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Saving Money with LED Lights for Your Home

Some thoughts on why you might like to replace your conventional lighting units with models that utilise light emitting diodes. In the past, many homeowners have switched to halogen lamps in order to save money as they are considered to be more energy efficient in general than incandescent bulbs. More recently, the development of lighting […]

Types of Instant Shelters

Instant shelters are ‘tent’ like covers that can be erected relatively quickly and be taken down and transported when necessary. You have probably encountered these kinds of instant shelters in a variety of settings – from stalls at fairs to people’s gardens. They have a range of benefits and are great for businesses and homes […]

Temporary Shelters for Events

Whether for a wedding or for a corporate event, temporary shelters are highly useful and something that anyone should look into. There are many things that make portable shelters particularly useful and practical, and in many ways they offer benefits that you can’t get from a brick and mortar property. Here we will look at […]

Make Fixing Your Underground Mess Easy

If you accidentally cut an electrical cable while digging or pounding in a fence post, you can repair it with a splice. First turn off power to the electrical device fed by the broken cable at the circuit panel. Then dig 12 in. on each side of the break in the wire and gingerly work […]

Be Sure To Make Upgrades To Your Panel Box Too

There are several benefits in upgrading or replacing your old fuse box or electrical panel. Foremost is safety, if you have an old fuse box it was designed and probably installed more than 50 years ago. Simply put-it’s obsolete. It’s probably still working the way it was designed to do so but still obsolete. Circuit […]