2020 - How to Restore Shabby Tiles

Is It Time To Re-Grout Your Shower? 3 Easy Ways You Can Tell

18 December 2020
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The bathroom is one of the parts of the house that can most easily suffer water damage. When the water and steam from the shower interact with the walls and the floor, it deteriorates with time. The tiles are not porous, but the grouting that joins them can wear out with time. Once the water starts seeping into the material below the tile, the tiles start separating from the subfloor, and the damage begins. Read More

Critical Factors to Consider When Replacing Your Transformer

20 October 2020
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Power transformers play an essential role in every company, and when they fail, everything usually grinds to a halt. Getting operations back up can be tricky if the transformer is faulty and cannot be repaired or meet your requirements. The only solution to such a problem is to replace the transformer. Unfortunately, transformers rarely go down, so those in charge of buying a replacement unit may not know how to go about it. Read More

All The Lessons You Need on Crack Stitching

9 September 2020
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Cracked walls are a common occurrence in old structures. The cracks occur at different places and have varying effects on the stability of your structure. Superficial cracks on the surface of the walls may not have a significant impact, usually just affecting their beauty. However, deep cracks can affect the stability and tensile strength of the walls. Look out for cracks extending into the foundation, basements and beams. They affect the stability of the building, and a failure to repair these cracks can be catastrophic. Read More

How CNC Machines Improve the Quality of Drilling Tasks

17 July 2020
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Drilling is a critical manufacturing task that is used to create holes in many different types of surfaces. Technology has made drilling more effective and efficient over the years. This is because machines are being programmed to achieve precise cuts and create holes in substrates for multiple applications. More specifically, CNC machines have become a gold standard during the drilling process. If your company relies on drilling to process raw materials, CNC machines can help you create both simple and complex drill patterns that span across many different types of surfaces. Read More

Are You Relocating? Here’s a Simple Guide to Dispose of Hazardous Household Waste

24 June 2020
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After an extended stay in one house, it comes a time when you find it fit to relocate to a better one. But you quickly realise that you've accumulated plenty of things you don't need to bring along. According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), hazardous waste may include corrosive, combustible, toxic and reactive materials. All these are harmful to human life and the entire ecosystem. Therefore, it's vital to get rid of them in a recommended way. Read More

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If you've got an old tile kitchen splashback that's seen better days, then you want to spruce it up. If you can't afford to replace the tiles, then you may be thinking about restoring them instead. But, if you've never done this kind of project before, you won't know where to start or which restoration solution to choose. Do you know the best way to get rid of grease marks and stains? Should you just rip out and replace the grout? Can you paint over the tiles? Are cracks fixable? To get the answers to these kinds of questions and simple guides on how to restore old tiles, take a look at my articles. There's bound to be something on my site that can get your splashback looking good again.