Settling in
The Forced Outdoors – 5 Tips For Avoiding Being Locked Outside Your House
Guest post by Hubert Dwight There is nothing quite on the level of being locked out of your home. Depending if you live alone or not, this could mean waiting outside your house for hours on end, waiting for another…
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The Priceless Benefits of Investing in a Home Security System
Guest post by Hubert Dwight With the installation, the bills and the upkeep, it can be easy to fall into thinking that a home security system is too much hassle. However, that’s simply not the case. The peace of mind…
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Are You Causing Light Pollution?
When I first arrived in Australia I lived in a rural area and I was struck by how impressive the stars looked at night. Now I live in Melbourne the views aren’t quite as good. A large part of the…
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How to Start a New Garden From Scratch
A guest post by Dianne Lampe Harvesting your own flowers and vegetables from your garden backyard is one of the most rewarding endeavours for homeowners. You need to make good preparation if you’re to avoid making costly mistakes later. A…
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Where You Left It – 5 Moving Tips For the New Homebuyer
Guest Post by Hubert Dwight You’re finally getting out of the rental apartment and into your own home! It’s an exciting time, but it can also be pretty stressful. You have to make sure you’ve packed everything properly so nothing…
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Interesting Fence
I saw this intersting looking fence the other day. As you will be able to see from this second photo its made with short sections of pipe.
Landscaping Ideas
I’m the sort of geek that follows a facebook site called Engineering and Crafts. The pictures below are some great ideas for anyone wondering what to do with small and shaded areas of their land. Want to follow this site?………..the…
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Troubleshooting Taps
Guest Post by Hubert Dwight Water is the most essential resource that humans have and when we can’t get it we tend to stress out a little. This Flow Chart below shows you some initial checks. The first thing you…
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Vegetable Growing Basics: How to Start a Home Vegetable Garden
This is a guest post written by Kylie from grohelps For anybody that is looking at starting their very own home vegetable garden there are a number of important factors that you should be looking at getting to grips with before…
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Emergency Planning – Scenarios
I heard on today’s news that there have been bush fires in NSW, in the first week of November!. . . . so I thought it was worthwhile reminding people about making an Emergency Plan. If you have just moved…
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