1. Check your oven: Don’t make the mistake of overlooking the obvious. If your oven hasn’t been working for a while or you have a hob on the blink, don’t leave it until the last minute to get it fixed – no one wants to be without an oven for Christmas lunch! Call a qualified Christchurch Electrician to get it checked and repaired.
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10 Tips For Summer & Christmas Entertaining At Home
November 6, 2022
10 Tips For Summer & Christmas Entertaining At Home
This year is moving fast, and we are truly on our way to warmer days, longer nights, home entertaining and Christmas and we can’t wait!
But hang on just a moment, that list of jobs around the house has been piling up all year and you don’t know what to tackle first, not to mention your neighbours place is looking pretty good and you really can’t be out done!
Not to worry, we have created a list of our top tips to help get your home summer ready, so you can kick back with your friends and family and enjoy the long evenings ahead.
Top Tips For Getting Your Home Ready For Summer
2. Set the mood: Don’t underestimate how sound can affect the feeling of a home and the mood of a party! Is your home ready for visitors? Have you been putting off organising indoor or outdoor sound for your entertaining area, a home cinema or outdoor TV screen? Call the team at Christchurch Communications, they are passionate about delivering audio-visual solutions to make your home the place to be this summer.
3. Get the games ready: Have a range of outdoor games to entertain the crowds; options such as backyard cricket, badminton and bean-bag toss are always popular.
4. Plan no fuss food and drink: You’ve got your home ready for guests, your lights and sound are setting the mood, but you need to keep them fed and hydrated - opt for simple, make ahead food and platters, along with easy to reach drinks to make summer entertaining a breeze and don’t forget the ice!
5. Landscape & outdoor lighting: The look and feel of your outdoor areas can be transformed at night-time with some cleverly placed outdoor lighting. Doorways, paths, entertaining areas, driveways, and gates with outdoor lighting effects can add hidden shades, highlight architectural features and bring additional refinement and ambience to outdoor gatherings. Contact Christchurch Electrical for a free landscape lighting consultation
6. Cooling & air purification: Not looking forward to hot sticky sleepless nights or hay fever and allergy symptoms plaguing your summer? An air conditioning heat pump system with built in air purification, or a standalone air purifier might be the solution. The Heat Pump People offer obligation free consultations to understand your family’s unique needs.
7. Extend your summer swimming: Wish you could use your pool for longer? You can with a swimming pool heat pump. Extend your swimming season throughout the year and be the envy of your neighbours.
8. Outdoor power: As the weather heats up, we love to be outside for as long as we can. One of the ways of extending our outdoor time is to get a local electrician to run power for your outdoor kitchen, drinks fridge, louvre roof, outdoor heating, spa pools or lighting.
9. Smart wiring: With the advancement of technology, conventional house wiring no longer offers the most efficient control, operation, and enjoyment of electronic equipment. Whether you are looking to build a smart home, or you would love to make your current home smarter, Christchurch Electrical can tailor a solution for you. Control your comfort, entertainment, lighting, and security all at the touch of a button – the entertainer’s dream!
10. Summer is made for solar: Long sunshine hours are the perfect time to take advantage of solar panels. With the extra sunshine you can generate even more electricity to power your smart home, air conditioning, EV chargers and washing machine to keep those shorts and togs ready to go. Ready to go solar? We can help with that! Call Christchurch Electrical Solar for a free quote.
However, you like to entertain, Christchurch Electrical has you covered. Contact the team on 03 366 1718 to arrange a free quotation to get your home summer ready from electrical power and solar panels to audio visual and cooling solutions – we can help with that!
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