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What to consider when building a granny flat

If you’re looking for ways to add some extra space to your home for guests or your kids, one of your best options is to look into designing and building a custom granny flat. Whether it’s for your in-laws or any other family member, there are a few things you should consider before, and during the build. Take a look at a few of our granny flat considerations below. What are you using it for? From the very beginning, your primary focus should be the end goal of your granny flat. Who is going to use it, their needs and what size it should be? If you’re only planning on using it for your kids or close family members just sit down and ask them what they think and get some insight - it’s easier to make changes during the design phase. If renting the granny flat is in your

2021-05-24T11:31:21+10:00June 2nd, 2018|Articles|

How to dispose of car batteries

Sooner or later, your car battery is going to fail, and it’s not as easy as throwing them in your regular rubbish bin at home or dumping them on the side of the curb, in hope someone else with deal with it. Council pickup have a list of items they refuse to take as well which includes paint tins, gas cylinders and old batteries. This is because the chemicals in these items either pose a hazard to workers (explosions etc) or have chemicals that can leech into the water table from landfill and severly pollute the environment. Car Battery disposal nasties The illegal dumping of batteries can cause more harm to our plant and animal habitat than you can imagine. Car batteries are classified as hazardous waste, and comprise of heavy metals and other toxic materials, such as mercury, alkaline, cadium, nickel and lead acid, all of which can pollute

2021-05-24T11:30:52+10:00June 11th, 2014|Articles|
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