Evening star., 1961-06-24
Peqboord Panels
For Pots and Pans
By HERMAN BAUM
Contributino Writer

known as peghoard. is one of
the most versatile products at
the disposal of the home
handyman. None Of its many
applications excels its use in
the kitchen, where it is both
decorative and useful.
Pegboard can be fashioned
to fit into any available
space. Where large areas are
av-ilable, such as over stoves,
a pegboard rack will hold
cleaning copper b o tom
saucepans and an array of
spoons, forks and ladies.
Other pieces of pegboard
can be installed over mar
rover wall areas to hold the
multitude Of kitchen gadgets
that are in constant use.
Brackets are available for
holding glass shelves on
which attractive spice boxes
can be placed.
Everyone is familiar with
the original unfinished hard
board. A newer and more at
tractive member of the fam
lily is the prefinished peg
board panel that has a per-
manent color or natural wood
grain surface.
With this you can match
the decorative scheme of
your kitchen or natural birch
kitchen cabinets. The hard
board itself is much more
densely compressed than the
original type and refinishing
will never be required, the
maker claims.
Hardboard can be cut with
carpenters croSscut panel
saw or with any other fine
tooth saw found in the work
shop. The exposed side of the
panel should be toward you
when cutting.
There are several methods
for mounting pegboard to a
wall surface. The panels may
be set in a wood frame or
used without any decorative
trim. One method that we
have found to be good is to
faSten a small aluminium or
stainless steel channel to the
edges. This is more in keep
ing with the chrome trim on
modern kitchen equipment.
Pegboard must be furred
three eights of an inch out
from the wall surface to pro-
vide space for installing at
tachment hooks. Short fiber
and metal tubes are avail
able for this purpose. De-
pending upon the wall con-
struction, wood screws, tog-
gle bolts or crimp type fas-
teners are used, with the at
taching screws passing
through the pegboard and a
suitable Spacer.
If you use the unfinished
type pegboard you will prob
ably want to paint it. A
primer must be used as a
first application to seal the
surface. Shellac makes a very
good Sealer. Enamel under
coater is also satisfactory.
After the primer is thor
oughly dry, the finish coat
is applied. Gloss enamel is
recommended for use in the
kitchen because of its dura-
bility and the ease with which
it may be cleaned. Two coats
of enamel are recommended.
Wrong NoiIs
"I covered my floor with
plywood and then installed
vinyl tile over this. Some of
the nail heads are working
up through the tile. What
should I do?"-S. v. writes.
Answer-When installing
plywood for this purpose, it
is always safest to use
thread nails. These nails are
grooved something like wood
screws and they will not
work up as common nails
often do. The tiles must be
removed before a repair can
be made.
You will destroy the tiles
that you remove since you
should cut them out from
the center rather than at
tempting to pry them up
from the edge which will
also damage the adjacent
tiles. Remove the nail and
drive a thread nail close to
the old nail hole. Scrape out
the hardened mastic and set
in a new matching tile. If
many tiles are so damaged.
it will be easier to start
with a new floor.
Tile Over Paint
Some time ago, you stated
that asphalt tile could be
placed over a painted con-
crete floor without removing
the paint. Please explain this
again" C. F. requests.
Answer-It always is safest
to remove the paint before