Planning Electrics – Remaining Rooms
With the main rooms covered in previous posts I will cover the remaining rooms with this post. Dining For a dining table in the kitchen area an extra double socket close to the table should be enough for any cooking…
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Is An Apartment Right For You
Guest Post by Andrej Kovačević A house isn’t the best thing for everyone. There are plenty of people who like living in apartments like these Highline Westmead apartments. Some people prefer their home to be in an older low rise…
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Rainwater – Safety
Millions of people have lived long healthy lives drinking rainwater . . . . but that’s doesn’t mean that rainwater is entirely pure, or completely safe for everyone. Composition The following Chemicals are commonly found in rain: Hydrogen, Ammonium, Calcium,…
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Turf Preparation
Guest Post by Andrej Kovačević Most people want to see a quick garden when they move into their new house. . . but they are faced with a clayey mess. That makes turf very popular . . . . but…
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Arachnophobia
A little bit over the top don’t you think? I found this photo on the Prodigal Places facebook page For more unusual houses and funny pictures go to What the………………….?
Contract Documents – Order Of Importance
Of course the contract documents are the most important thing when organising the building of a new house. However not many people realise that some parts of the contract document are more ‘important’ than others. All three of these parts…
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Controlling Noise
Guest Post by Andrej Kovacevic Looking at a lot of design magazines and web sites I see a lot of hard minimalist interiors. Perhaps looking like the photo here. Some of the key words seem to be ‘Industrial’, ‘Scandy’, ‘Warehouse’…
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Somewhere to Store Your Bins
Thirty or more years ago storing garbage bins didn’t used to be a problem. There was only one bin and block were big so finding somewhere to leave the bin wasn’t a problem. Now we can have at least three…
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Duplex and More – A Growing Trend
Guest Post by Andrej Kovacevic Goodbye To The Quarter Acre Block Thirty or more years ago the standard Australian house was on a quarter acre, or bigger, block. These days with real estate prices going up, populations going up, and…
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The keys to investing in the perfect property
Guest Post by Andrej Kovacevic Real estate is an incredible investment opportunity, but it is also one of the most intense investments that any individual can ever hope to make. At the end of the day, the bottom line when it…
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