Articles related to "Building"
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Tips for finding a good, honest contractor
How to find trusted contractors who will complete your work to a satisfactory standard, and not rip you off.
Renovating or adding on to a home is generally a stressful exercise. Firstly there's the mess that invariably ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Lea Jacobs
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27 Mar 2015
This is the House that I built
My parents believed that renting property was a waste of time and encouraged all of their children to buy their own homes as soon as possible. I took their advice to heart and at the grand old age of 21, decided to build my own ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Lea Jacobs
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05 Mar 2015
Kitchens are still the heart of the home
Following the release of results of a survey conducted by Tile Africa, it would appear that the adage ‘the kitchen is the heart of the home’...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Jacqueline Gray
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12 Feb 2015
Building? Plan your land
So you’re building a new house: you’ve appointed your architects and an engineer, and the last thing you need is the cost of another professional, right?
Well, it depends. How well do you want ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Martin Hatchuel
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13 Nov 2014
Renovation can be a bad plan
By renovating your property you can design the perfect home for yourself. It can be an exciting process, as well as a rewarding one – especially from the point of view of an investor (which you are, as a home owner). Renovation ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Cathy Nolan
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30 Oct 2014
Should I buy or build a house?
It’s probably the oldest question in the property investment book: should I build my next home, or buy an existing one?
The very fact that this question has had such a long and illustrious ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Martin Hatchuel
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23 Oct 2014
Use less; score more
The daily carbon footprint of an energy guzzling consumer society is dominated by the time we spend indoors.
Lifestyle and Decor
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Anna-Marie Smith
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28 Aug 2014
Style on tap
Styles may change but kitchens and bathrooms will always play an important role in the home, says Liza Watermeyer, Retail and Display Co-ordinator at Tile Africa.
Lifestyle and Decor
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Jacqueline Gray
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19 Jun 2014
Comply or demolish
When building or moving into a new home, occupational certificates are as necessary as clearance certificates. WHAT certificates, you ask?
Most simply, city councils issue occupancy certificates to certify that buildings have ...
Property Advice
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Anna-Marie Smith
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29 May 2014
Pole dancing and other building no-nos
We all make mistakes – right? Absolutely. However, most of us own up and go all out to ensure that the error is corrected in the shortest time possible. “Most of us” unfortunately does not appear to include Eskom, which seems ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Lea Jacobs
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08 May 2014
