Category: Victoria

You may require a planning permit for a new home, extension, renovation or an additional dwelling on the land. The local council is responsible for issuing a planning permit. If you need a planning permit, it must be issued from your local council before you can obtain a building permit. Can I build my own […]

between $25,000 and $50,000. Kitchen Nightmare to Dream Kitchen In reality, the average Canadian kitchen renovation costs between $25,000 and $50,000 and can take months to complete. As with any renovation, a kitchen remodel cost depends on the extent of the work and if it’s a “down to the studs” type of remodel. How much […]

You can get only one owner-builder permit for a single home and associated work on that property, once every five years. Can you owner build in Victoria? To become an owner-builder in Victoria, you’ll need to meet several eligibility criteria. For instance, an owner-builder can only build or renovate one house every five years and […]

Carbolic soap was a staple item in many posh and poor Victorian homes, as well as in Victorian schools, hospitals and places of work, right up until the mid 20th century. In some parts of the world it’s still in use today. What did Victorians use to wash themselves? Once or twice a month, she […]

Soap is of course not a Victorian invention, and its dramatic history includes other episodes such as the attempt in England to create a monopoly, in the reign of James I. But its manufacture on a massive scale became a possibility after the industrial revolution. What did Victorians use to wash themselves? Once or twice […]

lime mortar. Hi. Cavity walls were introduced by the Victorians but they were still built with a lime mortar. What did they use for mortar in the 1800s? The mortar of old, that used on just about every project in the 1800s and early 1900s here in the United States, was made with just hydrated […]

Although Bakelite was probably the first fully synthetic plastic, the Victorians had access to many plastics derived from natural materials. The following list shows the major Victorian Plastics. What was Victorian plastic called? But in the late nineteenth century, that panoply of possibilities began to fall away with the arrival of a totally new kind […]

Celluloid. Parkesine. Parkesine was the first form of the material now commonly known as Celluloid. It was developed by an Englishman, Alexander Parkes. What was early plastic called? ParkesineIts inventor, the Birmingham-born artisan-cum-chemist Alexander Parkes, patented this new material in 1862 as Parkesine. Considered the first manufactured plastic, it was a cheap and colourful substitute […]

Women were becoming more educated, but upon graduation found themselves shut out of many professions. The Victorian Era is considered to have taken place from June 20, 1837 until January 22, 1901. Was there a Victorian Era in the USA? The Victorian Era in the United States was filled with social, economic, and scientific change, […]

Vic·​to·​ri·​an vik-ˈtȯr-ē-ən. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the reign of Queen Victoria of England or the art, letters, or tastes of her time. : typical of the moral standards, attitudes, or conduct of the age of Victoria especially when considered stuffy, prudish, or hypocritical. What does the Victorian era refer to? Victorian era, […]