Thinking About Bedroom Size
Guest Post by Cathy Reyes One of the things that I notice when looking at new display homes is the size of the bedrooms. My first house had a master bedroom with a floor areas of approximately 15 square metres….
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More Than The Garage
That’s the entire house! It is another of those Japanese Houses. The house is in Hyogo, Japan. The design brief was enough space to park a large four-wheel drive car, and not to be bothered by neighbor’s gaze The…
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Home Automation Experience
I have been staying at a very upmarket hotel for a few days (The Peninsula, Hong Kong) so I was keen to try out some of the features. This is me watching TV while having a bath! You don’t have…
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Bus Stop Fail
How would you like this view from your front door? Yes that is a bus shelter placed right on the fence line. This particular work of ‘Genius is in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, UK. Might be convenient for the bus stop ….
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Top reasons to give quartz benchtops a chance
Guest post by Hubert Dwight Quartz has brought a revolution in the industry with its reasonable prices, huge variety of designs and patterns and stunning looks. Granite and marble were always the excellent options in this respect, but Quartz has…
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Quiet Wall
Do things get noisy around your house? An interesting idea I came across in Victoria’s Department of Sustainability was this ‘quiet wall’. Each of those randomly shaped blocks that make up the wall are made from several sheets of corrugated…
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Everything you need to know about damp in property
Guest Post by Aaron Dampness within a property can be very worrying. If left untreated, it can lead to structural issues and prolonged exposure can cause structural failings. There are three main types of common damp problems; Condensation, Rising damp,…
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Toilet Door – Fail
Here is a photograph, from my ‘seat’, of a toilet door with no lock, on a recent shopping trip. So what’s so unusual about a broken toilet door you may wonder? . . . . after all they aren’t that…
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Alternatives to Retaining Walls
When it comes to a change of gradient in your land most people just thing ‘Retaining wall’. Perhaps you should think about some alternatives using a slope. What you need to consider is how to make sure at that erosion…
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The Seasonal Swap
Guest post from Hubert Dwight 6 Ways to Reinvent Your Outdoor Setup For Year Round Comfort Enjoying sunlight, fresh air and are a gentle breeze are some of the simplest, yet most enjoyable things in life. It’s little wonder that…
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