The perfect garden plants for a hot and humid climate
During hot summer seasons, humidity and temperature increases can take their toll on your garden and cause many plants to wilt and die under the strain of a hot climate.
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Renovating and Building a Bathroom
Bathroom renovation can be great fun and add immense value to your home. It is one of the most important rooms in your home and is always a great way to bring a tired and outdated bathroom back to life. As one of the most valuable rooms in the house, a well designed and built bathroom will serve the needs of you and your household for years to come!
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Cladding
For those who aren’t sure what timber cladding is- It is also known as timber weatherboarding or timber siding. finishing the timber on the outside of commercial and domestic properties. This lets the wood edges look more appealing and modern.
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Contemporary furniture styles through the ages
Contemporary furniture has a long history of development and has evolved from the start of the 20th century to give homeowners over two centuries of design to choose from. If you are interested in investing in contemporary style furniture, it is important to familiarise yourself with what exactly ‘contemporary’ entails. Check out this list of landmark contemporary developments to guide your home design and find the era that works for you:
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Growing Citrus in Johannesburg
Lemon trees are the only citrus fruit trees that can tolerate any frost at all and as a result are the most popular of the Citrus plants grown in the JHB area.
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Choosing the perfect wooden gates
Whether you're looking for a delicate garden doorway or a large driveway gate, wooden gates are an appealing option.
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An easy guide to cleaning your blinds
Keeping your blinds clean has more than just hygienic benefits. Clean blinds look better, last longer and are less likely to need repairs or replacements, which saves you money.
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Refrigerators and Freezers
There are many options to choose from when it comes to settling on which design, function or model of refrigerator or freezer you want. Use this guide to make sure you consider all the most important aspects of this central kitchen element before you make a purchase. Refrigerators can be either freestanding or integrated into the surrounding cupboard space. Making the choice b
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Essential Home Inspections for South African Home Buyers
Don't overlook essential home inspections; ensure safety and compliance when buying in South Africa.
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Garage Door Repairs
It can become a huge problem when your garage door stops working, there are many small things that can go wrong but can be easily fixed if you know what you are looking for. A bad connection or a faulty transmitter these can all be repaired with a little guidance.
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Pest Control prevention
Pests can really change the mood for a picnic or a Sunday Breakfast, one thing your enjoying a nice sweet snack and the next your swiping away flies and ants from your meal. There a few things that you can do to try and prevent this from happening.
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Top tips for reusing food waste from your kitchen
Leftovers, expired bread, and vegetable and fruit peels. The amount of waste produced by the average kitchen, which is normally thrown away, can be alarming, especially when one considers that all this waste can still be useful.
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Carpet Cleaning
Typically a quotation is based on the area to be cleaned and how many rooms are involved. Fabric protection usually is available at an extra cost. Only the carpet fibers should be cleaned and the backing, underlay or floorboards should not be wet.
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Emergency Light Load Shedding
Load shedding can get on everyone's nerves, so here are a few tips to save yourself time and effort before the load shedding begins again.
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Wire Balustrade
Installing a wire balustrade can be one of the best things that you do for you house, it comes with many benefits that will be mentioned in this article. Although it may be a bit pricey to install they are relatively easy to maintain as well.
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Carpet flooring Materials and Supplies
Installing new carpet not only bring out the beauty of a room but provides insulation, and a comfortable surface to walk on. Choosing a carpet and installing it can be an annoyance, with the right tools and supplies you will be able to fit in your ideal carpet in your room.
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Surveyors
A building surveyor is responsible for ensuring the building is safe, livable, and energy-efficient and meets all the relevant building requirements and standards. Throughout the construction they work and consult with engineers, architects and builders.
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Lemon Trees
The first query here would be, do the trees flower? Flowers lead to fruit, and a lack of blooms means your tree cannot produce.
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Splashbacks
Splashbacks are a stylish addition to your home; they are mainly protective in nature and often found in kitchens, bathrooms and laundries.
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DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
-Avoid switching on and off the circuit breaker for the geyser by the main, for it will lead up to the element getting burnt.
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