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OCTOBER SPECIALS
Offered at the Following Leading Retail Stores:
BAFANA HARDWARE
FNB St (Behind Supa Quick), GIYANI
T: 015 812-0852
BARGAIN BUILDERS CITY
14 Broadway-East, VALHALLA
T: 012 654-7690
B-HOUSE MEGA MICA
C/O Blesbok & Garsfontein Rd
PRETORIA EAST, T: 012 480-0088
BUILD IT DERDEPARK
Sefako Makgatho Dr ERF 8
DERDEPOORT, T: 012 010-0888
BUILD IT BUILD SAVE
26 Hendrik Verwoerd Dr, BRITS
T: 012 252-1290
BLUE DISA PAINT & HARDWARE
Langenhoven St, VANDERBIJLPARK
T: 016 933-5426
BONUS HARDWARE
30-36 Bree St, HEILBRON , T: 058 853-0169
BRITE-LITE HARDWARE
547 Fehrsen St, BROOKLYN
T: 012 460-5250
CELTIS RIDGE MICA
Shop 20, Celtis Ridge, C/O Ruimte & Seedcracker St, CENTURION
SOUTH LAKE , T: 012 656-0509
CHAMPION HARDWARE
4 Mathey St, ZASTRON , T: 074 906-3190
CHOTHIA & CORPORATION
Portion 36 Vlakpoort Farm H.S 89 VLAKPOORT, T: 017 753-1950
BUILD IT DAKU
61089-61090 Mbilini Rd, IBHAYI PE
T: 041 450-4670
BUILD IT ZONKE
No. 9, 93 Umnulu St, MOTHERWELL PE T: 041 450-2275
DEWTRON PLANT HIRE & HARDWARE
108 Mitchell St, UITENHAGE T: 041 992-4422
DIY DEPOT
26 Francis St, JEFFREYS BAY T: 042 293-3876
DREIERS
C/O Beethoven & Bach St, Ifafi HARTBEESPOORT, T: 012 259-1766
E3 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS
526 Vlok St, SILVERTON T: 012 030-1430
EENSTOP BOUHANDELAARS
510 Genl De Wet St, PRETORIA NORTH T: 012 565-4026
E-LINE ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS
8 Moses Kotane St, BETHAL T: 082 926-2659
EPITOLI ELECTRICAL
- 23b Walton Ave, KILNER PARK T: 084 513-9602
- 354 Derdepoort Rd, SILVERTON T: 012 333-0116
HERHOLDT’S LIGHTING
3 Maroela St, Old Industrial BLOEMFONTEIN , T: 051 447-1961
JOY HARDWARE & FURNITURE
2664 Main Rd, DIMBAZA CENTRAL EC , T: 040 656-3160
KILOWATT SOLAR & ELECTRICAL
20 Van Coller St, PARYS, T: 056 811-2995
LITE-CITY
39A Commercial Rd, East London ARCADIA , T: 043 743-9891
MASAKHANE HARDWARE
360 Toop St, WATERLOO T: 012 813-8055
METRO HOME CENTRE(PTY)LTD
C/ O Garsfontein Rd & Shop No.A6 Menlyn Retail Park, 150 Lois Ave WATERKLOOF GLEN , T: 012 369-9999
MIDDEL ELECTRICAL INSTILLATION
17 Van Zyl Smit St, OBERHOLZER T: 018 788-6214/ 018 787-2221
MICA
- Pienaar Dr, MEYERSPARK T: 012 803-8609
- 12 Robinson Rd, ALIWAL NORTH T: 051 633-3102
- 1024 Van Rooyen St, RAYTON T: 012 734-5523
NWK BEPERK
- Hoofpad N14, BIESIESVLEI T: 018 653-0006
- Hoofpad R509, BOONS , T: 082 317-3430
- 29 Zesfontein Rd, Shangrila BENONI , T: 014 577-1371
- Kerkstraat 3, BENONI , T: 011 965-0005
- Hoofpad R503, Depot BOSCHPOORT, T: 018 571-3213
- Hoofpad N4, BUHRMANNSDRIF T: 018 633-1617
- Voortrekker 3 St, COLIGNY T: 018 673-1012
- 17 Du Plessis St, DELAREYVILLE T: 053 948-0907
- Hoofpad R505, GERDAU, T: 018 673-0510
- Hoofpad R52, GROOTPAN T: 082 317-3460
- Hoofpad R377, KAMEEL , T: 053 989-0004
- Duitser Eloffweg, KOSTER T: 014 543-2016 / 5
- 96 Nelson Mandela Dr LICHTENBURG , T: 018 632-5071
- 76A Nelson Mandela Dr, Econobuild LICHTENBURG , T: 018 632-3330
- Hoofpad Coligny (N14), Super Service Station LICHTENBURG , T: 071 680-6425
- 2 Tennysonlaan St, ORKNEY T: 018 473-2029
- 1st St. Aerodrome Weg, Econobuild MAFIKENG , T: 018 381-4465
- Hoofpad R375, MAREETSANE T: 018 332-2711
- Hoofpad R52, NOOITGEDACHT T: 018 633-1648
- 1 Stella St, PIET PLESSIS T: 053 984-0024
- Van Der Walt St, SANNIESHOF T: 018 683-0013
- C/O Ventersdorp & Elizabeth Rd Next to Sungate Farms RANDFONTEIN , T: 081 376-8143
- Rostrataville Hoofpad R507, Depot ROSTRATAVILLE , T: 018 571-3437
- Skuinsdrif Hoofpad R49 SKUINSDRIF, T: 083 604-0885
- Van Tonder St, SWARTRUGGENS T: 014 544-0165
- 17 President St, ZEERUST T: 018 642-1130
- Kerkstraat 3, Econobuild, ZEERUST T: 018 642-2170
N&S ELEKTRIES 11th de Laan, N14, KAKAMAS NC T: 054 431-0770
P.E. BOLT & HARDWARE SUPPLIES 349 Kempston Rd, KORSTEN T: 041 404-2500
ROBINSON HARDWARE & GAS SUPPLIES 57 Main St, DESPATCH , T: 041 933-3477
ROSSLYN WHOLESALERS
Shop 10, 15 Kotzenberg St, ROSSLYN T: 012 541-1390
RAVAT & SONS INTERNATIONAL
- Mbeki St, Shop 3 Bosveld Ctr MOKOPANE , T: 015 491-1011 - 29 Andrew St, NELSPRUIT T: 013 755-2168
- St C/O Grobler, POLOKWANE T: 015 295-7597
SENTOSHA
T/A VOLT ELECTRICAL
433 Pretoria St, C/O Mandela Dr , PRETORIA T: 012 320 6595/082 576 7766
SELECTIVE LIGHTING
28 West St, NEWTON PARK T: 041 365-2636
STRAND HARDWARE CC
18A Diaz Rd, PARSONSHILL T: 041 585-6996
THE LAMP FACTORY
261 Plantation St, SILVERTON T: 012 804-8242
TWIST ELECTRICAL
690 President Steyn St PRETORIA NORTH , T: 012 546-3246
VALLEY RIVER TRADING 151 CC 122 Commissioner St, WAPADRAND T: 012 807-1971
VILLAGE HARDWARE
Shop 14, Summerstrand Village, PE T: 041 583-5209
WALKERVILLE HARDWARE
85 Main Rd, WALKERVILLE T: 011 027-5000
WOODHILL HARDWARE & GAS
948 St Bernard Dr, GARSFONTEIN T: 012 998-0264
Willie’s PAVING & PROJECTS Paving and Cladding
Lawn Care Made Simple
Get rid of the bumps an patches of your winter lawn. Spring is here, and even though it feels like the winter never happened, our lawns might be telling a different story.
Storytime: I am easily bored.
When i was six, i met a friend of my father who worked at a cement factory. I asked, politely, what he did for a living, and as he started to explaint his job at the cement factory, i apparently turned to him, and in my best formal English said: “Oh dear, this is going to be boring so i’m going to leave now.” (Today i cringe when my mom tells this story, but apparently the guy laughed and agreed that his job really was mind numbingly boring).
Well, i am a much less rude grownup now but i still get bored. This usually means that i end up not finishing DIY projects and i have, for the past 5 years, since moving into a house with a lawn, refused to do any form of research on lawn care. People think i’m very eco-conscious with my meadow-lawn, but really, it’s because figuring out the nutritional needs of my lawn felt like listening to the cement factory guy.
The things i can see working in my backyard are straithforward
Aeration
This is an important part of lawn management that no one told me about. Aeration is the process of “spiking” your lawn with a garden fork (if you have the time and energy), spikey lawn aeration shoes, or a custom-made aerator. By poking holes through the top growth, and opening up the root system to oxygen, water and fertiliser, a well aerated lawn will have a denser and deeper root system. This will benefit the growth, water retention and coverage provided by the grass.
Over Seeding
I enjoy over seeding because i get to live out my most “homesteady” fantasies of feeding a flock of geese and chickens. Over seeding is the practice of literally spreading new grass seeds over existing parts of our lawn that might be a bit patchy. The easist way to do this is to prepare your lawn by hydrating (aeration is easier on a moist lawn) aerating, dethatching if its necessary, and finally spreading the appropriate kind of seed for your specific growing conditions over any patches that could do with some extra growth. It is best to water your lawn again after seeding to allow the seeds to migrate into the soil, and if you have the manpower, get a whole hockey team of kids to do their best dino-stamp impression on the over seeded patch.
Fertilising (and watering)
I know we live in an often drought-stricken country, and it is wasteful/ecologically unsound to water a lawn with perfectly clean drinking water, but the truth is - green, sports-ready lawns require some watering in spring to carry them until the rain comes. There are many innovative solutions to get a rainwater harvesting system up and running or even just make use of your own grey water. Whatever makes your lawn moist and your heart happy.
Read more about it online.
Books beat kindles every day! Buying books, and reading are two different hobbies.
If you are at all bookish you will know this. The problem with both, however, is that you still end up with more books than bookshelves. In honour of International Literacy day, celebrated on the 8th of September, we thought we’d have a chat about the magic of books in our homes.
Don’t ever throw a book away
Unless you are a cold-hearted monster, you’ll know how difficult is is to get rid of books. Every bookworm can tell you about the secret stash of books they haven’t read (yet) and how impossible it would be for them to part with the pile.
There is no shame in being a bookworm
This is a name we proudly wear at Homemakers. We believe in the power of reading and encourage everyone we meet to read more.
Read more online.
