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WU! HitXHINllUMClJ" OWniiirsd-n February ll 3009 ~ I7 a m _,,_ a pf T . t t “imam ,_ ., , , f. f 7, h o a Local contractor gets t e Job done, fiom leaky faucets to home renovatzons Bi IINMHR URMflUN knew how to fix the leaky faucets. but I didn't . a, _ . .‘ "fl”‘tl‘ffi'f‘fi. "Ai , ». know how to do anything about the bllslr , i ness," he said. "So I came in here and it‘s He‘s done eversthtiig from Lll’ll\ er pl/jil to , ' been a great resource centre." drive ti tow truck :" Roy Weber. the Centre's advisor. helped But at the end of the do). Ken! " McNaughton register his business and get a McNaughton decided to return to his pas~ ' CST number. And he said he was impressed sion â€" home renovations. with the entrepreneur's plan. “1 always wanted to do it, but I wasn‘t always sure it would pay the bills." said the 7 : Waterloo resident. ( ' “m a [at 0 go 13 are Now the owner of Seven Sisters Renova- ' a“ b . fp 5 . I tions. McNaughton is finding there's room in Staying PM an Elf ler the local market for his services. i. ‘ i . building on or renovating But it took him a while to get to this . , ~ pom s “33 , their homes, so theres McNaughton was originally from the " t; 5 aIu/ays roomfor one more area. but left to work as a ski guide in (iol- a.“ _ g d ,, orado after he finished high school. His fam- y,. ’ 800 contractor ily stayed in the area though, and he moved if; _ RoyWeber back to Waterloo in 1002 to he Willi them. . . SIImIl-business (”in“), “Before ] kllé’ll’ it I had “71-1 “i thought it was great because the . " s " a“? demand was certainly there. instead of mov- contracts to work on several ing, a lot of people are staying put and either ' ' ' buildin on or renovatin their homes so ‘ l , 8 8 . differentproperties ll 1th 5 there's a whole potential there and there's several dlfi€r€llf property : always room for one more good contractor." Oil/72873. " ;-‘ McNaughton's been running his business 3 A full time for a year, leaving his part-time â€" Kent McNaughton * delivery jobs behind him. Owner ofSei'en sisters Renomti’ons - He credits word»of» mouth advertising for .. pi“ ‘ ' his busy schedule. building decks. sheds and B ;. . "â€" fences, and renovating bathrooms, kitchen He stumbled into the home-renovation . x “if a {if} 4.- . and basements About half his time is spent business a couple ofyears later by chance. . - . g} . "_,bw.§’f}’ on handyman jobs â€"- he will work by the “When I first got here 1 knew i couldn‘t ski ‘ ”33 yfw'ijfyf-sf hour doing things like painting or recaulking anymore, so i was actually delivering pizzas. we”: j'-""‘f’1_-'§~ bathtubs â€" and the other half is devoted to My landlord needed help with some things :' » big renovations. around the house. and 1 proved myself capa- "(i do) almost everything that a home- bIe of doing all this work," McNaughton owner would need for maintenance and said. repair on their home.” McNaughton said. “He had several properties and he want- He admits, however. that deck building is ed me to work on them as well. Before 1 his favourite job Luckily. that service seems knew it I had contracts to work on several to be in demand different properties With several different " 7" -. E“ "We had six decks last summer and I plan property owners." 3:5 = .-. t ' on doing 12 this summer." McNaughton He started out fixing leaky faucets. a . ‘ M" said. changing doorknohs and installing ceiling t- § a.“ , »' ' , _. ‘* “it's right back to my woodworking skills fans. drawing upon the skills he had learned _.:' C g - ‘ “km â€" and you're out in the sunshine all day It's during six years of woodshop classes when -. . fl } f“! good. honest hard work." he was younger. t ‘ ' ” GEEK ~' ‘ t “i took it every year and l really enjoyed it 1 5 working With wood." he said. J . He also enrolled in Conestoga College's ~ \ ; seven SiSters renovation technician program â€" a two» year full-time course â€" in which he Ieamed Renovations a lot of skills. Plus, he had the opportunity to < meet contractor Mike Holmes. star of the ' ‘ Kent McNaughton popular HGTV program Holmes on Homes. - 5196894162 . To get his business up and running ofli- Q - kent.mcnaughton@gmail.com - Clan)» MCNaugh'f’n “1'de W the Waterloo The owner of Seven Sisters Renovations. Kent McNaughton. is offering his services around “0810" Small 305m?“ (”We for asststance. Waterloo Region. He does everything from paint to renovate kitchens. - "I really didn't knnw where to start â€" l Mmmvo . zé, ‘. - rtiszr‘i‘g" ‘ E: if” . if??? v ~. th 'al 2 0 0 0 A 5.3: 14-mon specn GIC . A) to . /o a] " "14h: tn“ if t’{‘ g 3h; ‘ t ;, it! v} %p I, I ( Wet t More great rates and term available _; NM“ ' ’ O RSP deadline Much 2. 2009 . of“; 1: “SA 1 . I TFSA available now JG ‘ ' _ l(‘tu]’(). Start saving tax-free today! \ ‘” “figs - 4) sash-pt.“ win-3&3 tsunami-m ~ - 611.3377 57,400 as with u - mam “may , . some ' _ " - twp”. t. . hInnMMthhdl, -- . , MWMGtM"