Useless Facts About Landscaping

As i was searching the web for some technical details on extruded bricks i came across a few sites that have useless facts about Architecture and Landscaping, they made my day and some were even interesting. I have listed some below so you too can have a little giggle.

Bricks are the oldest manufactured building material still in use. Egyptians used them 7,000 years ago.

Many houses in the rural districts of Nepal are constructed of cow dung mixed with mud, sand, and clay.

Japanese farmers, after removing the hulls from their rice crop and sorting out the white kernels, take the hulls from the leftover rice, mix them into a kind of paste, mold the substance into brick-shaped blocks, and build houses with them. Such buildings are known in Japan as “houses of rice skin”.

There is a house in Rockport, Massachusetts, built entirely of newspaper. The paper House at Pigeon Cove, as it is called, is made of 215 thicknesses of newspaper. “All the furniture is made of newspaper,” its builder reports, “including a desk of newspapers relating Lindbergh's historic flight.”

There are 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.

A bridge built in Lima, Peru, in 1610 was made of mortar that was mixed not with water but with the whites of 10,000 eggs. The bridge, appropriately called the Bridge of Eggs, is still standing.

I would love to see the house made entirely out of newspaper, maybe that could be a new product selling at Simon's Seconds - old newspapers - who wouldn't want to build their house out of newsletters. May have to do a marketing plan for that one and see what the demand is.

If you have any useless facts to share please do, if we don't learn anything - atleast we will get a laugh out of it.

HAPPY LANDSCAPING!!

Landscaping in progress at our display pools

Simon's Seconds in conjunction with iPave Western Sydney have built 6 mini pools showcasing natural stone pool coping, stackstone, waterline tiles and Gemtex pool interiors.

Display Pools located at iPave Western Sydney & Simon's Seconds
4 Tait Street, Smithfield NSW 2164

The pools were finished about a month ago and now it is on to the landscaping. With the help of Steve from Aztec Landscapes we are currently laying Natural Stone paving around the pools.

Raj Naturally Split Sandstone - French Random Pattern Pavers

While they have not be grouted as yet, they are still looking pretty good and works well around the pools while still being functional for customers to eventually walk on.

Coconut Ice 400mm Pavers

Crazy Pave - Sandstone


There are many variations of Natural Stone that have been laid including Sandstone, Quartzite, Limestone, Granite and Travertine.

You can come and check out our new landscaping at 4 Tait Street Smithfield.
Will post more pics once the grouting has been finished and grass is laid.

HAPPY LANDSCAPING!!