Automated climate control
There are a great many ways in which a smart home can use technology to improve and automate climate control. Find out how automated...
Home theatre ventilation
Ventilation is essential in a home theatre room - but it needs to be achieved in such a way as to ensure that it...
Windows and doors in home theatres
The Building Code of Australia requires that all rooms - even home theatres - be built with a certain amount of window coverage. Find...
Bifold windows
Two or more panels folding onto themselves - concertina style
Retractable roll down flyscreens can be added to the initial design
Bifold windows can double as...
Hallway and foyer floors
Hallway floors will see more use than most other parts of the house, so it's important that they're strong and resistant to wear.
The...
Garage and workshop floors
This is the floor where spills don’t matter, where dirty work is done regularly, where cars are fixed and lawnmowers are taken to pieces...
How to choose bedroom floors
Flooring in bedrooms, similarly to that for living rooms, needs to be comfortable and attractive to make the room feel inviting.
How are bedrooom...
Living and dining room floors
Your choice of floor covering for the living room will depend on a number of considerations, but perhaps the most important aspect is comfort.
How...
Laundry floors
Laundry floors are very similar to kitchen floors in terms of demands, and because they're often next to each other these rooms often share...
Louvre windows
Have a series of blade that tilt to open
Opened by handle, lever or remote control
Blades can be made of glass, aluminium and timber
Louvre windows...