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p12 tribune october 17 1990 research ensures troublefree renovation m m m mumm m m t a whole renovation project began with a bathtub renovation can be a wonderful experience not only can it beauti fy and add value to your home it can enhance your whole lifestyle large renovation or small some research beforehand is necessary to ensure your dream doesnt become a nightmare of complica tions lou erustaglio chairman of the renovation and redevelopment council of the toronto home builders association said finding a professional renovator is the key to a successful renovation talk to everyone you know who has worked with a renovator or knows someone who has if they liked the results find out who did the work cruise your rieighbor- the eighth annual canadas best fall home show discover thousands of products and services for your home fabulous designer room settings exciting doityourself home renovations latest ideas in decorating and interior design gather new ideas for renovation decoration save on show specials learn from the experts see hundreds of inbooth demonstrations compare thousands of products and services for your home the country store country decorating crafts collectables fashions more a trip a day to the caribbean one of ten 1000 shopping sprees a dream kitchen by canac cccamc fri oct 19 10 am 10 pm sat oct 20 10 am 9 pm sun oct 21 10 am 6 pm adults 600 seniors children under 12 300 friday is womens day save an extra 1 off admission tmmimmtmmt cashway a n markham f airgrounds 1 1 o o r i o 1 3 2 a co i x hwy 7 markham fairgrounds 3i miles 5 km north of kwy7onmccowanr0- we have so much to show you in only 3 days v 4 4 1iuiuumu f v v k v vs v t 1 hood for renovation projects ask the homeowners for a look and how they feel about the job done said frustaglio one person who said research paid off handsomely is advertising executive ann boden who with her husband successfully remod elled all but one of the rooms on the main floor and basement of their 19th century toronto home boden said she read numerous magazines and journals and relied heavily on wqrdofmouth references in looking for a reno vator you should be able to trust and feel comfortable with your reno vator she said the renovator should be flexible too in terms of his and your own ideas in my past experience once the plans were done that was remem ber your needs are the most important you have to live with the renovation so take your time choosing homemaker nancy mcconachies renovation adven ture had a much simpler begin ning a bathtub i wanted a bathtub in the bath room adjacent tp the secondfloor master bedroom but there wasnt enough room to get around this wedecided to add a family room next to the main floor kitchen a new master bedroom was then built above the family room while the original master bedroom was converted to a bathroom and walkin closet she said mcconachie and her husband also relied heavily on the recom mendations of friends and associ ates in their search for a profes sional renovator and they con sulted with neighbors who had renovated their homes my first priority was for a quality renovation job said mcconachie although the per sonalities of the contractor and his staff were also important she admitted being a little ner vous about renovating because of some of the horror stories id heard i was afraid about the dis ruption it would cause to our lives and about the outcome- the detailed contract provided by her renovator helped to allay mcconachies fears about the out come as for the disruption it was a little dusty but the workers cleaned up the mess every night she said n we spent more than we planned to initially but the quality of the renovators work and his willingness to guarantee it made up for the extra cost said mcconachie people ask if i would ever go through a renova tion again sure i would bodens renovation ran almost six months during which she lived on her homes second floor the mcconachies moved into their basement during their three- month renovation canadians will spend almost 20 billion on residential renova tion this year 5 billion in the toronto area alone the toronto home builders association provides a variety of free information on residential renovation including printed materials a professional renova tors list a video and an easy-to- understand standard residential renovation agreement i m 3 3 1 1 i