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Category Archives: Smaller Houses
Spanish researchers design an earthquake resistant house
Website Science Daily report that researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have successfully tested a new system to build earthquake resistant houses for the third world. The houses use pre-fabricated steel trusses that are light and easy to install … Continue reading
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Home Building Guide
For those who amongst the many thousands of rebuilds in Christchurch, getting to grips with the building process is likely to be an enormous issue. While nearly all these houses will be rebuilt courtesy of our insurance companies, it is important to have a head full of … Continue reading
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Rebuilds – smaller houses
We, like many others, are likely to be a rebuild. While waiting for formal confirmation there has been time to check out what is available. The first thing we noticed, other than the unrealistically high prices of land, was the … Continue reading
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