Author Archive: Brian Ashworth
7 Proactive Steps to Keep Your Plumbing in Tip Top Condition
Guest Post by Hubert Dwight While domestic plumbing may not be the most exciting topic in the world, it is an essential part of keeping a household running smoothly. If your sinks, toilet, and faucets suddenly stopped working, you’d be in a…
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House or Box?
You may be surprised to learn this substantial looking beach house is made of corrugated cardboard. The manufacturers fictionfactory believe that it should last up to 100 years. Want to find out more? . . . you can check it…
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Flameproof Doesn’t Mean Bushfire Proof
A CSIRO report on the Victorian 2015 Wye River fires has revealed that there are some problems with the current regulation on Bushfire protection. Of the seven houses built since 2009 to comply with the regulations four were destroyed. (In the area of the…
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Looks Like A Bird
Not a house but a 70 year old church in Tampa Bay, Florida. This ‘bird’ only becomes obvious when the building is viewed at a 45 degree angle from a normal drawing elevation, I found this picture on ironhidegames.com For more Fails and…
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Don’t Forget The Carpet Cleaning
There are lots of reasons to think about professional carpet cleaning: Moving to your new house from a rented place you will want to make sure you get the bond back! Selling your existing home and wanting to make sure it look…
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Weird Ship House
Over the years I have featured several ship houses, but this has to be the strangest. I can sort of understand the attraction of living in a ship, but not when its turned on it’s end. Does it finish at…
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Radon Gas Risk
Ever wonder about people who get lung cancer who have never smoked? Well one answer could be breathing in high concentrations of Radon Gas. What is Radon Gas Radon is a radioactive gas which occurs naturally and has no smell, colour or taste….
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A Beginner’s Guide to Building an Affordable DIY Garden Shed
A Guest post by Andre Smith A garden shed is aesthetically pleasing to look at and adds ample storage space to every home. Rather than house garden tools in a garage or basement, many homeowners opt to build a unit…
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9 Important Home Building Trends for 2016 and Beyond
Guest post by Andre Smith Are you wondering where home buying trends are headed now that the first quarter of 2016 is well behind us? We’ve put some brainpower into analysing the current home buying market, and put together a trend forecast with…
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