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d2 home garden april 2 1986 home and garden 86- insulation important all year round by nancy hoskin making sure that your home is well insulated for the summer is possibly more critical than in sulating against the winter months according to les knox les and kent knox own and operate the insulation people located in markham the father- son team specialize in insulation roofing and window installation with over 43 years combined ex perience if you added up all the cracks and holes in the average cana dian house you would essentially be taking a one inch square out of the front door said kent knox these cracks and crevices are caused by poor workmanship the expansion and contraction of the property and settling of the ground that the home is situated on there are just as many tips we can look at with insulating our homes against warm summer temperatures as for the winter doors windows and base boards should be properly sealed whether or not you have air con ditioning you will want to keep the cooler temperatures indoors there are several products on the market recommended for this inviroseal by tremco which seals gaps that allow air to leave a house silicon though it is not paintable and seal caulk made by parlastic which is paintable within 24 hours of applying with temperatures reaching up to 130 degrees f in your attic and the cool air pushing its way through the pipes at 60 degrees many times it becomes a futile proposition to cool your home especially to do it with efficiency cost wise if the pipes and attic space is not substantially pro tected with insulation if you have central air con ditioning with pipes running through the attic the ducting should be properly covered with fiberglass batts on top with an r28 the r number is the resistance factor insulation should be bank ed around pipes and blown in be tween pipes for the best results kentknox said a doityourself insulating pro ject which may make for a good spring time job is the application of a new product called fibrewall recently introduced in canada fiberwall insulates as well as de corates the end result looks and feels like wallpaper but fiber- wall is mixed together in a pail and applied like paint you can either roll it on use a trowel or have it professionally sprayed on it has to be applied to the wall closest to the heat source it not only insulates but is sound proof and comes in a large variety of colors it adheres to any sur face whether rough dry wall or a previously oil painted surface without any preparation an advantage to fiberwall is that it is repairable unlike wall paper when you rip it or stain it there really isnt too much that can be done extra fiberwall can be placed in the freezer and when it is needed to patch a tear it can be reapplied and the area done cannot be noticed the product costs 1 a sq ft with one box covering 36 sq ft another doityourself project to save on summer fuel bills is the local contractors did the job from dl i wanted to use a local com pany not only to boost local busi ness but to have them nearby in case of a problem said mr langford all three prices were within 1500 of each other and all within two weeks- only one contractor quoted to the exact drawings adding few extras and presenting a fully itemized written quote another quoted with the exclusion of the proposed masonary fire place as the third contractor did including instead an insert fire place eight of langfords drawings transferred to blueprint paper with the contractors name onit were approved by the citys build ing department he had drawn almost an identical reversal of the front of the home one of the main problems we had in dealing with the city was the fact that there doesnt seem to be a check list for all the things you have to do and which depart ment needs to be dealt with said mr langford money is always of prime im portance when beginning any addition costs vary depending on the project and there are al ways extras when you make the decision to add onto an existing structure no thing is guaranteed there are al ways added expenses you didnt plan for theyre going to pop up so if you realize it early on they wont aggravate you as much said mr landford the building permit which took over 10 weeks to obtain cost the langfords 500 a deposit to hydro commission for a heat loss calculation was required next and is refunded when they inspect the placement of the heaters the building department in markham will retain a 1000 de posit refunded when the re- grading of the property is com plete and the acreage is sodded and seeded held for over a year now be cause it was impossible to meet the requirements due to the im pending winter the langfords deposit from the 1000 will be re turned this summer in building their addition the langfords added extra touches to further its authenticity the main attraction is the family room fire place the interior is made from reclaimed brick and the exterior made from handformed bricks purchased from toronto brick the only ontario company left in existance that doesnt use molds the fireplace mantle came from an old barn on the larkin farm in markham originally 15 ft long the rough wood beam was sized to fit nearly from wall to wall the master bedroom fireplace enhances the beauty of the victo rian styled room designed around an antique mantle the hearth was to be made of marble instead a pinkgray granite ac cents the dark wood and rose de cor of the room though the beams in the bed room are not old they are custom made of solid pine and are in corporated as part of the struc ture antique and flee markets were searched for the little extras that make the difference for a realistic atmosphere from furniture to fireplace tools installation of a set back thermo stat for your air conditioning sys tem why pay to cool your house while youre at work during the day preset the temperature so that the cool air comes on a half an hour before you arrive home sunlight can also cause higher utility bills in the summer win dows can be protected by window quilts which act as a blind to de flect the sunlight if you are building a new home or contemplating replacing any windows you might look into tri ple glazed windows double glazed windows mean a 10 per cent savings in utility bills for both the winter and summer while triple glazed windows can mean up to a 45 per cent savings in the summer months added les knox the best time for insulating the attic is in october and november when the weather is cool and com fortable to work in when using a contractor to further insulate your home be aware of the wall cavity you have to work with in which the insula tion is blown into many of the old er homes dont have a cavity large enough to work with one inch being too small a gap usual ly homes that are over 15 years old are solid brick and again arent suitable for adding insula- tion into the outside walls now brick veneer is being used on many newer homes with a four- j inch cavity and some insulation already in place more can be blown in for further utility bill savings frame houses have a good cavity space to put in plenty of insulation j besides the savings on fuel bills for both summer and winter many people have extra insula tion installed for sound proofing especially for the common walls in semidetached homes noise due to living in a high traffic area and a simple problem to avoid hearing the music blaring from teenagers radios and stereos that- happen to also be situated under the same roof as you i think the market may be bet ter for the homeowner contemj- plating the addition of insulatioii from professional companies well have a more natural mar ket retrofitting work done dur ing the course of the program has caused an artificial market both- in demand and in price comnv ented les knox t- urban landscaping design are you making a lifetime invest ment in landscaping for your lei sure time we have designed and built quali ty landscaping 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