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Top tips, Renovating your Bathroom,via easy home renovating

Tim — Mon, 30 May 2011 06:14:58 +0000

Today’s bathrooms are no longer the smallest room in the house. People are looking for relaxation and pampering. Here are some important tips to consider when redesigning your bathroom.

Choose a feature for your bathroom

Choose which design item you want to feature in the bathroom and then work the rest of the bathroom design around it. A beautifully curved hand bowl set into a minimalist vanity unit with a mirror as a backdrop, a sensuously curved bath placed in the middle of the room, a walk in shower with vibrant tiling or a sunken bath surrounded by quality tiling can all be used as features.

Sit in a bathtub before buying it

Bigger isn’t always better. A 60-inch tub is fine for most people. It offers enough room to stretch out and provides a secure foothold, so you don’t float into oblivion when the tub is full. Assess the angled back and lip for comfort and neck support – a tub for two people slants at either end and has taps in the middle. A contoured bath not only provides extra comfort and support but can also up to 30 litres of water. A spa bath can provide the perfect environment to rejuvenate sore and tired muscles or just chill out with a glass of wine.

Select durable flooring

Ceramic, marble and stone tiles are all excellent durable and water-resistant choices for a bathroom. Sub-floor heating coils will make these hard surfaces warm. Well-sealed hardwood floors offer natural warmth and act as a contrast for other harder, cold surfaces in a bathroom.

Use a mirror to add space

One beautifully framed mirror over a sink is more attractive than many surfaces covered with mirror. Supplement it with a wall-mounted adjustable makeup mirror, and consider installing a lighted, mirrored shaving niche in your shower stall.

Use hidden space

Take advantage of space between wall studs by recessing a tall storage cabinet into the wall to maximise storage while saving floor space. The cabinet should have an interior depth of at least three inches.

Build a shower area

Consider building an open-concept shower area that doesn’t need a curtain or door and is less confining than a standard shower stall. In addition to well-designed drainage, a ceiling-mounted rain shower-head and/or a high wall-mounted shower-head that splashes less water will keep the area outside the shower drier.

Share space for added function

In homes with back-to-back bathrooms, a shared shower with access doors to each of the bathrooms maximises limited space. Or turn a closet located next to a bathroom into a small en-suite with access to the neighbouring bath.

Design lighting that is functional and creates atmosphere

Good lighting is imperative. Combine halogen pot lights with wall sconces beside or over the mirror for lighting with no shadows. Consider installing dimmers.

Purchase a quality toilet

When buying a toilet, it’s not necessary for you to spend a lot of money. You can get a good-quality one-piece toilet for about $600. Models with elongated bowls and seats are usually most comfortable.

Incorporate luxury into your room

If you’re fortunate enough to have a lot of work space to work with, indulge yourself with a bathroom that includes a dressing room- a haven for privacy and relaxation. Outfit your bathroom with a television, fireplace, excercise equipment, makeup vanity and even a large comfortable occasional chair.

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Easy home renovating, notes value for your renovating

Tim — Mon, 02 May 2011 06:03:07 +0000

Many people work to a budget, below, I note three common budget levels.
1 For $10,000, it buys you cosmetic decorating, or landscaping, polishing floorboards, new floor coverings, street appeal, like a letterbox, painting, paving and planting. So some landscaping, painting and floor coverings, stretch this $10,000 budget.
2 Budget of $10,000 to $50,000. At his level you will get a major rebuild of the Kitchen or Bathroom. A Bathroom will cost between $10,000 to $15,000, while a Kitchen, will need between $20,000 to $30,000. Its enough for an Outdoor room, deck and outdoor Kitchen, plus Landscaping with all the extras.
3 Budget of $50,000 plus. At his level you will afford structural renovations, like an upper story room. When you are adding to the building envelope, you will need all plans and permits. Note a careful specification of the “Body of Works” will allow you to monitor the building contractors costs.
Archicentre produces these estimates fro the cost of improvements. They will give you a free first design assessment, before referring you onto an Architect. I have been lucky to discover some great handymen types who have built me great projects, at a fair price.

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Easy home renovating recognises likely Growth Suburbs

Tim — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:01:22 +0000

Today, I notice for you some of the likely future growth suburbs. Some of the best capital gains are earned when, an” out of favour” area becomes recognised for its convenience and amenity, reference Balmain, Carlton, Fremantle, East Melbourne, Port Melbourne, New Farm, over the last thirty years.

The API magazine notes these following suburbs – Port Noarlunga, S.A., some 20 km south of Adelaide, which Terry Ryder of hotspotting.com.au likes, and Marrickville, NSW, Preston, Victoria, Cabramatta, NSW.

Maroubra, 12 Km east of Sydney, Chris Grey, of Empire likes as a growth area.

Margaret Lomas, Destiny Financial, likes Redcliffe, Qld, Port Adelaide, S.A., Frankston,Victoria, Redbank, Qld, Palmerston, N.T.

Charles Johnson, WA Planning Context likes, Mirrabooka,W.A.
Some common Features which are transforming these areas include.

1 Cheapest under developed beach-side suburbs of the capital city.

2 There is a major transport upgrade due soon, like a new tram, bus interchange or rail service.

3 A new major highway recently opened or upgraded.

4 A major sale of Government housing into private hands. Private owners will rebuild the homes to their personal taste after many years of government neglect.

5 Many new restaurants and cafes opening,these suggest rising local living standards.
6 Major new spending building plans announced by the local council and State government including a Hospital, library, School, Shopping Centre, Aquatic centre, University campus or Ring road.

7 Developers moving into the area and building large new housing projects, particularly if of a higher home quality.

8 New industrial estate being built.

9 Development of foreshore areas, including a Marina.

10 Right next door to a booming growth area, thus get the ripple effect.

So there you have the experts ideas, on selecting hot growth suburbs, in the Capital cities.

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Stopnoise make a great Window Insert for Easy home renovating

Tim — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:58:11 +0000

I have had installed many great window inserts cover windows from Stopnoise. The benefits are considered greater than other products or even double glazed windows. Why you may ask?
Well these window inserts, have a much wider internal space of up to 10cm or 4 inches for insulation properties.

Please consider

Why Secondary Glazing Works!

The science behind secondary glazing

Here are just a few reasons why StopNoise Secondary Glazing works in shielding your home from unwanted noise:

The ability to form a large 70 – 100mm air gap between your existing glass , and the secondary glass.
It has dense weather pile seals on both sides of the sash to reduce noise infiltration.
The large air space between the 2 panels of glass creates a cushioning effect. The use of 2 different thickness of glass also helps to change the frequency of the sound therefore helping to further reduce the noise to a baffled sound.
The noise level will drop by 10 decibels in most cases which is perceived as a 50% reduction in noise levels.
The use of other products like Roller Shutters, Heavier Glass and Cheaper quality Double Glazed units will not give you a better than 20% Noise reduction If you can’t achieve a minimum 50% reduction its not worth doing !
The current building codes require you to insulate your Roof and walls but not the windows. In most cases the windows only have 3mm thick glass so it makes sense to insulate your window as well.

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION

See how the secondary glazing system works. Click on the image above to watch the video.

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Magnetite, cover windows inserts for Easy home renovating.

Tim — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:57:31 +0000

Magnetite is a retrofit, double glazing system that does not require structural changes or replacement to your windows. The clear optical panel is attached to the inside of an existing window by using a continuous, magnetic edging. This creates an airtight seal with the sub- frame.
1 The Magnetite system will remove noise by as much as 70%, which is claimed to be much better than most double glazing systems.

2 Enhance thermal comfort, dramatically by cutting heat inflow and outflow.This is done without reducing the light flow.

3 Dramatically, increase energy efficiency. Thus the energy saving on your electricity and heating bills will largely pay for the window insert.
4 Stopnoise, build a similar product at a good price, try www.magnetite.com.au and www.stopnoise.com.au
I have found the Stopnoise product, less expensive and very efficient. The range of reasonably priced, double glazing should become considerable. I have high hopes for the Masters Home Improvement stores to provide such double glazing product, from October 2011, onwards. Magnetite can make a fast efficient window insert and avoid any distruption to your happy, family home.

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Water from the Desalination Plant

Tim — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:26:02 +0000

The full cost of water from the Desalination plant for Melbourne will be around nine times the cost of dam water. The running costs annually will also be very high, as the Desal plant will need its own power station. Ken Davidson, in The Age, estimates, household water bills will soar from $1,400 to $3,000 by 2012, an then keep rising at 7.4% compounding! Recent impost include the carbon tax and GST components, to your water bill. I expect this will be quite a shock for most people. Largely, its will be a big rise in State taxes. So I have put on tanks, grey water system and new smaller dual flush loos. While, the government has promised households will be rated at the cost by volume: this hasn’t yet happened. I suggest one read all the Environmental Features posts to find some water saving ideas.The latest information is the government says, any future rise in consumption will attract higher water bills.What can one do? Measures to moderate water consumption might include, aerated water taps, dual flush toilets,low flow shower heads, efficient front loader wash machine and efficient dishwasher.

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Second jobs, an income ideas

Tim — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:50:25 +0000

1 Review your friends and network for ideas, like group gardening, book keeping, cleaning, collecting cars wrecks for scrap, renovating sportcars fro collectors.
2 Try a second income, like vending machines, ATM machines or sell products at Sunday markets.
3 Write ebooks, reports or critics, for the world market to sell on the Internet.
4 Transfer your skills into Internet products, like DVDs, Youtube videos, or reports: in order to convert them to passive streams of income.

5 Build a business based on a growing Database via Facebook, Clickbank, Craigslist, backpage, lorque, Kuji, Gumtree or Ebay.
6 Trade shares,or options for profit. A lower risk strategy might be hold mutual funds.
7 Invest in high income, Industrial property, or Short stay apartments or car parks.

8 Joint venture with a Capital partner, by buying double block and earning via subdivision.
9 Consult clients as a business coach, an learn from your clients.
10 Use the Internet to buy and sell websites.
11 Find raw developmental or tumble down houses land for developers, and earn a finders fee. Over time you might learn thebusiness of development from your clients.

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Work,as a way to build Savings for your home Renovating.

Tim — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:20:58 +0000

Here, I note several ways many of my pals have designed their careers, to build the Initial capital to get into Home Renovating.
1 Work as a geologist to discover minerals, find $6Bn goldmine.
2 Work at a remote mine, where many living expenses and rent are paid by the company.
3 Work in Africa, for the U.S. government, thus most expenses are covered and at a reduced tax rate.
4 Put wife out to work, in a highly paid medical field.
5 Work for a major listed company, and take all bonuses an part salary, as cheap options for big tax advantages.
6 Work as a Financial Planner, thus studying all the best investments all day.
7 Work for a listed company, that gets taken over.

8 Work part-time as Fund Manger for the family wealth.
9 Work overseas in a low tax area, like Hong Kong or Africa.
10 Work as a tax agent, thus meet and learn from, the business people.
11 Work part-time as a local councillor, thus meet the business people, learn about the future growth of your suburb.
12 Work as a Property Manager and thus learn from investors.

13 Work as Building Property Management rights owner and find discounted units for sale.
14 Work at two jobs, not recommended,unless one builds capital.
15 Work in a capital gains protected area,building capital, like home builders.

16 Work at a big Mutual society an get takeover, by a listed company.

17 Work as a Mortgage Broker, an learn from your clients an deals all day long.
18 Work as a successful real estate agent and discuss deals all day!
I have drawn worked in six of these careers, others are my pals,so they are all real cases.

Paint, a Best home Renovating Product

Tim — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:33:45 +0000

Paint must be seen as a likely loss leading product, in big box hardware stores. Just as beer and milk are the loss leaders for the big grocery chains, Woolworths and Coles.

The Home Depot clone, Bunnings claim it has secured a great deal from Taubmans to broaden the product and colour range, offer training to Bunnings staff and cut throat price discounting. Lowes/Masters discount hardware store, is likely to have similar deals with its suppliers, when it opens in October, 2011 in Braybrook,Victoria. The paint sales person can give you test paint pots, always apply this in a hidden area.
Bunnings has discount paint, from Nippon and the IN brand. I always prefer the better quality paint, as I have bought the discount paint and found it did not cover so well. Paint will appear darker, the larger the area you paint. Your labour is far too valuable to spend time on poor products like cheap paint. It required me to apply several coats, an turned out more expensive in the labour area. Always buy the best quality brushes or wool rollers, as poor quality will create work with moulting bristles or fribs.

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Tips for First Home Buyers

Tim — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:56:45 +0000

One of the hardest things for many First Home Buyers is establishing the saving psychology to start. Everyone knows, just how hard it is to Save: given a third of your income is rent, a third in taxes and a third on living.

Given, once you have bought, it is entirely likely, that the Bank Home repayments will be much like meeting the rent. Its the Deposit, that’s the hard thing.

Below, I set out a few ideas, hope they strike a chord with you.
1 Research, the current First Home Buyer grant, these have been running on and off since 1963. The programme is often changing, but with newer Home loan guidelines, you can use this as a large help to meet the Deposit. Consult www.sro.gov.au

2 Recognize that the Stamp Duty saving to First Home Buyers are a massive saving for you: organise your thinking to grasp this saving.

3 Study, the renovation game, for example, there are many TV shows which highlight the renovation opportunity. A renovation may create a deposit, if you live in a modest home and do it up.
4   Research ways to increase your income, such as renovating cars,{which is tax free}, or weekend jobs with your circle of pals.
5 Research ways to save on expenses, such as, convert your car to LPG, save $50 bucks a week.
6 Save on holidays from the Internet, at sites like www.stayz.com.au, www.lastminute.com.au www.travelzoo.com/au www.wotif.com.au www.expedia.com.au
7   Save on groceries, by shopping at bulk stores, Costco, Aldi, Get Fresh or Farmers markets.
8   Save on furniture and clothing, by buying at Clearance stores, Factory Outlets, Sunday Markets or Salvos stores.
9   Ask your relatives about an Equity Guarantee, as security for your loan.
10 Ask all your friends an pals for saving Ideas and Income ideas.
11 Organise all Christmas and Birthday presents to be made in cash, as a savings measure.
12 Run a modest Home based business, in order to, claim the legitimate tax breaks, on cars, rents, library, office expenses, clothing, telephone, Internet, research and study tours. Modest businesses are being started on Ebay and Sunday markets.
13 Read magazines, like First Property Buyer, or their website at www.firstpropertybuyer.com.au
14 Are you prepared to allow some pals to live in your home and help with the Bank repayments?
15 Are you prepared to live as a House Sitter, during a short term, rental saving phase?