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How to do your own floor polishing and preparation Do your own floor polishing - with a little help from Mitre 10.The Block is currently casting for its next season, which is exciting for die-hard Block viewers and even more so for potential applicants. To the successful applicants, you’re about to become a part of The Block family. We don’t need to know you first, you are automatically family because we’re tied together by the uniqueness of our crazy Block experience. And because you are family, I’m going to let you in on some inside information to prepare you for battle. 1. A camera crew will enter your “bedroom” unannounced at 6am every morning with a blinding light shining in your face. I used to sleep with a pillow over my head, while others used to beat them to it and be up and dressed before the crew arrived. If it’s any consolation, you will feel worse than you look. Have you got what it takes to be on The Block 2017? 2. The success of The Block lies in the quality of the story and in order to piece together the best story you may be asked to do or say something twice because the camera may have missed it by seconds.
It’s annoying at first but roll with it. The better the end result of the show, the better for you. 3. In your first Mitre 10 order, purchase some hot pink spray paint and mark all of your tools and cleaning equipment in the most obnoxious way possible. I’m not just being a mother. The Block is The Bermuda Triangle for these items and trying to locate them or having to purchase new ones is both a time and money sucker, two things that are not in abundant supply on The Block. 4. You’re spoiled with quality on The Block because the production crew (cameramen, sound operator, field producers etc.) are the best in the biz and will become your mates. They will film you at your lowest (that’s their job) but they will be a shoulder to cry on when the cameras are off. They will also be there to share a laugh with you when you get the overtired, delirious giggles during your end of day interviews. 5. Do your homework and be armed with a comprehensive list of homewares retailers in Melbourne and a shortlist of builders prior to the commencement of filming so that you’re not wasting time googling when you could be shopping and building.
Always remember to keep perspective. 6. When you get the call-up to say you are on the show, start preparing mood boards and collating magazine clippings, but don’t be stubborn in the style you favour. In all home design, you should take your cues from the building and its location, and being stuck on delivering a particular style could be your undoing in the judging stakes.Being on The Block is like being in a competitive, high pressure bubble and it’s very easy to lose perspective and let the little things get to you. Remember, this is a TV show, it’s a game and it’s a once-(maybe twice)-in-a-lifetime experience so try to relax and have fun. How to enjoy your outdoor area 365 days a year With a few small alterations and additions you can change your outdoor entertaining area from a sometimes space to a regular room you can enjoy all year round.This guide illuminates how to find the right LED for you. We’ve surveyed the market to let you know what’s available, what bulb’s right for a particular job and which LEDs give the best value for money.
LED bulbs are the most efficient and durable of the lot, but also the most expensive. However, prices have fallen considerably since we first tested them in 2013. They use up to 80 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs, while producing the same amount of light. Most LEDs should last at least 15,000 hours – that’s more than 13 years if used every day for three hours. A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) is a scaled-down version of the fluorescent tube lights common in offices and commercial buildings. They use a small tube filled with glowing gas. CFLs are generally cheaper than LEDs and have a lifetime of at least 6000 hours, about six times longer than incandescents but significantly shorter than LEDs. They take a few seconds to reach full brightness and tend to fade over time. Frequent switching can shorten its lifespan. Halogen lamps are a type of incandescent bulb, but are about 30 percent more efficient. They’re most commonly found in the home as low voltage downlights and spotlights.
Incandescents are the direct descendants of the first light bulb patented by Thomas Edison in 1879. They work by passing an electric current through a wire filament. They are far less efficient than other types of lighting and have a shorter lifespan. Watts measure power consumption, whereas lumens measure light output. Wattage isn’t the best indicator of an LED’s brightness. We found there is considerable variation in the efficiency of LED bulbs – see our market snapshot to find which models produce the most light per watt. Generally, LEDs produce the same amount of light as an incandescent bulb that has five to six times the wattage. AGLS bulbs are now available in the 40W to 100W equivalent range. If you want to replace an existing incandescent bulb with an LED, use the wattage of the old incandescent as a guide. The packaging of LEDs usually indicates the equivalent wattage of incandescent bulbs that produce a similar brightness. If you want to buy an LED to replace a standard incandescent bulb, chances are the LED will appear brighter than the equivalent incandescent.
This is because the beam angle of LEDs is narrower, so the light comes out more focussed. Before heading off to the shops, check what kind of bulb you want to replace. The majority of light bulbs are described by a system of series designations. The most common are: Available with screw and bayonet bases, which have the designations Exx and Bxx respectively. The xx refers to the base’s diameter in millimetres. These are often used as floodlights and downlights. They are numbered by the size of the bulb’s diameter in millimetres, R80 for example. PAR38 is a common type; the 38 is the diameter of the bulb in multiples of eighths of an inch. PAR38 bulbs are 121mm wide. MR16s have two thin pin bases (called GU5.3 bases), while GU10s usually have thick turn and lock “top-hat” bases. The main difference between them is GU10s run at 240V, while MR16s run on 12V and require an external transformer. There are MR16 lamps available with GU10 turn and lock bases. LED bulbs are available at most supermarkets, hardware stores, and specialised lighting and electrical shops.
There are LED bulbs available for nearly every lighting task in your home, but there are a few things to consider. The long lifespan of LEDs makes them ideal for hard-to-reach fittings you’d like to change as infrequently as possible, such as above stairways or in high ceilings. If you want to use a dimmer you need to buy dimmable LED bulbs, and ensure your dimmer switch is compatible with the dimmable LED bulb (it will say on the packaging). A dedicated fitting houses the LED and its associated electronics – the bulb is fixed to the fitting and can’t be changed like a regular light bulb. A replacement bulb is an LED that can be retrofitted into an existing fitting to replace an incandescent, halogen or CFL. A dedicated fitting is designed to manage the heat that concentrates at its base; overheating can shorten an LED’s lifespan. If you’re installing lights as part of a renovation, or if you’re building a new house, then we recommend dedicated LED fittings.
Note that if the fitting fails you’ll have to replace the whole unit. If your house has recessed downlights with incandescent or halogen bulbs, it is better to replace the entire fitting with a dedicated LED downlight fitting, instead of just changing the bulb. Just replacing the bulb with an LED is likely to overheat the LED and shorten its life. In addition, most older downlight fittings require generous clearances to ceiling insulation and can allow draughts through the hole in the ceiling lining. Modern dedicated LED downlight fittings combine energy efficient lighting with better airtightness and insulation can be abutted to or even laid over them. You will need an electrician to install them for you. For non-recessed fittings, retrofitting LED bulbs is cheaper and easier than installing dedicated LED fittings, but remember to check you get the same base type and a similar shape, brightness, colour temperature and beam angle. An early complaint with LEDs was they were unsuitable for general ambient lighting because of the harsh white light they produced.
Models capable of producing a warmer white light are now widespread. If you’re after a bulb for your living room or hallway, a warm version is a good choice to avoid a cold feel, but cool lighting is fine for the bathroom or laundry. Colour temperature refers to the light’s colour characteristics. It varies between warm, like the yellow light of an incandescent bulb, or cool, like the bluish light of some fluorescent lamps. It is measured in Kelvins (K). The higher the K, the cooler the light. Warm white (2700K – 3000K) brings out the warm colours in your home and is great for living areas. Cool white (4000K) is a bluish-white light that improves the contrast between colours. Suitable for work areas where contrast is important. The beam angle measures how the light spreads out from the bulb. Beam angles of LEDs vary greatly and depend on their application. The shape of an LED bulb determines the direction light is emitted. However, when buying downlights ensure you get a bulb that emits light only from its end.
Narrow angle bulbs – less than 30 degrees – are usually used when placing multiple downlights close to each other, such as in a hallway or when lighting cabinetry. Larger beam angles are used with high-power LEDs for floodlighting. If you’re replacing incandescent or halogen lamps with LEDs, make sure the beam angle is similar to the old bulb. Very large beam angles are sometimes found in pantries or walk-in wardrobes. As beam angle increases, you require more lumens (light output) to maintain the light’s intensity. LED bulbs have a claimed life expectancy of between 15,000 and 50,000 hours, so can be expected to last for more than five years of normal domestic use. However, their lifespan can be considerably reduced if they get too hot, as can happen when they are retrofitted into recessed downlights and spotlights. Make sure they have a way to dissipate excess heat or replace the entire fitting with a dedicated LED downlight fitting. Care should be taken if you’re installing LEDs in environments where they are likely to be exposed to steam.
The bulb housing contains a small electronic circuit which can short if it gets damp. LEDs retrofitted into bathroom heater units will probably have a reduced lifespan due to increased temperatures generated by heat lamps. One thing that won’t affect the lifespan of your LED bulbs is frequent on-off switching. They also reach their full brightness instantly – in contrast to some CFLs which can take up to a minute (although warm-up times have improved in recent years, and “instant-on” CFLs are available). Both LEDs and CFLs fade over time, but this is more pronounced in CFLs. Despite the higher upfront cost of LEDs compared to other technologies, you can expect to save money in the long run through reductions in your power bill. Let’s compare a mid-range LED to a standard incandescent bulb. The LED has the same brightness as a 60 watt incandescent while only drawing 9.5 watts. The LED costs $18 and has an expected lifespan of 15,000 hours, while the equivalent 60 watt incandescent bulb costs 50 cents but lasts for 1000 hours.