Window repairs to enhance your home... Windows are so often overlooked when doing cosmetic fixes on your home before attempting to sell yet they are so important and give your home a fresh, looked after appeal that makes a big difference for first impressions to a home buyer. Repairing windows is a relatively simple exercise be they wood or steel frame windows. It is often a simple case of giving the windows and the paintwork a good clean that can make all...

How to reduce debt and create wealth using your bo... Your bond is an important tool that can allow you to achieve your financial goals quicker if used in the correct wealth generation manner. Clever use of the equity available in your home loan can prove to be a very valuable wealth generation tool and here are a few ways in which best to use that home loan equity. By using the equity in your home loan to purchase a vehicle, you could be saving as much as 4% in interest...

Continued slow growth in property prices... South African property owners have been anticipating a rate cut for the last 2 or 3 quarters but the Reserve bank has kept rates steady for some time now. Lets put this into perspective, rates are at their lowest level in over 36 years, we in South Africa last saw rates at these levels in 1974 and it is the after effects of the economic crisis that has left many home owners wondering if the house they bought was in fact...

Using paint techniques... Using paint techniques can dramatically improve the experience in any room but before we get onto the different techniques and finishes, the first step is the preparation of the surface. We will talk about wall surfaces, either board or cement surfaces and not wood surfaces. Paint techniques on wood surfaces require a different preparation. Surface preparation does not only apply to using paint techniques but for any...