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‘“This is the thirtieth consecu-
tive year of growth for the home
improvement industry,’ states
Anderson, who also heads
Alcoa Building Products, Inc.,
‘‘and every indication points
toward continued growth.’
The practice of ‘‘selling-up”’
is giving way to the psychology
of ‘‘don’t move—improve,’’ as
homeowners realize that addi-
tions, alterations and major re-
placements can transform a
home to match a lifestyle.
Energy costs, too, are en-
couraging home improvements.
Homeowners facing rapidly es-
calating fuel bills are updating
their homes’ energy efficiency
through remodeling, often
combining projects of aesthetic
and practical nature.
‘“‘In addition to providing
comfort and decreasing energy
expenses, such improvements
can often increase the resale
value of a home,’’ adds Ander-
son.
Add to this the fact that ap-
proximately 34 million single
family homes in the U.S. are at
least 17 years old, and you have
the additional demand to sub-
stantiate Anderson’s expecta-
tion that the industry will grow
another 10 percent in 1981.
As with all burgeoning
professions, there are a few
querading as reputable home
improvement contractors.
To determine whether a con-
tractor is'a qualified profes-
sional, the National Home Im-
provement Council, largest pro-
fessional association in the re-
modeling industry, recom-
mends that homeowners contact
at least three professionals with
established places of business.
Make sure the contractor is
financially stable, willing to
supply the names of satisfied
customers and, as an added pre-
caution, check with your local
Better Business Bureau or
Chamber of Commerce.
Demanding the highest stan-
dards of workmanship and ethi-
cal conduct is your right, ac-
cording to the Council. NHIC
members, for example, are
pledged to follow a strict Code
of Ethics, assuring consumers
of ‘‘the highest standards of
frankness, integrity and respon-
sibility.’
For most Americans, electric-
ity is as mysterious as ESP.
But like most complex
things, it is really simple when
you understand it. The problem
ings and wiring diagrams that
will help you understand more
about your home’s electrical,
system and how you can per-
form many jobs yourself.
If the shingles or shakes on
your roof show a great deal of
wear, as evidenced by splits,
breakage, curled edges or an ex-
treme loss of the protective
granules found on asphalt shing- -
les, it’s time to re-roof your
home.
Fortunately for today’s
homeowners, there is a wide
array of materials, colors, styles
and textures to choose from
when re-roofing. This choice
lets homeowners enhance the
appearance of their home and
control costs.
Among the most popular
roofing materials, reports the
National Home Improvement
Council, are asphalt composi-
tion shingles and wood shakes
or shingles.
The sooner you repair or re-
place a damaged roof, the less
likely your home is to suffer ex-
pensive structural damage,
warns NHIC.
The trade association, which
has chapters in most states, re-
minds homeowners that al-
though re-roofing involves con-
siderable expense, a high qual-
ity roofing job can last up to
twenty-five years, which should
be considered when choosing
materials and a contractor.
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Ever wonder if you and your
home improvement contractor
are speaking the same lan-
guage?
New techniques and tech-
nologies have created some con-
fusing terminology. To help
keep the public from being puz-
zled, the National Home Im-
provement Council has pre-
pared the following glossary:
Berm —a bank of earth, usu-
ally piled against a wall for
natural insulation.
Conduction—the unaided
transmission of heat.
Convection—the transfer of
heat by circulation of a fluid.
Double Glazed Glass—two
panes of glass positioned in a
frame allowing the air space be-
tween them to form an insulat-
ing barrier.
Heat Gain—heat acquired
from direct sunlight or from heat
given off by people, appliances
or equipment.
Heat Loss—the loss of heat
in a space due to heat escape
through windows, walls, floor
tion or radiation.
Insulation—material used to
prevent heat gain or loss. :
Rehab— an abbreviated form
of rehabilitate; to return a struc-
ture to productive use by mak-
ing improvements.
Remodel —to update a struc-
ture by altering its interior or ex-
terior.
Restoration—to restore a
structure to its original state,
paying particular attention to ar-
chitectural and design details of
the period in which it was built®
Retrofit—to modify a struc-
ture so as to incorporate ener-
gy-saving features.
R-Value—a number measur-
ing material’s ability to resist
the flow of heat through it. The
higher the R-value, the better
the insulating quality.
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