E n3 r u n s yellow/orange and contains a s u b s t a n t i al amount of sedi- ment. By HENRI DE MARINE Special to the Oakville Beaver having not been used for several days, the water Can anything be done about this short of tearing Q. When the faucet to our tub is turned on after $N4,9tn Cusurttuta-arystrtorta, Catm2x.lttruss4tonts,gxmmtetma N I _ n * atN"oomsrttmrdt_ort1Q new va)ttFotttsrttaotxxtMam. Good GLENCAIRN FARM circa 1896 Located betwm O.)tvim & Milton 5 acres w/ mutura no“ 2 1/2 Mo executive home renovated w/ qua 2 staircases, MI nanny who. m workshop/gauge, pond, me. C Virmnh Brnzouu' tor further details AM†How to replace concrete porch steps with wood AN IMPROVED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD 31.6 it nu-lod DREAMS CAN BE MADE magnum JRittw,ttptf,i 388 Main Street East, Milion. Ontaric') L9ff 878-8101 q Tor. Line (416) 338-4838 x W A5lily $225,000 QUALITY. SPACE & SPECTACULAR VIEWS $399,900 Row @9096 Rat) tstore Senate: JO 7m dl eaurou, (f)hey meet East, Milton, Ontario L9 P8 -itlllllllllllllllllll ROYAL LEPAGE -IIgtIilllllllllllllllllll A. You proba- bly have old gal- vanized pipes; the orange color of the water and the sediment are due to iron rust. It accumulates in pipes that are not used constantly. You don't see it in the other pipes, although it's there, because it doesn't have time to build up as much. out the pipes TG You " 'ey PiCTWtESt2UE SETTING '420,000 JUST FAR ENOUGH AWAY - $189,900 This " back home {natures new oak kitchen, hardwood trooting, huge lot. town water. Call Sandi tttsalty NATURE LOVERS DREAM $345,000. BUILDING LOT $169,900 may, $219,900 $179,900 mum Q. We have never been happy with the concrete floor and steps on our porch. We would like to cover them with wood. Could you advise how this should be done? Which direction should the boards be run - horizon- near will leak. indeed have re ed, have to ', the pipes Iced in the future; they eventually .“ _ (Ctmtirtasdfmmpatru) average MLS price is forecast at $210,000, a 2% reduction from the $214,971 recorded in 1992. Pressure-treat- ed wood is not my first choice as it tends to warp and cup. Can you rec- ommend any other wood that would be suit- able? We plan on painting the fin- ished product. - A. If there is enough step-down from your front door to the con- crete porch floor; you can cover the concrete with For 1994. with interest rates expect- tal Housing demand determined by economy or vertical CHRISTOPHER DWIDIATA mm 338-9000 $379,000 111le unveway 3110 pains. I'uS.W..ru9 1U DELL. . mom INVIDIATA Sales Rep. 338-9000 $459,000. a??? .7 A. Ch -iiiittll . l sit; - 'rip-- a. ---" -. _eeyIge.Elh'ler,.,,t,; "",: . FAIRWAY HILLS - FOXBURY 3,400 SQ. FT. _ Gorgeous I-bedroom home with main floor “Exam and study, in tigious golf course community of Fairway . Upgraded gamut, with crown mouldin g, wainsco texirsit,? and ol. hardwood floor. Security system. Intercom and igh _etfisiertcytumatxt. " Profassfomlly landscaped. tg/digit natural stone fruit mm and, mam driveway and paths. P CED TO SELL. .r"r' , ee,," sir,", A .SAOOsquue ftretofcuptotnbyi1telegewi.t.hapPrqtipta he Sign» in ugrades. Bleached oak cabinetry in greenhouse kitchen, ly withlargeea . Earn. f,pg,egeg'gtfactthtS't,thtlt landscaped $2: backing onto wooded ravine. . floor library. 4 bedrooms. that. Anal gem thatmustbeaeen. _,i,,?!i'ifl(ll)tigl, E21 ed to be flat or increase marginally. affordability will not show the dra- matic improvements that have driven the housing market in the past. Thus, housing demand will be determined adhesive and con- crete fasteners such as those made by Hilti. You should run the sleepers at a right angle to the house wall and taper them as needed to level any slope on the concrete porch floor. pressure treated sleepers which should be anchored to it solidly. This can be done with ou WE‘ONTHILL DRIVE' OA KV'ILLE, ONTARIO should edge of the porch sufficiently to be able to tie the stair carriages for the new wood steps onto their header. The car- riages - or stringers - have to be set over the existing concrete steps. You'll end up with a porch surface deeper than you now have and the stairs will project farther out than also extend them beyond the front by the strength of the economy. With modest growth in employment. MLS sales are forecast to increase to 43,000 units. The average price will increase modestly to $212.000. Values 1494 THE LINKS OA KVILLE, ONT A RIO GLEN ABBEY they do now and step The deck boards should run parallel to the house and be fas- tened to the sleep- ers with deck screws. Water running between them will be able to drain following the slope of the concrete. Although pres- sure-treated wood would be the longest lasting and warping can for most homes will be unchanged - the increase in the aver- age will be due to an increased share of move-up buying. While the resale market was very active during most of 1992, the new ave one more be controlled with the right coating (Wolman makes one for this pur- pose), you can use cedar instead. But cedar is softer and more prone to wear and tear on steps that will be used frequently, particularly on the nosings or front edges.lnstead of paint, consider a penetrating deck stain; it would not be subject to peel- ing as paint would. With interest rates expected to remain near their current level, new home sales will con- tj WP. tp ypprpy 9. caused in early i993.As interest rates approached a 25- year low this sum- mer, new home sales began to show improvement. homes market did not fare as well. The share of new home sales compared to total activity (new plus resale homes) fell to 20% in 1992 and 1993, compared to an average of 35% during the past decade. During late 1992 and so far in 1993, starter homes priced under $200,000 have accounted for over 60% of all activity on the resale market. Home builders. on the other hand, have tended to target move-up buyers, although there are relatively few move-up buyers in the market, Builders are increas- ingly turning their attentions to first- time buyers and are offering more affordable single- detached homes and lower cost attached housing options. With the shift to more affordable housing, the average price of a single- detached homchas fallen sharply. age of $322,677. For 1993, the average oc to rising I in 1994 The intere price forecast to $300,000, 93, the average ice of a single- tached home is recast to fall to 00,000, before ing to $315,000 ne Che spike '.rest rates urred last arly a slow start home sales y 1993.As m that fall