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Cooling Options – Evaporative Cooling

Author: Brian September 11, 2019

A common standard builder’s cooling option is evaporative cooling. This is probably because they are relatively cheap to install. They also have fairly low power consumption as you are basically only running a fan. So whats the down side? Evaporative…
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Ways To Make Your New Home Eco-Friendly

Author: Brian September 10, 2019

When you move into a new house or if you have moved into a new home, you will want to make sure you can save as much money as possible. With large loan payments each month you will have less…
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Show House Sales Tricks

Author: Brian September 5, 2019

The thing you need to remember when visiting a display house is it is not a real home, it’s more like a television set with tens of thousands of dollars of upgrades. The builders want to show off their houses…
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Questions To Ask Electricians Before Hiring

Author: Brian August 31, 2019

Sponsored Post by Hannah Jones Building a house from scratch will require a lot of things. Aside from preparing a sufficient amount of money to afford the construction, you also have to work with a lot of people—and one of…
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Garage – Planning a Workshop

Author: Brian August 30, 2019

I was walking home the other day and saw this amazingly equipped workshop which made me feel quite jealous! We can’t all have separate workshops so here are some thoughts about planning a workshop in your new house garage. Solid…
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Energy and Water Ombudsman

Author: Brian August 26, 2019

If you have an ongoing problem with the supplier of Water or Energy utilities its worth contacting the Ombudsman in your state. Our Problem About the middle of June we got rid of our last gas appliance and asked for…
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Getting it Right

The modern coffee table,

Author: Brian August 24, 2019

Where does it come from and where will it go? Guest Post by Stephen Pope It’s constantly before you, you use it, put your feet on it, cover it with books and magazines, stain it will all sorts of drinks,…
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Global Warming Solution

Author: Brian August 23, 2019

Worried about ‘Global Warming’? Here is a solution. I saw these attractive house boats in Vancouver Harbour back in 2017.   For more unusual photos, and Fails, check out What the………………….?  

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The Mattresses In A Box – Are They Worth It?

Author: Brian August 21, 2019

Guest post by Ella Marie Buying new mattresses at retail stores is outdated. There are now many online stores from where you can get high-quality mattresses. One interesting aspect of shopping online for the best online mattress is that they…
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Toilet Seat Art

Author: Brian August 17, 2019

Would you like either of these toilet seats in your house? They are examples of the work of the late Barney Smith who specialised in this art. Here is a photo of Barney outside his Toilet Seat Art Museum in…
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