Yearly Archive: 2014
Mork’s House
I’m old enough to be reminded about the TV show Mork and Mindy, where Mork(Robin Williams) arrived on Earth in an Egg shaped spaceship. Mork would feel quite comfortable in this home. As for me I’m not to sure about sleeping…
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Safety Switches & Circuit Breakers
Did you know there are two safety devices in your electricity cabinet to keep you safe? Safety Switches Safety switches were originally known as Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers (ELCB) but are now more commonly Residual Current Devices (RCD) These super fast…
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Are You Prepared for a Bushfire?
It will soon be Summer . . . . and Bushfires will be in the News! Live close to the Bush? . . . . Are you and your new home ready in case a fire is heading your way? Its not…
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Sleeping in a Car Wash
I can sort of see the point of having a car themed bedroom. As for a car wash that’s a bit harder to get my head around! This is in the V8 Hotel, Böblingen, Germany Other car themed rooms, include…
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Light Bulb Comparison
In a previous post on Lighting Levels I talked about using lumens to plan lighting. . . . . but which type of bulb should you use? There are now 3 types of bulbs in common use Halogen (A more…
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Pre-Wetting A New House Block
Reason For Pre-Wetting If you are Building On Clay that is dry there is a risk of Soil Heave. This is due to expansion of the clay if the moisture level increases with particular risk factors being: Building after a…
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Avoiding the Neighbours!
No this hasn’t been photoshopped . . . . and somebody does actually live in that building which is a restored monastry! It’s been occupied since 1995 by a religious hermit who wants to be closer to God. The limestone…
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Understanding Display Homes
I have compared the Cost of a Display Home with the price for the advertised price of the standard house, so here are what the differences are: What you won’t get in the Basic House (unless there is a ‘Special Offer‘) Premium…
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Great View . . . . But?
How would you like a spectacular view like this from your Dining Table? Just a few problems getting to that dining table. To give you a clue here is the outside view of the ‘House’. You would need to climb a couple of…
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Instantaneous Electric Water Heater
No Gas Supply? . . . . .No room to put a heat pump Well an Instantaneous Electric Water Heater may be an option. This is a unit in apartment we used to rent As you can see its very…
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