Latest Blog Posts for A New House

• Tumbledown Barn
  on Aug 7, 2015 in What the .... ?
  At first glance this really does look like a Tumbledown Barn. In reality it is actually a modern house by Alchemy Architecture an American practice that are very involved in designs that utilise recycled materals. Follows the following link to see th...
• The Joys of Moving Houses (No Sarcasm Intended)
  on Aug 6, 2015 in Moving House
  Guest post by Hubert Dwight If someone were to say that there are joys in moving houses, many people would consider the person speaking to be a bit bonkers. It is a natural reaction because we humans tend to focus on the negative experiences rather t...
• Solar Panel Alignment (Revised 2015)
  on Aug 5, 2015 in Solar Electricity Solar Hot Water Solar alignment
  The suns position in the sky varies throughout the year and over each day. The ideal situation is when the sun is hitting the panels closest to a perfectly perpendicular angle (90°). So in Australia, what angle and orientation are best?……...
• Regulations Failing Public
  on Aug 3, 2015 in Getting it Right
  Over the last couple of months there have been a couple of separate News Items which are really connected. Excavation Collapse Puts House On Edge! The photo shows a house hanging over the edge of an excavation in a Melbourne suburb. This in spite of...
• Mexican Whale
  on Jul 31, 2015 in What the .... ?
  I’m not sure whether this looks like a Whale to me . . . . but that is what the architect says this house is! Here is a view of the inside which looks quite cosy. I wonder if the owner is called Jonah The architect is Javier Senosiain and his...
• Large or ‘Character’
  on Jul 29, 2015 in Floor Plans
  Lots of people say they like character . . . . but build houses with these huge open plan living rooms. Modern Living Room by Perth Design & Construction Firms Cambuild Some of the display houses I see do look light and airy. . . . but to me have...
• Fence Disputes
  on Jul 27, 2015 in Fences
  The Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria (DSCV) has revealed the consistent No 1 dispute has been fencing. In fact fencing counts for around one third of all of their top ten disputes. In 2013-4 there were fence 6,489 disputes, slightly above the lo...
• My Little Pony House
  on Jul 24, 2015 in What the .... ?
  No I am not a ‘Brony’ (male who enjoys ‘My Little Pony’ ) but I had to watch plenty of those cartoons with my daughter. . . . And soon to watch again with my grandaughter. This photo did remind me of those times.   The p...
• PCI Guide – New 4th Edition
  on Jul 21, 2015 in Intro
  I have just completed the 4th edition of this best selling E Book. This Revision includes: Extra Check Lists Even more advice on what to look for New Section on removals with Checklists   OVER 1,800 HAPPY CUSTOMERS!   Previous Purchasers A...
• Strange Wood Heater Location
  on Jul 20, 2015 in Heating
  This photograph shows an attractive antique looking wood heater which I found on hearth.com. . . . but its location looks very odd to me: As it has been placed in front of varnished timber it has had to be placed well away from the corner meaning it&...

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