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a 11 e r a t i o n\ $15,400.' Feb.--16 Building Activities. Here JN.o.w_: Brewair-jQ-aality-Pamt-Is-diqeil\ngV$'103,500; 3:eftmmfr-flinL $6,700; 5 alterations, $2,750. March Average Over, $600,000 Per Now in Good Supply Again.--3 dwellings, $19,00$; 2 commer cial, $1,400; 8 alterations, $21,408. Month on Monterey Peninsula April--8' dwellings, $53,50Cr J This spring and summer.are ex any season of the year, but 8 commercial, $3,900; II alterations, pected to be -one of the greatest should not.be applied under damp `In the period of January 1 to The figure' of $2,119,020 for out June 1 of this year, construction in lying areas jncluding Carmel'Val $5,000. May--0 dwellings, $43,700; 1 commercial, $700; 13_ alterations, $18,329. : paint many seasons on record, because property owners have de or moist conditions. This causes.-' the paint to blister, crack and peel off. Likewise. a sudden tempera the Monterey Ipeninsuia area rep ley, Marina, Seaside, and areas MONTEREY; ferred painting either because ma ture drop before paint 'has'hard- resented over $3,000,000, it was.re-: surrounding the city limits, Jan.--8 dwellings, $50,000; non- terials were scarce or they were ened will cause it to crack. Oa vealed In reports by city building based on estimates made by W. J. residential, $35,175; Feb---4 dwell skeptical about quality. new -work, three coats' should be inspectors and estimates in the Crabbe of the Pacific Gas and ings, $28,000; non-residential, $12, Now, however, there are fairly applied; two will suffice on a re outlying areas. Electric Company in Monterey. 885. March--8 dwellings, $40,200; large supplies of. paints and pig- paint Job if the man who applies Of the three million dollar total $600,000 PER MONTH non-residential, .$46,700. April---no it knows his hnginpcg . _________ ~ durtnir~the--firstr tive TnTfnths"~oi:fj--Mfdgethefrthe^rancrtotai since dwellings; 28 non-residential, $25^ ers' shelves. Cost of materials is The average often practices 1947, $1,012,160 went into new January 1 of this year reaches the 600. May--2 dwellings^ $12,000; 1 not a great deal more than 1939, poor qconbmy on painting. He gets buildings in Mpnterey, Pacific impressive figure of $3",113,160, or apartment, 4. units', $15,000; non- but -labor.cost is higher. Neverthe bids frpm several contractors and Grove and Carmel, while .twice over $600,000 each month so for in re^identiai $17,603. ." less, it. will' be poor economy for awards the job to the one with the . that amount, $2,119,000, was spent 1947. `' home-owners to postpone . any lowest figure. A bid somewhere in the unincorporated areas. Detailed figures for each city- Stop StairsThis shows the trend toward .ex follow. The break-down of figures longer the painting that needs to between highest and lowest usu be dope. Id fact, many mortgage ally is more satisfactory. * pansion outside of city limit as for outlying areas will be found in avanable~~bundlhg apace-in the cit another article m'this" supplement' That-'Creakies [shrinks. . . '' ' " ' CARMEL: - - lenders have recently begun. to'in Be sure the painter specifies sist that houses covered by their what nationally-advertised .brand liens be painted without/delay. he will use. These have all been fchrttiel recorded ' the largest Jan.--4 dwellings, $20,000; 8 al Sooner or later the stairs in al Exterior painting can.be done atltime-testedfor satisfaction. amount of 1 building among the terations, $14,100; 3 commercial, most every house' develop creaks three cities with $2z2,700 in new $11,000.- Feb.--6 dwellings, $42,200; and this can bebome one of,the residences and a total for all con 5 alterations, $5,900; 1 commercial, major annoyances in a home. struction of $368,450 during the $1,200. March--2 dwellings, $15, In older houses, squeaks are live months. 500; 9 alterations, $8,100; 3 com caused by loosening of the wedges Pacific Grove came next with mercial $17,000. April--9 dwell which hold the treads and risers $284,400 in new housing and other ings, $72,500; 4 alterations, $4,800; .in grooves cut into a board at work toTbrmg up its total To $359, 15" Commercial; $701*0' * May--9 tached to the wall. This usually 987. ` - ... - dwellings, $72,500; 5 alterations, can be remedied by nailing the F. J* Andrews Monterey- ranked' third with a $4,850;1 commercial, $500. ` tread to the riser. Use two-inch total of $287,723* of which, new PACIFIC GROVE;........ ... finishing- -naiis, driving them ' at housing represented $145,700. Jan.--12 dwellings, $64,700; 13 an angle through the tread into GENERAL CONSTRUCTION the riser. Two nails driven at op posite angles midway of the tread ordinarily will suffice. Residential--Commercial In modem stairways, a tongue on the top edge of the riser fits into a groove beneath the tread. In this construction, squeaks can . Phone Carmel 1883-J edge--of--a-shingle--into- -the- loose joint and cutting the shingle off flush with the front surface of the riser. P. O, Box 363 Carmel, Calif. ENAMEL01D Brighten up--Inside and out-- with sparkling NEW all-purpose Bnamcloid! 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' Ed-Keeley General Insurance 412 Alvarado Street Warner ICeeley ^ Life Insurance Phone Monterey 9541 Philip Wilson, Jr. Licensed Real Estate Broker OCEAN AND _DOLOBES Telephone 1191 CARMEL, CALIFORNIA White Oak Inn Telephone 9-R-l or 1191 Carmel Valley, California - Pine Terrace Apartments; Telephone 1191 - Carmel, California- -- A Philip Wilson Jr. Property A Philip Wilson Jr. Property All Mail Addresses: P. O, Box E-l, Carmel9 California