What Is A Project Home Builder?
If you are new to thinking about having a new house built you may have heard the term ‘Project Home Builder’ and wondered what it means. Project Home Builders base their business on building large numbers of houses using a limited range…
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Specification
Control of costs is really important if you don’t want to run over budget on your new home. One of the key areas in controlling costs is understanding the specification of the house. One of the traps that many people…
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Stealth House ?
It’s actually known as the ‘Black Desert House’, built in the desert near the Joshua Tree National Park in California. The house is built around a central courtyard, which is set to a backdrop of black walls, midnight quartz, high-gloss anthracite and…
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Roof Slope
This house has one of the steepest roofs that I have seen around Melbourne. I certainly think doing any work would be a bit scary, and very expensive. So what are the considerations when thinking about Roof Slope (or Roof Pitch) Roofing…
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Will a Big House Make You Happy?
Inspired by a post on www.mrmoneymustache.com Why do you, or your spouse, want a big house? What are you trying to buy? . . . . . . Well most people think they are buying happiness. Does you family really…
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Home Sweet Dome
Every so often some enthusiast decides to build a dome. This one is in Kewdale West Australia. Its an interesting idea but you would get some odd shaped rooms, and how to you install wall cupboards? If you really fancy this type…
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New House Guarantees and Warranties
I’m always a bit suspicious of guarantees and warranties! In my opinion most Guarantees are really just a piece of paper that explains how the Guarantor will fulfill their legal liabilities. (In some cases they explain a process which is less than fulfilling…
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Placing Fill
Of so you want to place some fill. . . .perhaps behind a retaining wall to level a garden . . . So what do you need to understand? Here are some things to consider. Final Volume – Loose Volume Most people…
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Scary Shadows
Had nightmares about being lost at night in a forest? Do all those creepy horror films frighten you? In that case this light fitting is not the one to choose for your bedroom For more information see www.piodiaz.wordpress.com For more…
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Fixing Stage Inspections
This is the time when all plasterboard lining (or internal cladding) architraves, skirtings, doors, built in shelves, baths, basins, troughs, sinks, cabinets and cupboards of a home are fitted and fixed in position. The waterproofing of all wet areas will also…
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