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SUPPLEMENT TO
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 1;1000 ANP
THE BRUSSELS POST AND THE BLYTH STANDARD
APRIL 30, 1980
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BY YVONNE REYNOLDS frame of a small window
When Paul Ross pur- which has now been restored
chased a big old house on to its original function. The
Goderich Street West last whole 'house was rewired,
November, he believed he replumbed, ahd new duct -
had found an ideal location work added
for a law office in Seaforth, -
Before the deal was closed, Mrs. "lass acted as general
his wife Heather went on a
treasure hunt. Armed with a
hammer and a wrecking bar,
she pried under rugs, poked
into partitions, and chipped
paint down -to the underlying
wood. She could envision not tradesman that she had X
_ only office space, but ideal number of dollars to spend ,
'living quarters as well. and "if they wanted the job, •
As soon as the 'Bosses they would negotiate." She
decided to combine two also cautions that you should
needs under. one roof, they plan ahead very carefully. If
' started. a looseleaf book of You get an estimate and then
Plans for each. tooth - 'add ektra` wall plugs,- niore•,..
brochures from building hot air . registers, andsupply , .
offipanies rum ' additional—plumbing you
cut from magazines, notes on may get a rude shock when
features , they had admired in you receive Your total bill. ,
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other homes, and creative ' Whenever • possible, she
ideas from 1 -leather herself. contract ed for local men and
The old house had been local materials. First Arnold
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duplexed and then leased to Stothers was hired to sand -
tenants. Doors were nailed -blast one hundred years of
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shut or hidden behind ply- paint from doors, mouldings,
wood; transoms werean wainscotting. The rob
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covered inside and out, flobrs took two -and -a -half days and
were topped with a layer of three -and -one-half tons Of
nailed -on plywood over sand. Although Mr. Stotbers
which linoleum had been wore a gas mask and hood
glued-NOticing a water, stain he had to stop every hour, go
two-thirds of the way down outside, and `breathe -in the
tontraetor duringthe
renovations. "Never go on
reputation.'' she advises,
and get three estimates in,
writing before you make a
decision:She told each
one bedroom wall, Mrs. Ross open air. "He'd be working
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went outside to check and in a room and you cOuldn't
immediately •spotted the find him", Mrs. Ross recalls.
A gracefully curved Staircase,' with cherry bannister, .welcomes visitors•to
:the'foYer,of the house Heather and'Paul'Ross have recently renovated in
Seaforth. :
(Photos by Yvonne Reynolds)
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The • Bosses rented a big months tearing out ' walls,-
' , belt saiider and, a small .putting, up dry wall, patching
edger; .andsanded the floors and repairing' floors.
theiriselves. The floor'sin the matching ;new mouldings to,
former: • .kitchen. , and the , Old and perfortning with skill'
. present kitchen are :fir; the • and efficiency whatever was
foyer is 134." maple, and the; asked of them.; "their •work'
flooring in the rest of the, is siiPerh'-',(.. says Heather;
,house is pine. , - . . "They have a good '.Partner-
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The original d footed bathtub Was joined by-.new:f1),Ores, .in
this up.stairs bathrooni.
. , ship, almost like a marriage.
Heather Ross has nothing They usually didn't even
but " praiSe.for Reg and Han/ • have to speak to each other,
Constrtietion "I wanted to
keep:the iniegrit a d f "el f just knew• 'wk.)* to (19'"
the • original house'', ' She Withjust ifeW alterations;
' Said; So all • Closets ,• and. rhe ' old kitchen became a
eabbyholes added during the '7reception . room and
years Were torn out. Reg, Heather's " ooffice, and the
Badley .and Hay Bernsrd-,.•formef•living room is new,..a
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w ed r spacious,inviting aw o
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The present living room was
stripped to the bare walls, a
-false ceiling and dark
panellingyemoved. To obtain
the desired "Country
French" effect;- beams Were
installed in the.. replastered
ceiling and an area rug
• complements the mellow
Pine flooring, The enters
built a • floor to ceiling
combination , bookcase-.
entertainment-torage are
along one wall. The huge.
open archway between living
room and dining -room . was
filled in an4 equipped with
French doors.
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