Author Archive: Brian Ashworth
Electrical Abbrevations
Looking at an electrical plan, or reading an electrical specification, and wondering what all the abbreviations are? Well here are some of the more common ones you may encounter, many with links to other posts: 3ph – Three Phase Power…
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Space Saving Solutions for Small Rooms
Guest post by Hubert Dwight There is always a need for more storage space to hide away clothes, linen or household items. Nowadays there are plenty of clever storage solutions that can be tailor-made to suit your needs and the size…
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Water Bills
I hear a lot of complaints about Water Bills . . . . . but Town Water is one of the ‘Great Bargains’ of our age! Don’t Believe Me? Well lets look at the facts. Typical Water Charges Well I…
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Easter Egg House?
With it being Good Friday today I couldn’t resist using this photo of a house that looks like a big egg! Although it looks like an egg from the side it’s actually circular in plan . . . so its…
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Efflorecence
What’s that white powdery stuff that can appear on brickwork? Well the technical name is Efflorecence It can also appear on concrete! What Is Efflorescence, & How Is It Caused? Basically it is caused by water soluble salts contained in either…
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Why I Won’t Be Buying Anti-Bacterial Paint
Or Any Other Home Anti-Bacterial Products! The other night on the television I saw (at least 5 times) an advert for anti-bacterial paint. Here are five reasons why I think this is marketing hype, and I won’t be buying it:…
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50 Sheds of Grey?
As a bloke are you feeling left out if your wife has read 50 Shades of Grey? When you move into your new house will you get back to blokey stuff at the bottom of the garden? Perhaps you need to…
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Ingress Protection (IP) Ratings
If you have bought an outside electrical switch, light, power point, or child proof power point, you may have seen it described with an IP rating. . . . but what does the IP numbers mean? Understanding The Numbers Well the…
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What Are You Going To Do With Your Backyard?
Guest post by Hubert Dwight The humble Aussie backyard can be home to so many different recreational activities for the family. It is the hub for barbecues, parties, social events, birth days, and gatherings of neighbours. When you think about it,…
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Sloping Site – Win
In this blog and my ‘Guide to Building a Block‘ I have talked a lot about the problems about building on a sloping block. That doesn’t seemed to have worried the builder of this house I saw on www.axewielderx.wordpress.com But…
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