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Cherry finished Mount Vernon styled cabinets are being marketed by Connor Forest Industries. The hardwood cabinets feature white hardware. Frames are assembled with mortise and tenon joints, glued and pinned.

A Shady Deal

Phiferglass SunScreen exterior shading for windows and doors replaces regular insect screening and is said to block up to 7090 of the sun's heat and glare before it reaches the glass.

Woven from fiberglass, it reportedly requires no maintenance. The open mesh allows ventilation, outward visibility and protection from fading.

Not a paste on or film product, the shade can be removed and stored in winter.

It may be installed in a regular four sided insect screening frame or with tension mounts for fixed windows.

Caulk lt Up

A water resistant caulk, dispensed from an aerosol can without the aid of a caulking gun, from Insta-Foam Products, Inc., is called Caulking Stuff.

The siliconized, acrylic caulk in an ll oz. cancarries a20-year warranty. The company claims it will not shrink, crack or peel.

Great Stuff, another product, is a multi-purpose urethane foam sealant and insulator that expands and solidifies to fill cracks, holes and voids in and around the house.

Accessory After The Bath

A line of bath accessories incorporating a snaplock mounting system which eliminates the need for set screws is from Tubular Specialties Manufacturing Inc. The accessories reportedly require two stainless steel screws and are ideal for residential bathrooms.

They come in four different handrubbed finishes and meet safety guidelines and requirements.

Door Prize

Grosfillex, Inc. has the C-100 Taiga as an addition to its Add-APanel folding doors. Constructed of strong, heavy-duty pvc, the new door is available in a wood-grained pecan finish.

The double-wall construction blocks drafts and holds heat in. It features sliding panels which can be added or subtracted to accommodate almost anydoorway (a doubledoor is suggested for widths greater than 78 in.).

They are available in 6'8" and 8' heights and reportedly can be trimmed for custom fitting shorter doorways. The door comes with hardware and instructions.

Open Sesame

Stanley Automatic Openers reportedly have made d-i-y installation of all new models easier and faster. U-install garage door openers feature digital radio controls which allow homeowners to select their own code for opening and closing.

The newly designed control adjustments are external and permit changes in code and setting for the door without removal of the cover.

The openers come with a step-bystep instruction manual and will open garage doors up to 18'long by 7Vz' high made of wood, steel or fiberglass.

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Kerosene Heaters

Radiant King has U.L.-listed kerosene heaters designed to heat areas from 275 to 1,000 sq. ft. The dimension 2000 vented heater is designed to be 8090 more efficient than wood or coal stoves, according to the company.

Chime Time

Crafted in genuine mahogany, stained in a light walnut, and programmed with either 4 or 8 notes for the frontdoor, Nutone Housing Group, Scovill Inc., has a new three tube chime. It is 16" xl0" x4tA" and the transformer is included.

Free ElectricalTester

All-purpose electrical testers will accompany Sinkmaster garbage disposers as Anaheim Manufacturing's first promotion of the year.

The testers will be packed inside each Model 700 and-800 disposer shipped this spring. They are designed to test electrical circuits, lamps, radios, televisions, cords and plugs, appliances, fuses, spark plugs and polarity from AC to DC.

The portable heaters are smokeless and odorless and can produce from 8,000 BTU s to 20,000 BTU s with continuous heating times of 13 to 22 hours.

Thewick-fed, unpressurized heaters are equipped with safety features and a hot plate for cooking in the event of a power failure.

Carpet European-Style

Armstrong's Elegant Expressions cut-pile carpet is reminiscent of European-styled velvet carpets and was chosen to refurbish the 50-year old Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Tx.

Using the Antron II continuous filament soil-hiding nylon, the carpet is embossed with Armstrong's Sculptron process which reportedly adds extra dimension to the design and withstands severe traffic conditions.

A do-it-yourself modular mirrored wall-system has been developed by the Monarch Mirror Door Co.

The three-step installation procedure reportedly requires no mirror cutting and takes approximately I hour to complete.

Each packaged unit includes a 32" x 96" oak veneer panel with a 30" x 72" mirror attached, two 8" x 96" oak strips, nails, screws and oak plugs.

Two for the Roof

Mastiguard and Alumiguard are new water-based asphalt emulsion roofing products from Bituminous Materials.

They reportedly will not flow in high temperatures, and will not become brittle in the cold with alligatoring significantly reduced. The water-based emulsions require no on-sight heating and are nonflammable, nonpolluting, and nontoxic. They can be applied on dry or damp surfaces witha brush, pump or spray.

Mastiguard can be used as an interply adhesive as well as a glaze coat on entire roofing projects, metal, wood, and concrete surfaces. Alumiguard reflects up to 8090 of the sun's damaging radiant energy protecting underlying roof layers, providing a metallic barrier between moisture and the roof. It gives special protection to metal roofs.

< Air Power

Thomas Industries Inc. has a new T-30 Air-Pac compressor equipped to power most nailers, staplers and other job-site pneumatic tools.

The compressor, with 4.5 gallon air tank, weighs 5l lbs., delivers up to 1.8 cfm at 100 psi and a maximum pressure to 125 psi. and provides operators with one staple per second performance.

View from the Terrace

Marvin Windows has introduced a new swinging patio door with a Lexan sill.

It features a lockset wl1h 2Y4" back set in an extra wide stile for an improved security system which is said to make the door virtually impossible to open from the outside without a key.

Energy saving features, in addition to the Lexan sill, include foam-filled weatherstripping along the header and jambs and a /e" thick insulated glass with a sealed air space, or, for greater insulation, Tripane glazing consisting of three panes ofglass and two dead air spaces.

Terrace Doors are built of non finger-jointed Ponderosa pine, with four commercial grade hinges on extra wide stiles. They come in a variety of sizes, including 5'and6'retro sizes and 8' heights. True divided lites, solar bronze or solar gray glass are available.

Desk Fans

Six and nine inch oscillating desk fans made by JAB Industries, Inc. are lightweight, compact and come assembled in a one color display box. Available in white or beige, they come with chrome or brass plated blades.

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