Throughout my career as a flooring installer, I have come across countless numbers of timber and vinyl floors that have failed due to one reason or another. After thorough investigations more than 80% of these floors have failed due to either wet concrete or hydro-static pressure. To my amazement most of these floors had never been moisture tested, (a very quick and easy test). Time and time again I hear builders saying “she’ll be right mate the concrete’s been down for weeks”.
To conform to the Australian standard of flooring installations, concrete must have a reading of no greater than 5.5% moisture content. As a general rule of thumb, concrete dries at approximately 20-25mm per month.
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Can I really use hydro energy to power my home?
There are really very few people who would be able to take advantage of hydropower in their homes. A small stream simply isn’t going to be big enough to power even a micro hydro energy system but if you happen to be one of the very lucky few who have a reasonable size stream or waterway of any sort running through your land then hydro power is an excellent form of power and you should consider looking into it. It has one big advantage over any other sort of renewable energy you may be considering for your home. It will create power 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The wind may stop blowing and the sun might stop shining but the water will always keep flowing. You can get hold of micro hydro turbines that will work with as little as 2 feet of water drop but still may provide you with enough power for the whole year.
Cover all your bases with wind and solar.
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OK here you are, toilet overflowing and your sinks will not drain. What to do and who do you call.
Solution is – always call a plumber as they are the people that know what they are doing and are able to provide cost effective solutions for whatever the problem might be that has your drains blocked. A lot of issues are resolved fast with the combined use of CCTV and Hydro Jetting.
Providing information such “has this happened before” to your plumber will assist him in formulating an action plan to resolve your issue.
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