Yearly Archive: 2013
Hobbit Apartments
It’s not in Middle Earth, or even New Zealand, it’s in Florida. The Building, called the Dune House, is actually two apartments that were designed by William Morgan in 1975. To find our more including internal photos visit the enpundit.com…
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Improving Soil After A New Build
Guest post by David Limburg of Online Garden Design With most new houses, the garden is often the last aspect of the new build that is considered. Often the soil is left in a terrible state by the construction process….
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Water Hammer Cures
If you are getting water hammer in your new house it can be really annoying. As the problem is caused by fast flowing water being stopped suddenly here are some options to cure it. Slow the overall speed of flow down Pressure,…
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The Simpson House
Does this house look familiar? Not sure?….Does this picture help? Yes, someone has built a real life copy of the Simpson’s House. For some more photographs see FACTSPY.NET For more unusual houses go to What the………………….?
Negative Investment
Negative Investment can be quite a problem…..but what is it. Well it’s when the house is worth less than you paid for it. This can be a real issue if you need to sell the house. There are three ways…
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Location – Fail
One of the things I like about Australia is that once you get Development Approval on a new subdivision you can pretty much put up any type of house you like. You can walk around an area and see a…
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Building On Rock
Based on the Soil Classification rock is considered one of the best surfaces to build a house foundation. It comes under the Classification Class A. That doesn’t mean its going to be cheap especially for a conventional raft or waffle…
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Rainwater – Pressure Tank
A pressure tank, which I think is the most important upgrade to a standard rainwater supply system, looks like the photo on the right. Small tanks are mounted on the pump, larger tanks like this one are on the ground….
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Fake Shutters
Here is something I just can’t understand, Fake Shutters……They are hugely popular in the USA, and I do see quite a few examples over here. I don’t understand them because: As they don’t come anywhere near being wide enough to…
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Rainwater – Pump Issues
This photo shows a fairly typical pump installation. An electric pump with pressure sensor control. It’s even got a fairly large diameter flexible suction hose between the tank and the pump. So…..What are the issues? Well water is an…
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