Rocking Cabin
I came across the weird picture the other day. Is it to make sailors feel at home? Perhaps its supposed to be a protection from earthquakes? What do you think? From the I New Idea web page. For more Unusual…
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Lenders Mortgage Insurance
One financial cost that some people don’t factor into their calculations when buying a new home is Lenders Mortgage Insurance. What is Mortgage Lenders Insurance? This is a cost you will have to pay if you haven’t got a 20%…
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Cash Jobs
Whether Owner Building, or just having some work done on your new house after handover, you may need to engage tradies to do work. One question that frequently comes up is “Do you want the Cash Price? or do you…
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Thinnest House
This 1m wide building was designed by German architect Nils Holger Moormann as a garden house. It includes living, dining and reading rooms all with open sides. The exterior walls have cupboards for gardening implements, tableware, and a barby. The door even…
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How Many Construction Inspections?
Well I do my own inspections, so for my houses they have been at least once week. . . . . but if you are paying $4-500 an inspection for a professional you might want to consider the options below!…
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Solar Power – No North Facing Roof
Conventional wisdom has been that you needed a North facing roof to mount your solar panels . . . . . . but it might be time to re-think! Cost of Panels In the early 1990 when people first really…
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Steel Knitting Balustrade
Here is an unusual balustrade I saw during a recent weekend away. It’s at the Old Convent at Daylesford, Victoria. The convent is now an art space, with a cafe and bar, Well worth a visit if you are in…
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Quirky Rome Apartment 2
Earlier this week I posted about the quirky apartment we have rented in Rome. Here are a couple more photographs. The first shows the wall that separates the entrance hall from the Bathroom / Laundry. The wall is a translucent…
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Quirky Rome Apartment
I am on holiday in Rome at the moment. When I travel, rather than stop in a Hotel, I prefer to rent an apartment and feel a little bit more like a local. The apartment I am renting here is…
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Teapot Chimney
I saw this whimsical chimney while I was out and about in Melbourne’s South East Suburbs the other day. It was on a 1930 house with a few Art Deco features. It certainly made me smile! Sorry about the picture…
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