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Are your pipes buckling under pressure?

Are your pipes buckling under pressure?

Issues with water pressure can be extremely disconcerting when going about your everyday business. Showering, washing up and even watering the garden can become frustrating tasks when you can't get the water pressure you want. Often friction in the pipes from the main...

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What to do when you’re toilet can’t handle the load

What to do when you’re toilet can’t handle the load

For many people, one of the most embarrassing plumbing disasters that can happen in your own home is a toilet backing up. Even worse is if it happens when you're using someone else's toilet and at the push of a button, the toilet paper starts rising up, instead of...

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Maintaining Ceramic Tiles

Maintaining Ceramic Tiles

Glazed ceramic tiles are an ideal material for tub and shower walls. They are impervious to moisture, easy to clean and durable enough to withstand a lifetime of hot, sudsy soakings. However, tiles are not maintenance free. Every tiled wall is only as strong as the...

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Funny plumbing facts to make you giggle

Funny plumbing facts to make you giggle

Here are some lighthearted facts about plumbing: Copper piping has been around for approximately 3000 years, the Egyptians were one of the first to use it all those years ago when laying their own piping. 3 years is the average time that a person will spend on the...

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What is that gas smell?

What is that gas smell?

Although there may not be a big difference between the smell of the gas you choose to run your BBQ from, there’s certainly a big difference in the price. Today, the benefits of natural gas seem to have been forgotten, with LPG being a more popular choice for Aussie...

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Prepare your plumbing for autumn in Sydney

Prepare your plumbing for autumn in Sydney

With summer coming and going so quickly that if you blinked once you missed it, autumn is now upon us and it’s a really important time of year to protect your home and your family from the tricky mishaps that can occur around this time of year. Ensure that your...

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Save water by installing a rainwater tank

Save water by installing a rainwater tank

It’s often hard to get experts to agree on anything. Yet most agree that a resurgence in the use of rainwater tanks in urban areas is a good thing. So is it really worthwhile? We think, yes. Shave loads of $$$ off your water bill by utilising rainwater in your garden,...

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Simple steps to buying the right home

Simple steps to buying the right home

Want to buy your dream home without making a mess of your finances or your happiness? Take this check list on board before you take the homebuyers plunge. It’s not every day you get to buy a home and you don’t want to make too many mistakes. Remember what you want...

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IS YOUR JOB MAKING YOUR BELLY BULGE?

IS YOUR JOB MAKING YOUR BELLY BULGE?

Hate feeling that bulge of fat protruding from the top of your pants while you’re sitting at your work desk?  According to Sydney Morning Herald article, Slimming the bottom line, office jobs are not only increasing our wallets but are increasing our waist lines too....

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Don’t let cooking fats set you back

Don’t let cooking fats set you back

Imagine spending hours slaving over a hot stove for that dinner party you’ve organised, or that summer BBQ everyone’s been looking forward to (I’m sure we’ve all been there). At the end of the day, the fried fish, prawns and potato scallops all turn out great,...

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Every drop counts

Every drop counts

We all use more water than we realise. Every day, without thinking about it, we waste litres of water and wind up paying for it in our water bills. Here are a few habits you can easily incorporate into your everyday life to save water; Every bit of water we save makes...

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