Advice list
The following list sets out the professional and trade contributors, government departments and companies represented at the exhibition which are involved in all aspects of buying, improvement and maintenance of existing houses, either on behalf of their owners or occupiers: or to provide a home for rhe prospective owner who can not, for one reason or another, buy a new home: ADVICE — FINANCE AND GENERAL Christchurch City Council: Principles of urban renewal. Residential zoning and planning ordinances. Advice services for residents. Obtaining building permits. Housing Corporation: Assistance in home renovations and alterations. Home improvement loans available for worthwhile additions and alterations at low interest rates and maximum terms. Canterbury Savings Bank: This trustee savings bank has finance available for depositors who qualify for building, buying or renovating their home. New Zealand Institute of Architects: Examples of restoration and improvement work by member architects. Valuers Institute and Government Valuation Department: The process of valuing properties. Marac: Finance for home improvement work. Broadlands: Home improvement finance facilities. M. Advice service for owners of older homes. Building Research Association: Building information bulletins containing impartial, practical information for professional tradesmen and home handymen. Consumers Institute: Helpful hints on sources Of finance. New Zealand Timber Research and Development Association: The many uses of timber; control of pests. PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES Addington Timber Co., Ltd: Timeless joinery for home improvement, renovations and alterations. A.H.I. Roofing: Re-roofing with Decramastic and Harvey Tiles. Aggrecote Industries. Ltd: Reciadding of existing housing with vertical and horizontal systems and re-roofing with long-run tile-line. Glamatex coating of existing homes, exterior and interior. Aican Home Improvements: Replacing of the spouting and downpiping system with rustproof, prepainted aluminium spouting. Architectural .Aluminium Association: Aluminium Distributors. Ltd: Althenn Aluminium. Ltd; Aldurwood Doors and Windows; Hagley Joinery, Ltd; Nebulite Aluminium Joinery: Ostek Rylok, Ltd; Rolls Inds, Ltd; Seymour Inds. Ltd: Vistalite Inds. Ltd. Ashby' Bergh and Co., Ltd: Complete remodelling and redecorating of laundries, kitchens and bathrooms. Re-spouting with Marley P.V.C. rainwater systems. Austin Chalk and Co.. Ltd: Decorative coatings, including stipple and other patterns in Artex. Canterbury Timber Products. Ltd: Modernising the kitchen with beautiful doors, easily worked from smooth, fine-grained Customwood. Firth Industries, Ltd: Home improvement techniques with Cobblestones and Pioneer Bricks. James Hardie and Co. Pty, Ltd: Home improvement with Hardie’s "Here to Stay” building products. Master Plasterers Association: Ceiling renewals and re-decoration. Plaster decor features, including cornices. McSkimming Industries. Ltd: Recladding and weatherboard home in permanent brick veneer. Monier Tile (NLZ.), Ltd: Re-roofing with colourful, permanent Monier concrete tiles. N. Forest Products. Ltd: Use of Pinex products in exterior and interior cladding, ceilings, bathrooms, kitchens, living areas. Revertex Industries (N.Z.), Ltd: Refinishing techniques for interior and exterior. Romanac Industries. Ltd: Bollard and chain fences to add a timeless beauty to the home. Winstone S.L, Ltd: Horne improvement techniques with Gib-board. Gib-cove, Gib-compound. Plimpton quarry tiles and pavers. Roofing products and long-life, pre-painted rainwater systems. PRACTICAL HELP AND RENOVATION Master Builders Association: The master builder's place in all home improvement, renovation techniques, re-piling. Kitchen Renovation: Addington Timber Co.. Ltd; Custom Kitchens. Ltd: Hostess Kitchens (lan Johnstone Joinery, Ltd); Kent Joinery, Ltd: Kitchen Centre, Ltd: Smiths City Market. Ltd: Carlsson European Kitchen Programme. Bathrooms: By the Bathroom Centre and J. B Ferguson and Co., Ltd. Paul Renwick, Ltd: A complete planning and home improvement service. Bath Resurfaces (Canterbury): Resurfacing of existing enamelled baths. SPECIAL DISPLAYS Historic Places Trust: Features and life styles of older houses.
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