clothes for warm weather, etc.
Note: For further information
about any Of the products de-
scribed here, write Mr.. Crolius,
The Evening Star, and inclose a
stamped, self addressed envelope.
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