I’m old enough to be reminded about the TV show Mork and Mindy, where Mork(Robin Williams) arrived on Earth in an Egg shaped spaceship.
Mork would feel quite comfortable in this home.
As for me I’m not to sure about sleeping on that bed ‘shelf’.
This transportable unit called “BLOB VB3″, was designed by Belgian architectural firm dmvA.
I found these and additional photos at the Home-Reviews.com website.
Did you know there are two safety devices in your electricity cabinet to keep you safe?
Safety switches were originally known as Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers (ELCB) but are now more commonly Residual Current Devices (RCD)
These super fast switches (less than 1/20th of a second) cuts the power off the instant a fault has been detected to protect you from serious electrocution.
RCDs generally control several individual circuits.
The RCD checks the incoming and outgoing current at your switch board. If the current isn’t balanced a person may be getting an electrical shock. The RCD’s are designed to disconnect quickly enough to minimise the risk of death’ or serious injury .
A RCD will always have test button’ like the units below, which should be regularly (monthly) pressed to check that it is working.
There are extra RCD’s in this installation as we have 3 Phase Power for our Instantaneous Electrical Water Heater rather than the single phase power in a typical house.
A circuit may be a single appliance, several power outlets in a part of the house, or a number of light fittings.
Their purpose is to stop you adding too much load to the circuit, which can cause the cables to heat up, leading to a fire risk.
It will soon be Summer . . . . and Bushfires will be in the News!
Live close to the Bush? . . . . Are you and your new home ready in case a fire is heading your way?
Its not just making your new house Fire Resistant.
When thinking about questions like these remember that a fire can start at any time . . . . so think about what to do if only one person is at home.
This isn’t a comprehensive guide just a reminder to start you thinking.
Check with your State Fire Authority for more detail about how to make a fire plan.
I can sort of see the point of having a car themed bedroom.
As for a car wash that’s a bit harder to get my head around!
This is in the V8 Hotel, Böblingen, Germany
Other car themed rooms, include
Want to see more? . . . Then check out the web site www.v8hotel.de
There are now 3 types of bulbs in common use
Typical values of light output are:
Actual values will vary from manufacturer and also depending on the colour temperature of the light.
From the above figure it can be seen that a LED provides a significant power saving, even compared with a CFL.
For an output of around 450 lumens enough for something like a desk lamp you can expect to pay:
The long life of LEDs meant that though the initial cost of $20 seems expensive over the life of the bulb you would have needed 5 CFL bulbs ($30) or 20 Halogen bulbs ($60)
CFL lamps do contain a small amount of the toxic element mercury, and do take several seconds to Warm up to full brightness.
Both halogen and CFL lamps tend to have limited durability if subject to vibration or rough handling.
A dimmable LED is around 40% more expensive than a basic LED.
If you are Building On Clay that is dry there is a risk of Soil Heave.
This is due to expansion of the clay if the moisture level increases with particular risk factors being:
To minimise the risk there is often an Engineers requirement to pre-wet the site to stabilise the moisture content.
A typical requirement is to run sprinklers for 2 hours a day for 8-10 days which should increase the soil moisture to a depth of approx 1m.
Then the fill/construction pad below the slab should be laid within 2-3 days,
You are aiming for the equivalent of 20-25 mm of rainfall a day (20-25L/m2) The intention is on each day to thoroughly wet the top layer of soil and fill all the cracks with water without actually waterlogging the site.
For maximum effect the best time to do the pre-wetting is the late evening to minimise evaporation.
I have hear of builders saying the pre-wetting isn’t needed. Don’t accept this without soil moisture tests that have been accepted by the engineer who made the original requirement.
Although pre-wetting will minimise the risk of Soil Heave
No this hasn’t been photoshopped . . . . and somebody does actually live in that building which is a restored monastry!
It’s been occupied since 1995 by a religious hermit who wants to be closer to God.
The limestone monolith is called the Katskhi pillar and is located at the village of Katskhi, Georgia.
For moe information check out this Wikipedia Entry
I have compared the Cost of a Display Home with the price for the advertised price of the standard house, so here are what the differences are:
What you won’t get in the Basic House (unless there is a ‘Special Offer‘)
Here are some things you probably won’t see but I recommend you think about budgeting for.
How would you like a spectacular view like this from your Dining Table?
Just a few problems getting to that dining table.
You would need to climb a couple of thousand metres from the nearest valley . . . and need some warm clothing!
This is an Alpine climbers refuge called the Refuge-Gervasutti.
It was built off-site and ‘delivered’ by helicopter.
For more pictures see Refuge-Gervasutti
Well an Instantaneous Electric Water Heater may be an option.
This is a unit in apartment we used to rent
As you can see its very compact and is tucked away in a wardrobe.
The unit provided all our hot water for washing and showers.
It only heating the water when we need it, and we never ran out of hot water.
The unit is quite cool to the touch even when someone is running a hot shower.
Probably the only downside is that due to the high power consumption when the hot tap is running it needs 3 Phase Power.
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