My Old House

Yo yo, its raining elephants and hippos here, worst than cats and dogs :D so its a bit humid and uncomfortable, so instead of planting stuff I decided to stay indoors and search around on the net to see what's new


Then I found Google Sketchup 8 while going through youtube videos, the trailer looked so good I had to give it a try and WOW,

I can make Hi-Teck professional looking plans like the ones you see in the movies where some professional computer geek takes out his laptop and map out the building plans in which his team is to infiltrate.

Here's some screen shots of my house construction plan :

(Click on pic for bigger preview)

Front View (with Fog)


Front View (Shaded with Texture + X-Ray)


Front View (Monochrome + X-Ray)


Front View (In Pure White)

Back View

Bird's Eye View

Front View (Cross- Section)

Well there you go, this plan was made without measuring, I just estimated and try to make it as close to the real thing as I can. If you want to make a house plan, or any plan for that matter, go get Google Sketchup 8; its free, very easy to use, and only 40 Mb to download.

Have a good week everyone !

Save 70 cent on a new Ruler

Have you ever had the problem with your plastic ruler after using it too much the edges get rough and the lines you make are no longer straight, well i have invented this solution that may save you from having to throw out so many number or rulers, although it would be best to start with a brand new ruler for this.

Why would you want to do this you ask? Well it can save you money from all those rulers, even though it is only 70c in Australia to get one of these rulers, but money is still money. The following methods will make your smooth ruler edges last 10 times longer, and by not throwing out as many rulers we are being environmentally friendly.

So, here are what you will need --> ruler + clear sticky tape = simple.

(By the way, if these images are too small feel free to click on them to view the full size for a closer look.)


Choose a sticky tape length that is a little longer than the ruler and place it on the table.


Then place the ruler in the middle of the one end of the sticky tape like this:


Once you see that the ruler is lined in the middle of the tape with some extra tape from both ends, you should remove the extra tape from both ends.


Then begin to fold in the tape so that it will stick to the ruler, starting with the middle area will give you the best result for a nice stick without bubbles.


Bubbles are when you don't stick the tape the ruler air tight enough, leaving pockets of air which can ruin the look of the ruler. I get this a lot with covering my text books, but I with practice I got passed that already.


Once complete, you should repeat for the other side of the ruler for a more complete protection. Here's what mine looks like:


Good luck and hope you find this useful somehow.