An Introduction into Home Security Cameras
Guest post by Prince Kapoor According to Alarms.org, there are roughly 2.5 million burglaries each year in the U.S., with 66% of those being home break-ins. If you’re a homeowner or even if you rent and you’re looking to keep…
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Working With Your Site Supervisor
If you are building your new house with a big builder once the contract is signed the most important person in the build is going to be the Site Supervisor(SS). The site supervisor is responsible for programming the works, ordering…
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Ghost Houses
Sometimes when you are driving round a housing estate you see a Ghost House. The house that was under construction and then for some reason everything stopped. Three, five, sometimes even ten or more years later its still half built….
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7 Ways To Allergy Proof Your Bedroom
Guest Post by Dennis Hamming Allergies and nasal congestion can make it hard to get a good night’s sleep. If you suffer from allergies, you might find that your symptoms get worse at night. Waking up repeatedly because your nose…
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The Flying Triangle
A triangular building supported by a tripod like arrangement 2m above a park…..Weird or what? This is the Emerald Street Community Centre in Essendon. Originally erected in 1963 as an infant welfare centre it was designed by Garnet Price, the…
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Insulation Basics – Calculating R Values
A previous post –introduced R and U values In this post we will demonstrate how to calculate R values. Well it all starts with the thermal conductivity of the building material. The ‘k’ value. This is a measure of how fast…
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Insulation Basics – ‘R’ and ‘U’ Value
R Value R1.5 Batts, R2.0 Batts……. all the way up to R6.0 Batts, but what does it all mean? The R value is a measure of the thermal resistance of the component of the material. In other word how hard…
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Being A Good Neighbour – Noise
Somethings that can spoil you life in a new home is falling out with the neighbours! One way to reduce the chance of arguments is to make sure you show consideration to your new neighbours with regard to Noise. What is…
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12 Industry Interior Decorating Secrets
Guest Post By Emma Williams Some people have a natural eye for interior design. If you’re not one of them, it’s good to have an interior designer on speed dial. Planning to undertake some renovations on your home? Here are…
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Comparing House Sizes
Since 1988 SI, or metric units, have been the sole legal units of measurement in Australia. However many builders and real estate agents still quote property in squares, which is an Imperial measurement. Are they trying to confuse you or…
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