Silicone Paint Makes
Basement Waterproof
IF BASEMENTS ever are to be
made really livable suitable for
comfortable bedrooms, for instance
- they will have to be successfully
waterproofed and dampproofed.
Some architects think that even
in parts of the South, where cellars
are still comparatively rare, liv
able basements are destined to be
come the biggest new trend in
house architecture. These men ar
gue that houses will get bigger
downward, instead of upward, be
cause of economy. It costs just
about one-tenth as much to create
space, fully finished, under a house
as it does to build an equal amount
of space above ground.
But all seepage problems will
have to be conquered and the con
densation of warm summer air
striking cooler basemant walls
and floors will have to bo prevent
ed to give us maximum use out of
our basements.
These problems have been tack
led by various industries. Dehu
midifiers have been invented to
take the moisture out of basement
air. Floor coverings and wall cov
erings have been developed to line I
basements against direct contact
with moist summer air. Many so
called waterproofing paints havje
been offered on claims that they
are tight enough to keep water
from soaking through masonry
walls.
THE BIGGEST problem has
been to seal a basement on the
inside strongly enough to stop the
pressure of water from the out
side. For a long time, this was
thought to be virtually impossible.
Now many waterproofers say it
can be done. Harrison Todd of Sac
ramento, Calif., for one, nas had
outstanding successes in doing this,
even against high water pressure.
A modern chemicaj discovery,
making use of silicones to pene
trate pores in masonry and seal it
against the passage of moisture,
has been one of the most interest
ing developments in this direction.
Silicones, which are extremely min
ute in size, are derived from sili
con, a natural element. They have
played important roles in the man
ufacture of lubricants and steel.
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A paint applicator for screens
can be made with a piece of old
carpeting tacked to a block, such
as a piece of 2 by 4. Stretch the
carpet nap side out. Applicator pre
vents mesh from clogging, says the
American Builder, trade journal
of home builders.
er form, soluble in water, compris
ing a base of powder containing
sili<unes, activated metallic com
pounds and very finely ground ag
gregates, was developed by the Sil
iphane Corp. of America. The
manufacturers say that when this
compound is applied to a thorough
ly wet concrete wall, the silicones
do not merely remain on the sur
face, but have a tendency to mi
grate, following the moisture into
the wall.
Arcording to laboratory tests and
Dr. F. O. Anderegg, an authority
on masonry construction, the sili
cones expand, become insoluble
and nonreversible. The result is
an egg-shell-like seal.
Silicones also can be used as
curers in new watertight concrete.
They slow down the drying pro
cess, penetrating as deeply as the
moisture exists and thus water
proof the finished wall or floor.
TO WATERPROOF an existing
basement, sources of incoming
water must be eliminated. Holes
or cracks have to be filled ? all
spaces closed up. The surface of
the concrete or masonry to be wa
terproofed must be free of dirt,
dust, soot, grease and other paint
coatings, except Portland cement
paint. Oil base paints must be re
moved because they may loosen
and peel in the future and oil or
wax prevents silicones from enter
ing pores and migrating.
A wall should be brushed down
with a wire brush to remove loose
particles. Then it must be thor
oughly saturated with water. A
fine spray from a garden hose will
do this. The wetter the wall, the
deeper the silicones can penetrate.
A first coat of this compound
(known as Silitex SF) is then ap
plied with a scrub brush. This type
of brush is recommended because
rough-textured masonry soon wears
down a paint brush and paint
brushes are more expensive. After
the first coat has dried for four to
10 hoars, a second coat can be
applied with a paint brush.
Although this compound is avail
able in pastel shades of rose, buff,
gray and green, as well as white,
it can be painted over with any
type and color of paint. The man
ufacturers say that a silicone coat
ing even makes it practicable to
wallpaper a cellar wall.
The cost of waterproofing a cel
lar with an area of 800 square feet
- aside from repair materials, ?
is estimated at about $40. The
more porous the material, however,
the more paint is needed, because
porous materials, such as concrete
or cinder blocks allow the silicones
to penetrate deeper in their water
chasing and waterproofing process
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WITH the 4-H'ERS
by
MARTHA HARNETT ALVIN C. NBWSOME
Home Agent Asst. County Agent
Prizes in the amount of $5,000
will be awarded to the winners of
an essay contest sponsored by the
National Grange and American
Plant Food Council. All young peo- ,
pie under 21 years of age are eligi- <
ble to compete. The title is "Build
ing Fertility to Cut Farm Costs."
No application blank is necessary.
Just prepare and submit an essay ,
not longer than 800 words on the ,
subject mentioned. The deadline ,
is March 31, 1954. Your completed
essay should be turned over to the
county agent's office or any other
agricultural office. The paper will
be judged on practical application ,
of subject matter, effectiveness of
presentation, originality of prescn
tat ion, spelling, punctuation and
grammatical correctness. First ;
prize is $500 cash.
Louis Kelley, Newport, is the ]
proud owner of a new litter of
^urebr^d Hampshire pigs. Louis
owns' a purebred Hampshire gilt
given to him by the 4-H Pig Chain.
There were eight pretty pigs in
the litter born last week. Louis
has done an excellent job of feed
ing and managing his swine project.
He was the county winner for 1953
in the Meat Animal Project. The
gilt was placed in the Blue Ribbon
Class at the fair in Beaufort last
September. Louis .has been able
to do a good job because he has
the cooperation and backing of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kel
ley, in his livestock work.
Several 4-H members have asked
about getting calves for projects
recently. Bobby Sellers and Wal
ton Gillikin of the Smyrna Club,
and William R. Lewis of the Camp
Glenn Club have indicated interest
in securing dairy heifers. James
Meares of the Smyrna Club said he
wanted a beef heifer. The county
agent's office will be glad to help
make arrangements for 4-H boys
and girls to secure calves and pigs.
Word has just been received that
Carteret 4-H members will camp
with Cherokee County at Camp
Swannanoa August 16-21. Camp
Swannanoa is near Asheville in the
western part of the state. Mem
bers attending Camp Schaub near
Waynesville last year will recall
the good time everyone had during
the week's vacation in the moun
tains. There will be more informa
tion on 4-H Camp later.
The February 4-H meetings were
well attended and most of the
members enjoyed the program on
"Planting Red Cedar Trees for
Christmas Trees." Mr. W. T. Elli
son Jr., forestry specialist, was
present for the Newport, Atlantic,
and Harkers Island meetings. He
told the members how to plant,
grow, manage, and sell the trees to
return a nice profit for the time,
investment, and labor required.
4-H members wanting red cedar
trees can order them through the
county agent's office. The cost is
$3.50 per 1000 trees.
Last week the Camp Glenn Jr.
and Intermediate 4-H officers pre
sided over the Camp Glenn Club
meetings unusually well. Special
recognition should go to Laura
Adams, secretary of Camp Glenn
Intermediate and Mary Ann Swain,
Intermediate club member. Mary
Ann presided in the absence of the
club president, Jane Oglesby.
The junior officers had a good
meeting too and special mention
goes to Frieda Hansley, president,
and Freddy Willis, secretary.
Learning to preside over a club
meeting properly is part of 4-H
club work and gives all members
an opportunity to see correct club
procedure in action. Secretaries
learn to write minutes of meetings
and to present these correctly. In
January a 4-H Officers Guide book,
with duties of all officers and out
line for writing minutes, and sug
gestions for presiding over meet
ings. was distributed. It looks as
if Camp Glenn 4-H officers are
using their guides.
Things Worthwhile
"To all club members, old and new.
Here's a word of advice to you;
Don't delay ? begin today.
Keep your record the easy way.
Put down each day what you have
done,
Recording well the victories won;
Don't try to cover or hide defeat,
Just have the spirit that can't be
beat.
Work hard, keep records, and do
your best
Then you won't have to worry
about the rest."
? Joyce McCrary, Mississippi.
Farmers Find Deer-Calf
Running in Pasture
Webber, Kan. (AP) ? They've
tagged it a "dow"? but Tom Ful
ton and his son T. H. Fulton, Jew
ell County farmers don't know for
sure whether the new calf is what
it looks like, half deer and half
calf.
The 80-pound anitiul, found
frisking in a pasture, ha! fawnlike
markings and is thin-legged though
it otherwise resembles i calf.
While the Fultons report teeing
deer with cows on their farm live
stock experts at Kansas State Col
lege say they don't believe cowa
and deer inter-breed.
Herodotus says that the ancient
Egyptiana kneaded their dough
with their feet and their clay with
their hands.
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Feb. 17? Mrs. David Willitt
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lock. She also made a business
trip to New Bern.
Mrs. Clyde Rose is spending a
few days with her daughter and
family. Mr. and Mrs. William Ouke,
at Wilmington.
Quite a number of people went
over to Harkers Island Sunday to
hear Bobbie Jenkins, the lB-year
old Pentecostal Holiness preacher
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Nielson and
daughter have returned from an
extended trip to Birmingham, Ala.,
where they have been visiting Mrs.
Nielson's parents.
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few months in El Paso, Texas, with
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr
and Mrs. Mildon Lewis, Jr.
Mr. M. V. Taylor and son, Bu
man, have started working on the
foundation of T. A. Taylor's new
fish house.
Gerlitta Gaskill has gone to
Florida for a few months.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Daniels,
Mrs. Hallet Ward Styron and Miss
Elva Salter motored over to Cedar
Island Sunday afternoon. They at
tended a baptism service for Dal
las Goodwin and his Canadian
bride, who have recently arrived
there.
Edward Smith, USCG, is spend
ing a few days with his parents, the
Rev. and Mrs. T. C. Smith.
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