Tuesday, July 12, 2011

NATURAL STONE WALL DESIGN

NATURAL STONE WALL DESIGN

Natural stones are placed on the outer wall of the house was often bring a different sensation to the tropical-style house. 
Natural stone can strengthen tropical impression that, because of natural stone is identical to a natural impression. While at the home of modern, natural stone can and able to give the impression of cool and comfortable.
Andesite Stone Types and Temple is a stone that attracted many people to design their homes. 
The first reason is because its strength is resistant to changes in climate weather, the second reason is because the texture and neutral colors tend to be dark, making it suitable to be applied in a modern style home.

Unfortunately, the current prices of the two types of this stone, Stone Temple Andesite and still relatively expensive and exclusive. So many are reluctant to use of both types of stone. 

Here are Tips and How to Make Homemade Natural Stone, So you do not need to spend a lot of money so they can save money;

1. Create a mortar cement plaster. In order stucco can produce a rough surface such as the Natural Stone, is add the sifted sand in the cement plaster dough.

2. Cover the walls with a mixture of cement plaster on a minimum thickness of 3 cm to look like stone, such as making regular plaster on the walls.

3. After the cement plaster on the half-dry conditions, immediately Sandpaper wall surface. Some plaster will peel off and form a rough texture like a stone.

4. When the plaster is still wet, use a wood or a ruler to scratch lines on the plaster walls, with a plaid with a different size (to your taste). For the record, steps 4 and 3 can be done in reverse order (first 3 or 4 first).
5. Paint using a paint walls. To appear more natural, do not use just one color paint. Use 2 or 3 colors but with a level of color (tone) is different. For example, dark gray paint with a paint color gray younger. Mix and match both types of paint. 

Imitation stone wall immediately ready to adorn the walls and the atmosphere of your home with more natural impression.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

HAZARD SUBSTANCE OF PACKAGING PLASTIC, STYROFOAM, and MELAMINE

HAZARD SUBSTANCE OF PACKAGING PLASTIC, STYROFOAM, and MELAMINE 

Plastic and Styrofoam and derivatives such as melamine, is widely used at the time. 
Its break resistant making these materials widely used community and be a favorite. 
The price is relatively cheap and attractive shape can make consumers glance at this material. 
Though the packaging looks clean behind it there is great danger that threatens. 

PLASTIC
 
Plastics Polymers included in the class. Polymers are chains of atoms over a long, formed from a binder in the form of identical molecules called monomers. 
Apart form of monomer, in plastics there are also supplemental materials. 
This additional material also must not exceed the standard. 
Additives that could lead to excessive plastic can be dangerous.
Moreover, if in the process of manufacture of plastic is not true, additives should be bound in the polymer chain will be separated out. Therefore, the plastic used for food must be made of materials that are for food. (From; Dr.MM. Sintorini Moedjoko, Kes., Head of Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, University of Trisakti). 
At room temperature, the contact time between food and plastic long enough. 
Small molecular weight compounds derived from the additive can enter the food freely. 

STYROFOAM
 
Styrrofoam so dangerous because it is made from grains Styrene, which is processed by using benzene. 
Though Benzene including substances that can cause many diseases. 
Benzene can cause problems in the thyroid gland, disrupting the nervous system. 
Causing fatigue, accelerated heartbeat, difficulty sleeping, the body becomes shivering. In some cases, even Benzene can cause loss of consciousness and death. 

MELAMINE
 
Like other materials made of plastic base materials. 
Preparation of Melamine Formaldehyde also use additional materials. 
In the UK, the maximum use of formaldehyde is 2 ppm (parts per million) or 2 mg / l, while the United States set a maximum level of 1 ppm for long-term, 2 ppm for short-term.
 

Saturday, July 9, 2011

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ELECTRONIC DEVICE


HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Some Electronic Devices, such as TV, Computer, Ac, Refrigerator, DVD disc so the player has now become a standard part of a residential house. However unwittingly, modern technology has the potential release of hazardous substances. 

Television stations are now very numerous and varied with time slot 24 hours non-stop. Some programs offered are also increasingly attractive. These conditions make the audience forget the time and continue to watch TV with continuously. 
The first one is certainly felt the swell and electricity bills are easily tired and tv become damaged quickly. 

Well, that light turns the TV can spread harmful substances. Not just TV, other electronic devices also have the same potential in the spread of dangerous substances. 

Here are some hazardous substances from electronic devices; 

Carcinogenic
Is one of the substances that have toxic effects on the body resulting in the emergence of cancer, one of the deadly disease. Every part of the body can get cancer if not well maintained.
And cancer will also be more easily spread, if the environment around us spread the factors that cause cancer.

Dioxin
is one of the substances that can spread the cancer as well. These substances enter the human body through plastic materials from electronic goods. Where almost the majority of today's electronic devices are generally made of plastic material.
Moreover, if the electronic device is kept turned on for a long time, making it easier for Dioxins spread indoors of your home.


Air conditioning HAZARDOUS
Air-conditioning is an electronic device that started a lot of use in the homes. The number of air-conditioning use is due to many factors, such as heat room house, the room is stuffy because the air circulation is minimal.
After using the air conditioner is in a long time, it turns out there are many potential hazards that can cause cancer. This was caused by a bacteria called Legionella that can cause flu-like symptoms, fever, until pneumonia.
Legionella bacteria is spread through respiration, which is caused by dirty air filter in the conditioning room. To avoid the bacteria is to clean Air conditioning periodically, at least every 3 months.


Thursday, July 7, 2011

HOME TRICKS WITH FRESH AIR

HOME TRICKS WITH FRESH AIR 

Incorporating wind into the house not just make a window in large quantities and wide. There are a few tricks and tips that can make the wind into the house. 
Sure you've had the experience of visiting your friend's house who designs homes, in particular have a large window. But very little fresh air coming in your friend's house. 
That's because the windows are not in the direction of the wind coming. A case in point, the wind moving from west to east, but in fact it is located near the north window. As a result, the wind just dropped through a window that does not come in through the window. 

Here are some tips on creating a wind direction; 

COME DIRECT WIND 
The easiest way to make the wind flow into the home is by laying out a window in the direction of the wind coming. This means that if the wind comes from west to east, then the window openings are located in the west is the most appropriate.

OBSTACLES WIND DIRECTION
One way to do this is to create barriers around the front opening windows. This barrier will hinder the speed of the wind to eventually make the wind direction will veer into the house. Barriers can be anything, as long as it is made from solid objects and not come to pass wind direction. But of all kinds of obstructions. Plants are the most appropriate barrier, because in addition to development could be turned, the leaves could also neutralize and reduce the heat carried by winds. 

DETERMINE TYPE OF PLANT
Although it is mentioned that the plant is the most appropriate choice. Not that all the plants that can be used. However, choose plants whose leaves are quite dense (thick) with plant height parallel to the window.