Knowledge

The stuff worth writing down.

Answers to the questions new and old neighbours ask most — plus the documents to back them up.

Common questions

Electrical Work in Your House: What Needs a Certificate

What you can legally change yourself, what must be done by a Safe Electric registered electrician, and why the completion certificate matters for your HomeBond cover, your insurance and selling the house.

Finding the Fixing Points in Your ICF Walls

Why a normal stud finder won't work on Hawk's Bay's outer walls, and the simple nail trick residents use instead to find something solid to screw into.

Organising a Picnic or Block Party in the Common Areas

What Wicklow County Council and Wicklow Garda Station told a resident about running an event on the estate's green areas — no permit needed if the roads stay clear, plus how to loop in the Gardaí.

What Are the Patio Slabs in Our Gardens?

The patio flags laid in Hawk's Bay gardens are Kilsaran Newgrange in Silver Granite, 600 x 400 x 40mm — here's the exact spec, what it costs, and which merchants near Wicklow Town stock it.

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