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LEDs finally hit home

LED lights are finally reaching a level that is set to make them the choice of lighting when it comes to what to put inside – and outside – your home.

You might not see them on the shelves of Kmart just yet, but most lighting retailers now carry several lines of LEDs and they come in everything from strip lighting to downlight globes and, thankfully, replacements for what we would consider “normal” globes that fit into bayonet and screw-in fittings. Continue reading LEDs finally hit home

The great power burial

In many new areas, powerlines are going underground. But if you live in an older area, would you fork out for the privilege?

A paper released last year by the Crawford School of Economics and Government at the Australian National University found that underground powerlines could increase a home’s value by 3 per cent. That doesn’t sound much, but on a $500,000 property, it equates to $15,000. Continue reading The great power burial