Category: Glass

I’ve been living in a share house for just over a month now and it’s a really good experience. I’m loving living with friends and forging my way in the world. I’m loving trying new things and not having to tell people where I’m going or when I’m planning on returning. It’s just the complete and utter freedom that I have that makes me so happy.

One hard part about living out of home in a rental property though, is the constant stress that something is going to go wrong and we’re going to have to pay for it. So far we’ve had trouble with our air conditioner twice, we think the house has a leak and we accidentally slammed the glass door so hard that we thought the glass was about to shatter. Luckily, that didn’t happen because we’d be responsible for the glass repair fee. Melbourne landlords don’t particularly like paying for things that aren’t their responsibility, which I can understand. I don’t want to have to pay for any broken glass over my stay. In fact, I don’t want to pay for anything that has broken so I really hope nothing goes wrong while we are here. I can’t afford to pay rent, buy food and pay bills PLUS deal with emergencies at the same time. Yeah, I’m an adult and I enjoy my freedom, but I don’t enjoy the financial responsibility that comes with it.

One thing that I was very serious about when we were looking at rental properties was not having glass stairs. From my experience, having glass stairs is a recipe for disaster and you’re sure to have to get a glass balustrade repair by a Melbourne company at some point over your time in the house. That’s just not worth it in my eyes.

We’re throwing a party next week so here’s hoping nothing goes wrong or breaks.

Something went wrong. Something went very wrong. We threw a party over the weekend which was great. Everything was going smoothly and nothing had broken. It took until the last person to leave the party, Barry, for something to go wrong. And as I said before, it went horribly wrong.

He was attempting to stumble from the backyard to the inside area, through our open glass door. As it turns out, he thought that the entire door was open (it does this thing where you can pull it fully open and it, like, folds up), rather than just the main part of the door. He came stumbling through it at such a force that the entire glass door shattered and shattered my dreams of buying new skincare with it.

I could just imagine myself having to call the glazier operating near Melbourne and explaining what happened. “Oh yeah, so sorry.” I’d say “We were having a little party and things got out of hand. Our entire glass door shattered as a result and we want to fix it before the landlord finds out. Are you able to help us?” I could imagine the glazier would be holding back laughter at my story and would certainly offer to help me, for a price. Repairing glass balustrades isn’t an easy job to do and I’m sure the cost will reflect that. I am absolutely kicking myself for allowing us to get into this situation in the first place.

I’m not sure what the next steps are other than giving the glazier a call. I don’t have the mental capacity to deal with that phone call right now, so I’m either going to pass it onto one of my housemates (who certainly won’t end up doing it) or give the glazier a call on Monday. We shall see what pans out. I hope it’s not too expensive because I really wanted that skincare. 

I am the proud owner of Melbourne’s leading real estate branch. As well as doing the typical real estate things, like attending auctions and organising buyers, it’s my job to organise the rest of my employees and their clients. I also have to maintain our office space and ensure it is a good working environment for everybody. After all, we don’t want potential customers visiting unless it is in perfect condition every single day. And I like seeing my employees happy.

I recently hired an office glass tinting company servicing the Melbourne area to come and tint the windows of our offices. Our building is a combined store and office complex, which means that on the front windows we tend to hang posters of properties that are currently up for sale. It helps people walking past to know what kinds of properties are available in their area, as well as how much my agency could help them sell their house for if they chose us as their real estate agents.

As the manager of the office space, I decided to employ this company after watching a video online about the benefits of glass frosting. Our offices face the sun, and it can be a useful way to lower energy costs by keeping the space cool naturally, without an air conditioner. It’s also a brilliant way to ensure passersby cannot see into the office itself. We’re located on a busy shopping strip, and there is a lot of foot traffic. It can be awkward making eye contact with a pedestrian while you are working on your computer. By tinting our windows, we can make them much more useful than they already are. I really do believe a simple change like this can help improve morale amongst my employees. The space you work in can completely alter your mood, so it’s important to work in a space that’s great!