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-7 i I Page 12, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, September 11, 1996 A HOME DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT FEATURE Whitby home . * ... opens doors to ~~.~.. helpIn Whitby's historic Ezra Annes House je the star attraction on the :first-evýer Great Innushare House Tour on -Saturday> Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to 3. p.m. Fun *ds raised will help finance the Christnas sahipment made each year by Innushare Charitable'Trust to Innu familles in Davis Inlet, Labrador. The Armes house, built by the third Miayor of Whitby mn 1836, was moved to its present site on Wellington Street in the 19609 to make way for development on Dundas. Ted and Mary Wood are onlY the fourth owners in the long history of the house. It was extensively renovated in 1992 and le now renowned for the extensive collections of art, blue and white English transferware, Chinese export porcelain, antique furniture, Staffordehire doge and figurines, enuf boxes and Chinoiserie. Tea wHI be served in the garden on the cut-stone tonraces ajnid the perennials still in bloom. The tour will also feature three updated homes on Oshawa'e Alma Street and a wide variety of more modern homes in Ajax and Pickering. Refreshinents will be available at the Armes House in Whitby and in Ajax at Cadarackque Public School on Miles Drive. In Whitby, tour tickets are available at Worth Repeating, LaFontaine Trading Post and Bayberries. MARY WOOD relaxes in the sitting room of their Saturday.> Tour tickets are available at Worth Wellington Street homne. The beautifully Repeating, LaFontaine, Tradjng -e restored, historic residence wulI be a highlight 0f bernes. çop the first-ever Great Innushare House Tour this 'Photo bY Mark Reesor. Whltby FmeePres i0 P Ail custom made draperies, top treatments and fashion accessories Includles fabric and labour. HUntrpouglas WINIMaO0W fAàSIM 10N S Min! Blindls a Verticals Hfoney Comb Shades ON SALE NOW!1 CALL TODAY FOR A FREE IN«HOME ESTIMATE CLEAN Dependable l Natural "PutI r Ga On Your Gals 111"1 A home inspection cari- save you money by pointing out probleme before they become really expensive. A professional independent home - inspector le an unbiased third party who can offer advioe before you begin te plan your renovation work. Home inspectors, Most often hlred te conduct pre- purchase inspections of resale homes, can also provide valuable advice te homeowners planning a renovation project. The inspector's job le te provide you with professional advioe on the- overaîl condition of your home. . Particular attention le paid ý io items such as heatingi equlpment, chimneye ancti wiring whlch could presenti health and safety concerne.i The structural condition of your home, from foundationy -te motf, isalso examined and anîy proBmsr-ortential problems reporte. The inspecter will point out repaire or maintenance work requlring immediate attention, and note significant repair work, like re-roofing or furnace replacement, whlch may be needed in the years ahead. This information cari be very valuable- during renovation planning. Ini some cases, you may be able te save money by including needed or soon-te-be-needed repairs as part of a larger renovation contract. For firet-time homeowners,i ,the inspection report willi 'also serve as a1'iomeowner's manual" by providing ai sound introducetion, te the i repair- and maintenance t aspects of owning a home, t For- these homeownere, wvho often buya home with the intention of altering or renovating the space over time, the inspection report can help te define-renovation "istages"e and the finaniaàl requirements they will involve. In many comxnunities home inspectors have formied professional, associations. with established codes 'of, ethice and standards. Some larger communities have local chapters of -the Canadian Association, of Home Inspecters* that cari provide the names of local inspection firme,or you cari ask, youfr municipal or régional government for information. H i-ring- a professional means getting the job done rigit; -- putting your home în lie hands of someone with the experience and SEE PAGE 13 AuthorîzedDealer DESGNER6 KITCHENS & BATHS Home, inspection, -can' hep renovation. planning, I I 0 ýILI[elli, bIL, 1 fii-J