Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 15, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba B6 Winnipeg Pree january 1995 improper Chimney use turns Tranquillity to terror Thomson news service Canadian Winters often find families gathered around a sharing cosy but if that fire spreads to a faulty Tranquillity can turn to Allen a fire inspector in says Chimney fires always keep fire departments Busy this time of the from april 1993 to March 321 Chimney fire Calls in Nova Scotia alone ended in property dam age to More than just the Hayes says Chimney fires happen for a variety of including improper installation of the Chim incorrect use of the fireplace or or a faulty he says fires can also result from the Type of Wood burned or a Creo sote the heat from a Chimney fire can also penetrate through the causing a House according to the Canada Mort Gage and housing unsuitable chimneys for Wood burning include Metal chimneys used before 1981 originally designed for Oil furnaces masonry chimneys that Are not supported on proper Concrete foun unlined masonry and air cooled sponsored by a risks choose exciting Wall treatments by Fred Brick when youre new in win 11 g All the houses Are is the plaintive lament of a charming Young lady who came to Winnipeg from Toronto when her husband was she marvelled that All the White around us in win nip Eggers still utilized a lot of White and of White tones in their Interior color icy coolness was a phrase she to a Shes we have a tremendous amount of White in Winnipeg the Snow the exterior of Many of our Frame houses the Ever popu Lar Winnipeg Stone and Many of our Interior when we have such a profusion of White in our natural sur do we duplicate this monochromatic color scheme in our controllable ones the answer seems to be that were used to were complacent with those things were most familiar with even White in Winter were often asked to recommend background on the we find the customer amenable to suggestions even though they May feel the tones Are too because they love the layout and fabric Selec there willing to try More exciting Wall color the paint store clerk May throw them a curve by stating that the color is too deep and hell lighten they we May till be once again were on the right until the Painter too lemme lighten Sec Ond Call comes again we All allay the customers the third Call is the it can be simple or thank the room looks fabulous its a wonderful Call when we redid our my wife wanted a deep Forest i wanted she agreed with but we got Green i Tell her this but it aint bad Fred Brick owns bricks Fine furniture v color it fabulous Brick is Fine furniture 111 Lombard 9571211 i notice there b no association Between bricks Fine furniture and the Brick or the Brick warehouse a lowered warm air to pipes the pice should not get too hot while youre away you can Check your Home for Power failure w1tha Remote flexible heating Cable wrap pipes with flexible heating Cable and foam insulation to keep them from use a hair dryer to thaw a Frozen open the valve and work toward the Frozen take care of the pipes Here Are some ways to prevent Winter freeze up by Edward Lipinski times news service freezing weather can freeze and burst water that is most Likely to occur in unheated parts of the House like attics and crawl spaces or in uninsulated outside the surest Way to prevent pipes from freezing up is to Drain that should be carried out in vacation Homes and in the House in Case of a major Winter Power close and Drain the parts of the plumbing system that Are vulnerable to the such As pipes supplying water to outside pipes running in outside Walls should have insulation Between and the outside sheathing and the Walls should be caulked to keep cold air insulation does not heat the pipes it just conserves the heat already in in some that May not be the Best Way to Supply additional heat is to wrap the pipes in flexible heating wrap the pipe with the one turn every 30 then cover it with foam sleeve insulation that has a Slit up one Side to make it easy to slip Over the after the insulation is in cover the Slit with duct another Way to keep pipes from freezing is to allow warm air from a heated room to circulate around to do Cut a rectangular opening at the base of the Wall and install a Louvere on very cold the vent can be opened to allow the warm air into the Wall keep the vent closed on other Days to minimize heat opening Wall some of the above measures May require opening a Wall to expose the that takes time and if you cannot do it before the cold weather sets you can still prevent a freeze up by allowing the water to run in a slow trickle or fast moving water does not and leaving a faucet open slightly is enough to keep ice from if a pipe it will have to be thawed that should be done too much heat May turn the ice into which can expand and burst the if the pipes Are enclosed in a the Wall will have to be the warm air from the room that will then Contact the pipes May be enough to thaw if heat will be Start from the valve end of the open the if it is apply heat to defrost use a heat a hair dryer or an infrared keep the heating unit moving to avoid overheating any single after the valve is fully work from the valve Down the occasionally touch the pipe with a Bare the pipe should never be hotter than the hand can if a heat gun is not thaw pipes by wrapping them with a thick layer of rags and pouring boiling water on the the pipes can also be thawed by wrapping with heating that takes a Little but the Cable melts the ice uniformly and lessens the danger of steam new technology can also help travelling a device called Scutelis a compute linked system that monitors room temperatures and the Furnace the system has a Batter powered transmitter about the size of a smoke and three Small which Are placed in strategic areas in the if the temperature drops below a preset the sensors signal the which transmits a message Over the phone to your fuel the distributor dispatches a troubleshooting 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reduced to Flash those Basic learning aides you kissed goodbye in third but if they work for politicians Why not give them a try when rearranging your rooms the decorating cards Are the creation of Carole a room makeover specialist in who devised a formula arranging Art and decorations and began teaching it to others nine years Talbott concept is the Art of the Quick she teaches How to rearrange whats already usually in a couple of Talbott has sold her idea through seminars and television appearance including the Oprah Winfrey the Flash cards Are part of her new mail order outreach it includes 51 illustrated a Guidebook and a 45minute video of Talbott applying her formula to a living room in what looks like Flori but can a kit teach you Success fully How to decorate this one offers rules on the right Way to line up pictures on a How to arrange pillows on the and How to mix and match furniture and i dont care what kind of stuff you the formula always Talbott among Talbott dictum hang mirrors across from a window or in a arrange sofas to form a Cor dont hang plants dont use a television As a focal Point unless its built into a fixed Wall among the rules several design ers agreed made sense dont hang Art too always place something tall and such As on a Coffee dont separate collections or pairs of group collections for maximum keep things together that Are alike in substance or bring furniture out into a room in Stead of lining it up around the the designers caveat this works Best in a Large create peaks and valleys with your furniture and dont produce a Boring lineup with everything the same to create a gallery grouping of make sure the Art lines up evenly on the top on the Bot Tom Edge and on the Side get going on goals Start by taking Down Christmas lights by Nick harder Orange county Register if youve already fallen off the Wagon on your new years Reso theres still time to make up a couple you can really heres an easy take Down your Christmas lights and decorations before you think this is in jest Haven you noticed How some people seem to get their Christmas decorations up so Early every year you dont re ally think there that do you they just never take them those lights Are up through summer and you just see them turned on right after thanksgiving and feel guilty be cause yours dont go up until mid Holiday lights if you dont think this is the next time youre out take a Good look around at All the Holiday lights still Here Are a few other resolutions you May want to consider Fontany time of the year when you measure for a House hold item youll need to put the paper with the measurement in your car if you you May find yourself at a hardware store or Home Centre trying to re member what the measurement chances Are youll buy the wrong size and have to return keep an old Blanket and some tie Downs in your remember All those times when you wanted to buy something too Large to fit inside your car but didst have tie Downs or a Blanket so you could put it on your roof do you have hardware store and Home Centre items hanging on your pegboard in their original packages its time to use As to that Workbench that always seems cluttered How about making More of an Effort to keep it clean putting tools Back in their places is Only one actually completing instead of letting the pieces sit thereon your is an other step in the right r How about finally cleaning your garage you dont have to wait until the traditional Spring cleaning time to do whats you dont have to try to do it All at Start by throwing things out or donating them to a worthy then Start organizing whats clean everything with a dust even a wet Oil spots those Oil spots on your garage floor How about finally removing them it May take a bit of grease Elbow you can do what about the cabinets you said youd build or buy and install to House stains and toxic House hold cleaners int it about time you finally did it having toxics out in the open is not Good for the inquiring Little minds of your children or if you dont like these make up a list of your you dont even have to Call them but resolve to accomplish ;