These articles have been written by Phil Wilson and cover a broad range of topics for people who wish to buy, build, renovate, repair or maintain property are listed below in subject order.
| Subject |
| AIR CONDITIONING |
| How Does An Air Conditioner Work? |
| Buying An Air Conditioner |
| Air Conditioner Cleaning and Maintenance |
| Air Conditioner Size |
| Air Conditioning Refrigerants |
| Inverters and Inverter Air Conditioners |
| Temperature, humidity and Dew Point |
| BUILDING CONSTRUCTION |
| BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - Building Structure and Strength |
| Why Do Buildings Fall Down |
| Causes of Cracking in Buildings |
| Concrete Mixtures |
| Causes of Cracks in Walls |
| Building foundations |
| Cement and Reinforced Concrete |
| Concrete Columns And Beams |
| Building Construction - Soil Tests |
| Understanding Soil Tests |
| BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - Licences Permits and Zoning |
| Building Permits |
| Local building approval |
| Building Regulations |
| Reading A Land Zoning Map |
| Spatial Planning and land zoning |
| BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - Project Management |
| Building Projects - how to reduce the stress |
| How To Find And Manage A Contractor |
| Project Management |
| Signing building contracts |
| BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - Quantity Surveying and Cost Control |
| Project Management bill of quantities payments |
| Building Consultants Cost |
| House and land costs |
| Controlling Building Costs |
| Quantity surveying |
| BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - Standards and Quality |
| Standards and quality of construction |
| Quality of manufacturing |
| Government Standards and Quality |
| BUILDING DESIGN |
| Architectural blindspots |
| Unsafe Building Design |
| Building Insulation |
| Building With Bamboo Part 1 |
| Building With Bamboo Part 2 |
| The design of chimneys and flues |
| House Design - How big? |
| Indonesian Building Terms |
| MEP Design |
| Building Traditional Wooden Houses |
| Using Local Architects |
| BUILDING DESIGN - Balinese Architecture |
| Spirituality And Balinese Architecture |
| Balinese Building Design |
| Balinese Gateways, Walls and Kul Kul Towers |
| BUILDING DESIGN - Bathroom Design |
| Bathroom design planning |
| Bathroom Layout |
| BUILDING DESIGN - Disabled Access |
| Wheelchair Access To Buildings |
| Disabled Access |
| BUILDING DESIGN - Kitchen Design |
| Kitchen design - cabinets |
| Kitchen design - layout |
| BUILDING DESIGN - Security and Safety |
| Escape From Buildings |
| Health And Safety At Home |
| Home Protection |
| BUILDING MAINTENANCE |
| Avoiding Ongoing Maintenance Problems |
| Maintenance and Attitudes |
| BUILDING RENOVATION AND REMODELLING |
| Building Renovation a strategic approach |
| Planning A Building Renovation |
| Remodelling Your House |
| Renovating Tired buildings |
| BUYING PROPERTY AND LAND, LAND OWNERSHIP |
| Property Insurance |
| Builders and Landbuyers Checklist |
| Buying Land Freehold |
| Buying Land Leasehold |
| Mixed Marriage Ownership of Land |
| Signing Contracts |
| Buying Property - House and Land Prices |
| Investing In Property |
| Property Ownership - Access To Land |
| Foreign Land Ownership and nominees |
| Land and Property Value |
| Renting Out Your Property |
| ELECTRICAL - Earthing and Grounding |
| Earthing Buildings |
| Earthing Of Electrical Circuits |
| Earthing Water Heaters in Electrical Circuits |
| Lightning rods and conductors |
| ELECTRICAL - Electrical Equipment |
| Ceiling Fans |
| Light Bulbs Compared |
| Safe Electrical Circuits |
| Voltage Stabilisers or Regulators |
| Halogen Lights |
| Lighting Design |
| Electrical Sensors |
| ELECTRICAL - Earthing Installation |
| Testing Electrical Circuits |
| Safe Electrical Installations |
| Residual Current Circuit Breakers |
| ELECTRICAL - Electricity Supply |
| What is Electricity |
| Electrical Batteries |
| Energy Emissions and Power Generation |
| Electricity Generators |
| Electricity Prepaid Meters |
| Cost of Upgrading your PLN Power Supply in Indonesia |
| Electromagnetic Radiation |
| Risks of Nuclear Power |
| Nuclear Reactors |
| Three Phase Power |
| ELECTRICAL - Saving Electricity |
| High Electricity Consumption |
| High Electricity Consumption |
| Electrical Power Savers, Capacitors and Power Factor |
| Saving Electricity |
| Saving Electricity 2 |
| ELECTRICAL - Solar Electricity |
| Costs of Solar Electric Power |
| ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS |
| Energy Efficient Buildings |
| FLOORS |
| All About Carpets |
| Reinforced concrete floor design and waterproof membranes. |
| Terrazzo Floor Installation and Maintenance |
| Flooring materials and pitfalls |
| GAS INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT |
| Gas Cooking Stove Safety |
| Gas Regulators and Safety |
| Gas Cylinders |
| Gas Equipment and Safety |
| INSULATION |
| Building Insulation and R Values |
| LANDSCAPING |
| Landscaping |
| Living With Trees |
| MATERIALS AND METHODS |
| Steel |
| Steel Alloys and Stainless steel |
| Why do metals rust and corrode? |
| How to stop rust and corrosion |
| All About Bricks |
| Standard Screw Threads |
| Painting Walls |
| Matching Paint Colours |
| Painting walls and masonry |
| Understanding paint coatings |
| NATURAL DISASTERS |
| Checking for building damage after earthquakes |
| Earthquake Risk In Bali |
| Building To Protect Against Earthquakes |
| Earthquakes |
| Building protection from strong winds |
| Storms, Cyclones, Typhoons and Hurricanes |
| Volcanic Eruption Dangers |
| Volcanic Ash - What It Is, Dangers and Precautions |
| PESTS AND VERMIN |
| Safe and Unsafe Insecticides |
| Preventing Mould and Mildew |
| Mosquitoes and Pest Control |
| Mosquitoes |
| All About Rats |
| Rats and How To Get Rid Of Them |
| Anti termite techniques, barriers and treatments |
| Termites |
| Termites Have I Got Them? |
| PLUMBING |
| Quality Of Plumbing Fittings |
| Smelly Drains |
| Taps and Tap Maintenance |
| All About Toilets |
| ROOFS AND GUTTERS |
| Polycarbonate Roofs |
| Low Cost Roofs |
| Venting and Insulation of Roofs |
| Waterproofing Flat Concrete Roofs |
| Concrete Gutters and Roof Aprons |
| Flat Concrete Roof Problems |
| Leaking Roofs |
| Repairing Water Leaks in Concrete Roofs |
| Lightweight Steel Roof Trusses |
| PVC Roof Gutters and Downpipes |
| Installing Roof Gutters |
| Choosing Roof Materials |
| SEPTIC, SEWERAGE AND WASTEWATER |
| Septic Tanks and How They Work |
| Design of Drains and Drainage Systems |
| Good Drain Design |
| Government Sewerage System |
| Caring For Your Septic System |
| Avoiding and Unblocking Blocked Toilets and Drains |
| Septic Tank Design And Construction |
| Septic Tank Size |
| Water Shortage, Rainwater Catchment and Soakpits |
| SWIMMING POOLS |
| Swimming Pool Design |
| Do you really want a swimming pool? |
| Swimming Pool Pump Rooms |
| Types Of Swimming Pools |
| WALLS |
| Boundary Walls |
| Internal Walls of Buildings |
| Retaining wall design and construction |
| Rising Damp |
| Waterproofing Wet and Damp Walls |
| WATER - Water Filtration And Testing |
| Contaminated Well |
| Water Filtration And Testing |
| Hard Water |
| Contaminated Water |
| Water Laboratory Testing |
| WATER - Water Heaters |
| Water Heaters - Which Kind |
| Electric Water Heaters |
| Gas Water Heaters |
| Solar Water Heaters |
| Air Conditioner Water Heaters |
| Hotel hot water and air conditioning systems |
| WATER - WATER SUPPLY |
| Water Bores and Wells |
| Rainwater Harvesting |
| Water Supply in Dry Areas |
| Water Supply - water sources |
| Water shortages and Saving Water |
| WATER - WATER SYSTEMS |
| Water Systems Float Valves |
| Leaking Hot Water Pipes |
| Pipes For Water Systems |
| Water Pressure Problems |
| Water Pressure Tanks |
| Cycling Water Pump |
| Solving Water Pump Problems |
| Size Of Water Pumps |
| Types of water pumps |
| Mistakes In Water Supply Systems |
| Water Storage Tanks |
| WATER - WATER USAGE BILLS AND CHARGES |
| Government Water Supply And Bills |
| Water Meters and Water leaks |
| Water Supply and Water Pumps |
| Water Usage Calculator |
| WINDOWS AND DOORS |
| Aluminium Windows and Doors |
| Safety Glass In Windows and Doors |
| Common Problems With Windows and Doors |
