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Before re-hanging your clean curtains, we recommend you thoroughly wash the inside of your windows and frames with warm soapy water with a small amount of bleach in to get rid of any mould spores that are present, taking care not to splash on your carpet or other soft furnishings.
Mould grows … View moreBefore re-hanging your clean curtains, we recommend you thoroughly wash the inside of your windows and frames with warm soapy water with a small amount of bleach in to get rid of any mould spores that are present, taking care not to splash on your carpet or other soft furnishings.
Mould grows as a result of sun, moisture and dust or dirt so any attempts to minimize these environmental conditions will help.
- Removing the moisture from your windows each morning.
- Curtains can be vacuumed using the round brush attachment to remove dust
- Ensuites can be a major source of moisture in a bedroom, ensure these are well ventilated
- Avoid drying washing inside
- Opening windows for a small amount of time each day to let the moisture out of your home
- Curtains can be spot cleaned using a solution of washing powder and warm water – this will often leave a watermark so spots should be patted dry with a towel, then dried with a hair dryer.
- Please note: “Exit-Mould” & citrus cleaners will most often strip the colour out of your curtain and leave chemicals in the fabric that will cause it to rot
Call us today on 0800 579 0501 to book in for a clean!
Did you know a government and industry study found the condition of as many as one in two New Zealand homes assessed wasn’t as healthy as it should be?
That has a big impact on our health, but despite the obstacles we face, there are lots of simple ways to make your place warmer and drier, … View moreDid you know a government and industry study found the condition of as many as one in two New Zealand homes assessed wasn’t as healthy as it should be?
That has a big impact on our health, but despite the obstacles we face, there are lots of simple ways to make your place warmer and drier, more comfortable and easier to heat.
Learn about truffles, join a truffle hunt with our truffle dog, taste refreshments made with our own truffles, and you also have the opportunity to buy fresh truffle or truffle products if you want to use them in your own home. Just 4 places available for Saturday 20th at 9.30am and 2 places … View moreLearn about truffles, join a truffle hunt with our truffle dog, taste refreshments made with our own truffles, and you also have the opportunity to buy fresh truffle or truffle products if you want to use them in your own home. Just 4 places available for Saturday 20th at 9.30am and 2 places available for the 1.30pm hunt
Hi everyone, the next issue of Get Growing will be released early next week, so keep your eyes peeled! In the meantime you can read all previous editions here, so dig in and enjoy!
Use colourful wallpaper to update a tired old piece of furniture easily!
Make the most of this weekend with this easy project idea from Resene. Find out how to create this quick and easy project yourself
This weekend check out the Tauranga Farmers Market and Mount Farmers Market and Papamoa Lions Market.
Find out what else is happening at www.mytauranga.co.nz...
Don’t let your pooch be seen in yellow. Dog registrations are now due and the new colour's blue. Pay online before 31 July.
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We’ve teamed up with Kiwi business Best Wine Co. to deliver beer from local legends Garage Project and award winning wines from Main Divide to provide you with the ultimate dining experience right to your … View moreYour fantasies have become reality.
HELL Pizza, Beer, Wine all in one delivery.
We’ve teamed up with Kiwi business Best Wine Co. to deliver beer from local legends Garage Project and award winning wines from Main Divide to provide you with the ultimate dining experience right to your lair...
Simply grab some food for delivery before 10pm and you'll have the option of tagging on some cheeky bevvies!
T&Cs apply, customer orders must be 18+ ID verified and receipt signature required before and after purchase
Read more about the ins and outs of booze delivery here .
Due to COVID-19, there is an increasing number of people in our communities needing help.
To assist the community groups helping these people, there are a number of Government grants and funding opportunities available.
If you are an organisation helping people, click the link to see what … View moreDue to COVID-19, there is an increasing number of people in our communities needing help.
To assist the community groups helping these people, there are a number of Government grants and funding opportunities available.
If you are an organisation helping people, click the link to see what support you may be eligible for.
Keeping your home this winter doesn't have to put you in debt, but you will have to be creative.
Consumer have revealed the best curtains to invest in as temperatures begin to cool down to help stop nearly two-thirds of a home's heat from going out its windows.
Honeycomb blinds - … View moreKeeping your home this winter doesn't have to put you in debt, but you will have to be creative.
Consumer have revealed the best curtains to invest in as temperatures begin to cool down to help stop nearly two-thirds of a home's heat from going out its windows.
Honeycomb blinds - which have hexagonal shaped cells in its structure - were the standout performer of the five different blinds tested. Others involved were roman, roller and aluminium and wooden venetians. Both thermal and heavy-lined curtains were also tested.
Consumer head of testing Dr Paul Smith said the heat loss test was measured through an aluminium-framed single-glazed window with each curtain hung for at least three hours. He was pleased to find the honeycomb blinds topped the test having put them in his own home about nine years ago.
He said the hexagonal cells in the curtain, which when extended trap the air in the cells, "acting like a down jacket; trapping still air".
"It was good for me seeing this because anecdotally I thought 'oh these are doing a great job' because when you open the curtains in the morning you can see all the cold air fall out from behind the window."
In the test, the honeycomb blinds retained more than 60 per cent of the heat lost through a bare window.
Roman blinds were the second best performing blind, followed by roller blinds. As for wooden or aluminium venetians, wooden were proven the better insulator, he said. If curtains were preferred, people were urged to go "heavy" and long.
Heavy-lined curtains were ones which had two layers which again acted as an air trap. To get the best result, they needed to go down to the ground, no matter the size of the window, to keep the cold air out.
It was best to keep the gap between the curtain or blind and the frame of the window as small as possible.
Thermal curtains - a curtain which has a thermal layer stitched to the back - did not perform as well as the heavy-lined curtains, he said. However, Dr Smith had come up with a few cheap hacks for people not bothered about what there lounge or particular room looks like for a few cold nights over winter. One was hanging a blanket over the top of your curtains.
"It is less convenient because you've got to hang a blanket and take it down each time.
"We pinned it up where the railing was, so we just pinned it up above the window and just let it hang down and cover the whole window."
The other option was to roll up towels and sit them above your window railing which again prevented cold air circulating around the room.
"It stops the air being sucked in to the top. So when the hot air rises up to the ceiling. If the curtains aren't well-fitted, that warm air falls behind the window.
"They call it the reverse chimney so it's like the air coming down past the window and all the heat being lost, so if you put something across the top it stops that from happening."
TOP TIPS FOR HEAT RETENTION
• Mount curtains as close as possible to the window frame,
• Position nets as close to the window as possible,
• Use floor length curtains and ensure they touch the floor,
• Make curtains a generous width so they overlap the window frames at the sides,
• Using net curtains help with heat retention, especially on wooden frame windows,
• Using a fan "significantly" reduces heat loss.
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ENSURE YOUR CURTAINS ARE CLEAN THIS WINTER
Your health is ALWAYS important, but now more than ever we need to stay on top of it, especially in our environment. Check your curtains regularly for live mould and visible dirt. Curtain Clean can take care of any contamination and ensure your curtains return to you clean and sanitised!
www.curtainclean.co.nz...
Zealandier Tours is up and running tours again. First one is on Sunday. Our first scheduled day trips have filled very quickly from our regular travel club members - but we still have some spaces on a few trips. Our aim is to support locals before we venture away from the area. Our next available… View moreZealandier Tours is up and running tours again. First one is on Sunday. Our first scheduled day trips have filled very quickly from our regular travel club members - but we still have some spaces on a few trips. Our aim is to support locals before we venture away from the area. Our next available Support Locals trip is on June 26th and we have another scheduled for July 12th.
Keep an eye in the Weekend Sun classifieds for our upcoming trips. Our Travel Club catalogue is still a work in progress at present and should be ready for distribution at end of month. If you wish to join our travel groups for outings just contact us and we will add you to our data base and post out a catalogue in due course. If you want more details about trips give us a call - we are all back in the office now. Our Travel Club is free to join - and we offer Door to Door Pick Up / Drop Off service for our tours.
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(07) 5441383 if you need any more info.
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