Inside or Outside Bedrooms
A colleague of mine once spent a year camping around Africa. Afterwards she said it was hard to get used to sleeping inside a house. Perhaps she needed a house like this. . . . those box like things on…
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Solar is Winning
Electricity demand has dropped so much that Australia currently has at least 3 major coal fired power stations more than it needs! (This year the surplus capacity at peak demand is estimated to be around 8,000 megawatts) In early July this year…
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Window Abbreviations
When you are looking at builders plans it can be hard to understand what all the abbreviations mean! Here are some common window Abbreviations /Acronyms: AL – Aluminium (also Alum) AW – Awning Window CG – Clear Glass CLR.OPG –…
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Vertical Garden – Fail
I was walking along a Melbourne street the other day and saw this sad ‘Green Wall’ on the front of a building. Someone has gone to a lot of trouble to set up this vertical garden. . . . ….
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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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Sisalation or Sarking
Sarking is the sheet material which can be put over the roof trusses before the final roof covering is installed. It’s normally standard on a metal roof as it prevents condensation on the underside of a roof from dropping onto the ceiling below….
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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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Paying Contractors
Sponsored by CheckVault The advice you always get about paying contractors is “Don’t pay until the works are complete.” Easy to say. . . . . but most small contractors want payments up front! Why Contractors Want Up-Front Payment I…
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Builders ‘Security’ Fence
These days all the builders provide, at our cost, a 1.8m high ‘Security Fence’ around the site. When you ask them “Why is it there? “. . . They say “Its for Occupational Health and Safety and/or to prevent theft. ” If…
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Do You Like Beetles?
How would you like this in your new home? It’s a armoire (a standing cupboard used for storing clothes) Here are a couple more photographs showing it partially open You can find even more photos at Dornob.com For more Unusual…
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