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How to label a home distribution board
By labelling a home distribution you are taking a step towards understanding how your home electrical supply works. In this…
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Create an Energy Efficient Home
With winter rapidly approaching and Eskom seemingly no closer to resolving its power supply issues, it’s time to think about…
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How to fix a door that has swollen
Here follows some advice on what you can do to treat swollen doors.
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Toolbox for home maintenance and repair
When you decide that it’s time to start doing your own home maintenance repair projects in and around the home,…
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Make a medicine cabinet
Make a simple medicine cabinet for a bathroom using 20mm bamboo or laminated pine shelving. The medicine cabinet shown here…
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How to remove and replace skirting boards
When renovating an older home or wanting to incorporate modern style to a dated home, installing new skirting boards is…
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Make a kiddies book caddy or storage shelf
This book caddy retail at around R1200 if you had to buy them ready made. Make your own and it…
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Replace silicone seal in bathroom
To prevent damage by moisture and possible mould, applying silicone sealer to sanitary fittings in a bathroom should be done…
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Paint gutters and downspouts
While newer homes are fitted with pre-coated aluminium or zinc gutters, older homes with galvanised tin gutters will need to…
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Repair cracks in concrete
Concrete is one of the most versatile and sustainable materials for use in and around a home. It is used…
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Add a garden tap to your garden
Follow these step-by-step instructions to add an extra outdoor tap to your garden to water areas of the garden that…
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