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Exterior Home Renovations: Top Tips for Transforming Your Patio Area

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Planning for a renovation project presents an opportunity for you to increase both the functional and aesthetic appeal of your home. While so many homeowners often focus on remodelling their interior space, very few give enough attention to transforming their outdoor space. Here are a few essential tips you can follow when you are giving your patio a makeover. Entryway It is essential for every patio space to have a doorway. Read More»

What's the Best Material for Tiling a Shower?

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Tiled showers are attractive, practical and a relatively inexpensive way to update your bathroom - but with so many options on today’s market, it can be difficult to figure out which surface type to choose. To help you out, we’ve had a look at the major pros and cons of three of the most common shower tile materials. Ceramic: Most shower tiles are ceramic, and there are some great reasons for that: it’s light, it’s affordable, it’s easy to lay, and it comes in many shape or color options. Read More»

Features to Include in Your New Custom Built Home That Will Increase Property Value

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When you are building a new custom built home, you not only want it to include features that will make it functional while you are living in the property, but you also want it to be resalable in the future. This means that you need to choose features for your custom built home that buyers on the market are known to pay extra for. This allows your home to be desirable to both you and the real estate market whenever it is listed. Read More»

Three Critical Elements to Assess Regularly in Commercial Pressure Boilers

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Boilers are important modules in various commercial applications. Basically, these closed vessels are designed to contain water or even other fluids for heating processes. When the liquid achieves the desired temperature or is vaporised, the heat energy can be used in diverse applications in your building. You can install this type of system for central space heating, large-scale commercial water boiling and even for sanitation purposes. On the other hand, you should note that the boiled water generates high levels of pressure within the boiler vessel. Read More»

Three Things a Professional Locksmith Would Not Do for You

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Hiring a locksmith for a residential, commercial, or even auto job is a process that ought to be undertaken carefully. As a client, you need to confirm foremost that the locksmith you are opting for is licensed to carry out locksmith services. Many professional locksmiths have seen a lot of situations on the job that have driven them to establishing certain principles and codes of conduct. When you are hiring such experienced locksmiths, there are several things you need to know that they will probably not like. Read More»

Questions That Many Contractors Have About the Use of Tilt-Up Panels

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Concrete tilt-up panels are made in a factory or production facility and then tilted up and put into place on a jobsite. This is a good choice for when you want a quicker construction process as you don’t need to wait for concrete to be mixed and poured on the jobsite, and for when you need concrete walls and floors made to exacting standards. For panels that offer more noise insulation, better dust protection, and other such features, tilt-up panels made in a production facility are going to be the better option. Read More»

4 Ways to Transform Pallets Into Beautiful Custom Furniture

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Moving into a new home and having to buy all new furniture can be something incredibly overwhelming, both in terms of what to choose and the cost implications. But what if ordinary wooden pallets could be transformed into stunning custom furniture? With a little creativity, some DIY knowledge (or the helping hand of a carpenter), you can create custom furniture that is not only affordable but really stands out from the identical furniture that can be found in department stores. Read More»

3 Common Problems with Wooden House Stumps and Practicable Ways to Avoid Them

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There are several things that can make a house with wooden stumps to require premature restumping. The stumps may settle due to soil movement, they may be attacked by timber pests like termites and borers or they may suffer rot resulting from high humidity. What is for sure is that wooden stumps that have undergone serious structural damage must be repaired or replaced, which usually costs a significant amount of money. Read More»

Why You Should Consider Split System Air Conditioning Installation

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Purchasing a new air conditioning system for your home is an important investment. As such, it is always best to familiarise yourself with the different options that are available to you so that you can discern what would be best suited for your needs as well as your budget. One of the popular options you will come across is the split system air conditioning unit. This type of system is also referred to as ductless unit, mini-spilt unit or a ductless split unit. Read More»

Concrete Repair: Basic Steps Involved in Epoxy Injection

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Epoxy injection is one of the best ways of repairing a cracked concrete surface. Generally, it entails establishing entry and then injecting epoxy under high pressure. But it’s not that simple, you need to do the job comprehensively for the epoxy to remain effective. Before rolling up your sleeves, it’s also worth noting that epoxy injection doesn’t work on all kinds of cracks. Actively leaking cracks for instance, would really decrease the epoxy’s effectiveness. Read More»