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Structure

Many elements of structure make up the home, including doors, floors, walls, roofs, foundations and windows. This handy guide helps explain all these elements and more.

Plasterboard walls and soundproofing

Purpose-built plasterboard products allow for a far greater amount of soundproofing and noise reduction than conventional plasterboard. Soundproofing plasterboard is also relatively inexpensive, and...

Barrier board

Barrier boards, also known as acoustic boards, are specially designed boards that feature two outer layers sandwiching a sound absorbing material. They are a...

Safe installation and use of gas appliances

If you're planning on installing a gas cooktop or other gas kitchen appliance, it's important that it's installed properly, and serviced regularly by a...
Cooling maintenance

Cooling maintenance

One of the most important parts of cooling your home is ensuring that air conditioners and fans are properly taken care of. One of the...

Site prep: termites, drainage and trees

If you're installing a deck, it's important to first prepare the site and ensure that it's free from things like poor drainage, reactive soil...

Acrylic and polycarbonate pergola roofing

Acrylic sheeting is often used on pergola roofs to provide affordable protection from the elements in a range of styles and textures. Acrylic sheeting...

Steel and aluminium pergola roofs

Steel and aluminium are commonly used as roof or wall cladding for pergolas and gazebos. They offer great protection from the elements, are long-wearing...

Assessing the viability of a project

Before taking on a new job, you need to ask yourself if you really want it. On receipt of tender documents and prior to beginning...

Heat transfer through doors and frames

Doors and door frames, if they're the wrong type, can easily let more heat in and out of your home than you might like....

Special keys

Special keys are any keys that vary from the conventional flat stripped key we're all familiar with. These can be cylindrical, magnetic, or electronically...
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