Decorating your house at Christmas is an exciting time! There are a few things to remember when putting up your lights to make sure you keep yourself, and your house safe. Inspect your old Christmas lights Check if there are any exposed wires or any damage to them before you connect them. While you are looking over them, don’t forget to check that the globes …
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From April 29th 2016, all properties with a swimming pool or spa pool in New South Wales require a Certificate of Compliance before they can be sold or leased. It is your responsibility as a pool owner to ensure your pool safety barrier complies with Australian Standards and the Swimming Pools Act 1992. All swimming pools and spas containing more than 30 cm of water must be surrounded …
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Was your property constructed or renovated before 1980? Throughout the 1960s to the 1980s, pure loose-fill asbestos was sold as ceiling insulation to residential and commercial premises. A Canberra based company known as ‘Mr Fluffy’ installed insulation in around 1,000 houses in the ACT, and it is also understood to have installed insulation into homes in NSW. There is a possibility that the company may …
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