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Real Estate Show Aug 161978 On the farm Wind main problem keeping old houses cosy University of Wind is the main problem In keeping old farm homes cosy Cuffing out window drafts In the basement will be a start in keeping the whole house warmer You can achieve good results by putting blankets of insulation on he inside of the basement windows and Hedging them into place with inexpensive plywood board and some bits of lumber You find you don need most of the windows anyway and you can easily open them again it to If you lint other draft holes in Ihc semen I plug thorn up Next ihc living space If don I need all the is a way of closing of il lust on ler if family is piltmR tan prolnbly mamgt in res ruled quirtcrs fur the months ind more Hutting smaller part of he house can mean considerable savings In heating and the entire space there If you need it heated rooms act as for the heated ones The heated rooms should be grouped together If all Ihe space is needed your troubles arc larger Old windows allow wind to blow right through and that s ex pensive One woy this would be to make insul shutters Tor the inside of windows to be closed at night and opened during the day Plywood and an inch or so of could be used to make shutters good scaling it and them into placi Cheaper is plastic windows and unused doors fixed in place with m lap Although it is inclined blow off in strong wind tout it cheap and effective is not easy in through hut win dim I lo cover all windows Do the comeback You may be lucky and almost every farm has comfort out ones enough to have a working some trees to clean up Why wood for a The wood is making chimney left on Ihe old house not get some heat and works like of if Store up while Dry wood treat How to avoid paving pitfalls in driveway Many Ontario consumers have been ripped off by fly by night driveway pavers belter at paving their pockets than paving drive ways Although most do on ex eel lent job a few unethical operators leave behind a trail of cracked driveways in complete work and angry involves more han spreading asphalt beside your yard Whelher you re having a new drive way laid or he old one re- paved you should know exactly what kind of work needs to be done how to choose a good company and what to look for in the con And you should be aware of your righls and responsibilities Before beginning check property boundary ensure you re not paving your neigh lot If you don l have a clear of what is required from base to sealer an unethical paving contractor may be able o talk you expensive work In materials You will also have to decide whether excavation neees If the stone under ihe driveway I deep enough provide a firm foundation or if th new or repaved drive way would be higher than he surrounding ground i ion usually required Crushed limestone Is preferred for Iht base because compacts- will for new at least loo or four inches of crushed limestone It required for rcgradmg enough limestone must used ensure proper drainage A millimetre or IB inch fall Is needed for every 30 metres or 100 feel of driveway In addition the driveway should slope away from the house and garage Coarser grades of asphalt are more durable A mix known as Is generally used for home while a coarser mix Is used for highways and sleep driveways because it pro vides About millimelres or two inches of compacted asphalt should he used on your home driveway If the asphalt Is thicker it will remain soil when compacted Don let a contractor use or three inches of compacted asphalt unless it is being applied in two layers Sealer which makes the driveway more oil and grease resistant should be applied about 90 days after paving Don t apply it too early because it doesn t mix with he oil in the fresh as a reputable company Choosing a company that will charge a air price and provide good workmanship can be difficult That s why important lo shop around Make sure you get at least three written estimates which include a detailed price breakdown for all work Remember the con tractor giving the cheapest estimate doesn necessarily do ihe best job Check his or Ask friends recommend pavers Ask he pavers for names ind addresses of people for whom have rccinllv wrked hind out if the fir better still the work yourself Ik wary of who neighborhoods of bargain pnets sun the art dealing with will still In round to am pro you may i mounter ITicmiitrirl sun you understand in it The following terms must In in contract to Tin mi Protection Act the names and addresses of buyer and seller i detailed description of goods and service including whether driveway is being excavated or regraded a detailed of how you will pay for any w or guarantee on the goods and services You should also Insist on having the following included in the contract and completion dates Continued on pap GORDON B MILL STREET ACTON ONTARIO FOR RENT Gooinolown bedroom ACRES SEVERAL PONDS to Anon bo I llnj boll bo a ill bush Th I WE HAVE MANY MORE LISTINGS FOB MORE INFORMATION ON 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