Settling in
New House Insurance
Your builder has given you a handover date . . . so you need to organise property insurance to start on that day. How Much House Insurance Will You Need ? Well you have only just finished building so isn’t the price…
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Tree Hugger’s Fence – Win
Love a tree but need to put up a fence? The owner of this house has gone a long way to make sure the tree hasn’t been damaged. For more Unusual House Photos, Wins, and Fails, have a…
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Fixings on Plasterboard Walls
When you move into a new house there are lots of things that need to be fixed to walls. For things like small pictures you can use picture hooks . . . . but what about heaviers things like; mirrors,…
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Protect Your Block From Dumping
A regular problem with vacant new house blocks is they are used as a convenient dumping ground for other builders. It’s much cheaper to dump on a nearby site than haul the material to a tip and pay tip fees. If…
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Daylight Tubes
If you have a gloomy smaller room (for example bathroom, WIR, or hallway) consider a daylight tube. They are a more energy efficient alternative to conventional skylights or having to keep putting the lights on. Daylight tubes have three parts: Roof mounted clear,…
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Front Path – Fail 2
What an imposing facade! But why is it spoiled by that letter box in the middle of the path? . . . . . Perhaps it’s because the letter box is hiding the water meter! It’s funny how those water…
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The Risk Of Too Much Security
As I visit lots of houses I often wonder if some houses have too much security. I see lots of houses with roller shutters or even steel gratings over the windows like these. Quite often when I ring the bell…
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Ikea Hacking
Like this set of unusual shelves I saw on the Dornob Site? Well furniture like this doesn’t have to cost a packet! This unit was built using components from standard Ikea Flat Packs assembled in a different way. Interested ….
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Height Above Ground
For the typical modern house with slab on ground base there are two minimum heights above ground level that need to be considered: Next to the building. Distance of 1m away. The reason for these minimums is to keep water…
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Front Fence Win
What do you think about this front fence? Ever seen one like this before? As well as looking different I think it looks attractive, and does the job of separating the front yard from the street. For me this…
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