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Garden walls gives us the home owners the opportunity to be creative while establishing territorial boundaries with our neighbours in our backyard. Even though we set up physical barriers to keep unknown persons out of our property, we can avoid this action having to appear defensive or unfriendly by altering the appearance of the barrier to be one that is visually pleasing. Here are a few suggestions...

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 This article is written to inform people who are new to the field of brick working as well as for anyone who are having their property constructed and/ or repaired using the techniques outlined in this article. Before we get into the main content of brick working, we must first define two key words which apply to bricks, these being: Stretcher = brick in lengthwise Header = brick in widthwise Fig.1...

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Blown-in insulation is a method of inserting insulating material within the gaps of the walls of the property without having to forcibly break open the walls to insert the insulation. Blown-in insulation is a well known technique that is applied to older houses which at the time of their construction had no built in insulation because conserving energy in homes was not an important issue to be taken...

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In comparison to other more established pipe materials for plumbing such as copper or lead, PEX tubing material is the relatively most recent, having been made available in great numbers in the past few decades. PEX tubing material (also known as Cross-linked polyethylene, commonly abbreviated PEX or XLPE) is a variant form of the polymer polyethylene although it has a cross-linking structural...

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Competent amateur builders who do their own DIY are able to install a flat-pack kitchen but it is advisable to seek the help of building professionals when it comes to major work in the kitchen. The reason for why you may want to initiate and enact plan for building a new kitchen would be to increase the available kitchen space. Whether this is the reason or not does not matter, what is most important...

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According to some observers of the construction industry, steel may be the building material of choice in the near future, quickly replacing traditional wood construction material. The reason for this is because a steel framed property is seen to offer more potential and advantages to builders, architects and prospective owners than properties built on the basis of wood. When comparing steel...

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