Properly locating and bedding down the hold-downs or anchor bolts on your building project is about more than just passing the inspection. The extreme storms in recent years have made it a matter of life or death to have our houses and outbuildings built to withstand even the most severe storms. Your engineering layout must … Read more
Sealing is a great way of adding an extra layer of protection to your asphalt-based driveway. Not only will this protect against water and UV damage, but it can help prevent damage from oil stains. However, can sealing a driveway cover existing oil stains, or should you remove them first? Sealing a driveway will not … Read more
There is nothing worse than pulling out every weed by hand to ensure your driveway stays pristine, only for the little buggers to return − with their friends! Can we prevent this far from ideal reoccurrence by sealing our driveways? Sealing your driveway will minimize weed growth drastically by seeping down into the sand between … Read more
Most outdoor AC units for a split AC system are positioned on a pad of some sort to elevate them off the ground. Is this really a necessary installation, or can you position the outdoor AC unit directly on the ground? We will cover whether this is an acceptable method or one to be avoided. … Read more
If you are in a position where either your indoor or outdoor AC unit needs replacing, you may be interested in whether the tonnage of the two units should match. Installing a smaller unit may be cheaper, but will it work? Can the tonnage of the indoor and outdoor units be different? Indoor and outdoor … Read more
Keeping your home or office cool in the middle of a heatwave or during high humidity is essential. When the temperatures are too hot, there is nothing worse than trying to stay cool and dry while the sweat drips down and you are trying to work. In these climates, buildings without air-conditioners are the exception … Read more
An outdoor AC unit’s most common installation location is on a ground-level concrete pad. If this installation arrangement is not feasible for your structure, can the outdoor AC be installed higher than the indoor unit? The outdoor AC unit can be set or installed higher than the indoor unit. The outdoor AC can be installed … Read more
Depending on the type of AC unit used in your home, there may be situations where the indoor AC unit is kept on the floor. This is normally more typical of freestanding AC units rather than split AC installations. Are there any problems associated with keeping your indoor AC unit on the floor? Air conditioners … Read more
The Shark Steam Mop is great, but ideally you should wall hang it to protect your flooring after use. Unfortunately the way that the handle works is at a right angle to the steam pads at the bottom, meaning that a traditional hook doesn’t work well. This video shows exactly how I built a custom … Read more
Everyone is aware of the two primary types of air conditioners on the market: split systems and single packaged units. Split system air conditioners currently account for about 70% of the market, as people prefer them to single packaged units. But when they inevitably break, can you fit another model or brand’s components to fix … Read more