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WhItby Froe Pres. Wecdiosday, January 13. 1993, Pagle 19 A HOME DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT FEATURE ____________ Immediate action can salvage water-damaged itemns On average, housoholda are three timea as likely to receive damage freom water as they are a fire or any other type of unfortunato, natural disaster. If a homeowner knows what actions to take imnxediately following a flood or broken water piefurniture and other houshold items can be salvaged and brought back to oiginal condition. ServiceMaster, a national commnercial and residential cleaning and disaster restoration contractor, offera the following « DOs' and 'DONVTs for salvaging water-damaged household items. Water damage.DO 9 Use deumidifiers as available (tomepaur should be above 60 degrees). 9 Use fans to circulate air te assiat drying and fight mildew. 0 Remove as much water as possble by mopping and blotting. *Wipe furniture dry. *Place wood blocks, plastic wrap or foil betwoen furniture legs and carpet to prevent stainyng or rusting on carpet. eLut draperies off carpet and bang on drapery rod by looping through a coat hanger. * Prop wet furniture cushions up for even drying. Check for possible ' bleeding.' e Remove Oriental rugs or other coverings from wet wall-to-wail carpet. o:Open furniture drawers, CIoset doors or luggage te enhance e Remove paintings and art objecta te a dry location. e Punch mali 'nail' holes in sagging ceilings to allow water te drain. e Remove wet fabrics anddr as aoon as possible. Hang furs and leather goods te, dry separately at room temperature. * Remove damp books from shelves and spread out te dry. e If damage is during heating season, leave heat on; if in suimmer, use air conditioner. Water damage - DON'T e Do not use household vacuum to remove water. e Do net use TV or appliances while on wet carpet or wet floors. e De not go inte rooms with standing water if the electricity is stiil on. * Do net lift tacked down carpet without professonal help as this could promote abrinkage. *Do not wait to caUl for professional help -- darnage from the water and bacteria growth can begin within hours. lhe 'lbaby boomers,' those Canadians bon between 1946 and 1964 who make up today's largeat group of furniture and accessory consumera, have the future of the industry in their hands. In 1990, if the tronds foilow those identified in tho United States, they acocunted for lightly more than haif of ail the furnitur purchases ini this country. 'Boomera' includo Canadians aged 18 te, 46. TIhey number more than five million, and are the largest single age grou in the country immmeraed ilnpthe key life stages of marriage, having children, purchaising homes and establishing permanent living styles. Ites also a group that's going te grow approxixately three times faster than the general population. The earning power of the «'boomers'is eIpeted te grow, right along withtheir number and buying cbout. And, theyre going te be much more active than their predecessor genera- tiens when it cornes te the life changes and activities that eafirts contond usuaily lead te, incroased furniture purchasing. Among the coming trenda, industry experts forecast are a higher rate of homne remodelling, a sharp rime in marriagea over the next five te moen years, a cloing in of the ' empty n*et phase as àider children leave home, and an enhanced furniture replacement market. The faict that the youngest members of this generation are stili in their initial fuirniture accumulation phase is aise seen as a boon te the industry. 'Boomers whoso children are entering their teen raare "s expeced toheavier purchasera, particularly ince family and the home enviroment are mon as major priorities over the condng yeara These values, coupled with a sill-soft economy and a rapidly eecalating cost of living, may hurt manufacturera at the Igh end, howevor, as consumera put off the « last for a lifetime' purchasea. Upgrading may élacken as weil. Boomers sp-»end most on furnîture The bottom lUno for today' -- and tomerow's; -- furfniture manufacturera ja going to be 'value.' Price wiil romain an important conaderation, but the 'boomor' consumera comixig down tho road wiil bo looking at the total product picture, eapocially if Not Just Another Antique Store! ot erryin 985m8902 they're fiig putting children through college, or caring for elderly parents. 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