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Heat flows in any house from areas of warmth to cold Most people believe hot Choosing an insulation con tractor isnt easy There are more than 20 in sulation companies listed in the local telephone book advertisr ing everything from savings through blanketed attics to detection of heat loss with infrared equipment They advertise bewildering variety of materials rock wool fibreglass cellulose fibre Rap co foam sprayed urethane roof vents and CMHCapproved materials Some have been in business for more than 30 years Others have been in town for less than seven months Brian Calvert 10year veteran of the business says customers should compare prices and experience to pro tect themselves from questionable contractors Its okay if the company has had experience he said but there is more to insulation than just blowing foam into wall Calvert manages the Barrie office of Johnson Insulation Co Ltd company which has been in operation since 1939 and requires three years minimum experience for all employees It takes that long to get to know the different houses and the different situations theyll run into on jobs says Calvert Since March the company has been hardpressed to fiI orders and is now operating two months behind schedule Were really having tough time getting all the calls answered he said Johnson operates threeman crews and has about 26 employees now working fulltime says Calvert NOT TO ANY ONE Calvert wont commit himself to any one insulating material as the best All we can do is recommend something its up to what the customer wants Some materials are better than others but it all depends on the job Calvert says the rising price of heat is driving people to in sulation statement Scott Muir of Simcoe Economy In sulation agrees with The cost of fuel is now tak ing quite percentage of per sons income says Muir af filiated with the company since 1950 and coowner Ironically the public seems to be shopping for com titive prices more concerne about the money they save than the quality of an insulation job he added In $60000 home an insula ed Theres technique involv to installing insulation small investment to make insulation stories by Sue Burke Examiner Staff Reporter Garden notes Get flowers in By JEAN GABLE Barrie Horticultural Society We are lucky killing frost has not cut down all our flowers by now but the calendar says it is time to gather in the bulbs corms and tubers and so we must The ground is soft even soggy right now and digging should not be hard If your plants are named make some tags to attach to dif ferent baskets or boxes and place each variety separately DAHLIAS Cut tops about two inches from the ground Be careful not to cut or pull the tubers as this allows rot and disease to enter If the weather drys up let them dry off well before you store or take them into the basement to really dry well store my Dahlias between layers of oak leaves The oak leaves dont crush down like others do and seem to allow for ventilation Store in cool dark place Sawdust sand peat moss and vermiculite are sometimes used to store things in but oak leaves are available and cost nothin for me You can dust the tubers with sulphur to elp prevent rot and also fungicide and insecticide powder to prevent damage CANNA LILIES Dig as you would Dahlias turn them upside down for few days and dont store until the top part where the leaves were drys up well Some people dig ese with big clump of earth on let the earth dry out on them completely and it stops the bulb from shrivelling up In the greenhouses the owners just throw Cannas under the bench and leave them and they seem to do well ACIDANTHERA Cousins of Gladioli Di the bulbs and foliage and place in container upright to ry off like you would Tulip foliage When the tops are all shrivelled up separate from the bulb and store the bulbs in paper bags after sprinkling with fungicide GLADIOLUS Pick out any plant that has yellowish streaks on it It likely has virus infection Then dig the corms cutting the foliage so you dont shake any thri or insects from the foliage onto the corms Dont put the oliage in the compost send it to the garbage as it may carry Virus We are just getting our gladiolus back after virus epidemic so let us try to keep them disease free Spread the corms on paper in the basement and dust with fungicide and insecticide before storing and labelling OXAIJS Bulbs must be lifted Dig with foliage on and let the foliage dry up before separating from bulbs and stor ing in paper bag in cool dark place SOCIETY NEWS The Society took part in the citys special market Oct It was wet experience but people were brave and cheerful and the Society is $10734 richer This week 47 members will spend four days touring the parks of Windsor Frankenmuth see the Soo Agawa Can yon cross Manitoulin Island and come home on the ferry We are hoping color will be at peak Sunday Oct we have tour to Moscow Circus at Maple Leaf Gardens best seats Oct 13 is the Societys Annual Banquet at Central United Church OCt 14 is the Citys Jubilee Concert seniors tickets $1 and regular $4 reserved seats Nov is Hadassah Bazaar Tour Nov The Ice Capades at Maple Leaf Gardens Nov 11 Winter Fair In between these events edget your lawn fertilized and repaired your bulbs plant and evergreens readied for winter tion job worth about $500 seems air rises escaping through the ceiling but your house can lose heat from the basement crawl spaces and walls if it is not properly insulated Dont want to do it yourself Several contractors available Muir says Simcoe Economy Insulation deals mainly in fibreglass and rock wool insula tion We can use any one in either area An average price for 30 by 30 onestorey house with 120 foot lineal space would be $50 for the walls and $300 for ceil ings says Muir Simcoe Economy Insulation services all homes although Muir estimated 75 per cent of the homes the firm does are less than 10 years old Muir is worried about the rash of companies springing up with the demand for insulation The public isnt protected enough FLYBYNIGHTERS Dave Andrews manager of Snowshoe Insulation Ltd Bar rie says the demand has brought in ran of fl by nighters he cal butc ers barbers and ople who want to makeafast olIar While his company only set up operations in Barrie this June Andrews has nine years experience with another area contractor Snowshoe offers two types of insulation rec cled newspaper for attics an Insulspray by Borden Chemical foam ap plied into wall cavities Andrews says while prices are determined by the re quirements of each job 1200 squarefoot bungalow with fourinch wall cavity would cost an estimated $650 for an inside application Andrews says the demand has resulted in higher costs for contractors as well as customers On Sept our material jumped from $275 to $375 He offers one deal he says saves Snowshoe time and customers money If we can get group of people on street together who all want insula tion we lower our rates for the group hesaid We have been getting some very nasty insults from other companies for this but it makes sense John Hallidays Georgian In sulation is 10 months old firm staffed by men with up to five years experience in the field who work with Rapco foam and cellulose fibre in addition to us ing infrared detection equip ment to detect heat loss RENTS UNITS Halliday rents units at $25 day to doityourselfers in sulating their attics with cellulose fibre althou the foam can only be insta led by professionals Insulation is only half the story sa Halliday The other vital ha is proper ventilation Unless there is proper ventila tion ceiling rafters and boards can rot from condensation He sells both static and power ventialation units for in stallation in ceilings where the major temperature building up an condensation occurs says Halliday Customers have become in creasingly sophisticated in their knowlege of insulation he adds but they still know little about ventilation You combine good insula tion and good ventilation and your temperature will be reduc ed by good 10 or 15 degrees he said Hallidays advice to potential customers is to decide what they need find out what is available and the qualities and costs of existin materials and whether they ould do the job or leave it to contractor Most choose contractor he says Eighty per cent of the people are reluctant to crawl around their attic first aid to homes By ROGER WHITMAN STEP SQUEAKY One of the steps in our carpeted stairway squeaks The front part of the step seems to go down little when you step on it its not ust the give of the carpet ut the step itself What can do about this Running close to the front edge of the ste is slot which is suppos to fit tightly over the riser board Being loose it moves up and down and this motion causes the squeak Carefully line it up then drive three or four finishing nails small heads preferably with ringed or cementcoated shanks for better holding power down into the riser board Yes right through the carpet too The ile will close over the nail oles Use nailset to drive the nailheads slightly below the surface RUST ON CARPET After having carpets cleaned rust marks formed under the legs of some chairs and tables tried lighter fluid and rug cleaner but nothing helped Can you suggest anything These are fairly large carpets but not wall to wall so they can be moved around if necessary Try this moisten test stain with water Then drifi lemon juice on it Cover wit damp cloth and run your iron over it set at moderate heat The steam and lemon juice may do the trick or at least help somewhat cant guarantee but sometimes lemon juice is pretty ef fective at removing rust stains PUIIY DRIED OUT To save money tried to replace broken pane myself thought did pretty well too followed direc tions from the glass man who cut the glass for me But now notice the new putty has cracked and looks dried out and its only five months now What was wrong Sounds very much as though you ldt out most important step After the old putty is removed and before the new is installed you should paint the bare wood with linseed oil By giving the thirsty wood drink it wont blot oil out of the new putty and cause it to dry out and crack Too bad nobody told you about this By STEVE ELLINGSON Reader uests suggest that the trest ester spindle cradle is experiencing big surge in poggfiarity The warm lasting uty of wood and this nostalgic ster make todays project must to pass down rom generation to generation Modern re search has only proved what oldtimers have known for years that nothin is bet ter for soothing ba than the gentle rocking motion of cradle So if there is baby in your future now is the bild it time to build this handsome heirloom We built our version from pine but you may use any suitable wood Fullsize traceable parts are included in our pattern so you will have no diffuculty creating the cradle ends and frames The spindle sides provide free circulation of air around the baby Stock spindles are used readily available everywhere Designed to hold standardsized crib mattress the cradle measures 38 inches long and 18 inches wide but may be made wider if you choose Stepbystep instructions hotographs and complete list remove all the guesswork from this project To order our fullsize pat tern Country Style Cradle No 599 send $250 add 25 cents extra for postage and handling by cheque or money order to The Examiner Barrie Pattern Department 4630 St Catherine St Montreal PQ H32 2W6 Doing it yourself Homeowners deciding to reinlulate their homes themselves can turn to Ontario Hydro or the federal ministry of energy mines and resources Both have released booklets on how to insulate where possible without professional help giving stepbystep in structions Ontario Hydro says most work upgrading insulation can be done by homeowners with few special tools No special skill or training is required says booklet released this summer If youre using butt with an attached vapor barrier in your attic the barrier should be on the side toward the living area Any tears in the barrier should be sealed with tape Dont put this type of insulation on top of any existing insula tion Attic insulation If you plan to reinsulate your attic yourself install tem porary flooring and lighting and lay boarth over the joists or trusses to provide walkway Check for roof leaks and re ir any you can find Also check for obvious air eaks sealing all places where pipes and wires netrate the attic floor Seal around ceiling ilght fixtures tops of inside walls chimneys and hat es Caulking oakum and polyethylene scraps are recom mended by Hydro althou polyethylene should be kept away from direct sources heat At the eaves caution should be taken to keep insulation from blocking ventilation or disa pearing into the eave space Batt insulation or wood baf can be used If there is an existing vapor barrier patch any obvious breaks and add insulation If you are using batts Hydro advises you buy the friction fit type with no attach barrier If all you can buy is the builtin vapor barrier place the barrier on the upper side and slash it with knife to allow air to pass Barriers should never be placed on top of existing insula tion Under some circumstances it may be necessary to lift the insulation and put barrier under it Stuff all cracks around doors and windows with insulation or oakum material used as filler available from all building materials suppliers if you are rebullding an ex isting wall Cover the cracks with vapor barrier Wall insulation Insulating walls is more difficult and expensive than at tics or basements If youre planning extensive renovation you can remove the wall plaster or wallboard and reinsulate using as much insulation as the stud ace accepts In framed walls pus blankets into stud spaces until they touch the siding working from the top down and placing staples 12 inches apart With friction fit batts or blankets with vapor barriers push them into place and cover the inside face of the wall with suitable vapor barrier such as polyethylene stapled to the top and bottom plates Unroll the sheet across the entire wall area including win dows and door openings Fit insulation behind pipes ducts and electrical boxes packing space with loose imulation Stuff other pieces between rough framing door and window heads jambs and sills Staple barrier paper or polyeth lene to these small areas If you have nonstandardwidt studs or joist spaces cut the insulation and barrier an inch or so wider than the space to be filled Staple uncut flanges pull the barrier on the cut side to the other stud fitting the insulation behind it and staple thrillfilel the vapor barrier To avoid trouble of removi the walls inside surface apply new insulation batts or gid panels to the inside surface Apply straps to the wall to attach the insulation and cover ing wa Iboard Once your straps which Could be inch furry strips for thin styrofoam of or more inch stri for batts blankets and thicker foam are in place app the insulation according to imtructions for frame walls If you have hollow woodframe walls on can hire pro fessional contractor to blow in insula on The cavity in older woodframe houses and in some masonry walls can be filled with foamedinplace plastic such as mentor maledehyde done by contractor Tremblay 108 Owen St Barrie wins this weeks My the examiner Friday Octobor7 1977 11 There are circumstances however where contractors are needed because specialized insulating materials or equip ment is being used There are four insulating materials the doityourselfer can use batts and blankets loose fill rigidfoam plastic and foamedlnplace plastic Their use and effectiveness was outlined in last weeks Homes page In The Examiner Jots 33 it ill ll Ii liiili Install the insulation tightly between the studs in your base ment If you are using rigid insulation be careful to keep it away from any flame source while you work with it Basement insulation Caulk any cracks between the foundation and sill before installing any insulation To insulate your basement youll need saw hammer and nails drill with concrete bit hea duty staple gun tape measure heavy duty shears and ife level optional small sledge hammer and masonry nails and good quality tape compatible with polyethylene For safety treat an damp walls below the ground with waterproof chemical ore starting or even better cover with black tarred felt paper as moisture barrier Attach the felt paper to the top of the header joist so por tion of the barrier above the ground can be partially cut away to allow trapped moisture to escape Extend the sheeting to the floor until the bottom edge stretches under the bottom plate of the framework and back up to the top of the plate Install insulation tightly between the studs being careful to kee it away from any flame source if it is rigidfoam When atts with an attached barrier are used staple the angles to the studs overlappin where possible erwrse install the polyet ylene barrier along the in side face the studs using staples All joints should be overlapped six inches and taped You can then apply the bait insulation stapling down flanges of the attached barrier If you have serious moisture problem leave four to six Inch space between the bottom plate and insulation and wrap the bottom plate in polyethylene If there is no morsture problem caulk the crack between the bottom plate and the floor to prevent air ent Finally nail up the finishing surf rte which must be gypsum board aster or another flame retardant material if rigidfoam insulation was used If there are obstructions that generate significant quan titres heat Hydro officials say they should not be in sulated Areas where the wall space is interrupted by pipes ducts or electrical boxes or outlets can have insulation push ed behind the obstructions if the heatdanger does not exist Where there is window seal the oint where the frame joins the wall with caulking compoun and insulate my favorite 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