Termites Termites are also known as white ants, this is because of their colouring, being white or white like and they look similar to normal ants, but are actually related to the common cockroach. There are literally hundreds of species of termites but only about 20 that attack your home. While all termite
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Sliding door and window maintenance
Keep your sliding/rolling doors and windows moving the way they were when they were first installed, follow these quick and easy steps and perform them at least quarterly, this task can be easily completed during your normal household clean. Whether aluminium or timber, the maintenance is the same, these steps are for maintenance and
Calculating Area, for use when ordering materials
Calculating Area At times during construction or renovations you will need to do a calculation on area, or also known as square metres (m2). It would be good to know this when ordering items such as Paint, Floor coverings (floating, timber, carpet, lino), Turf, exterior/interior cladding and so on, the same calculations are
How to calculate volume or cubic meters (m3)
How to calculate volume or cubic meters (m3) In many cases we need to order or get delivered some materials to our home or to our work site, some materials used that may need to be calculated are, concrete, garden mix, mulch, topsoil, sand, compost, manure, road base, pine bark, garden chips, saw
Repair Roof Capping and Pointing
Re-bedding, capping, ridges, hip & gable ends. If your tiles are loose, you will need to re-bed the capping tiles, to do this remove all tiles in the affected area, being careful not to break any, start to clean up roof tiles, on the ground using a hammer and a cold chisel, clean up
Stainless Steel Wire Balustrade Cleaning
As I have noticed an increase in Stainless Steel Wire Balustrade inquiries and installations on my decks, I thought I’ll touch on cleaning maintenance of your stainless steel wire. Although Stainless Steel Wire keeps its lustrous finish even under adverse conditions, it still needs regular cleaning. Soap and water is usually all you
Top 10 areas to beautify your home
Top 10 areas to beautify your home Selling your home, Just bought a home, or just wanting to make your place look a little better. Here are 10 tips where I think some homes can do with a little attention. Change door handles & kitchen knobs, By changing all door handles in the house can
Maintenance and service of your home reverse cycle, split system and ducted system, air conditioner, air con or A/C.
Maintenance and service of your home reverse cycle, split system and ducted system, air conditioner, air con or A/C. It is said that, like a car, air conditioners need regular tune-ups to run properly. Without regular maintenance an air conditioner loses about 5% of it’s original efficiency for each year of operation. The good news
Mixing Concrete Bags ( the right way)
Mixing Concrete Bags Mixing bags of concrete is not all that hard, dirty or expensive. There are times when we need to concrete a post into the ground or make a small pad of concrete to rest or bolt down something too. We have all seen people and even tradies at home
Whats up! It’s Wednesday
What’s up! Its Wednesday Hi everyone, its been busy this past week with Christmas not all that far away. I have been sorting out a lot of to-dos, getting quotes ready and sorting timber for jobs to start, I have materials turning up this week for a deck extension and a 3600L water tank