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Maintenance

Insulation maintenance

Insulation maintenance

Feeling a chill in your home? Think your heater's being overworked? It could be that you need a top up on your insulation, but you'll need to make sure that you know that insufficient insulation really is the problem.

DIY vs. professional insulation

What sort of insulation can you install yourself - and when might you need to hire a professional do the job properly? Find out more about what's required to install different sorts of acoustic insulation.

How to improve your home's insulation

Is your house not keeping out the neighbour's noisy parties? Perhaps you're intending on setting up a home theatre? Find out more about how to improve the soundproofing in your home with better insulation.

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Frameless shower

Wall and floor materials in showers

The types walls and floors in your shower will affect how much maintenance it needs, how long it lasts and how safe it is.

Insulation

Floor insulation performance

A properly insulated floor can help lower your heating and cooling bills, and reduce unwanted noise from wooden floorboards.

How to build a house

How to read site plans

 

A site plan is a document that precisely maps out the area of the building site to scale. Generally speaking there are two site plans provided:

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