At Mr Fixit we provide advice and consulting services to our clients. Our purpose is to help people to make informed decisions regarding the maintenance of their property.
People buying or building property in Bali may find these articles particularly useful especially if they are unfamiliar with the challenges faced in living Bali.
These articles are also of interest to anyone who rents a house in Bali where often it is easiest to organise your own repairs.
| The cultural challenge of maintenance in Bali plus some basic advice for house builders. |
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Water supply sources and health issues. |
| Roofs and leaks. |
| Toilet maintainance |
| Building a house - legal guidelines |
| Living with trees |
| Electrical safety |
| Waterproofing roofs |
| Cracking in Walls and floors |
| Freon gasses used in Bali, R12, R22, R134A and R410A |
| Electrical supply in Bali, voltage variations and regulators |
| Air conditioners, how they work, power and cooling output and selection criteria. |
| Earthquakes in Indonesia, lessons from Yogyakarta and earthquake resistant housing construction. |
| Reducing computing maintenance costs. |
| Is your power being borrowed? |
| Understanding your electricity bill. |
| Over engineering and the problems it may cause. |
| The importance of earthing your electrical circuits |
| Tiled floors |
| Plastic gutters and downpipes |
| Products designed for a limited life and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| High water bills, leaks and water meters. |
| Hard water and water softeners |
| Coliform and e coli contamination of a well. |
| The history of and how to use terrazzo in your home. |
| A man with a large carbon footprint |
| How to reduce your electricity consumption. |
| Leaking roofs in Bali and why they leak so much. |
| Mosquitoes, dengue fever, malaria, chikungunya and protecting yourself. |
| All about Termites, dry wood termites and subterranean termites. |
| Build your house on a firm foundation in Bali. |
| Buying advice. |
| Electric generators. |
| Many ways to kill yourself in Paradise. |
| Going with the flow and socialisation when building in Bali. |
| Corrosion. |
| Modern architecture in Bali. |
| The problem of dampness in walls in Bali. |
| Electricty charges and installation contracts. |
| Understanding the electricity bill and power charges in Bali. |
| Painting Masonary and Walls |
| Copyright and patents |
| Chimneys and how to get aflue to draw. |
| Painting systems and the essence of getting a high quality finish |
| How many people's names have become common usage in our language? |
| What is an inverter air conditioner? |
| Cement and reinforced concrete |
| So you think you want a swimming pool in Bali but do you? |
| All you need to know about Septic Tanks |
| Gas Installations, fire hazards and inflammable liquids on motor cycles. |
