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Choosing the right tile colour

If you are planning to tile a kitchen, bathroom, entrance-way, or other area of your home, one of the things that you will need to think about is colour. Selecting the right tile colour may seem very simple, but it is important to keep in mind that there are many different options out there to choose from. Here are some of the different factors that you will want to take into consideration when choosing the right flooring tile colour. Read More »Choosing the right tile colour

Problems to look out for when buying a new home

Buying a new home can be an exciting time in any person’s life. However, it is important that potential and repeat homebuyers be aware of the problems that can arise when purchasing an older house and land packages perth. When people buy older homes, they often have to replace old products that have worn out or repair damage that has occurred over the years. Some of these home renovation projects can be much more costly than others. If you are in the market to buy a new home, review these seven potential problems that can make you go way over budget on your new home. Read More »Problems to look out for when buying a new home

How to prevent falls in the home

According to the National Safety Council, slips and falls cause more hospital admissions, injuries, and deaths to older adults than any other mishap or malady. The changes that occur as we age often contribute to the act of falling and to the injury sustained. But there are ways that we can make ourselves stronger, and our homes safer, so that slips and falls are not inevitable.

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How to make your own outdoor stone lamp post

Construction of a stone lamp on the rock of your own home is not only green building, but also inexpensive. Besides the cables, lamps, metal pipes and a little mortar, materials message is lying in the stone walls everywhere. My region has an abundance of an apartment instead, with two-inch thick boards. Many large pieces were obtained from the sidewalks in towns and villages in 1800 and still in use today. You can cut the rocks, of course, but if you want all the faces altered, you must choose between the high walls of stone.

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Replacing your bathroom floor

replacing your bathroom floor

Replacing ceramic floor can be done by the average homeowner qualified. You need a couple of special tools, but none of them is very expensive and the tools that will last forever. Be aware that the bathroom is down for a week or two and plan on that. If you are dong this alternative work part-time or evening or weekend to add a little more time. Remove all items loose in the bathroom. Next, remove the toilet. Land Cover pipe penetrations (shields) should be deleted. If the finish of the existing floor is ceramic on wood, hitting the tiles with a large hammer usually leave most of the tile. The rest can be removed with a chisel or a chisel and hammer masons. You should get a good sub-surface clean when finished. Wear goggles at all times.

Once the old tiles are removed, you must plan the design of new models of tile. Using real images, hair lay on the ground, not only to establish the model, but to see the cuts will be needed. It is important not to end up with a piece of tile from a wall and an almost full on the opposite side. You want as close as possible to have two equal parts on both sides of the room. Once you have the provision in which you want to ensure that the lines are parallel to a wall. The wall is on the right of the door liner is used, because that’s where you see the mosaic floor first. If the lines are straight, the rest of the monitoring room.

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