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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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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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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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