NEW PRODUGTS

And Selected Sales Aids

Green Up Your Lawn

A new line of lawn and plant care products by Delta Earth Inc. is headed by Like Wild Plus, formulated to turn lawns and plants greener and healthier and keep them that way.

The tonic encourages healthy leaf, stem and root growth, accelerates the decomposition of compost piles, helps loosen tight, compacted clay and nonporous soil, and contains digestible nutrients, according to the manufactu rer.

Replacement Thermostat

A new all-inclusive thermostat, introduced by Jade Controls, Inc., replaces existing heating thermostat models for any millivolt, 12/24 volt forced air and hydronic systems.

It can be used for all heating models except 120 line voltage. Millivolt applications include wall heaters, floor and gravity furnace thermostats. Designed for quick and effortless installation, the thermostat features a positive "ofl'switch and large easy-to- read numerals. The adjustable thermometer allows setting to the true room temperature.

Available in two models, a white housing with gold front panel and dark brown housing with wood-grain panel front, the thermostats may be ordered in bubble packs or boxed. Bubble Packs include an adapter plate for replacement of larger units.

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Siding Adds Colors

Masonite Corp. Colorlok hardboard lap siding now comes in harbortown red, a natural Redwood color, and baytown gray, a gray-blue tone.

Both have a new, improved finish system that features enhanced edge coverage, coating elasticity and improved fade resistance. Prefinished Colorlok siding comes in l6' lengths, nominally 7/16" thick and in 9 3/8" and 12" widths. lt is noted for dent resistance, toughness and stability, thermal and electrical insulation, and freedom from corrosion, splitting, checking and brittleness.

Redwood Plywood Siding

California clear grade plywood siding with the beauty, warmth, and practicality of redwood is now available in panel form from Simpson.

The panels come in four patterns, from plain to inverted batten, with uniformly color-toned face veneers. In 3/8" and 5/8" thicknesses, they are available in 8', 9', and l0' lengths.

The siding reportedly takes and holds paint or stain beautifully.

Bush Hog Tape Sealer

Bush Hog Liquid Teflon Tape seals threaded fittings in iron, steel, brass, copper, stainless, rubber. plastic, monel and aluminum pipe joints and fittings.

A heavy liquid, it penetrates to the bottom of threads and completely covers joints, reportedly eliminating tape wrapping, incomplete coverage and leakage. The moldable Teflon particles crush to form a non-hardening, anti-galling seal.

Convenient lor use on hard-to-get- to fittings, it resists acids, alkalies, gasoline, solvents, oils, hydraulic fluid, gases, refrigerants, steam, water and air, according to Specialty Chemical Labs. Division of Allied Products.

Fantastic Fencing

A fencing material for ranch and homeowners free from board fence maintenance problems, Fantaboard is a kiln dried lumber protected by an extruded vinyl coating.

The lumber core provides strength with economy while the vinyl coating provides the appearance of a white painted board and resists weathering, insects, decay, fire, impact and chewing. Handled as lumber, it can be sawed to length and sealed by cementing end caps in place. It can be nailed, screwed, or drilled and bolted.

Other uses are patio furniture, decking (a nonskid texture can be formed in the vinyl during the application process), protection of grape stakes used in vineyards, or where there is exposure to the elements and lasting beauty and protection are desired without continual maintenance according to the manulacturer. Fantastic Products.

Upstairs Storm Window

Season-all Model 810 one-lite storm window features a glass insert which removes to inside the house or building for cleaning.

Specifically designed for use above the ground floor where outside removable storm windows are impractical for cleaning, it is limited to inopenrng awnrng or casement type prime windows which open to expose the total window area.

It is furnished with one glass, one full-screen insert, and adjustable sill expander in mill or anodized aluminum or electrostatically bonded white or brown baked enamel finishes.

Gover With Flair

The Du Pont Co. has a new wallcovering concept: Flair Squares, 12" squares of prepasted wallcovering in colorful prints.

A display rack which holds 30 packages ofeach ofthe 24 designs, plus room-setting photographs of each design, is available to retailers.

Flair Squares have been designed primarily for fast-and-fun applications in kitchens, bathrooms, accent walls. entries and similar small areas according to the manufacturer. They can also be used to cover wastebaskets, lampshades and storage units to create a coordinated decorating statement.

Because of their c-onvenience, and decorative designs, Flair Squares are reportedly purchased primarily by women, thereby bringing increased traffic flow. No special tools or skills are required. The paste is activated by dip- ping the Flair Squares in water. There are l5 Flair Squares in a package with complete instructions.

Retailers will have advertisine and publicity support in national t vl and magazine ads, and a co-op program to support local advertising. , Retail prices for Flair Squares are $3.99 - S4.99.

Decor Blind Colors

Fourteen new colors have been added by Hunter Douglas ro rhe Flexalum Decor Blind color line.

They include: daffodil, cirrus. pongee, beige, khaki, bright aluminum, bright gold, dove gray, gulf blue, blue blue, ginger. garner ied, midnight gold, and srar brown ro make a total of 64.

Drain Unclogger

A product of Hilco Plastics Products Co.. Drain Unclogger unplugs drain clogs by using water line pressure direct lrom a household water outlet.

If the kitchen sink is clogged, for example, the largest of the three rubber compression adapters that come with the kit is fir to rhe Unclogger. Nexr a conventional hose line is attached. and it is inserted into the drain. When the drain is sealed. the water is turned on and the jet power unclogs the drain.

Regular use, three or four times a year, is said to keep drains from clog- ging with soap, detergents, hair, lood and other matter often flushed down drains.

The tool has a two-year material and workshop warranty. lt is mounted on a blister pack rack display card at a suggested retail price ol $7.95.

China Top Vanity

Heads Up Inc. now offers vitreous china tops for its compact oak vanity ca Dr nets.

Available in white, papyrus or sand, the tops take center set faucets, and are 20" wide by 18" deep ro fit a small guest bath or powder room.

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German Saws lmported

Midwest Automation. lnc. recentlv announced its agreement with Altendorf Co. of Germany to distribute their saws in the U.S.

Altendorf circular saws are high precision saws for cutting wood (hard or soft), most plastics, aluminum, fibreboard, chipboard.

They are precision engineered and reportedly leave clean, sharp edges on material cut.

The line includes sizing circular saws with both tilting and non-tilting saw blades, and table circular saws with tilting and non-tilting blades.

Film Has Many Uses

Key-Lite, a steel reinforced film manufactured by Keystone Group, is adaptable to a wide variety ofconstruction applications.

It can be used as a temDorarv closure for windows and doois. an underliner, to seal off drafty openings, or as a weatherproof covering for stockp^iled materials, according to the manulacturer.

Rust resistant, it is made of 20gauge multi-directional wire. fully laminated between two layers of ultra violet stabilized polyethylene film giving it a five mil thickness.

Available in 25 and 100' rolls. the film reportedly culs wirh ordinary utility scissors, can be formed to almost any desired shape, and is reuseable.

CUT GIASS FAN window and raised 0anels 01 vertical-grain Douglas fir or hemlock are combined to created period styling in this Georgian door f rom Simpson

New Screen Door

Bel-Air Door Co. is introducing a new hemlock screcn door to its wide selection of doors.

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The stiles and top rails are 3 5/8" wide, the bottonr rails are 7rl" wide, and cross rails 2%" wide. Sizes: 2-6, 28,3-0 x 6-9 x I 1/8". All aluntinunr screen standard.

There are two designs availablc, the A-2 and A-7 (pictured).

All-Purpose White Glue

3C All Purpose white Glue glues wood, paper, cloth, pottery, leather and all porous materials.

Non-flammable, the water-based formula has no toxic vapors, dries clear and colorless, isn't damaged by freezing.

Available in 4 oz,, 8 oz., 16 oz., quart and gallon plastic containers, 5gallon pails and 55-gallon drums.

Light Guards

Leigh's Guard-A-Lite boxes, made o1 .015 galvanized sheet metal, prevent the unsafe build-up of heat around lighting fixtures by keeping insulation at a distance, while still preventing back drafts and drastic heat loss.

For use with "air-blown" insulation. Guard-A-Lite comes in two styles, the GL14, a hexagon-shaPed box for smaller fixtures, and the GL22, a larger, rectangular model. Together with Guard-A-Vent unit, a corrugated board which keeps insulation from blocking the air flow from under-eave vents, Leigh offers the building trade an attic insulation preparation kit.

Both Guard-A-Lite styles come shipped flat in a carton, form easily on pre-scored lines and lock together for quick and easy use. Weighing just over 22 pounds, a carton of GLl4's contains six units. while a carton of the GL22's weighs about l7 pounds and contains three Guard-A-Lite boxes.

New Chimney Pipe

A line of 6" and 8" diameter all-fuel chimney pipe and accessories is new from Heatilator fireplace. They are designed to meet the demand for chimney components for wood-burning stoves and furnaces and join the current line of 7" and 9" insulated flue used with zero-clearance fireplaces. All sizes are double wall construction with more than 2-inches of rock wool insulation surrounding the stainless steel inner flue to help maintain flue gas temperatures lor proper venting of woodburning appliances.

The new piping is available in 6", l, 2, and 3' lengths. A complete line of chimney supports, termin ations and accessories for use with the two new sizes is available, along with a redesigned insulated tee with support brace and spark arrester cap.

Heatilator fireplace chimney displays now at distributors and dealers, can be updated with information on the new parts with a modification kit which will be supplied at no charge.

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Matching Toilet Tank

A toilet tank to complement their line of oak bathroom products is available from Heads Up, Inc.

Complete with a white papyrus or sand colored bowl or separate ready for connection to virtually any top or rear spud bowl, it is said to be an inexpensive way to start upgrading a bath.

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Supplemental Heating System

A new fireplace concept, the Bricko-lator is a supplemental heating system which enables homeowners to turn down the major heating system or temporarily turn it off by redistributing air heated from the fireplace to all corners of a room.

Warm air can be introduced to another room close by through an additional insulated duct. The fireplace is said to be unique in rhai thermostatically controlled intake fans take in room air, force it through heatexchange chambers, located behind the firebrick, which heat it and then push it out lhrough grilles located near the floor.

- Designed to operate with a glass firescreen, it produces a hotter, more efficiently burning fire. The glass firescreen also saves energy by preventing h.eat lrom escaping through the cnrmney.

Satin Finish Insulation

Celotex Building Products Division is now offering Thermax insulation board with a satin finish.

Designed primarily for exposed installations in commercial, industrial and agricultural buildings where lightreflecting properties and washable iurfaces are desirable features. it is a liehtweight, but rigid fiber glass-reinloiced polyisocyanurate foam plastic core with aluminum foil facers.

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Pre-insulated Panels

Industrial and commercial buildings, including manufacturing and processing plants, warehouses, and office buildings, can be assembled of a single, pre-insulated, metal-panel system manufactured by Bally Case & Cooler.

The system provides insulating efficiency, low-cost erection and accelerated return on investment, according to the manufacturer. The 4" thick. metal clad panels are available for walls, vertical corners. rools and floors with an insulating elficiency ofR 34. Regardless of the temperature of the space they enclose, the panels reportedly bring about reduction in energy use and can be used in a range ol temperatures from -90'F. t<-r 250'F.

New Laminated Decking

Standard Structures. Inc. has a new glue laminated timber called Standard Plank for floor decking, roofs and walls.

Marketed for use with Mini Lam beams, glulam structural timbers manulactured for use as floor joists, it has been tested by independent laboralories and has proved to be 35{1, stifler than plywood of comparable thickness.

The new product is available 1.2" thick x 16" net width x l6' lengthl 1.5" thick x 16" net width x 20' length, 1.8" thick x 16" net width x 24' length. Special lengths available with custom orders.

It comes resawn on one face and smooth planed on the opposite, with tongue and groove edges for tight, nonscueak floors.

Gonvertible Storm Windows

A new do-it-yourself storm window which converts to screens is now available from Aluma Trim. Inc.

Offered under the trade name Mr. Window. it has a white baked extruded aluminum frame, a weatherstrip gasket made of polyurethane foam, and turn locks which provide easy installation and removal.

It is available in ten size combinatlons.