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Hi Smurf,
We don't have a Saxon heater. On ours, the bottom vents are opened fully to light & get the fire going. The top vent is left shut.. Once the fire is going well, close the bottom vents &...

Hi again Star,
If you check out the Nectre website http://www.nectre.com/index.php?page=nectre-inbuilt - I like these units because they are manufactured using thicker steel compared to most of the...

I can recommend Nectre inbuilt fireplaces, built in Oz to handle hot burning Ozzie firewood. Maybe not the look you're after but very efficient - pumps heat into a room rather than up the chimney....

Hi Juan,
sounds like an interesting product - look forward to your feedback. Yes I closed the window, it used to look out onto a back veranda, which was enclosed by previous owners - so no light/...

Thanks Juan,
yes, very similar. By sealing do you mean where the glass joins the floor & walls? I ran a bead of neutral cure clear silicone along these joins after masking with some tape. The shower...

Great job Juan,
I have been a silent follower of this great thread for some time now. I did a bathroom reno at our place about 18 months ago. Gained a heap of how to info from these forums. My reno...

Thanks Rod,
I did a search, but I find that the search on this site tends to throw up heaps of irrelevant info, so I started sifting through the 30 odd pages on this sub forum, got to page 15 &...

Thanks for that redheeler,
my concern was a base coat that would stick to the exposed masonary under the plaster.
Your suggestion makes perfect sense.
Cheers,
Border Boy

Hi all,

my parents are modifying a 1940's solid brick home. Yesterday they removed some shelving either side of a fireplace in their lounge room. This has taken off some of the 5mm solid plaster...

Hi All,
like DamienS I'm embarking on a small welding project & have gone through a box of rods over the past week practicing on scrap. I'm using 2.5mm SHS mild steel and have found the info on this...

Hi Mini,
I think the company that you are referring to is Vaf Research www.vaf.com.au/ I bought one of their "kits" a few years ago. They supply drivers, crossover components, plans & cabinets. You...

I think it's more like 100m2 of roof and 10mm rain equals 1000l of water

Cheers!

Yeah, damn Murphy & the horse he rode in on!!

Hi Spencer,
as your tank is at the lowest point in your block, I'm assuming that you are also installing a pump to direct water to your garden. Simple solution, keep your new garden well watered -...

Hi all,
after some advice on plumbing a newly delivered 10000 litre tank. I've done a bit of research & it seems that as far as "bits" are concerned, one Ozzie company seems to have the tank scene...

Hi Oosham,
I did a lot of research into swampy systems last year. I was very impressed with the Breezair units & like yourself was quoted about $4500 to instal. The Breezair units have a drum type...

Hey Ashore,
the report was a very recent one & no mention was made of water ingress. The ceilings in question were not lath & plaster, they were fibrous plaster & saddles. The saddles become...

Check with your sparky as he should hopefully have some understanding of your local regs. Here in NSW our sparky installed a GPO 150mm away from the highest water level in our vanity sink. We are...

When I painted our renovated bathroom, I told the paint guy that I was painting a bathroom. He suggested an anti-mould additive mixed into the Haymes low sheen acrylic - a couple of dollars extra I...

I agree with the above posts - get someone in to do it.
Toughened glass is the way to go, but it is expensive. We got ours through a local supplier after shopping around. Most places we tried rolled...

Good point Skew,
I'm certainly no expert.
When my shed was being built, I quizzed the builder about what they used to cut colorbond for doors etc.. He said that he had tried many tools over the...

I've used a small angle grinder with a very thin cutting blade to trim up some old tin for lining some parts of my shed interior ie. included a doorway - worked really nicely.

Thanks Rod & Rat52 for your ideas. I wish current affair shows would deal with these issues in a sensible way ie. after ringing alarm bells - do a bit more research & perhaps interview someone who...

A few of us may have noticed recent stories by current affair shows about spontaneously collapsing ceilings in houses built prior to the 70"s. The ceilings in question are ones attached to the...

It won't make any difference.
Sure, tradies can & do get a better price on hardware, 20 to 30% and maybe more than that (for the big players). Do they pass this saving onto you - NO WAY.

I don't know about anti-slam hinges etc, they sound $$$$$. Our kitchen installer used small,clear, self adhesive rubber domes on all our cupboards & drawers. They work.

Having only recently recovered from the shock of receiving a couple of bills from sparkies, I can totally understand why they would wish to "protect" their exclusive & highly protected industry....

Hi TJAY,
we had a 50's textured brick fire place surround & decided to render it. Cleaned using sugar soap, applied bondcrete mix according to instructions - allowed to dry. Applied a render mix...

Hey mudjeep,
Just built an office & toilet in my shed. Timber framing was 90x35, more than enough for non structural partition walls. Ceiling height for these rooms was 2400. Lined the "wet" walls...

Thanks Iain,
I've got a bottle tree, they're great for draining after the washing bit.
Cheers.

Thanks people for the responses.
Bluegum, laundry type sink seems the go. I'm using longnecks like Sir Stinkalot - I wonder if the water police would nick me for the garden hose on the lawn bit -...

Built the shed, setting up different areas - office, workshop & home brewing area.
Have a question for the home brewers out there. I'm getting back into it now that I have some space. Just doing...

Hi Metalhead, I'm certainly no expert, however have done a lot of painting over the past couple of years, researched & spoken to lots of paint supply people. New gyprock generally needs one coat of...

Hi T-Rex,
putting the finishing touches on my shed. Shed is 12x9x2.7m & like SilentC, I have built an office & loo lined with plasterboard & insulated. Office is 2.4 high & again like SilentC I...

Thanks Terrian,
I normally get mixed loads of redgum & yellow box so I know what you mean. The tin fire boxes from some European makers wouldn't last long.

I second you Barry
we've had a Nectre inbuilt for about 6 years, as well as a gas wall furnace. On cold nights the gas heater struggles on it's own but when we fire up the Nectre - toasty.
The...

Thanks Michael,
white rust? Never heard of it but your link explains it perfectly.
Cheers!!

Hi people,
I've been busy setting up the new shed, building an office & toilet - stud partion walls & ceiling, plastering as well as organising plumbing & power. Flicked the switch this Thursday,...

Sorry to jump in here.
Rod, I'm guilty.
My first attempt at plastering was to reline our kitchen.
As I was relining the ceiling as well, I only had a worklight to illuminate the space.
After our...

Talk to your paint seller - there are anti mould additives for acrylic top coats.
Cheers.

Our place was built in the eary 50's. We have experienced issues similar to yours.Line was cleared a couple of times with snake & cutter, but blockage came back. We discussed replacing sewer line...

I recently did a diy install with a second hand swampy, the unit is about 10 years old but in pretty good knick. It didn't come with a users manual & none could be found on the net. It came with a...

Hi Namtrak,
I did my bit last Friday week when I took some tin off the roof to install a ducted evaporative cooling system at our place. Later that afternoon, in a scene reminicent of the movie "the...

G'day Ron & Wild Dingo.

Dingo's spot on regarding time spent doing what you are passionate about - it's the best.
I won't be putting electric openers on the doors, they're easy to lift as is.
...

Thanks for those words Ron.
I bet you enjoy time spent in your Carb-atec palace.
If my shed's not big enough I'm in trouble cause I couldn't go any bigger & don't worry, it's definitely snake...

Thanks people,
I'm pretty stoked with the way it looks.
The left over stuff is some cladding that was mistakenly delivered with my shed. Unfortunately the shed mob are picking it up next week - for...

Back again.
Pawnhead, budget was/is tight so concrete pump wasn't an option. Mini trucks were the way to go, although I had to demolish half of the existing "shed" to give them enough clearance to...

Hey people,
I've been interstate for a couple of days, shed is nearly done - all cladding is on, roof is on, roller doors are on, very excited.
Happy & Router, thanks for the link & comments, it's...

Hi people,
thought I'd share some pics of shed going up in the backyard. It has been a "on again - off again" idea, but we (SWMBO & I) have bit the bullet & that's where we are now.
Shed is 12x9m,...

Thanks for that John.
I'll grab some corrugated rubber - will do the job nicely.
Cheers,
Ian.