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. mod-,impressions. The care with CENTRE ES | i ade possible by efficient p iuiahe ae = a si | House-Bu y in B : Poin eine pegeesd pen Sectae, offer an easy Piet eh ee ee _ Og oa aes cae | g usiness house think first of all of itsjition between yg pager hs voltag A essed up with "gimm- ge agit ore etd muiber doe raha cats ate used. The jicks" and carelessly finished @ oe oe ee \ ; orna-|flat 0 x 1 ss that | N f Att ; eee icin tie has| roof line is often projected over me gi cag Rg the. lens kind ee are u en 10n simple lines and pleasant prop-|a carport and extended to hades ps woh in its funda- | ortions are accented by well de-| some shelter to the -- liv- Se MRaEE CHONG: ' Canada is a nation of homejhouses from 45 years old to signed windows and doors and ing area. We often see att lider who has tried con- owners. The country's housing |brand new. So the choice in/how the shape is sharply de-|wall expanses of pleasing color A bu high jstock is now composed of 5,/quality is wide. You should notjfined by neat trim. Remember and texture emphasizing the gejentiously to make a hig 505,000 dwelling units of which|spend more than one week's that fads and fancies do not re- low rectangular shape of the quality product will not be 3,495,000 are owner - occupied|salary for one month's rent ormain in fashion very long. The building in the landscape. afraid to use simple straight-- and 2,010,000 are rented. mortgage principal and inter- resale value of your house will JF YOU DECIDE to buy a) forward finishes without a lot Because of inflation in con-/est. |depend upon the lasting qual- house from a builder you will) of eye-catching. tricks ...to struction and land costs, which| For example, if the monthly |ities of good simple proportions haye to consider the con-| the /has priced home ownership be-| rental ts $125 and your gross and good simple building. venience of its location, the) pobre pony ay a a yond the lower income group.) income ts $6000 per year, you | The historical styles evoly- |suitability of the design and) Mm Mea can plalaly. see 4ue there is a strong trent toward! can comfortably afford this | ed out of ways of living and Ithe quality of the construction. | aeaiey of the plumbing and apartment living. Five years dard of ace | methods of building in toher | You will have to determine whe- : ago, for example, two-thirds of yoy may do better if you buy| times and aa Get own [ther the house fulfills your par-| the pean pl i, |the Canadian families owned a, oider home and fix it up --| contemporary style is still in lticular needs and also whether| ing pe bos ap o dinas 6 lost? their own homes. Now 64 aoe 22 per cent of the houses in| the process of evolution, Its |the purchase would be a sound they sturdy an f jcent are owned and five years/canada are 20 to 45 years old,| character is a reflection of | investment. Of course, if the house ef Hugs onl 60 'ae vig of} 35, per cent are seven to 20| present-day Ilving habits, ex- | You need not be an expert to conform to ES Ae i 1 eee te ene willl ears old and 43 per cent are| pressing a love of the out- |or have any construction "know-|you are assured tha dvell gf fat oop gent Hess than seven years old. | doors and a general informal- pow" in order to form an opi- erp be Ph "paliaee s N in residenti isi . y i q is But notice w in residential' The. decision to purchase or} ity. nion on how well the house ' pi tee ah sipaoaale pian, de construction last year caused & build a house is one of the most! Regional differences exist in built. Even an expert canno shortage of housing across Can- critical undertaken by any fam- Canada, yet the contemporary see construction which is hid- at shat fl ada, particularly in medium jly, It is probably the largest'style has certain recogniz-|den behind finished walls andjther it is a stock plan s las and lower price ranges. Rents/single investment of the house-|able characteristics. throughout.|floors. Like you he can only|been repeated over ani eae increased 5 to 15 per cent and)holder's resources. The location|Large floor-to-ceiling windows,|judge what he sees and form/again throughout the district. " house prices went up 10 to 20) and design of the house will, in| eae , seca (per cent. |Many ways, shape the lives of Because employmeht opportu-/each member of the family. nities are greater and salaries) WHEN MONEY is an impor- higher in Metropolitan areas tant factor is is not easy to like Toornto, Montreal, Winni-| select a house design which will ; : peg and Vancouver, the demand! accommodate all the essential | for housing is greater and the family possessions and also pro-| shortage is more severe. vide space for living and for en- | The average price of new tertaining. The actual dimen- houses across Canada is now sions and placing of furniture about $18,000, with resale of ol- must be considered in detail. oe der houses going for around There must be consideration for)' ' $15,000 the future needs of a growing, : Canadians spend a larger pro-|family. There must be good Degg of their income for shel-| judgement in the choice of an a gaa ' ter than any other people.|chitectural style which will| CAREFUL PLANNING MOST ESSENTIAL FOR TODAY hag Deine and rental ranges stand the test of time and jus-| WwW s : zx a ' are for good quality accommo- tify the expenditure on construt- ..- When Starting Work On Your Dream Home dation. The inventory includes'tion and maintenance. \signed by an architect, or whe- Draft-Free House Rare No matter how hard you try, it is very difficult to keep a house draft-free. Drafts find a variety of ways to enter and the results are discomfort and higher heating bills. Winter is a long way off but it's best to plan ahead -- and then act. First of all, such obvious re- medies as weather stripping and the use of storm windows and storm doors should be taken care of. Felt weather strip is cheapest, easy to ap ply but the least durable. Con sider this if you are: renting Bronze is expensive but lasts and lasts Don't forget a_ piece of weather strip for the bottom of all outside doors. Closets on outside walls get pretty cold fand an air current will resu't with a steady blast of cold air from under the door. Appiy weather stripping to this door, too. If you have a fireplace, you may be getting a draft through the chimney when the fireplace is not in use. Just remember to keep the damper closed to block a down-draft. If the fireplace is on an out side wall, check mortar joints around the fireplace. Ready mix mortar and trowel in after first cleaning cracks of al! loose mortar. CHECK BASEBOARDS Drafts often develop along the baseboard, especially in a basementless home. Wherever you find such a draft, carefully pry up the quarter-round mold- ing and calk the crack under- neath. Replace the molding. If there is no molding simply calk the seam and paint, stain or varnish to match floor or baseboard Drafts enter around founda- tions, especially where mason- ry meets siding. Apply calking here and around doors and win- dow frames as well. The holes where outdoor faucets come through the wall are another source of unwanted ventilation Calk these, too. If the holes are large, stuff them with insula- ? tion first. Treat outdoor elec-/1 / trical outlets, and the opening for your television antenna the same way Air conditioners installed in windows- have small openings all around that will admit a draft. If it is not practical to remove the air conditioner, then make it as airtight as pos- sible. Calk all around the mounting board and between the unit and the sill below and window edge above. Get a cover for the air conditioner This prevents air from blowing through the unit as well as pro- tecting it. 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