Electrical Abbreviations
Wondering what those electrical abbreviations are? Well here are a few of the common ones: A – Amps (Ampere) AC – Alternating Current A/C – Air Conditioner CCTV – Close Circuit Television CFL – Compact Fluorescent Lamp DC – Direct Current…
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Phone Fossil
Be careful if you do any concreting around the house. Make sure you put your phone somewhere safe otherwise you might leave a fossil like this! Found this photo on the Tradie Mayhem Facebook page For more Unusual House…
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Toiletry Turnover
A Glamorous Guide to Re-Designing your Home Bathroom Guest post by Hubert Dwight Often ignored when it comes to home design, a great bathroom can really add value to your home. This season, why not redesign your bathroom to make…
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Solar Power – High Grid Voltage
One problem with solar systems that I only found out about after my solar system was installed is the effects of ‘High Grid Voltage’. How I found out The system that I bought had a Fronius Inverter which includes a quite…
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Ecological solutions that will help your family
Guest post by Nick Stoyanov It’s about time for people to start paying attention to their environment. Although it might sound like something that is hard to do, we can easily change our ways becoming a more ecologically conscious society. In…
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Safe House?
This building in Warsaw is called the Safe House. Safe from Zombies perhaps? Certainly not the most welcoming. In actual fact it does look a bit better when it is opened out as you can see at this link www.dezeen.com …
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Pool Before, Or After House
I have seen pools built before the house is built, and afterwards, so I thought I would discuss the options. Build First A lot of people find it very hard to visualise a finished house and it’s surrounds from drawings….
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Durable Construction – Massive Fail
This mansion under construction is Pensmore in The Ozarks It has been decided that it would be a demonstration site for a construction method using foam and a steel fibre reinforced concrete. The idea of this method is that the…
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The Biggest Threat Our Construction Companies Are Facing
Guest post by Andre Smith Towards the end of last year a Chinese PhD student was in Australia to research ways construction companies could optimise the way they worked. In the process of doing so, he discovered the biggest risk…
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Why I Didn’t Want A Tesla Battery
I recently posted about my experiences of getting quotes for Solar Power (Obtaining Quotes) and one of the questions I have been asked is “Are you getting a Tesla Battery?” Here are my reasons why not Tesla Battery The total…
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