Author: madmin

If a floor is damaged or old beyond repair, chipboard can be used to replace it effectively and cheaply.  Chipboard is easy to work with and is less expensive than a timber floor.  Flooring grade chipboard must be used.    Flooring chipboard is available in two thicknesses, and the builder must ensure that the correct...

Plastering is the process in which a plaster product is applied to a “raw” or substrate surface such as a bare brick wall in order to achieve a acceptable finish prior to applying a coat of paint.  The most successful manner in which plastering is done is by hand the plasterer (a plasterer is the...

Many people make the mistake of thinking that pool paving is a finishing touch in the creation of your pool. This is a massive fallacy that only the ignorant among us would try to propagate. Pool paving is so much than the trimming around the pool, this like saying that a woman’s hair merely surrounds...

Cleaning soap scum or hard water stains can be difficult to remove from shower doors, faucets and walls. The task can be made easier by using some common household products. Your shower doors will be clean and sparkly in no time.  To remove soap scum from showers, you can try using a fabric soften/dryer sheet....

Who would have ever thought that a kitchen counter top would ever be something one could talk about, let alone choose?  I mean gone are the days when all a woman cared for was that she had a counter top to work from, irrespective of how it looked like, or what it was made of. ...

Anyone who has ever had to clean or replace a roof gutter will know exactly how dangerous a roof gutter can be. When you are standing up there on your tip toes trying reach in and clear whatever is casing the blockage, you are also silently praying that roof gutter is not going to claim...

A skylight can be a valuable addition to any building and can be built to let in light into a dark space, to direct sun and heat into a cool room, as well as to provide light and ventilation to places which are otherwise damp or in need of air flow.  There are many different...

Styles, designs and materials for decks offer the homeowner endless opportunities to influence the beauty of the home and enhance its appearance. People can install decks in the outdoor braai area, entertainment areas, at the poolside, on the patio and even in some elevated sections of the home. In fact, indoor decks blend in beautifully...

Shower caulking is the process of applying a compound known as caulk to cracks that are found between the tiles in the shower. This is done in order to seal off the cracks and make sure that no moisture goes through the cracks to the back of the tiles where mildew and bacteria may then...

Having new gutters installed in your home is a great way of giving your home an instantly new look. When a good guttering job is done, you will have a lovely and neat new edge to your roof. A good quality guttering will increase the value of your home and even improve the look of...