Monthly Archive: January 2019
Pros and Cons of Green Roofing
Guest Post by Asad Shoaib Green roofing brings excessive benefits for your buildings and homes. As it is completely covered by plants and vegetables, it becomes an extremely eco-friendly and energy efficient option. As everything comes with both merits and…
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Home Improvement Trends For 2019
Guest Post from Hubert Dwight If you are looking to style up your home, this year’s trends give homeowners a little bit of everything. For those who want to contribute to sustainable living, many of the newer trends focus on…
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Nail Pops
‘Nail Pops’ are those irritating little bumps that can occur on your flat walls and ceilings after you have moved in. Why Nail Pops Occur Basically either the nail moves and the plasterboard doesn’t, or the plasterboard moves and the nail…
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T Rex House
I can certainly see the similarity! This is known as the OLS house and is in Stutgart, Germany It was designed by J Mayer H To see more photos check out this website: www.archdaily.com For more unusual photos, and Fails, check…
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Freezing A Solar Hot Water System
Before you look at buying a Solar Hot Water System think about the freezing risk. It might not be a concern in many areas but in Victoria, Tasmania and the colder parts of other states freezing conditions can damage cheaper…
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ReActor House
A house as ‘Performance Architecture’. This, is an approximatly 13m x 2.5m rotating home that balances on a single 14-foot tall concrete column. Movements inside the dwelling, as well as outside forces like gusts of wind, cause the structure to…
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Conventional or Rimless Toilet
Since Thomas Crapper* refined toilet design over 130 years ago toilets have had a turned over “box’ rim at the top like the one in this photo. * Yes Thomas Crapper was a real person . . . .check the link…
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Owl House
Emergency Planning – What Is Important To You?
Bush Fire Season is with us again . . . . so if you live in an area that is at risk its time to think about what would you do if a fire came through. What would be the…
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