From page 38

ing trials. A professionally installed auco-
matic underground sprinkler system may
be the answer for you.

A professionally installed irrigation
system vill provide you with many dif-
ferent benefits. First, it will protect your
landscaping investment. You spend a lot
of time and money on your lawn and
garden; therefore, it is important to pro-
tect it.

A well-maintained lawn and garden
increases the value of yeur home. Even
when you are on vacation, you can still
return to a lush, rich lawn and garden.

; Secondly, you will have no more: fuss-
ing with hoses and sprinklers. No more

DEELERS

dragging them around vour yard, only to
forget to turn them off: or having to ) gO
back out and move them around again.

An automatic irrigation system is just
thar. It will come on at a preset time, run
for the amount cf time necessary, and
then shut itse!f off again, all without you
having to give it a thought.

Finally, when an irrigation contractor
designs a systera for your home, it will
be done in a fashion that will cover your
lawn and garden’s particular needs.
There are many different products
designed to water all kinds of plant
growth. A contractor will incorporate
these preducts to best meet your needs
and those of your lawn and garden.

There are however, things to be

nt forget the warranty

aware of. Some contracters will cut cor-
ners in order to offer the lowest price.
This can jeopardize the life of your sys-
tem as well as your landscape.
Remember, you get what you pay for.

A contractor should be willing to
provide you with all the information that
you will need to make an informed deci-
sion. The average installation should be
finished in less than a week. An average
price for an installed irrigation system is
abour $3000; however, the price will
depend on the size and needs of your
landscape and any difficulties as far as
terrain and obstacles.

Doug Reid is a professional sprinkler

system installer at North Vancouver's

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Window security
also important

From page 32

He’s been installing and
fixing doors and windows
since he was 20. He’s 61 now
and sull working.

Over the years he has wit-
nessed the growing concern
with residential and business
security.

Three years ago he came
up with a twist on the securi-
ty conversion of wood-frame
doors that hé says can’t be

beat.

“l’ve done 2,000 of them
and nobody has ever broken
througn them.

“I put a bunch of them
into the medical centre at
19th and Lonsdale. They’ve
tried to break into that place
four times since, for the drugs
or whatever, and they haven’t
got through my door yet.”

Jenereaux converts wood-
frame doors to the equivalent
of a steel frame by adding an
angie-iron to the lock’side of
the frame.

Straight steel plates have
been around for years, but
Jenereaux notes that the use
of angle iron means screws
can be employed in two dif-
ferent directions for vastly
improved strength.

“We take the door casing
off, insert the angle-iron and
then re-attach the casing to
the metal with glue. When
the door is closed, you don’t
even see it,” says Jenereaux.

He also recommends the
addition of a lock-defender
— a brass or steel plate over
the lock.

“I had one guy install a

security jamb only and two
weeks later he was back after

being robbed. They bust the. |’ jim

lock out of his door.”

Const. Barry. Mattock in:
the Crime Prevention Section
of the North Vancouver:
RCMP says the’ concept. of:
converting _ wood frame ‘to, |:
steel is not new but is a good :
idea. :

“Anything you can do to
reinforce your point of entry.
looks good to us,”. : Says :
Mattock. .

Jenereaux points out. that:
it does little good to reinforce’
a door while leaving adjacent:
windows untouched.

He . recommends : screen:
ing windows and/notes ‘that:
some of the ni window:
grills are “quite artisticall
designed.” :

Jenereaux: also- sugges
getting a:.double-cylinder
dead lock for any door where :
a thief may be able. to reach:
the lock with his fingers after :
breaking a window or pane!

- The double-cylinder lock:

wires that you lock’ yor
se in with a key, but means
nobody cise will be ‘able® to
open the lock from either si
of the door.

* “You can have all the. bur.
glar alarms you want, but if:
thieves get in, the chances are
that they’li be Ber with your.
computers before the police :
show up.

“Good door and win
security may change: their
mind before they start,”. con-
cludes Jenereaux.

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