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You truly have to respect those with a talent for wood. Check out this guys home video on how he went about creating his own foot powered lathe. Very impressive indeed. Read more...
Leave a comment · 22/04/2013 ·
Your kitchen is arguably the most important part of your home as most of the live revolves around the kitchen. Broadly, the cost of a kitchen and its appliances accounts for 20% of the total cost of an apartment / house. Development in materials, appliances, power saving devices and of-course the ages of the people living in the home usually means that after 10 to 15 years the kitchen probably needs some sort of renovation. The cost of a kitchen renovation varies significantly and depending on the factors like contemporary design,interior decoration, ergonomics, aesthetics and appliance brands. When planning an affordable kitchen renovation, it is always a good idea to start with a sketch pad and get everyone's ideas down on paper. Best to do this within a roughly to scale drawings so you can quickly see what will fit and be functional. For this very purpose, a number of computer programs are available online that create sketches of your kitchen based on the data that has been fed in pertinent to the size and dimensions of your kitchen. Read more...
Leave a comment · 14/01/2013 ·
Guide to installing a kitchen backsplash. Read more...
Leave a comment · 15/02/2011
If you have a kitchen that's relatively new but is missing that special touch, think about these ideas to retro fit to your kitchen and take it to a whole new level! These days a whole new kitchen is nice to think about, but if the existing one is 'good enough' you may have other renovation ideas that take priority. But that doesn't mean you have to ignore your kitchen altogether - check out these great ideas to retrofit to your kitchen. Small ideas, big effect! Read more...
Leave a comment · 17/11/2010
Stuff stuff stuff! We all have it, and lots of us have far too much of it. Read more...
Leave a comment · 17/11/2010
We've talked about open plan living and removing walls (whether they're load bearing or not). But not all homes and families need more open plan living - some need more privacy and personal living space. Households are becoming more multi-generational, there's a lot more call for student living where size doesn't matter but privacy is at a premium, or even that your kids are staying longer than you thought! There are a few different options for creating new living spaces within your existing structures. Read more...
3 comments · 06/11/2010
Talk about thinking outside the box. This kitchen is low budget, flexible and looks awesome. Need a new kitchen fast? Read more...
1 comment · 23/07/2010
So stonemasons work with stone, and cabinet makers work with kitchen benchtops. Who do you request when you want your granite benchtop's chip repaired? Read more...
4 comments · 23/07/2010
Taking locality and origin into consideration when choosing wood can reduce costs and your carbon footprint. Check out the Good Wood Guide. Read more...
Leave a comment · 25/06/2010
Carpenters are useful for projects spanning across a wide variety of jobs - from small jobs like getting a wooden window to open easier to massive jobs like major construction projects involving complete house frames, and pretty much everything in between. What types of carpenters are there? Read more...
2 comments · 25/06/2010
Cabinetmakers are a specialised field of wood workers, and are sometimes called 'artistic carpenters'. Cabinetmaking is s kill that uses hand skills and machines to make and install furniture - usually custom made built in furniture or traditional style furniture - not like the flat-pack furniture at IKEA! So what does a Cabinetmaker actually do? Read more...
Leave a comment · 24/06/2010
So. You're putting new laminate flooring into your kitchen but your kitchen cabinets are already there. Do you take the cabinets out and rebuild the bottoms when the flooring is in, or not? Read more...
Leave a comment · 23/06/2010
An easy video guide to installing a shelf. Read more...
Leave a comment · 15/02/2010
A tradesperson's answers to your questions can give you a good sense of whether you could work with him or her. Here's a list of questions to help you work out which tradesperson is best for you. Read more...
6 comments · 04/02/2010
Are you ready for Christmas? Hosting Christmas at your place can take months in preparation, especially if you're home isn't up to it. Is your kitchen big enough? Can your oven cook a Christmas meal for 20 people? Do you need a 2nd or even 3rd toilet? Is there somewhere for everyone to go outside? All these questions and more and addressed in this guide to preparing for Christmas. Read more...
Leave a comment · 13/10/2009
When asked what is the difference between a cabinet maker and a carpenter one of the first employees at Service Central would respond "about half an inch". All jokes aside, its a question that comes up quite often so hopefully this provides some guidance. Read more...
1 comment · 26/01/2009
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