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Your Definitive Guide To Four Of The Most Reliable Air Conditioning Brands In Australia

December 22, 2023 The Amateurs Digest 0

One thing you will not find a scarcity of when looking for air conditioning is choice.

That choice extends to how many units you purchase, the prices, the specific air conditioning units, if you want ducted air conditioning, which air conditioning retailer you are buying from, and who you hire to install your air conditioning.

One choice we omitted from that list is the many air conditioning brands Australian consumers can choose from.

Each brand will have a range of air conditioning products, increasing your choices even more, but this can have positives and negatives.

The positives are that more options give you a better chance of finding an air conditioning unit that suits your needs and helps make prices more competitive.

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How Commercial Storage Can Help You During Home Emergencies

March 27, 2023 The Amateurs Digest 0

Emergencies can strike at home at any time, often leaving us feeling overwhelmed and unprepared, and one of the biggest challenges during an emergency is managing your belongings, especially if you need to evacuate your home quickly; this is where commercial storage units can be an enormous help.

With a reliable storage facility, you can store your family’s belongings quickly, safely, and securely until you can return home.

In this blog post, we will explore this and others ways in which commercial storage can be extremely helpful to you and your family during home emergencies.

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How To Tell If Your Concrete Floors Need Resurfacing

October 27, 2020 The Amateurs Digest 0

There are lots of different buildings and facilities that have concrete floor coatings, and many of those floors may have an existing concrete floor coatings. Regardless of where it is, there will come a time when you have to assess whether or not that concrete floor is in need of any remedial work, which could include a repair, new finishing, or the application of a new coating.

The checks on concrete floors are necessary regardless of where they are, even if that is your garage at home. The last thing you want is for you to trip due to a cracked piece of concrete while carrying a container full of old oil, for example.

In retail, commercial, and industrial properties, the need for checks is even greater to the point of being a legal requirement with regards to the health and safety of employees and customers.

It could be an expensive day in court if someone sues you and your business due to an injury they received as a result of tripping on a damaged concrete floor that did not have a warning sign.

As well as health and safety reasons, a concrete floor can also be resurfaced in order to give the entire premises a fresh new look or to modernise it. Given the huge array of options that concrete floor paints and coatings now have in terms of colours and patterns, you should never be short of choices.

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Why You Need to Say Goodbye to the Kitchen Sponge

February 17, 2020 The Amateurs Digest 0

Any method and tool for cleaning in your home is good, as long as you’re cleaning, right? Wrong. While staying on top of household chores is good for body, soul, and home, there are some things that can just do more harm than good.

And the ordinary kitchen sponge is one of them. Read on to learn why you should be saying ‘see ya’ to the sponge.

Germs, Germs, and More Germs

If you thought that your bathroom would be the room in your home with the most bacteria, then you’d be wrong. Yes, it does have a lot of germs, but your kitchen has even more than you might think.

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Essential Fire Safety Tips For Your Building

July 24, 2018 The Amateurs Digest 0

Fortunately for most employees, safety in most workplaces is regulated carefully under OHS laws. Things like fire protection and safe working practices are defined by a regulatory body – usually Worksafe – who release detailed guidelines to help you follow the law.

However, Integral Fire Protection tells us a lot of business owners still find it hard to follow fire protection laws. This could be because they aren’t sure where the responsibility lies. After all, they aren’t sure what to do because they believe that most fire safety actions are too complicated. This is not true. Fire safety is essential and should be a priority for every business owner. Some of our top fire safety tips to keep your business and employees safe include:

Make sure you have the right fire safety gear:

The first thing that you need to do is to make sure that you have the right fire safety gear in your building. Fire extinguishers can help you control and contain small fires before they get out of hand, potentially saving you from significant financial and property losses. Some of the fire gear your building should have includes:

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Plumbing – When It Is Time to Call for Professional Help

May 15, 2018 John Nightingale 0

In this modern world of DIY TV shows and magical ways to fix things at home, there comes a time when a plumbing job requires the help of a licensed plumber.

Sure, there are simple problems a person can handle and probably do fairly quickly.

But let’s face it: licensed professionals have a much broader range of jobs they can tackle, from basic repairs to complex and potentially dangerous issues.

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11 Common Sense Tips to Ensure Your Freight is Safe

August 1, 2017 The Amateurs Digest 0

No matter what kind of freight you send, you’ll want it to arrive in good condition with no visible damage. The first step is to choose a reliable transport company that comes highly recommended by friends, family or someone else you know and trust. Failing that, you can ask around hardware or furniture stores, or do some research online to find just the right company.

Here are 11 tips to ensure it arrives safely.

Packaging is the watchword if you want goods to arrive undamaged. Don’t just pack them up in any old box with a piece of string to keep it all together. Choose a box that is new or nearly new and has not been obviously battered around on other trips.
Choose a box with a lid, preferably one that fits down over the top and can be securely taped to the sides.
Tape the lid down and run the tape right around and under the box to ensure the bottom doesn’t fall out. Tape another strip over and down the un-taped side. The end of the tape should overlap the start by a few centimetres.
Use strong packaging tape, not the kind painters use.
Pack the goods with care and attention to detail. If there are any sharp points or pieces that poke out, wrap extra bubble wrap around them so they can’t penetrate the box walls.
Fill in all the gaps around the item with wrapping or scrunched up newspaper, and if you have multiple boxes, use more tape or cargo nets to make sure your packages are kept together.
Place padding on the base of the box before inserting the item, then over the top of the item before putting on the lid
Never over-pack a box as they are usually stacked on top of each other in the truck and this would put lots of pressure on the item.

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For When It Can’t Wait, Call a 24/7 Electrician

January 21, 2017 The Amateurs Digest 0

Certain home repairs just can’t wait—from plumbing leaks to gas leaks and beyond. Some electrical issues fall into this category, as well. Faulty wiring and other electrical problems can be a fire hazard and can put both your family and you in danger. Luckily, in a case where you encounter one of these must-fix problems, there is always an emergency electrician that can help at any hour of the day.

When you suspect you have an electrical emergency, you shouldn’t hesitate to call a professional electrician. It is always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to wiring and electrical issues, and at very least, a good electrician can provide you with some much-needed peace of mind.

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Enhance Your Life by Using a Professional Handyman

November 24, 2015 The Amateurs Digest 0

When you own a home there is always going to be some repair job that needs doing. While it is true that many homeowners develop the skills to do such jobs, they are rarely as good at doing them than a person who is a professional handyman, simply because they don’t get the experience needed in doing them over and over again – not to mention the professional training in how to do them properly in the first place.

The trouble is that even though you may love your tools and enjoy working with your hands, you have another job that takes up most of your time and energy. Often, those repairs are left for weeks on end – maybe even months – simply because you don’t have the time or inclination to do them. Meanwhile, people who have to use the thing that’s broken get really stressed out because it is difficult to use, or it doesn’t work at all.

Unattended repairs cost money

Repairs such as leaky taps and cisterns that don’t get done are not only stressors in your life, they are actually costing you money. Leaks use up far more water than you would imagine; water you have to pay for. And what’s more, those leaks are never going to go away unless they are properly fixed. Leaks are caused by the seal wearing out and once it is worn, it won’t fix itself.

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How to Iron Your Carpet – and Why

April 17, 2014 The Amateurs Digest 0

Did you know it is possible to iron your carpet?

Not the same way you would iron the clothes, of course, but ironing the carpet does have its place and no, not to get the wrinkles out.

Part of a carpet cleaning company process, and one possible way to remove stains that you cannot identify the source of. You may think this sounds crazy, but in fact it does work.

This is how you do it.

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How to Get Paint Off Your Carpet

May 17, 2012 The Amateurs Digest 0

It happens. You are happily repainting your bedroom or living area and suddenly a big blob of paint falls off the roller or brush. Of course, you will have already covered the carpet carefully with a paint sheet or tarp, but somehow the paint still seems to get on the carpet through some tiny hole. According to www.brilliancecleaning.com.au carpet cleaning is in order, but don’t clean the carpet as you would for ordinary dirt or spill.

Many people use water-based paint for their home these days because it is so easy to put on and clean up. And it is just as durable as oil based paint. But it is almost impossible to get out of the carpet, whether it has long or short fibres. If you press that paint into the carpet with a cloth or kitchen paper towel, the colour will seep right through the fibres into the backing and never come out, meaning you’ll require a carpet repair patch for the damaged carpet.

Instead, use a damp cloth in each hand and hold the affected fibres at the base, below the paint blob, then gradually draw your fingers upwards so the excess paint is squeezed off the top of the fibres. Do this over and over with fresh towels or cloths until all the paint is removed. You need to do it immediately because if the paint dries even a bit, it will be almost impossible to get it out.

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How to Get Help Moving the Furniture When Renovating

July 18, 2011 The Amateurs Digest 0

There are many renovating jobs that are relatively simple and easy for a home handyman or woman to do. Often, the hardest part is in moving the furniture so you can get the job done without it being in the way. But not everyone is strong enough to lift furniture carefully. According to Brilliance Removalists Perth, even if you are not moving house, it is possible to hire professional removalists to come and shift the furniture for you.

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