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Page 16, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, September 29, 1993 Give your home a fait tune-upý Once again, it's the tino of year te pack away the beach balle, lawn chairs and other summer paraphernalia and brace your home for the onslaught of cooler weather. And while winter may stili seem like a distant rea]ity, it will arrive on your doorstep sooner than you think -- literally. Se, before you get left eut in the cold with a drafty, poorly insulated home, now~s the ideal tume te give it a thorough fali tune-up te make sure it operates at peak level this fal sud winter. 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You can check for drafts quite easily by holding up a feather or a piece of tissue paper suspended from a hanger te the areas where you suspect there niay ho leak" If the feather or tissue nioves independently, you've located a draft. To salve the preblem, caulk or apply weatherstripping. These can be purchased at your local hardware or building centre. Beth materials are available under a wide variety of product naines. If windows or doors are in extremely po shape, you may wantto tinkabout replacing thein altagether with saine of today's energy-efficient alterna- tives. Aise inake sure there are ne drafts comi*ng in around power outlets. These should ho properly insulated as well. For Ilare gapsor hales, there are several varieties of synthetic spray-feaxns that you can buy. o SIDING s WINDOWS@ DOORS *SOLARIUMS* SUNDECKS * CABANAS oKITCHENS e BATHROOMS e REC ROOMS FREE ESTIMATES QUALITY W ORKMANSHIP 0 F..... .... 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Again, if you're not particularly handy, you niay want te hire a contracter for this type of undertaking. Furnaee or boiler Wihile stili in the baseinent, be sure te check the furnace or boier. This, after ail, is the 'hub' of your heating system and requres regular maintenance te give you good performance. Idealyilt should be checked annual'ly by an expert te make sure everything je in good working order. It!s probably 'advisable te try and book a 'checkup' or cleaning with your utility or fuel company before the fall rush gets inte full swing. Aise be sure and move any items you xnay have stored near or around the furnace or houler before turning it on -- and make sure the space around it is dlean and free of dust or combustible materials. It's aise a goed idea te check the attic te _ see what kind of shape yoVr insulation ie in. It xnay neeaý te be topped up. If youre et ur, consuit an expert. T/de Zartilei protvided by local reait ors and the Ontario Real Est ate Association (OREA). R[?,enovation show at trade centre Have you ever wondered what it would be like te be able te design and renovate a roin in your home that would look like aomething eut of a magazine? Frein Oct. 1 te 3, the Metro East Trade Centre in Pickering will hast the Renovation & Ideas Show. The show je9 geared teward «do it yourselfidviduals who would rather repair, replace or fix it theinselves, and aise offers the opportunity te, meet the professionals who will do the job for thein. The show will offer the consumer the creative and design techniques needed te iniprove their living space. Seminar presentations will feature every rooni in the home, with expert industry personnel epeoling on various topica. 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