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j Richard Charles ,Ih- up wt a retrofi"'t ord that you'Ll be ing often is "retro- in case you baven't it, it goes like this: e a bouse is being you can fit it with bhe insula ion you 1but wben the bouse .eady built and the lation is not good ýg, you bring iL up ýratcb with a retro- wbyv bother when ýiave a good-î-looking c anid life's not ail that bad as long as tbere's a thermostat to pusb higher as the weatber grows icier? The triple retrofit an- swer to that is: witb pro- Ser insula ion your fuel gilîs are mucb lower (bT 25 to 55 per cent depenY ing on the age -of the home and the type of construction) you feel a lot-better indors with- out drafts and cold walls, and you are help- ing to save valuable energy, resources in- stead of ,pouring tbem Energy Saivers Batt or banket-insula- tion containsglass fibre Sor mineral fibre (rock Wr siag) and bas a ,~woolly texture. It comes islabs (batts) or roils (blankets) witb or with- out a vapour barrier, th~ and is generally the Skaingiiil ~ easiest insulation to friendly wishes for a h andie and apply. It fiLs shinng Cristas. hank. ~ snugly between regular- shîn Chrstma. Thnks ly spaced joists, studs or from the Manag,.ement and Staff of w strapping. Because iL is rolled up ~~~Bo manvile Lke a carpet, the blan- 'le sPolket is sometimes the M more awkward to in- Cycle and Toys g stail. Since batt and 3ý6A King St W. 623-.3531 blanket are equally ef- Sfective, your choice îez;,ýA f fflfflf fl fl flf fflflffl4 sbould depend solely on wbere tbey fit best. Minerai fibre bas a Ssligbtly bigber R value than glass fibre. S Loose fMI consists ot glass, cellulose or J minerai fibres; or ver- Smiculite, polystyrene, Swood sbavings or wood _C. wool. It is sold by the Sbag and usually costs * .. less than batts or blan- » AM kets per unit of R value.' Il Loose, filI is especially bandy for irregular k., spaes.betweenjoists or Sother odd-sbaped areas. i t is also a simpIle way to 'Arp, insulate a wai1 space if e you can just pour iL in. >,- Vl!AU The vapour barrier wuà~ià~. ~ mus£ be applied seýpar- Seni ig ai-,qgý wýu b2t wshe Rigid board insulation for a p eaeful , happy Christmas may be made of poly- Swhere ver youmýiiay be. We're thankful styrene, pbenolic foam or polyuretbanie. IL of- for orspot fers exceptional insula- from ail of us at t ion for iLs tbickness and Glass Mirrrs ~ weigbt, averaging R5 RJUiPs &0 s m (per inch tbick)con Y Division S.5%~t Bowmanvilie M pared, with an average Phon 6235187of 3.5 for batt or blanket, Sand 3 for loose fill. Other features are its rigidity te.. ke. ~Me 4. TUTECTIESC NEÇATL Ma tismesae cnvy o il orbet isesfoz Chritma tha wil log b reembeedand rin yo peacandhappnes inthe ew ear Hi WrsiM aoGantBRikr MevesouTw oni adSaf Maythi mssaeRobert ystr a, goo uncet ills or a Whîtad 3 -A i reL ocloniongb eebrd n rn pE. R.a Wohaodyard,1n ReiNew Concir. like water through a sieve. As a bonus, your home is more comf or- table winter and sum- mer. If you need a retrofit, and most. homes do, your choice of insulatingr materials will depend on, how you will use them, on their R-value (resistance to heat pas- sing through them) and how well they stand up to moisture, fire, bac- teria and vermin, and also on their cost, ease of hàndling and, depend- ng on the use, 1heir rigidity or, flexibility. The main types you may choose from are called batt or, blanket, loose f111, rigid board and foarmed-in-place. the gif0oflit Be~ a REDCRS S and a degree of sound- proofinz . Polystyrene is usually the best buy, but it and polyurethane are flam- mable and need to be covered wîth a fire- proof material for safe use indoors. Phenolie foam is' more fire. resistant. Rigid insula- tion can also b applied outside on walls, base- ments or roofs. Foamed-in..place insu- lation is injected as a semi-liquid in wall cavi- ties - a professional job needing special equip- ment. The material is urea -formaldehyde (average R2.5 per inch) butmake sure it meets Canadian Government Specifications Board quality standards. Wbere you can't insu- late, you caulk or apply weatberstrips in cracks and joints, especially around doors and win- dows., You can find these spots by testing for drafts with a piece of Slastie or tissue (hung rom a coat-hanger) or by watcbing the drif t of tobacco smoke. You can find out a lot more about insulation from Keeping the heat in, a publicatpn of the Office of Energy Con- servation,, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Write to Box 3500, Station C, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4G1. For information on government grants for, re-insulation, write to: Canadian Home Insula- ion Program, P.O. Box 700, St. Laurent, Quebec, 114L 5A8; or phone colleet (514) 341-1511. 'wft ~~ V AD n f.turloig theo pinions ond concorils cf Dnnai: Sodior Last Sunday my' family and I partici- pated in that age old tradition of cutting, down the tree. Founded in antiquility, spoiled by commercialism, it is still a custom the whole family, even the dog, can enjoy. Last spring others trod the same paths, they tbough took roots as well as tree, so all too often a drive of snow could conceal a crater. The growth that once filled tbat sudden void will now be adorning someones borticultural effort. So stumbling into craters, and tbrough tbe drifts we searcb fér the mistress' illusion of the perfect ree. "O-o-oh, Ah-h-b" is the signal it is beore ber eyes. Digging througb the snow (witb the dogs assistance) we finally find the trunk of the seven foot beauty. A' few, swift passes witb the saw,, a loud "TIMBER" and it topples to tbe ground. "Heý, wbere's the dog?" I don't know, you were watching bim." Rustling sounds from under the tree; guess wbere the dog was? Grasping the trunk, stumbling from crater to crater, drift- to drift, we aim in the direction of, the car. Af ter parta?,king of a bot dog We would lilke to wis Our patronsa Blessed Christmas holiday. Please corne i n and see uis soon. We enjoy serving you. f rom the Staff at The paint and paper people MIDTOWN 'gMALL r 200 John Si. West., Osh. and coffee luncheon we stow the tree safely in tbe car in preparation' for the journey home. At this ime of year, looking at a spruce tree reminds me of the one we bad back, home. IL was rowing in the back yard, dug u p every Cbristmas and planted in a bucket. The bucket would then be draped in crepe paper and ied up witb a ribbon bow. Then the decorating began. Foil wrappers 'from chocolate bars would be eut in strips to bang from the branches like icicles. Milk bottle caps would be rolled into foil balîs and bung on a string attacbed to a brancb. Scrap paper would be painted, and made into paper chains to bang from branch to branch. Candle-stick bolders would be securely clipped to the branches, then the final touch, the star would be placed on tbe top most brancb. Then we would await impatiently the evening before Christ- mas wben the candies would be lit to guide Santa to the resting place of our stockings. Those were the days of initiative and in- expensive bolidays. Now the box comes out of the attic, the dust is blown off, the h number one branch liis placed, in the numnber- one bole etc. etc. (so exciting). Then the tree is sprayed witb spruce (or pine) scent twice a day before meals for the next three weeks, (fun, fun). Hydro now sup- plies the power to light artificial candles. Manufacurers make a DRINKING & DRI VING DON'T MIX wide and varied selection of decorations. Foîl wrap and waste paper are saved for the re-cycling depots. Isn't progress great? I can also remember cutti'ng seasonal scenes from magazines and advertisements, past- ing them upon a piece of card, adding a seasonal greeting, and those would be the family's cards. Those days wer e not so long ago, and yet they seem so removed from today, we go out and buy everything, no work to it, it's ready to use. j, Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 21, 1977 3 It seems we live in a back -in ' ime, one of ready-to-use society, yet those traditions that can there is stili the same, stililive on in the almost number of hours in a artificial world of today. day, and the work day is Thank you for reading shorter.- Yet there some seasonal ramb- seems less time to lings and may 1 wish maintain the traditions you and yours the of yesteryear. Last "Comipliments of the Sunday was like a trip Season." Our custome&rs aiesomethingL to crow, abouit! WB ay thanksf andhope yougr holidays are wreathed lulojV!; Vantn eFlur King Street W. Phone 423-5777 Bowmanville Sales ana service for over 50 years. We've got the largest selection of Chevrolet trucks in the Durham Region! Light duty .'.ail the way up to the mighty Diesels. Pick-ups - Vans - Tandemns Sports Vans - Blazers - Suburbans 4-W heel Drive Vehic les IMention th is advertisernent and you wilI receive aJ Truck Service Dept. open until 1:00 a.m. Monday thru Frîday. NI ARIO1MTORSALS LIMITED Chev - Ods 7- Cadiiilac - Chev Trucks 140 'Bond St. W, Ohw ORONTO LUNE 921-5984 M 1 725-6501 I Save that old chair or sofa with a profes- sional reupholstering and restuffing. Springs are re-tied and the piece of furni- ture is recovered in the fabrie of your choice. MONTH 0F JANUARY ONLY We wiIl be giving ondimateZ r alsandalabor Thanking people in the Bowmanville, Oshawa and Hampt,,oon area for mnaking oîir let year in bus~ines a,?ucce.-eî ,d one. Reynold s' F URNITUR R. R.i HAMPTON POE2323 (2rKmileswestýofHapnatFrunsEso 1