Renovate Australia

A home improvement blog about renovating our Queenslander house in Townsville, Australia

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Entries from May 2010

Save 10% on your Air Conditioning Cost

May 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment

I was reading a recent edition of Popular Science and came across a way to use up to 10% less power on your window box air-conditioner. To save up to 10% on the cost of running your window air-conditioner you should keep the air-conditioner out of direct sunlight. There are a few ways that you [...]

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Tags: Heating and Cooling

The Holmes Inspection – What I Wish I Knew About Home Inspections

May 4th, 2010 · No Comments

So far in our “new” house (built in 1990) here in Canada we have had to replace our dish washer, washing machine, dryer, and a few weeks ago our stove died. We have also needed to replace one window, and about a half dozen others have broken seals and should be replaced soon. We had [...]

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Tags: Buying & Selling