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EDITORilAL

The Old Homestead

1|l NE OF THE positive factors expected to V bolster new home construction in the 1980s is that a rising percentage of the population will be in the home-buying age bracket. Interestingly, a parallel situation exists in the home improvement field.

It seems that an increasing share of America's existing homes are getting long in the tooth. Statistics indicate that approximately one million homes per year are moving into that age bracket where they can reasonably be expected to require a booster shot of home remodeling and improvement. The possibilities seem tantalizing for anyone who sells, services or supplies the materials that will go into this growth segment of the economy.

Nine years ago there were about 38 million homes that had reached their majority, so to speak, of 2l years or older. By next year, that figure will have increased by nine million, to 47 million. Oldies but goodies that will just flat need refurbishment.

Because the home remodeling market has seemed to be recession proof, some rather extravagant claims have been made for it as a market for wood products and other building materials. Yet the numbers seem to back up most claims. For the last ten years, come hell or high water, this segment has been averaging 150/o growth per year. Of this, the do-it-yourselfer accounts for almost a third of the total. And this share is expected to rise, by 1990, to a remarkable 40o/o of home remodeling.

Not only the age of the U.S. home, but our attitudes toward older homes indicates a growing realization of the values inherent in the older structures. Victorian homes are much in vogue, a first step in public understanding and appreciation of the quality materials and workmanship found only in older houses.

A return to the inner city, aided by government programs, such as Denver's successful attempts to save older neighborhoods, are other signs that the direction for home improvement continues to be up, up and away.

SPACEMAKER DRAWERS. seeing them in action can lead to add-on sales. lnstalled beneath kitchen cabinets for added soace. they give customers the 0pportunity t0 "touch and feel", plus provide an actual look at installation.