THE PNE prize home features all steel and concrete construction, and will be relocated at the end

of the fair to Maple Ridge.

Prize hou

: TICKETS ARE now on sale
for the 1993 Pacific Na-
tional Exhibition (PNE)
Prize Home ticket lottery.

Grand prize in the 1993 PNE
ticket lottery is an unusual steel
and concrete Visions house,

designed by Snider’s Home Plans,
to be built by the Greater Van-
couver Home Builder’s Associa-

. tion (GVHBA).

Scores of visitors are expected
to tour. the three-bedroom-plus-
den, environmentally conscious,

Tips offered on
home inspections

CHARLIE PERKINS, president
of Cornerstone Home Inspection
Services of North Vancouver, of
. fers the following tips:
. @ All inspections should conform
to standards . drawn up by the
American Society of Home In-
 Spectors.
There is now a Canadian group
affiliated with this society and
members agree to adhere to a code
of standards and ethics.

Average price for an inspection

_ is between $235 and $295.
@ Make sure the inspection com-
_ pany has insurance coverage, if an
‘inspector puts his foot through the
‘roof, you want to make sure you
are not the one picking up the bill
for repairs,
@-If you intend to make your
offer to purchase subject to a
satisfactory home inspection, call
the inspection company im-
mediately after your. offer - to
purchase has been accepted by the
vendor.

Your realtor will write into your
proposal a subject removal date
which is normally no more that 72
hours after the deal is signed. .

Make sure the inspection com-
pany is able to conduct the in-
spection and present a written
report within that time-frame.

@ Accompany the home inspector
during the inspection.

The . average inspection takes
about two hours and by being
there fo observe and ask ques-
tions,-‘you will not only learn
about your home but gain some
valuabie tips on maintenance.

.Home-buyers on the North
Shore who, want free advice on
home: inspections can stop by the
Cornerstone : office at Suite #1-
1558 Lonsdale Ave.,.or call their
hotline at 986-6658.

1e tickets available |

two-level 2648-square-foot house
at the exhibition grounds in Van-
couver during the 1993 PNE,

Following the PNE, the prize
home, complete with double
garage, will be relocated to
Genstar’s Kanaka Ridge Estates,
overlooking the Fraser River in
Maple Ridge.

““We think our visitors will be
extremely impressed with the
quality and design of this year’s
home, and its unique steel and
concrete. construction,’’ said
GVHBA president Stephen
Mayhew.

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Although the home will not be

open for viewing until the fair

opens on Aug. 21, tickets can be
ordered by phone at 251-7741,
with Visa or.MasterCard.

Alternatively, send a cheque or
money order to the Pacific Na-
tional Exhibition, Box 69900,
Vancouver, V5K 5C2.

Ticket prices are three for $5,
seven for $10 and 17 for $20.

In addition to the prize home
draw, there will be an early-bird
draw on Aug. 5. Prizes include
airline tickeis and grocery vouch-
ers.

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school’s 25th anniversary.

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college when it opened at West
Vancouver Senior Secondary in

1968, or if you have interesting
nostalgia photos from the col-
lege’s early years, Capilano
College would appreciate a
look at them.

Please call Meredith Wood-
ward at 984-1729,

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