Storing rainwater at home can be a good choice if you have a large garden, or often need to hose off the house or deck, wash the family vehicles, or even wash the family pets. Collecting and storing rainwater can also be good for areas that are a high risk for brushfires, and especially rural areas that are some distance from emergency services. If you're thinking of getting a water tank for your home, note a few features to look for in a tank, so you know you opt for the best type while not overpaying for something with more options than you actually need.
8 February 2018
Underpinning is a method used to stabilise faulty building foundations. This sort of building repair may be required because of a number of different reasons, including when the initial foundation is no longer robust or stable enough, when the soil moves and destabilises the foundation of a building, when the properties of the soil on which the structure sits on has changed and when the way the building is used has changed.
1 February 2018
Whether you want to distribute a family history or other important research project, or you need to ensure that your videos of those crucial first years of your child's life last forever, there's nothing as safe as a physical copy. Many people feel mistrustful of purely digital storage methods and cloud hosting and, when it comes to treasured memories or years of work, your best bet is storing this valuable data on a CD.
1 February 2018
If you are a big fan of the great outdoors, a tarpaulin is a vital piece of any camping kit. A high-quality tarp can be placed over rucksacks and other camping equipment to help to protect it from the rain when you are making your camp. A tarp also makes an excellent ground mat if you need to sit down or place items on a muddy patch of ground. Damage to a tarp can cause no end of trouble during a camping trip, so you will want to make sure you do everything you can to protect it and keep it in top condition.
26 January 2018
While the floating jetty of your home does not need too much maintenance, it does have two areas that need cleaning after being exposed to wind and rain from the winter months. By paying attention to these two parts of your jetty now, you can protect both your boat and your family. Set aside a couple of hours to attend to this checklist of chores before you start to use the jetty for the spring and summer.
26 January 2018
If your company operates a warehouse, it is vital that different areas of the floor space are clearly marked. For example, you may wish to paint rectangles on the ground to indicate areas which should be used to stack goods. You may also wish to create lanes down which forklift trucks should drive. You may also wish to paint hatching on areas where vehicles and goods should not be parked to allow access or for safety reasons.
10 January 2018