Rainwater Tank Problems
Rainwater Tanks aren’t always trouble free, so here is some advice on a couple of problems that you can encounter. Cleaning Even with pre-filters there will eventually be a build up of dirt and cloudy water at the bottom of…
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How Often Do You Visit The Site
For our first Australian house we lived and worked close by and visited every evening. During our latest build it was 40km away so I only visited once or twice a week. Many builders will tell you that you are…
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Choosing a Spade
A spade is probably the most important tool in gardening so its worth getting a good one. Few tools are more crucial to gardening than a durable, sturdy garden spade. You don’t want to get something that looks OK but…
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Why I Used Jenman System Agents To Sell
Unless your new house is the first house you own you are going to have to sell your existing house. Lots of people in Melbourne use auctions but I have never been very keen on that approach. We have now…
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Live While You Build – Location
When you are getting your new house built do you carry on living in your existing house or move into a rented house.? We have only ever built new houses when we have relocated for work, so its always been…
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Five Interior Design Improvements You Can Make
Post contributed by Emma Lamb, on behalf of Steel-line Improving the interior of a home can enhance your enjoyment of your surroundings as well as add value to the house. Whether making a small change or planning a substantial renovation,…
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Letter Boxes – Is Bigger Better?
One of the big signs to potential burglars that there is no one at home is a letter box stuffed with post and junk mail after its gone dark in the evening. In a recent post about letter boxes I…
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Choosing an Area
Here are a few things you need to think about when deciding to look for an area to live: How far is the area from your work? Will it still be convenient if you change your job?> Are there good…
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Guerrilla Gardening
Guerrilla gardening is gardening on land you don’t own. So why would you spend your time on this when you have got lots of other jobs in your new house? Well in my case I live on a corner block…
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Why I Don’t Have Mono-Crystalline Solar Panels
Several people have commented that my panels look different to those on other houses. Most solar PV installations use Mono-Crystalline panels, because they are smaller for the same power rating. The panels on my roof are Kaneka Thin Film Panels….
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