The Amateurs Digest

How to Take the Stress Out of Installing a Swimming Pool

February 9, 2013 The Amateurs Digest 0

Concrete swimming pools are a pretty significant investment, but having a pool will really enhance your lifestyle as you can take a dip in private anytime you want to. But everything must be done correctly. When you install a pool, that’s not the only thing that needs to be done. You need proper landscaping, an automatic pool cleaner, and a professionally installed glass pool fence by Clear Az Glass Fencing.

Experienced pool and landscaping company Principal Pools + Landscapes advises that if you choose a company that does the pool and nothing else, there will be a lot of hassle and stress as you try to get someone in to install the safety fence and then another company to attend to the landscaping so your pool doesn’t look like it’s sitting on an alien planet with heaps of soil or rock spread over what was once your lawn.

Take the least stressful way out and choose builders that also do landscaping and fencing. They can discuss the size and shape of your pool and ensure that it will fit nicely into your property. They will get all the necessary council permissions and then start building your concrete pool. All you have to do is watch and enjoy their daily progress.

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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 Make Your Landscape Dreams Come True

March 24, 2012 The Amateurs Digest 0

Many people dream of having a beautifully landscaped area surrounding their home, but they just can’t seem to make it come true. This is mostly because they don’t have the time or the expertise to design something that will suit their home. landscape design is easy – for the right person. Someone who has been trained in creating a beautiful garden using all the many elements that are available, can bring your dreams to fruition.

A qualified professional understands what works and what does not and can also bring your lifestyle needs into the equation to create a garden that really suits the home and your needs as well. For instance, if you have little children, you will need to be careful about any water features you might want. Toddlers don’t understand the risk of falling in or how to get themselves out. But with older children you can find something larger and deeper for your water feature without having to worry.

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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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8 Advantages of Security Fencing

October 24, 2010 The Amateurs Digest 0

Security fencing is a necessary fact of life in most areas. The good news is that it doesn’t have to look ugly, but can enhance the look of your home and property rather like the frame of a beautiful picture. There are many different types of security fencing that will keep your home and property safe while still offering aesthetic value.

There are also many advantage of having such a fence around your property: –

No worries about theft. You won’t have to worry about a burglar sneaking in while you are away and taking your valuable assets or wrecking your home.
When you have secure fencing your insurance premiums could very well come down. Even car insurance is likely to be less when it becomes known that you don’t have to park out on the street.
These days you never know where vandals will pop up. Whether it is graffiti sprayed on walls, windows smashed or destruction of plants and garden furniture, you won’t have to worry about a thing once your fence is up.
Home invasion. Terrifying and dangerous, no one wants to suffer from a home invasion. Your security fence means that you won’t have to worry about this problem of modern living.

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Using Glass for Your Home Renovations

January 27, 2010 The Amateurs Digest 0

If you are renovating your bathroom, choosing frameless glass showerscreens is one way to add value simply and quickly. Glass can also be used in other rooms. Kitchen glass splashbacks are now very popular as they too have several benefits.

The bathroom project experts at completebathroomsolutions.com.au have come up with 4 benefits you will find with glass shower screens: Here they are –

Often a bathroom is enhanced by a feature wall of special tiles, but this can be spoiled by a solid shower screen protruding across the area. When you walk into the bathroom you want that feature wall to be highly visible. If part of it is concealed by the shower screen the effect will be spoiled. Frameless glass will allow the full effect to be enjoyed.
Glass is a product that will never go out of fashion, so your bathroom will not ‘date’ over the years.
Glass shower screens make a small area look bigger as they allow the eye to travel to the full extent of the room, rather than being blocked by a lump of tile jutting out or even a shower curtain, both of which break visual flow. And if you are lucky enough to have a large area your bathroom will look absolutely stunning.
Glass is durable and easy to clean – with no frame it is even easier.

Considering the amount of cleaning that must be done in the house, knowing that the bathroom will be one of the easier rooms to clean is sure to please anyone.

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Advantages of Equipment to Hire for Your Home Renovation

May 28, 2009 The Amateurs Digest 0

Many larger home renovations need the kind of tools that the home handyman may not have stashed away in the garage. They are both too costly to buy and take up too much room to store. Purchasing them outright would add considerably to the cost of renovation, especially if they were never used again. This is where equipment hire can save you.

If you are adding a deck, verandah or room, or building a gazebo or carport on a block that has sloping ground you will need to level it first unless you want to use piers to hold the floor. Otherwise, an excavator will be needed to do the work of removing all the soil and putting it somewhere else useful, such as building up a garden bed.

When you hire an excavator it will most likely also be necessary to hire the operator. There is a lot of difference in just driving the equipment and operating it properly to do the job required. Luckily, most hire companies also provide operators when needed. This saves you a steep learning curve and the many potential problems inherent in not being able to handle the equipment properly due to lack of experience.

Dingos, skid steer loaders and augers are all the types of equipment that you may need when doing a renovation on your home. Augers are particularly good for when you need to fence the block or the drive. You can dig many postholes in an hour of working with the auger and still feel fresh enough to play with the kids in the evening. If you were to dig them with a crowbar and shovel it would take all day, give you a bad back and blister your hands.

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