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Attic ventilation helps home‘s interior ost modern homes, less than 40 years old, do not have what is known as a "traditional" attic with stairs leading up to a room with headâ€" room and a safe floor. Instead we have an attic access which is a hole in the ceiling of a closet or hallway with a piece of plywood over it. To get up there you need a ladâ€" der and some agility to crawl through the twoâ€"foot by threeâ€" foot hole and then carefully step only on the exposed joists. No flooring covers the joists so you must take care not to step on the insulation between the joists for fear of crashing At Woodcraft we‘ve been carrying furniture that doesn‘t need polishing for over 10 years...in fact it never needs polishing, OPEN SUNDAY ( The Bam: Workshop Showroom: Markham Rd. Steeles Ave. _ 370 Denison St. E., Markham. (416) 293â€"2279 (905) 475â€"2488 Your Oakville and Area Kitchen store 599 Third Line (below Speers Rd.) through the ceiling drywall panâ€" els. At best you would have a nasty patching job and a few skinned shins; at worst the patching job plus a few broken bones caused not by the fall but by the sudden stop of the closet floor. There is likely no light source up there, little headroom and stiâ€" fling heat in summer and perishâ€" ing cold in winter. Ideally the temperature there should mirror the outside air temperature. But unless your attic is propâ€" erly ventilated it will be well over 100°F on a summer midâ€" day and somewhat warmer than 50 styles including sofa beds available in over 300 fabrics Unbeatable prices! " OAKVILLE _ KITCHEN CENTRE Talk to the experts at the Oakville Kitchen Centre! Your Qakville and area HANOVEK KI T C H EN S dealer for over 30 years We offer ... Please visit our Showroom or call to set up an appointment the outside air in the winter. The ovenâ€"like heat in summer is stressful to the wooden strucâ€" ture and a source of unwanted radiation to the rooms beneath. 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That vent area can be at the gable ends (the top of the wall where the roof creates a vee) or through roof vents, or a ridge vent that runs the length of the roof ridge. Those are exits vents; the entrance vents are under the eaves (a flat area called the sofâ€" fit) and to meet the code requireâ€" ments you add up the total entrance and exit vents. Does the thought of coming up with a new look for 1/ your bathroom feel vaguely intimidating? Do you suffer from color decision phobia? Or perhaps you‘re the ambitious type with many ideas, but no clue as to how to synthesize them into a workable plan? Design and decorating If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, then considâ€" er enlisting the services of Sylvia Camilleri, an Oakville based design consultant who offers her services for both commercial and residential projects. Sylvia studied fashion and interior design in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto before settling in Oakville to start her growing business, Sylvia Camilleri Interior Decoration and Design. She encourages those who feel "stuck" and/or overâ€" whelmed by the task at hand to consider using profesâ€" sional services. If you need more attic vents Tuot roller blading tovihgâ€" Gearz, ADVERTISING FEATURE paRTiciPaction BB s ay ~everg 0 °L Authorized Dealer your easiest addition would be gable vents, but you must have some soffit vents to provide effiâ€" cient movement of air. Ridge vents are best done when a house is built but roof vents can be installed at any time. They can actually be done from inside the attic if you don‘t fancy work on a roof top. To manage this feat you mark off the perimeter of the vent, less the flanges, onto the underside of the plywood roofing near the ridge. Drill a hole through plyâ€" wood and shingles and cut along the lines with a jig saw. 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Now for the hard part, getâ€" ting the flanges under the shinâ€" gles so rain water doesn‘t run into the attic. You may have to pry out one or two roofing nails but getting: the flanges under the shingles at: the top and ends should be easy. Now remove the vent and smoother flanges on all sides with roofing tar and slide it back under the shingles, but over the: bottom shingle. Sounds messy, but it‘s a soluâ€" tion if you don‘t want to get up (See ‘Secure,‘ page 19) Window Shadings October 26, 1994