WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1984, PAGE 25 Planning.ahead makes homeinsulation projeet easier Start laying the insulation in a cor- ner and lay the boards ahead of you to form a walkway. For safety's sake, don't let too much board extend unsup- ported over any beam, or you may lose Divide and m ultiply BASI C TOOLS NEEDED TO INSULATE AN. ATTIC with fiber glass insulation include a serrated knife, measuring tape, plank and work gloves.t Assembling the proper tools speeds Up the work of any craftsman. A carpenter can'i build a' house before he's gathered his tools, nails and wýood. A seamstress needs scissors, needie and thread. For the home handyman, the rules are the same. Before you can do. a skillful job making repairs or im- provements, you have to have the rîght tools. If the goal is to install insulation in your attic, soâme simple preparation is necessary to make sure that the work is do ne efficiently andsafely. The Cer- tainTeed Home Institute offers some suggestions to those planning to in- sulate the home's attic area. Before beginning, you'll need a tape for measuring the length and width of the attic and the space between the wood beams on the attic floor. When you determine, the dimensions of the attic, take, them to'your local home center and they'll compute the amount of insulation you need. Once you return home, you must have a long, strong plank for standing or kneeling upon. This will be laid across the wood beams on the attic floor to provide a stable work platform. A long stick or push broom is useful for shoving the insulation'in hard-to- reach attic corners. One or more trou- ble liglits for illuminating your work area will help you do a proper job. And, a serrated knifé is essential for cutting fiber glass insulation to size. For your comfort and safety, wear cotton gloves and loose-fitting clothing that covers most of your skin. When working in cramped areas, you might want to wear a hard hat to protect your head from protruding nails and splintered wood. Make sure you move the packages of fiber glass insulation into the attic in their compressed form. They'Il be too awkward to handle if they're open- ed before-hand. HERE'S A HOME IMPROVEMENT project that. made three rooms of onel13' by 25' farndy room, using mini-siat blinds within built-in frames to multiply its uses of space. Because the Levolor blinds interior designer Cathy Erb chose to define study, seating and dining areas can be easily raised or lowered, and their siats can be tilted-to any angle from full open to, full close, the three zones can function independently or in combination, Unifying the space are a geometrically paterned carpet and a plank ceiling from Armstrongs Indoor World. tbe 8sboppeM Quality Pine & Oak Furniture Ncit exactly as illustrated. 5' SOLID OAK HARVEST TABLE 6 SOLID OAK PRESSBACK SIDE CHAIRS MANUF. SUGG. $2035 PINE &GIFT REG. $172304IÀ4É, SUPER SPECIAL Other chairs available at this special price! 110 DUNLOP ST. E., WHUTBY 666-1331C Mon.-Wed. 10-6, Thurs.: Fr1. 10-9 Sat. 10-6, Sunday 10-5 ~EN~ FALL Clean-Up Tiame