REE diese dt adiain auido doo Leaks can leave your home in the cold If your home is giving you the cold shoulder, it's time to heat up the relationship. Fortunately, that doesn't necessarily mean turning on the heat. Chances are you'll save heat and money if you just tighten up your home. That means finding where cold air is seeping in GHIA ILIISLIILISISI IIIS ISI. 2 RN ALLIS S ISIS LSS SS SIS SII SSIS ISS ISIS S SSS SSSI SIL SS SIS SSSI SIS ISS SSSI ISS IS SS, HOME HUNTERS NEED LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE FIRST CHOICE REAL ESTATE SECTION OF THE PORT PERRY STAR You'll discover every kind and style of home in a variety of price ranges each week in the PORT PERRY STAR'S FIRST CHOICE REAL ESTATE SECTION. Whether your looking for a bungalow, two storey. split level, semi detached, cottage. farm, or century you'll find It listed here In the Real Estate pages that the professionals use. and hot air is leaking out. First, it helps to unders- tand how you losetheat. Without going into too much mumbo-jumbo about NAAN home For advertising made easy, contact the PORT PERRY STAR Advertising Department - 985-7383 EE REALTOR PORT PERRY esssscsesene sesesene 985-7386 or 985-2526. 985-9415. 985-8881. 112 SCUGOG STREET PORT PERRY Zz a SIS SS ISIS Z 985-7386 TORONTO LINE 686-3931" Serving Durham Rougion 5 r= For Years 985-7386 esesssncnene esesesececne ccscseses sesccnananes WILLIAMS POINT $129,900.00: 2 bedroom starter home, full basement, high, dry lot, lake access in front, 3 walkouts to wrap around deck. For further details call Valerie Hoffmann NORTH OF PORT PERRY: Over ¥% acre treed building lot with privacy. Listed at $76,500.00. Tom Schell 985-7386 or BETHANY: 4 year old brick and vinyl 3 bedroom backsplit, cen- tral vac, 100' x 220" lot, GM car pool nearby. Asking $159,900.00 Call Bonnie Steele 985-7386 or 985-3398. BRAND NEW BACKSPLIT: 1850 sq. ft. of luxurious living, 3. bedroom home with features like central vac, intercom system, Jacuzzi, main floor family room with brick fireplace, oak rail- ings, 2 walkouts plus more. Listed at only $229,900.00 on a wooded 2 acre lot. Call Debra-Ann Taylor 985-7386 or INDUSTRIAL -- $429,900.00: Clear span steel building, in- sulated throughout, two 10' x 10' overhead doors, 600 volt 3 phase, 400 amp., compressed air piping in, septic tank. For more details call John Wolters at 985-7386 or 986-4303. IS ILLLSS SILLS SSIS SIS SSIS SS, CAESAREA: Excellent starter home. Totally renovated 3 bedrooms, full bath, L shaped living and dining room, laun- dry room. Only $142,000.00. Call Steve Brouwer for more in- formation at 985-7386 or 986-0687. SCUGOG ISLAND $203,900.00: Immediate water access, private park-like setting. 2 storey, 3 bedroom home, main floor family room with double sliding doors to back deck. Living room has fieldstone fireplace, two 4 piece baths, Jacuzzi tub, many extras. Call now Cheryl Hill at 985-7386 or 985-0718. 985-3110. IN TOWN CONVENIENCE: Brick and aluminum 3 bedroom sidesplit, plastered walls, upgraded broadloom, finished rec room, double car garage. A must to see at $199,900.00 Call Christine Vanderniet 985-7386 or 986-0380. COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS FINEST 2.73 WOODED ACRES: Privacy and seclusion which feature a 3 bedroom raised bungalow, 3 bathrooms and eat-in kitchen. A must to see at $259,800.00 Call C. Malcolm Bliss at 985-7386 985-3298. RANCH COUNTRY $339,500.00: 3 bed 70 acres privacy, fireplace, hot tub, two 4 piece baths. What more could you want! Call now Mark Smith 985-7386 or molecular movement, suf- fice it to say that cold air enters your home cracks. Because cold air is denser than warm air, it is heavier and sinks. The warm air moves up to the ceiling, into the attic and out through everything from flues to cracks. It's amazing how many places your home may leak air. Windows and doors, of course, are the biggest culprits. They're more apt to become loose because they move. Windows also are culprits just because of the way they're built. Compared with insulation in walls and ceilings, windows lose a great deal of heat through the glass. Even with multi- ple layers of glass, with tin- ting and other energy- saving techniques, windows are always a source of heat loss. Here are suggestions for preventing heat loss through doors and windows: -- Windows. Weatherstrip with flexible or inflexible rooms, custom built, materials. This is easily done, especially with flexi- ble materials such as vinyl or rubber. Measure the in- side of the window frame, and buy more than you think you need. Install the stripping on the side jambs first. A tubular vinyl or rub- ber gasket can be attached to the window edge itself. -- Doors. Somewhat the same weatherstripping principles apply to doors as windows, but there are some differences. First, a door-sweep made of rubber of vinyl attached to the bot- tom interior of the door is a (Turn to page 7) then go no further! | Looking for ANTIQUES and BARGAINS YOU'LL GET ALL THAT AND MORE BY SHOPPING THE PORT PERRY STAR AUCTION SALE LISTINGS 985-7383 Real Estate Limited, Realtor WATERFRONT - Island. 985-8041 - 139 QUEEN ST., UNIT 2, PORT PERRY WHERE ELSE can you buy a new brick and aluminum bungalow at $189,000? Lake access, 3 bedrooms, dining room, family room, garage. Many extras. Call today to view this home. BUILDING LOT - With lake access. 80 x 200 - per- mits available. Listed at $69,000. $154,900 - Maintenance free ex- terior. Immaculate interior. Boathouse and dock In- cluded. Good swimming area. See it today. NEW WITH A VIEW - All brick bungalow, large kit- chen with oak cupboards, dining room with walkout to deck. Open stairway with oak railings. Family room. All this and more at $198,900 at Washburn SCUGOG ISLAND - WATERFRONT - Lovely lot 80. X 285, eat-in kitchen, living and dining comb., attach- ed garage. No work to do. See It today at $224,900. 85 ACRES - 65 acres workable, balance mature bush - Mariposa Twp. Call for details. FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE ADS CALL MARJ TRIPP AT 985-8041 or 985-7606 RES.