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Rainwater – Pump Size
One of the reasons why most rainwater systems use too much power is because because the pump is too big. For other reasons see Rainwater – Pump Issues Most pump suppliers and design charts will specify a larger pump than…
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Water Hammer Cures
If you are getting water hammer in your new house it can be really annoying. As the problem is caused by fast flowing water being stopped suddenly here are some options to cure it. Slow the overall speed of flow down Pressure,…
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Negative Investment
Negative Investment can be quite a problem…..but what is it. Well it’s when the house is worth less than you paid for it. This can be a real issue if you need to sell the house. There are three ways…
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Rainwater – Pump Issues
This photo shows a fairly typical pump installation. An electric pump with pressure sensor control. It’s even got a fairly large diameter flexible suction hose between the tank and the pump. So…..What are the issues? Well water is an…
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Sound Insulation Batts
Imagine the standard internal stud wall in your new house. A sheet of fairly thin material (plasterboard). An air space retained by timber walls. Another thin sheet of material. Sounds a bit like a Drum doesn’t it?……………It’s no wonder sound…
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Lighting
Post inspired by comments from ‘Johnson’ on the Homeone forum website. Light is one of the most important thing in a house. During the day its nice to get as much natural light into the house as possible while avoiding glare. When…
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Reducing External Noise
It’s not always possible to build in a quiet area so there are a number of techniques for reducing noise that you can use in your new home. Here is a quick review of the options: Minimising windows facing…
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Choosing Bricks
If you want brick you really need to go and visit one of the brick manufacturers display centres where they have display walls built with the various bricks. Make sure you look at the bricks in the builders standard range…
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Fire Risk
Understandably there is a lot of talk about Bush Fires at this time of the year…….. but did you know that in a typical year there are around 13,000 domestic fires in Australia. There are also around 80 deaths a…
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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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