40 - Wednesday, October 26, 1994 - North Shore News

Photo Paddy Wales

THIS ORIENTAL garden, at the home of Frank Lin of North
Varicouver, was part of his first-place entry for small resi-
dential lots in this year’s North Shore Gardens Contest.
Look for a full list of winning entries in a subsequent issue.

onsider needs

EVERY RENOVATION job starts
with the right tools, but before
these tools are purchased, consider
the following variables.

G Quality: Look for durability and
recognized brand names. Read the
consumer surveys and opinions,
that appear in most how-to maga-
zines, on available tools.

(J Guarantees and warranties:
Quality tools can be returned for
replacement to the company for life
. of the tool with no questions asked.
Check to see where the tool is man-
ufactured or assembled.

© Certification testing: Look for a
certification label or logo especially
when purchasing electrical tools
(they should be Canadian Standards
Association approved). This
assures that the product has been
tested and inspected for perfor-
mance under various conditions
before being made available for
public use.

J Operational safety requirements:
These could include the use of res-
pirators, foot, eye or hearing pro-
tection, apron or gloves. Contact

the Workers’ Compensation Board. .

They have all sorts of publications
on safely requirements.

3 Ventilation requirements:
Certain grinders. air sprayers,
sanders and saws require a certain
amount of fresh air ventilation and
filtrating. Dust is hazardous to
physical health and can also cause a
fire and explosion.

© Electrical supply: Proper current
is important to operate motors safe-
ly. You will fry motors if current,
cord and size of motor are not
matched, Check electrical ground-
ing and electrical ground fault
interrupters.

OF Storage space required for tools:
Some tools require a lot of space,
others only a shelf or wall hook,
What kind of protection ix needed
to prevent the tool front rusting and
being stolen?

1 Check and compare features
offered: Research the tools you
wish to purchase. Read the manu-
facturer’s specifications carefully.
For example, does the electrical
drill have: single, dual and multi-

speed; electric, cordless or pneu-
matic power; torque control, with
or without reverse. Check capacity
and motor size.

Remember not all tools that look
the same perform the same.

Housing seminars are helpful

BEFORE LOWER Mainland con-
summers spend a penny on planning
for anew home, they shocld spend a
day with the professionals ot the
Greater Vancouver Home Builders’
Associatian (GVHBAD.

The GVEBBA, together with a
number of industry partners, is host-
ing one-diy, home-building seminars

Our autumn prices start

on Saturday, Nov. 26, and Saturday,
Jan. 28.

Senninirs will be held from Y aan.
to + pam. atthe Fraser Valley Real
Estate Board, $5463 [Gdth Ave.
Surrey. The subject matter will be
identical on both dates.

‘Topies will include: Design con-
siderations: appliances and lighting:

pholstery

falling Saturday, October Ist at
9:30a.m. sharp! [t's our biggest sale of
the year. You'll find regular $20 prices as low

North Vancouver ¢ 1180 Marine Drive, Ph: 986-1906
Kerrisdale «2045 W. 41st Avenue, Ph: 266-3611

Mon. —Sat., 9:30 —5:30 p.M./Sun., noon—5 P.M.

windows and doors, framing and
insulation techniques; water heating
systems and ventilation systems.
‘The cost is $35 per person or 395 per
couple and includes lunch. instruc-
fion manuals and all Gixes.

Pre-registration is required. Call
the GVHBA office at 590-5256 to
register,

as $2.99 per yard. Bur
shop early as quantities
are limited. Sorry—no
holds or loans on sale items.

DECORATIVE
FABEICS

THE EQUIVALENT OF BOTH TAXES WILL BE
DEDUCTED FROM PRICES SHOWN

NOT VALI

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