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Page 2 YourHome Thursday, July 21, 1994
Giving your roof
a checkup
By Michael
J. Kalkhoff'
The Helpful Inspector
To keep a tight roof overhead,
exarmne It every spring and fall. You
needn't haul out the awkward extension
ladder and nsk life and limb, also
possibly damagmg or tearing off a
shmgle. Just scan It from all SIdes
through a palr of binoculars.
If you do decIde to climb up for a
closer look, exercIse caution. Also bear
m mmd that sun does more damage
than wmd and ram combmed, so you
may want to focus most of your effort
on the sunny Sldes of your roof
If a number of shmgles are broken,
blistered, or baldmg, and most seem to
have lost their luster, prepare yourself
for a re-roofing Job
The ndge IS where the two Sldes of
your roof meet at the top. RIdge shingles
often fall first Look for cracks and
Wind damage A leak here could show
up almost anywhere m the house
A valley IS where two slopes of a
roof meet Valleys are another place
where detenoratJOn soon causes problems
If there's flashing here, make
sure It'S stIli sound Do not step In a
valley area - they crack eaSIly.
Check all other flashings, such as
around roof vents, sol! stacks, chlm-
The
Helpful
Inspector
20439 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe
886-8710
By Michael J. Kalkhoff
neys, etc. They should be tight, rustfree,
and sealed Wlth pliable caulking
or roofing cement.
Loose, curled-up, or misSlng shingles
Wlll admIt mOIsture that could
weaken sheatlnng and harm walls and
celhngs below.
A large accumulation of granules 10
the gutter means your roof is lOSing Its
coating. You can expect problems soon.
Walt for a heavy raln to find out If
your gutters and down spouts are
clean and free-flOWIng FloodIng can
work up lower shingles courses and
cause mtenor damage.
Michael J Kalkhoff IS the owner of
the HOME TEAM Inspection SeTVlce,a
local reSidentIal mspectIon company
Call (BI0) 412-0165 or wnte to the
helpful mspector WIth your questIOns
Send to The Grosse Pomte News C/O
The Helpful Inspector, 96 Kercheval
Ave., Grosse Pomte Farms, Mich.
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Q. My hght blue pottery mudng
bowl has geometnc decoratlOllS
around the Wide rim The top and
bottom of the nm are unglazed It
IS 10 1/2 mches across How was It
used? Why the unglazed parts?
When was It made?
A. Pottery mixmg bowls have
had httle change m shape through
the years Early bowls were made
by hand using a clay that was not
as whIte as the one used for dinnerware
These bowls were dipped in a
glaze, and if they were decorated,
they had just an added stripe or a
sponged deSIgn.
The Wlde protrudmg nm that
looks hke an extra pIece added to
the bowl was a popular Idea by the
1920s. The thIck nm made the
bowl stronger and not as easy to
chIp The bowls were made m
molds and not hand-thrown Bowls
of decreasmg SIZes were made to
nest mSlde each other, WIth each
nm restmg on an unglazed part of
the next bowl.
A recent maIl-order catalog ad
suggests that the rough unglazed
pottery was used to sharpen kmves
However, that was not the OrigInal
purpose of the bowls, whIch had
many uses III the days of cookmg
from scratch A 10 1/2-mch bowl
might have held bread dough whJ1e
it was rismg near the stove All of
the bowls were used for chopping,
mIXing and storing.
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Q. Many years ago, we were
gIVen a Coca-Cola door handle A
plastIC Coca-Cola bottle forms the
handle, which IS suspended from a
red metal mountmg with the white
letters, "Have a Coke!" It IS 8
mches overall, the bottle IS 6
inches It is marked "Milton Strum
& Co, ChicagO 10, lllmOls" Value?
Age?
A. Your door pull dates back to
the 19408 or 1950s. It IS worth
about $75
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