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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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Electrical Planning – Garage
In my current garage I had three double power points installed. . . . which I thought was plenty. With the amount of power needs on my workbench, including battery chargers I had to fix this power board to the…
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Electrical Planning – Home Theatre
Do you want the full Home Theater Experience? If so perhaps the dedicated Home Theater Room is the thing for you. The electrical planning for livings room post will cover many of the aspects of the Home Theater but there…
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Plumbing – External
All new Australian houses come with one external tap next to the water meter……..but what other external plumbing might you need? If you are on an estate with Recycled Water you will have two meters and two taps although they…
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Electrical Planning – Master Bedroom
Perhaps you agree with most builders, who seem to think a couple of power points in the bedroom is fine………….. Well I think that’s nowhere near enough and here’s why: Starting on my side of the bed I have: Table…
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How Much Longer For Artificial Stone?
Over the last 20 years artificial stone benchtops have become more and more popular. . . . but there is a dark side to this material. There has been a massive rise in cases of Silicosis (260 in the last…
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Air Conditioner Placing FAIL
I stopped in a country pub in South Australia this week, in the middle of winter. Here is a view of the reverse cycle unit, on the wall above the step up of the ceiling, over 3m above floor level….
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What’s On The Roof?
A METAL ROOF This covers zincalume, galvanised steel and colorbond. Following are a few thoughts: In general a metal roof is noisier as you can hear the rain (which I like) They are fairly light so they don’t put as…
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Plumbing – Are You Getting Hot Water?
One of those things I have never got quite right is hot water plumbing. This means running the taps for a while to get hot water. In the morning I switch the shower hot water on and can have a…
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Changing Builders Standard Plans
Most builders will change their standard designs to some extent. The builder of the last house we built, Metricon, was fairly flexible. Here are some of the changes that you could talk with the builder about if their standard is…
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