Decorating
Getting the Colours Right
Let face it, I am a typical man and colours don’t really interest me much. I like to limit myself to the standards of White, Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. I’m even not too sure…
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Why I Won’t Be Buying Anti-Bacterial Paint
Or Any Other Home Anti-Bacterial Products! The other night on the television I saw (at least 5 times) an advert for anti-bacterial paint. Here are five reasons why I think this is marketing hype, and I won’t be buying it:…
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Polished Concrete
So you like the idea of Polished Concrete. . . . but with costs ranging from $55/m2 to $120/m2 there are quite a few things to think about. Slab Design and Construction Quality of finish starts with the design and specification of the…
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DIY Painting, Is It Worth It?
Painting doesn’t seem so hard to do. Some people say “Why not paint our new house ourselves rather than pay the builder and save money?” Well I have done plenty of painting of individual rooms over the years but I wouldn’t attempt…
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Thermal Mass for Heating
If you read up about energy efficiency you will come across the expression ‘Thermal Mass’ . . . . . . but what is it? . . . . . and how does it work? Materials with Thermal Mass The…
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Plasterboard
A lot of people say Gyprock, but this is really a manufacturers name, so the correct name is Plasterboard. So plasterboard is plasterboard right?……………………Actually wrong there are quite a wide range of plasterboard options available. Perhaps you should consider alternative…
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