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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1985, PAGE 25 Outdoor Iighting for a safe home Darkness is an important.aly of criminal activity. Proper lighting can be one of yaur best def'enses. It can help yoa ta identify possible intruders or better yet, discourage them from entering yaur property. 1Contrary ta popular opinion, light- ing a home for safety depends more on whce the lights are positioned than how bright they arc. A goad exterior lighting system might consist of ad- justable spot or flood lights under the eaves or overhangs of the house and/or garage ta light the building. An intruder can then be seen slhauet- ted against the lighted landscape. Fixtures, mounted in trees or on poles, can illuminate wide areas while doubling as lighting for autdaar ac- tivities. Canvenient, easily reached switches shauld be pravided ta tum on the outside lights. Where possible, a light on each side of the front door is best. If only one light is possible, be sure it is mounted on the lock side of the doar. Proper lighting is important in the ares directly in front of a garage to aid in laading and unloading the car and ta avoid fumbling for keys in the dark. Be sure ta provide easily accessible switches inside the garage ta turn the lights an and off. Remember ... at night ynu can see with relatively law levels of light. An unshielded light bulb seen against a black, autdoor backgraund creates a very high con- trast which can be bright and quite an- noying. What's more, any light source in the line of sight demands careful shielding to prevent direct glare which can cause bath mamnentary discomfort and the loss of ability ta see clearly. Only weatherproof fixtures shauld be used outdaors and ail switchesin -Net locations shauld be grounded. Twelvetips for better insulating Energy matters still matter a lot ta mast cansumers, especially with the U.S. Department of Energy predic- ting that the cost of residual ail will mare than double and the cast of natural gas will mare than triple by the year 2000, And when cansumers ask questions about energy efficien- cy, they often have insulation at the top of their list. The CertainTeed Home Institute of- fers da-it-yoursel fers considering in- sulatian projects the fllowing helpful hints: e Wear pratective clothing such as a long sleeve shirt, gloves, hat and face mask. .* Only attempt ta add insulatian yourself whcre wood framing is ex- posed - as in thc joists of an attic floor, the floaring under the living space, the flooring or walls in the crawl space. or along an untinished garage wall. e Use unfaced insulatian whcn upgrading a haine that alrcady has some insulation installcd ini it. e Use insulation with a vapor bar- rier in new homes or in homes with no previously installed insulation. e Instaîl vapor barriers toward the warm-in-winter side of your home. e When applying two or more layers of insulation, a vapor barrier should only he installed on the bat- tom layer. Additional layers should be unfaced. e When insulating an attic floor, work from the outside toward the mniddle, fitting material between wood jaists and cutting off excess length. e When insulating an unfinisbed wall, begin at the top and work down. again, fitting the insulation between woad frame studs, cutting off excess lengtb where necessary and securing by stapling or taping ta waad. a Don't hand pack insulation around electrical fixtures, motars or any ther heat producing equipnlent, leave at least a 3" space. e Dan't caver attic eaves or vents witb insulatian. e If a crawl space cantains beating equipmnent or heating or water pipes and is well enclased, insulate the walls. e If a crawl space is open ta the wcather. or if thlere is no reasan ta heat the crawl space. insularete i floar under the living quarters. LIGHTING A HOME FOR SAFETY depends more an where lights are positioned than how brghl they are, according 10 the experts at Sylvania Lighting Center.t SOLID OAK AND PINE FURNITURE SOLID OAK 9 PC. DINING ROOM SUITE M.S.R.P. $3,950.00 NOW ONLY $3,258Roo (ALSO AVAl LABLE JN PIN E AT A LOWER PRIC) e$e 110 DUNLOP ST. E., WHITBY 666-1331 OPEN MON.-WED. 10-6, THURS.-FRI. 10-9, SAT. 10-5 SUNDAYS 11-4 StENI;t, q (WHITBY) LTD. ke LUAWN SPREADEB AND ROLLER POWER LOG; LAWN RAKE/ LLI r PLITTER f il~ 1/ W 11FI î1:î:î 1 !ElIAlT( >H lPOSTI'HOLE 1AROWS ALSOAUE LA,ýWN iNIOWEIS - LAI)1ERS- IIEI)GE TRIMMER Sol>) LIFTlERS - POOL, PUMPS 668-9881 400ARMARY E. CENTRAL PAINT AND WALLPAPER 295 Rtson Rd. S. Oshawa s27.36 s25.8 you'll want ià indoors! For a strong healthy, Iush, green Iawn, you need seed, tertilizer and weed conmris right now! You can rely on quality f rom COOPER SMITH lawn praducts, because we take thie same pride in aur products, as you take in your lawn. Cornein today, get thie products that are right for your lawn. C.U.L. FERTILIZER ON SALE AT WHOLESALE PRICES 16 Celina St., Oshawa 571-15411 1I WHITf 1 FA L 1 1