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No a bit more artistic. A mate suggests a multi tool which looks like it might do the job

Yes but but I want a face on it but want to cut some rectangle holes in it. Thought there may be a super tool for it, otherwise I will just drill and use a jigsaw

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I want to get a decorative exhaust fan vent made out of timber,probably a hexagonal shape. Just wondering if anyone has ideas of who may make such things, or anyone on this site who may do such...

Was the christmas deadline met or were there lots of tears?

I usually ripen tomatoes in a paper bag (not sure which relative told me to do this!).
Tip for zucchini's, if you find you have lots of them and can't eat all of them quickly enough, to stop them...

Thanks for that. One clock I looked at is wrought iron, just under 3 kg, so should be no problem.
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McBlurter

Thanks Memphis
Problem solved, will pop out at lunch and get some.
Cheers
McBlurter

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It will be hard to have a bushy plant with flowers but have no petals or leaves on your deck!
We have forgone the flowers and gone with Monsterias, happy plants, elephant ears, umbrella plant,...

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Looking at getting a clock for our new room and was wondering what weight is okay to hang off the plasterboard. Will try and put it onto a stud, but may not be a stud where we want to fix it. ...

The last thing you want to be doing is going through all the stress of sorting this out when you will have a baby soon. And in a few years time your floors will be full of dents, scratches, crayon,...

Hi, I got a Fatboy Waterwall
http://www.waterwall.com.au/index.cfm?p=2116
no bulging, good design, easy to install. Cost me $1250, I see now they are $1350. Good for a small area like we have....

Hi Patty
I used a Cromellin water based bitumen paint. It is black and I think looks rather good. I found that putting it straight on that it sat more on the surface so I watered some down first,...

Hi Patty
I have used treated pine but painted it with a water based bitumen. My main concern was my two young boys playing on it and touching it then putting their hands in their mouth. I have...

We looked at plumbing a 2500lt tank to toilet and laundry but in the end the expense wasn't worth it. We still got the tank but will use on vegie garden, kiddies pool, washing paint brushes etc. We...

Banksia roses are very hardy so I tie mine up with thick wire (old coat hangers work fine). It may dig into the plant but they send off so many shoots it's not a problem. Just make sure you don't...

I know a lot of people who grow spuds, but no one has ever used seed potatoes. I simply go to the shop get a nice looking spud of whatever variety, bring in home and bung in the ground. If I plan...

In the old days communities used to build things together and work together and talk whilst they did it. I'm involved in Community Health and often there are ideas of men's health groups, have to...

Try the Black Russian Tomatoes, bloody buuuuudiful. And as they don't go bright red don't seem to get as many bugs as the others. I'm just about to plant some tommies, capsicums, zucchini,...

We got our bath done a few years back for $700. Took them a few days. Did a good job of fixing old chips etc, although with two young children and a renovation happening since then, we would have...

There have been quite a few threads on this topic, with all the debates about safety, types of treatment etc. I have just used treated pine on my vegie garden and coated it with an acrylic bitumen,...

With nay good compost it is about balance, whether it is grass clippings, newspaper or food scraps. I often put bits of paper, cardboard etc to balance out my compost. I would place layers of the...

I agree with Namtrak. The only thing I would add is that we put in some openable skylights. A great way of getting ventilation, open the front door and one of the skylights and it's like you turned...

Depends on how artistic you are!! Some can get away with multiple colors depending on whether they are complimentary colors or not. If you know any artists get them in to have a look. My brother...

I've tried to search this with no luck.
Just about to paint our new room and wondering if there are any tips for painting a tight angle (less than 90 degrees) between the wall and ceiling. I can...

We sorted it out. Was one layer of concrete over another so easy to remove and just levelled out with some new concrete.
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McBlurter

Simple solution
Cut all your skirts so they fit in position. Paint them. Lay carpet then place skirts on top, NO GAP!!!
Nail holes can be filled and painted later.
Any problems with this idea?...

Hi everyone
Thanks for the replies. Haven't been able to get to my home computer, still covered from the dust!! Will try and get to it and send some pics soon.
Cheers
Mcblurter

Tried them before without success.

I am trying to match some internal doors we have. They seem to be ply with a timber frame ?Vic Ash, what is known as a single panel. All I am wanting is something with a timer grain single panel so...

Hi Phil
I have just built my 2400mm x 4800mm two a 200x75 sleeper high vegie garden. I have painted them with a bitumen type paint, mainly to protect my kids from touching the treated pine, but...

I think it is a bit like child proofing your home, no matter how well you do it they keep coming back in!!!
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Rooster

Thanks Silentc will check it out
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McBlurter

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I got a sun lizard a few years back. We live in Melbourne. We don't have a switch to turn from summer/winter (have to do it manually)
In general it works well, sometimes the heat coming into...

Thanks Silent C and Bleedin' thumb.
I was hoping to chip away the 20mm excess then level out to existing floor height, so this product will be good as I won't have to chip away too much.
What sort...

Hi everyone
Doing a reno and have pulled out our old toilet, and toilet walls. This area will now be a little alcove for our new room. The floor is a suspended concrete slab and has vinyl tiles at...

We are doing a similar layout.
I had planned for 180mm from the outside of the rim to the wall, but will turn out to be around 135mm and this doesn't feel too cramped. I'm 6 feet tall and it feels...

Am doing reno's myself and is doing my head, even though things are going well!!!!
Two times I've had to complain. Once when we got our roof repointed, old tiles replaced etc. They had left all...

The stuff is called Squish and I would highly recommend it.:2tsup:
Cheers
McBlurter

Thanks Bricks
Will use the builders plumber but he suggested we put it in another area, so I just wanted to check if it could go where I want it to before I start saying to him where I really want...

Hi. There is a natural product that has eucalyptus oil in it. Can't think of the name off the top of my head, will look when I get home. It is a sandy sort of texture (although non-abrasive),...

One for the plumbers.
What is the regulation in Victoria regarding how far a HWS must be from a window? Am getting a gas storage unit for outside. I was thinking the reg's was 500mm from a window,...

3 sleepers high would mean a lot of extra soil, an extra 2 cubic metres!! Plus 400mm is a okay height for a bench seat and not too high for my kids to fall off.
Vasili is great, has been on in...

Just about to move my small fish pond. In the past I have used black plastic!! 2 layers put in the hole. Had no problems with it for 3 years until I was doing a little building and dropped a piece...

Doing a similar thing myself (except don't have lots of sawdust!)
I am building a garden bed 2 sleepers high 2400mm x 4800mm. We've been doing a bit of reno work so have a few varieties of...

Not sure if it would work, but we used turps on vinyl tile adhesive, not sure if it would work on tar? It made the adhesive like hot chewy so you can imagine the difficulty scraping it off!! Worked...

I got a quote from a company who sell tanks but also connect tanks up to toilet etc. Am looking at a 2400lt waterwall tank. Will need to connect two downpipes to it, one right where tank will be,...

Why not set up a whole ecosystem. Slugs, ducks, chooks. Leave some water for the ducks, put your food scraps in there as well for ducks and chooks. Eggs every morning instead of a shower!
Cheers...

Yeah I'm far too busy at home to spend time on this forum! Work time is the only chance I get!
I'd always rather get 4 pages of replies than just one reply. Sometimes the tangents can be just as...

Ahhhhh the joys of forums!!!!!
Thanks everyone for the informative and entertaining replies, you have all added to my knowledge, thank you. Will no doubt be hearing from me again soon!
Cheers...

We have a similar size bathroom and have had the same issues. Our bath has a small shelf at the end wall so we are making this into a larger shelf (300 wide, 300 high. Top of shelf is width of bath...