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What Are Window Infills
What Are Window Infills? Well these painted panels above the top of the window in this photo are an example. This example is not very attractive in my opinion Finishing up with painted infills like this is often a consequence of not having…
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Back Door
Most people spend a lot of time thinking about their front door. . . . . but forget about their back door. There seems to be a bit of a convention for back doors. Conventional Doors Quite often if a…
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Plumbing – Kitchen and Laundry
Make sure you have thought about all the following plumbing fittings: Kitchen There are a wide range of sinks the choice is a lot wider than one basin or two so you need to spend some time looking at various…
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Good and Bad Mirror
Here is the bathroom mirror from a recent hotel stay: The ‘Good‘ is it looks spectacular and the way is illuminates your face, using LEDs behind the mirror gives a very even light. The Bad is that it projects forward…
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Electrical Planning – General
Do some of your power sockets look like this photo? Next time you visit a show house have a look at the power point provision……… You would think most builders are still living in the 1950’s. Typically you get a…
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Wood For Heating – Why A Wood Heater Is Better Than An Open Fire
Although wood heating is banned in many urban areas they are still allowed in most country properties A lot of people think that an open fire gives a better ambiance than a wood heater . . . but I much…
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Electrical Planning – Living Rooms / Rumpus Room
Living Room, Family Room, Rumpus Room………….some houses have one room for all functions. Bigger houses can have three separate rooms, perhaps even a Parents Retreat!. As far as electrical planning is concerned the issues are really the same. Entertainment Some…
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Plumbing – Bathrooms and Toilets
Everyone has an opinion about Toilets and Bathrooms even if they aren’t too bothered about other rooms. (I used to be involved in Airport Design. At project meetings million dollar concrete decisions used to take less than 5 minutes but…
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Electrical Planning – Bedrooms 2, 3, 4
Secondary bedrooms are usually considered less important that the main bedrooms but that doesn’t mean that the electrical planning doesn’t need to be considered. You need to think about the different possible occupiers of the room over a wide range…
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Electrical Planning – Kitchen
I was walking around a ‘Good Guys’ electrical store last week looking at the kitchen equipment. In addition to the items we have got there must have been 20 or 30 items we haven’t got. For example appliances for making:…
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