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Less than one. year: old, but better. than new!
Located in the centre of North Vancouver, this 3

bdrm. home boasts a professionally finished
fam. area, lots of potential down anda park set-
- ting. Excellent financing. too! See you Sunday!
IM: .MANDER 980-7421

“ FREDERIKSE! 1988-6402, ‘Office 984-0421.

| “Surrey : )
Burnaby, West.Van

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‘Part that required the: least

SOREN |

Ralph “Hood: ” knew ‘he
- Wanted a pool in his back
yard and he also knew he

didn’t want to shell out the
money. to’ have. the job done

professionally. -So he took
other -Foute .

“Hood. doesn't ' have the

backgroud of a ‘typical 'do-it- 4
yourselfe He’s.an account

manager for Bassett Business
Interiors * .
California. The way - “he
explains it, “Td never driven:

8 nait i in my life until I did

‘Hood and his. wife Lynn

re they wanted a
permdanent'concrete pool, so

they did the next best. thing.

‘They decided: on an abave-
ground.. pool, but with. a

7 different twist. The lower

half .of the pool is submerged
in the ground and the rest is
surrounded by elevated
décking,. which means you

_. step down. into the structure .
7 rather. than: climb i intoit.  .

“EHood: ‘began the job in
February: and hi and by

i — - digging the Sfoot-
> hole :the: pool :

‘Southern

took .three... months. He
advertised the-availability of
the ‘dirt from the hole by
word-of-mouth and it

disappeared quickly.
Hood. ‘didn’t. hire | an ar-

wanted. was.-a: walk. area

around the pool,: -Foomn.. for

lounges and.a play area‘for —

his son-and the.boy’s friends.
First; he sank 36 redwood

4x4s in: concrete: ‘to support

planks had to:be cut to fit the
pool's ‘circular shape. Hood

and. filling the “pool with. dirt
‘,to get the yard back to its
. original shape. -
One of them came at the
endofthejab.
““Most- of the. decking. was
ap,” he: said, “and we :were
‘filing -the Pool. ‘But hadn't
Its i in,

‘neighbours: came: “ruinaing
and we-had to turn on the
- pumps’ and. drain it. It.easily
could have:ripped the liner,
but everything turned out
OK.” :

Cost of the project was
$500 for the pool.and $1,200
for the decking materials.
The Hoads decided to use fir
for the decking after they
‘discovered .that * the . same
deck in redood would, cost
$5,000.

Fhe = ‘Hoods.
“pelow-pround”

‘like > their
“above-gr-

-ound pool so‘much now. that
hey. iwant. « to _install: a

) not. “Te: ‘got guts; he said.
‘| uldn't: ackle that

af: ig ace. Very
cozy Inve priva te woodsy setting. Great assum.
: age ‘of 387/000, Hy 10% % due: August
"OA. in to Offers too! View with MARIAN
SMALLEY 080-0778, 687-7711 Pager 7957, Ot-
fice 984-0421.

Just new to the. marketplace, this traditional
home boasts extra accommodation down. Large
lot, close to Grand Boulevard and priced to sell
quickly at $169,900! Hurry for this goodie. JIM
MANDER 980-7421, EN FREDERIKSEN
988-6402, Office 984-9421.

12%% MORTGAGE RATES

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860 YOUNETTE / 861 ANDERSON
WEST VANCOUVER
incredible panoramic city and harbour view stretching from Mount Baker to English Bay. Char-
ming 2 level 2,500 sq, ft. home high on the South Slope of Sentinel Hill, 2 50" decks perfect
for summer entertainment overlooking beautifully landscaped and well-stocked garden which
includes fish pond, plum & crabapple trees, grape vines, etc. 4 Bedrooms, lounge with marble

flreplace, 2 full bathrooms, kitchen overtooking view, large rec room with F/P, workshop/aun-

dry room. Access from 2 roads. Automatic garage door. Large private lot close to Park Ro
schools. Excellent financing at 11% %, realistically priced $425,000. yal 8

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4118 FIRCREST
Both contemporary and traditional dea!
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4137 FIRCREST

8 available. Luxury finiahes throughout (tile, oak,
. Ask about our very attractive financing!

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SOREN FREDERIKSEN 8-64 .
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