Circular Window Fail
I know circular windows are expensive . . . . but I think someone has tried a bit too hard to come up with a cheap alternative. I saw this photo on www.funcage.com . For more Fails and Unusual…
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Much Ado About Bedding
Guest Post by Hubert Dwight Putting together a gorgeous bedroom set can be stressful and often quite expensive. With that said, a couple of key pieces and quality purchases will result in a timeless creation generating the right ambience for…
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Ugly Melbourne House
I thought I was the only one prowling the streets of Melbourne looking for unusual houses. Turns out I was wrong! An enigmatic Frank Lloyd Wrong who runs an Instagram page called Ugly Melbourne Houses is getting around with his…
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Prescribed Easements
Easements are generally shown on title drawings; For example the sewer easements E-1 and E-2 shown at the rear of these blocks. These easements are created when the land is subdivided. However if you are buying an old block of…
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Plain Concrete Finishes
Basically there are three different common finishes for plain concrete driveways paths etc. Brushed This is probably the simplest finish if you are going to do some concreting yourself. You compact the concrete and ‘strike it off with a straight…
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Chinese Extension
Here is another house photo from my China holiday. This is in Shanghai. Not only do ‘Set Backs‘ not apply it seems ‘set forwards’ are allowed as long as they aren’t on the ground floor. You don’t just see these…
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Low Cost Vertical Garden
So you have just moved in your new house, and there are a lot of blank fence panels. Perhaps a few plants in a vertical garden would break up the view. Perhaps you haven’t got much money after paying for…
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Open Plan Wardrobe
Another photo from my recent trip to China The ‘wardrobe’ in our Guangxi hotel was a bamboo pole under the roof eaves. As we were on the 3rd floor at least there was no worry about anyone stealing our clothes…
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How Does Activated Carbon Filter Water?
Guest post by Trent Anderson Most water treatment plants around the world use a combination of filters and chemicals to remove debris and harmful bacteria from the water before it is piped to your home. This is standard practice and has…
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No Trailer, No Worries
Wondering how to get that door home from Bunnings? Well I’m currently in Chengdu in China and today I saw this lady taking a door home on her scooter. The extra wind resistance slowed down the top speed quite a…
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