Essential Safety Tips for Installing Gas Appliances

Posted on 23 June 2017

If you've recently purchased a gas appliance, you need to be extremely careful whilst installing it. Allowing gas to escape could lead to a serious injury. Here are some of the most important safety tips to keep in mind. 1. Turn Off the Gas Do not do anything until you have turned off the gas to the home. If you have never done this before, double check that you actually turned it off correctly by trying to light the pilot on the existing gas appliance. [Read More]

3 Ways To Add Visual Interest To Your Monochromatic Bathroom Renovation

Posted on 23 March 2017

Like many Australians, you may be considering a monochromatic palette for your bathroom renovation project. Monochrome is a stylish and modern look and involves using a minimal range of colours that are all slight variations of one key hue. Sometimes a monochromatic palette can look a little bland and flat, so here are three ways you can inject some visual interest and texture into your bathroom design. 1. A free-standing bathtub [Read More]

Maintenance Plumbing: Reasons Your Septic Tank Is Dysfuncitonal

Posted on 22 March 2017

The main function of your septic system is to safely eliminate biological waste. However, you will find that these systems are not exclusively used for this purpose. Many a household will also expose their septic system to kitchen waste, greywater from showers, wastewater from washing machines and more. As such, your septic system becomes susceptible to problems since it is handling matter that it was not designed to deal with in the first place. [Read More]

Why Cigarette Waste and Your Household Drains Don't Mix

Posted on 21 March 2017

How many cigarette butts do you think are disposed of each year? 450 million? 4.5 billion? 450 trillion? If you chose 450 trillion, you are correct. It's an understatement to say that this is rather a lot. As a smoker, you probably already have a method for getting rid of your own share of these cigarette butts. This might simply be to empty your ashtrays into your rubbish bin once you are sure that the contents are entirely cool. [Read More]

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The Green Revolution in Plumbing: Environmentally Friendly Plumbing

Hi, my name is Patsy. I grew up in the countryside where toilets dug directly into the ground were still common in extremely remote places. As a result, I have always noticed plumbing while others may take it for granted. While growing up in the country, I also developed a strong affection for beautiful landscapes, and I realised the importance of protecting them from an environmental perspective. I like to think about where these two issues overlap, and when I designed my first home, I took elaborate efforts to make the plumbing as green and environmentally friendly as possible. If you have similar goals, please explore my blog. It will help you reach your dreams!

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