Kitchen Drawer Fail
Have you ever wondered why kitchens with all the unit along a wall are so popular with builders?. . . . . and island units? Why are drawers without a large handle common? Well it stops mistakes like this happening!…
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Building for Investment
“What make a new house a better rental property?” . . . . A quick answers is probably along the lines of “Would I be happy living in it.” Do you want capital growth or regular rent income is something you…
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Bathroom Fashion 2
There are a lot of expensive bathroom fittings on the home shows and showrooms, but are they really practical? I saw this wash basin the other day. . . . . .But how do you clean under and behind it?…
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Downspout – Fail
An ingenious method of replacing a broken downspout on the cheap. When they have gone to all the trouble to get a ladder to get to the roof level you would think they would have just spent a few…
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Using Your Own Building Inspector
I frequently hear of people being told by their Builder “You can’t use your own Building Inspector!” If your builder says that, he is trying to Con You! ……or Breaking The Law! Here is an explanation based on my last…
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Rainwater Collection – Quality Issues
This is a fairly typical rainwater collection installation. Gutters discharging to a pipe which discharges onto a screen fitted to the tank access point, cheap and cheerful! I must have seen it hundreds of times . . . . ….
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House in “The Cloud” ?
It looks like it’s a house that Apple’s Steve Jobs might have owned. No Surprise that this Melbourne House is known the Cloud House. Certainly stunning from this view, but you would never know it from the street, as it’s…
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Hydrant Letter Box – Fail
Another one of those houses where I walked up and down the street 2-3 times before I realised the owner had used a hydrant cover as a letter box. Don’t people want to get any post? . ….
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6 Reasons For Not Having A Pool
With the first month of summer some people are thinking about swimming pools . . . . . Not Me! and here’s why: Safety – Last year 43 Australians drowned in swimming pools (RLS Drowning Report) including 18 children under 5. For…
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Plumbing Acronyms
There are a lot of acronyms used on plumbing drawings so here are a few definitions: AG – Agricultural (Drains) B – Basin Bth – Bath BT – Boundary Trap DP – Down Pipe FW – Floor Waste HWS –…
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