Monthly Archive: January 2018
Want a Free Home Design?
Well this solar passive 7 STAR design is available for free. Check out the yourhome.gov.au website to look at the various options for 2 and 3 bedroom versions.. Drawings plus specifications for each state can be downloaded from the website, a real…
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Serious Downsizing
Half Shelves
It’s not easy to effectively use the standard builders shelf layout. Standard Shelves Typically a standard builders shelf spacing is a 400mm vertical spacing between shelves in a pantry, linen press, or for clothes storage. The top shelf will be…
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Worst Service Trench!
This horrible piece of workmanship is just round the corner from me! How would it have been to: At the very minimum used a straight edge when cutting the concrete? Made a cut parallel to the existing joints in the…
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SPA/HOT TUB
Not got space for a swimming Pool? Would you like a spa/hot tub? I know when I go on holiday I quite enjoy getting in a hot spa at the end of the day. Before you make the decision to…
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Want to Live In A Substation?
I was walking through the suburb of Windsor when I saw this house. I hope it is nice inside. . . . because it has zero ‘kerb appeal’ For more Unusual House Photos, Wins, and Fails, have a look…
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Picturesque Potential
A Guide to Framing Your Holiday Photos Guest Post by Hubert Dwight The holidays are a time of love, fun and creating memories to last a lifetime. Displaying these memories can make our house feel like a home and remind…
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Where Is Your Fireplace
One thing I have never understood is why Australian Houses nearly always seem to have their fireplaces, and chimneys, on an outside wall. I was brought up in an English terraced house, and a significant source of heat in winter…
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Mirror House
You had better like the way you look when walking up to this house! . . . it’s covered in mirrors. It’s actually a temporary art installation in Fern Tree Gully, an outer Melbourne suburb. To find out more click…
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