NEW PRODUGTS and

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Plywood Siding Panel

Simpson Cuardian Siding is an overlaid plywood panel product with a reportedly better-than-plywood surface.

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Cook and Bottle Washer

The Kitchen Aid Division of Hobart Corp. has a new line of built-in cooking equipment featuring built-in ovens and four cooktops and a solid state dishwasher.

The Selectra solid state dishwasher combines the latest solid state technology with a variety of features.

Automatic Light Switch

The Programmable Light Switch from BRK Electronics is an automatic lighting control.

With push button operation, it replaces standard light switches while iombining a microprocessor-based programmable timer, quartz digital clock, onloff switch and touch dimmer in a single unit.

The switch also has hidden controls, one-button program review, power failure protection, and a mode indicator that denotes whether a controlled light is on or off.

Resin impregnated overlays are bonded by heat and pressure to exterior grade plywood with a woodgrain texture embossed into the overlay during bonding.

The clear textured surface. takes paint or solid color stain finishes,reportedly holding it up to three times longer than raw wood. Lightweight for one person application, the panels can be applied directly to the studs.

A variety of patterns are available in 4'x8 ' and 4'x9' panels.

Cheery Cherry Cabinets

A new series of solid cherrywood kitchen cabinets with matching buffets, bathroom vanities and medicine cabinets are from the Guildmark Corp.

In several styles, they are made of cherry hardwood frames and doors, with cherry veneer sides.

Included in the built-in oven line are nine single and double ?A" and 27 " electric units and two ?4" gas models. The cooktop line features two 33 " models, one gas and one electric, and two 42" gourmet cooking centers available in both electric and gas.

High Tech Insulation

Insul-Tray Inc.'s new multi-Purpose insulating system is approved ior the United States Department of Energy and Canadian National Weatherization programs.

Available in a high strength, water resistant, corrugated cardboard panel manufactured in 4' lengths and sizes to fit construction widths, it can be stapled or nailed to building framing members to provide a Permanent, positive and controllable cavity for iontainment of blown insulation. It is desiened to be used in vaulted ceilingsl under floors and on flat roofs.

Now in Uniform Building Code Flame Spread Classification Class I and Class II it will satisfy all building code requirements. It can reduce the size of lumber used in vaulted ceilings and flat roofs by providing a higher "R" value than is possible with batt products. It also provides the l" air space above insulation required by building codes.

apartment complexes, or manufactured housing.

Both the washer and dryer offer full-size load capacity in only about half the floor space as a traditional side by side laundry pair.

The unit measures 27V2" wtde bv 27V2" dercp by 73" high. Standari washer/dryer units require about l0 square ft. of floor space; the new unit wi[ fit into about 5 sq. ft. Controlled by a single solid state microromputer, the integrated center includes a toploading washer section below and a dryer portion above.

Spray Away Leaks

A spray on roof and gutter patch, Kool Seal is an aluminized aerosol which can be applied to roofs, skylights, gutters, stacks and downspouts to seal cracks and stop rust.

Energy Saving Steps

, Insuladder from European American Building Products, Inc., comes in one complete piece with built-in frame, hatch and ladder. The casing frame is equipped with fitting springs. The hatch, which is insulated with R-10 rockwool, is sealed with EPDM rubber strips and has a double lock bolt operated by a removable Allen key.

A ladder installed during the construction of a new home is said to pay for itself through energy savings in about one year while remodelers will have three years before it pays for itself. Federal or state tax credits could shorten the payback period in a recent installation.

Lighting The Way

Diablo Technologies' Good Nite Light, Power Alert, and Night Eye have UL listing and ciury a one year warranty.

The Good Nite Light, an automatic night light that turns on at dusk and off at dawn, uses only seven watts. The photoelectric cell and a 10090 solid state circuit virtually eliminates flickering.

Power Alert goes on in a power failure. It plugs into any electrical outlet to provide added safety. Its reflector design shines the light out and down for safety. Also, it turns into a rechargeble flashlight. When it is plugged in and placed on its "auto" setting, a small orange light will go on indicating the power is on and the batteries are charging. Unplugged and switched to the "on" setting, it can be used as a flashlight. Fully charged, it provides continuous bright light up to 60 minutes.

Saving Laundry Space

Maytag's new home laundry center offers full size capacity in roughly half the floor space of conventional equipment. The product answers the needs of people living in smaller homes, condominiums, townhouses,

The Night Eye is a solid state electronic lamp control. It turns either an indoor or outdoor incandescent light on at dusk and off at dawn. A patented dual photocell control system reportedly totally eliminates the flickering associated with similiar products. It can be used with any outdoor incandescent post or porch light fixture or indoor lamp with shade.

Drying to a bright aluminized finish in an hour, the waterproof formula contains no asbestos or lead. The finish covers cracks and holes to 3/16'. It can be sprayed on either a wet or dry surface.

Wood Lighting Help?

Wood lighting standards from the J.H. Baxter Co. come in curved pole, straight top or side mounted poles with either single or double crossarm models.

These poles are designed to fit in with landscaping and residential developments. Laminated from Pacific Coast Douglas fir, they age and look like drift wood after a few years. Designs are reportedly environmentally compatible and can adapt to varied building conditions.

All standards are pressure treated full length for protection against decay and insect damage. Standards meet or exceed the NEMA deflection requirements for 100 m.p.h. winds including 1.3 gust factors.

Hide That Crack

Flexi-Wall Plaster-In-A-Roll is a gypsum impregnated wall covering manufactured specifically for concealing cracks and other wall problems.

Designed for use in high traffic areas that have wall abuse, it comes in 35 colors and can be painted with standard house Paint.

Three Hour Fire Door

The Kewanee Corp. has introduced a rib door with insulated mineral fiber filler available in standard sizes.

The door has a 3 hour A label from the Underwriter's Laboratory.

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The Right Connection

A new joist hanger, the HUS Series Connector, featuring "slant nailing" to provide greater strength with less nails is from Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.

The l4-gauge galvanized steel connectors are designed for 4x and 3x carrying members. Using standard l6d nails, the design is said to give the joist 6090 greater strength.

The joist hanger is fully code accepted and ICBO-rated for uplift and withdrawal (seismic), as well as normal loads.

Look for Leaks

The Air Snooper from Associates Marketing detects air leaks from windows, doors, heating and cooling ducts, insulation gaps and other areas.

The hand held unit uses a 9-volt battery and measures variances as small as 2' F. It shows energy loss by pointing a wand at the suspected area. The detector comes with a 90 day warranty.

Like the Grand Canyon, we've been arouno a long time and we're very, very deep.

To serve your needs we are deep in the widest variety of Moulding, Jambs, Frames, Embossed Mouldings, Exotic Mouldings and Accessories.

We are deep in Solid Pine, Finger Joint Pine, Redwood, Fir, Oak, Ash, Birch, Mahogany and Cedar. Custom orders are also our specialtv.

Ready-To-Assemble Cabi nets

The Long Bell SpaceCraft Line of ready-to-assemble cabinets is now available prefinished or readY to finish.

Reverse bevel edges on doors and drawer fronts eliminate the need of hardware.

Cabinet faces, backs of doors and drawer fronts are birch veneer. In- teriors are covered with a washable woodgrain print finish. The cabinets come with assembly instructions, a parts list, screws and hinges.

Quick Connections

Plumb Qwik's Qwik Trap is a flexible drain pipe connector replacement for lVz " or lVr " plastic or metal drain traps.

The connector adjusts to PiPe misalignment and tightens to drain pipe with two stainless steel bands. Instal- lation requires only a screwdriver or nut driver. Made from elastrometric PVC material, the unit resists freezing. It can be squeezed to clean, with no drain tools or cleaners required.

Current Tracer

A pocket sized instrument from Infrared Services, Inc., allows an individual to safely trace power, lighting, and low voltage control circuiti without removing panel covers, turning off power, or shorting circuits. The Paser Current Tracer is a two part device with a transmitter and receiver. The transmitter when connected to use a l" cross-bore, tZu" edge-bore and either 2%" or 2% " backset. The latch has a'lu" throw and a square mortised l " by 2/r" latch face. the desired line puts' a V+ ampere pulsating load on the circuit. The receiver senses the signal at the panel and gives a visual and audio response to pinpoint the correct circuit breaker or fuse.

Designed for use on l%" or l/n,, thick doors, the sets can be installed on almost any thickness of door.

It comes in several configurations, with.a range of voltage to met specific requfements.

Solid Brass Elegance

Valli & Colombo has added two models to their round rosette and long escutcheon series in polished and antique brass finishes.

Model No. Hl34 fits the standard 2% " cross-borer "lu" edge-bore,23/s,, and 2%" backset on l%" and, l%" thick doors.

Model No. Hl35 offers passage sets that use a reversible tubular latch designed specifically for solid brass lever handles. These locksets n I year-$169 X outside North America-$lg5 n 3-month introductory-$45

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Diverse Faucets

Harden Industries now has BelAir Brass faucets available in 32 combinations of style, finish, size and handle treatment. The full-sized decorator handles are crafted in four materials: solid brass lever, hand-made porcelain cross, and genuine solid oak lever.

The faucets come in 8 " wide spread or 4 " center set and all feature the l/4-

Daylight Dimmer

A covering for skYlights, the SkYshade from Wasco Products, Inc., looks like mini-blinds but has the effect of darkening a room like a privacy shade. It comes with an energy efficient Versol developed aluminumbacked fabric.

The shades which provide heat and light management are a do-it-yourself installation. The metallized fabric reportedly reduces solar heat transmission by 540/o and indoor heat bY 5190.

With a built in locking mechanism, the shades can be adjusted to any opened/closed position. An extendable pole eliminates hanging cords for adjuitment and operation of ceiling level shades.

turn, non-rising, ceramic disc washerless valves which reportedly afford sure positive fluid control. Clear, epoxy-glass coating gives the solid brass a polish-free protection. Also available is a bathroom fixture drop in bowl made to fit a standardsized vanity unit. Fashioned from white vitreous porcelain, the scallop design fits any bathroom decor.

All Purpose FirePlace

Heatilator Inc. has a new firePlace with dual-use installation flexibility. The new unit has Underwriters' Laboratories approval for single and multi-family housing as well as manufactured housing and mobile home installations.

Heat circulation inlets below the firebox opening draw room air into the heat exchange chambers in the fullyinsulated fireplace. Decorating flexibility is enhanced by the positioning of air circulation outlets both above and below the fireplace oPening.

For mobile home installations' there is an outside combustion air kit and fireplace glass doors. Glass doors trimmed with brass combined with a tilt up grate for easy cleaning are standard features of the MF36 fireplace.

New Saws & Drills

Bosch Power Tools has new universal blade jig saws and l/2" dtills.

The two jig saws are a single-sPeed model 3230and variable speed, orbital action model 3238VS. Both tophandled models accept universal blades with a roller guide for extra blade support under heavy loads. An adjustable footplate allows bevel cuts to 45 o both left and right.

Three l/2" drills have electronic variable speed control and an independently mounted reversing switch. A preselector knob in the trigger switch dlows desired speed to be preset. The three drills have a 360o adiustable side handle, heavY dutY Witt-Watcher@ motor and are fullY insulated for electrical safetY. pression molded fiberglass filled with insulating urethane foam.

The display includes the door itself with silkscreened lettering on a header and side panel. A literature holder is attached to the back.

The front display shows a dark walnut stain and an optional crystalline leaded, beveled glass lite. Both light and drak stains have a painted area that shows the finish options.

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A Classic Entrance Therma-Tru has a new Fiber Classic entrance door with point of purchase display.

The door is constructed of com-

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Brass Pipe Fittings

The American GranbY Co. has 27 new threaded bronze fittings, ranging in size from %" through 2"'

Also available are threaded bronze 90o street ells, plugs, reducer bushings and l50lb. unions.

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Continental Chic

A sleek European look typifies the Astra kitchen frorh Excel Wood Products.

The unit includes melamine laminate finish inside and out, adjustable.shelves, self closing concealejd hinges and drawer suspension.

Available in three finishes, the kitchen can incorporate convenience options such as pull-out wastebasketsl pull, out tables and more.

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Also.' corral boards posts, ties rgh. Doug ftr fascia redwood slabs bridge decking Doug ftr clears dimension lengths to26feet all grades sizes to 24" x24" full, scant or rough ftnish metric custom sawing

Visible Vittles

Rubbermaid now offers a new product line, Servin' Saver Food Containers, in see-through plastic with various sizes and shapes to choose from.

Symbols molded on the lids and containers are designed so the blind and sight impaired can easily match piecei. A gs9 and care leaflet packed with every product includes a full five year warranty.

Flu Facelift

Readybuilt wood mantels are available in 26 styles for updating old fireplaces.

Handcrafted of kiln dried poplar lumber they are mortised and tenoned with all miters and joints glued in place. Detailing includes double half-round reeded pilasters, bolection moulding, single or double dentil moulding and ornaments.

The mantels can be modified to specific needs. Special mantel and bookcase combinations are also available.

A NewOutlook

Capitol Windows has a new singlehung unit fabricated of heavy-duty aluminum for residential and light commercial construction.

The T-300 Weather Beater has a removable bottom sash, full nailing fins, a full length lift rail and balance clips to allow easy removal. Mylarshield pile weatherstripping covers the entire perimeter of the operating sash.

A block-and-tackle balance system provides full vent opening and Vz" in' sulated glanng provides weathertight performance with inside glazing for easier glass replacement. Rated DHBI-HP and available in white and bronze, the series offers numerous options.

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European Saw Blades

Raki International now offers bow, hand and back saws manufactured bY Augusta Krumm Johann Krumm Sohn of Germany.

The pruning bow saw has blade teeth heat treated by the electro-induction hardening Process, which

These Can Hack lt extends to the setting point, eliminating the need for resetting and resharperung.

Parker Manufacturing Co. has a heavy-duty professional hacksaw frame specifically designed to accommodate bi-metal blades which require extra high tension for effective use.

The saw frame has a lever locking handle which generates the required 32,000 psi of blade tension for use with bi-metal blades. This toggle locking mechanism is self-stopping and will not overtighten and damage the set of the frame. A safetY catch prevents accidental release.

Constructed of cast aluminum with steel tensioning beam, the saw will accept all 12" brands of bimetal blades.

A tension lever safety feature which prevents one-sided fixing of the blade can be rotated 36Oo for every cutting position.

The soft-cut hand and back saws include a22" hand saw and a 12" and 14" back saw. Lightweight handles made of ABS allow the tool to be used in extreme weather conditions.

All saws are shock and water resistant and are covered bY a lifetime guarantee on all parts except those subject to wear bY natural use.

Fence Mending Technique

Fencemender from Darco is a device that sleeves a rotted fence post to make it structurally sound.

Posts that are in usable concrete reportedly can be sleeved by driving the two piece unit into the existing post hole with a sledge hammer. The unit seizes within the concrete to secure the rotted post.

If posts are not in concrete, they are sleeved first, then a concrete pad is poured around the sleeve.

Both systems are said to take as little as l0 minutes to accomplish. Fencemender comes in two sizes, 4" for rough posts and 3.5" for smooth 4x4 posts.

Crystal Clear Water

The Chlorotron 2000 manufactures pure chlorine gas and ph control from salt and low voltage electricity controlled by the pool PumP timer' The Sophisticated Systems product repoitedly does not add salt to Pool water.

The product, which eliminates handling, storing, buYing, and dispensing pool chlorine compounds as well as the cloudY residue from those products, comes with a money back guarantee.

Mounted for Show

FotoFile uses a system of self adhesive tabs to mount and display snapshots or postcards in a metal photo filing system. The Matex Co. system has an arched metal base that supports bright metal runners.

Three sizes fit almost all size photos with each piece containing 100 mounts. For storage each unit fits into a simulated alligator leather file box. Each file box includes a gold-stamped pressure sensitive label to identify the contents.

raised panel pattern with hand carved designs.

Available options include 8 styles of antique or polished brass hardware, and a choice of 19 sizes. They are available with oil or acrylic-urethane finish or unfinished/sanded.

Crafted from English furniture grade mahogany, the solid wood doors provide up to 5090 more sound proofing than conventional doors.

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Color Coordinated Raingutter

joints to prevent leaking and easy snaptogether installation.

The product is said to be maintenance free with peeling, denting and rusting eliminated.

It also is available in white, dark brown and charcoal grey.

Interior Door Options

Elegant Entries Interior Private Collection mahogany doors feature a

Plastmo Vinyl Raingutters has introduced a new light brown color to its line of gutter systems.

With color throughout, the selfcleaning, semi-circular design features a patented rimfold, permanently glued