Settling in
Removals -The Easier Way
A guest post from Stephen Hodges of Easier Move So it’s moving time to your new house. This phrase can conjure up images of previous terrible moves that took all weekend, caused arguments about how items should be packed or…
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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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Tree Roots in Sewers and Drains
If you are wondering what this photo is about, its been taken from the inside of a 100mm sewer pipe with a CCTV camera. What it shows is the pipe is almost completely blocked with roots that have penetrated the pipe…
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Leftover Bricks
Usually builders over order bricks. This is to ensure that all the bricks come from the same batch and there is no problem colour matching. (Each batch of bricks manufactured should be consistent within the batch, but will vary from…
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Tips for Building an Outdoor Kitchen
Post sponsored by homesales.com.au There’s nothing like cooking in the great outdoors, whether you are camping in the woods or sitting on your own patio at home. Two of the hottest trends in new home construction today are island kitchens and backyard…
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Modern Bird House
Just moved into your new modern house and would like to encourage birds in your garden? Think all the bird houses look old fashioned? How about this? It’s called Camera Shutter. Or this? It’s called Right Angle. These bird…
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Pebble Gardens
Stone Mulches, Dry River Bed, Desert Gardens, they are all variations in having a garden covered with stones rather than having soil or an organic mulch. It’s popular as a low maintenance finish to your new house garden. I have…
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Letter Box Fail
Can you see the mail box? Do you think the people in this house don’t like to get post?………or do they like to give their postie a challenge? The only way to deliver a letter is to push the bush…
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Brickwork – 45 Degree Corners
One of the things that really annoys me as I walk around is 45 degree bends in brick fences like this photo. Bricks are meant to be laid so that they fully interlocked and this is a long way short…
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Five Interior Design Improvements You Can Make
Post contributed by Emma Lamb, on behalf of Steel-line Improving the interior of a home can enhance your enjoyment of your surroundings as well as add value to the house. Whether making a small change or planning a substantial renovation,…
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