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U.S. Designs Withstand Quake

American-style wood construction fared well during the 7.2 earthquake in Kobe, Japan, according to the Western Wood Products Association.

The Japanese 2x4 Homebuilders Association examined nearly 5,500 wood-frame houses in the area and found that no structures had collapsed and just 105 homes suffered light damage, such as broken windows or cracked sheetrock.

Conversely, hundreds of older Japanese wood buildings collapsed due to factors such as mortised structural beams, lack of shearwalls, large openings on the bottom floors, insufficient maintenance. decav and termites. WWPA research indicated.

LEGENDARY WINTERS in Vladimir, Russia, have had little effect on the U,S. building materials used to build this American Home house in 1992. Designed as a typical single-family dwelling, it serves as a school where 250 Russians are taught English each year. Georgia-Pacific provided the hardboard siding and all-wood liber composite material for the trim. Average daily temperatures are below zero.

Kitchen Remodels Take $$$$$$$$$

The steep price tag of remodeling kitchens does not keep everyone from going all out.

Twelve percent of households that remodeled kitchens in the past three years spent more than $40,000 on the job. Another 23Vo spent $20,000 to $40,000.

A survey by Maytag followed up on 470 households that in 1991 were considering remodeling their kitchens. By 1994,72Vohad done so, though 55Vohad spent at least two years thinking about it before proceeding.

Kitchen remodelers are affluent. One fourth of respondents had household incomes exceeding $100,000 (compared with SVo of U.S. households). Three in four hired out at least part of thejob.

Of the 85Vo who replaced cabinets, half bought oak, l4%o birch and l2Vo cherry. Of the 88% replacing floors, 43Vo chose less expensive no-wax vinyl,23Vo installed ceramic tile and lTVo wood floors.

Reasons for remodeling included desire for a new look (6lVo), inadequate storage space (6lVo), inadequate countertop space (56Vo), and outdated appliances (33V0).