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Thanks for that FenceFurniture. I've cleaned the deck and sanded back a little however it's patchy in the dodgy areas. I'm off to hire a floor sander to reluctantly sand the whole lot back. It'll...

Thanks PJ.
If I sand back the affected section I'm going to have to do the lot won't I? As I have coated it with HLSE with pine tint (lightest one available) it'll be patchy won't it? Or will a...

Hi guys!
My merbau deck is 4 1/2 years old. I originally oiled it with 3 coats of Sikkens HLSE and two coats of Sikkens deck. The last coast of oil was 2 years ago.

The deck is exposed to the...

Patty,
That is incorrect. Licencing changes state to state and what work a person can perform dependant on the licence.

However AS3000:2007 is an Australian Standard to which all Electrical...

By no means am I advocating that unlicenced people should be doing electrical work.

Ivans post said that his copy of the wiring rules were at work. He was looking for other Electricians that...

For once I think you have finally jumped in too early Nev.

From previous posts and discussions, I could safely assume that Ivan is a sparky out in Western QLD. Not every sparky is wiring...

Job Done!!!

Plan is to replace the french doors at the front with a window that is about 1200 high and build a wall below it, replace the old screen doors with crimsafe, then finish all the paint...

Few photos

Hi all,
After quite while in this forum perusing and learning, I thought it was my time to share some of the work that I did over Easter.

Our house is a typical rectangle on stilts that was one...

Hi again,
Ive realised how bad those past few photos have been so I just took some fresh photos which hopefully provides more detail.
Cheers
Steve

Hi Kyron,
I have attached another photo, this one is internal. I have edited out the person sitting behind the door to protect privacy. This photo is when the tenants were renting the house.

It...

Thanks for the reply.

From what I have worked out, and the gaps that still remain with the door, the old owner must have dug the doors out from somewhere else, as they only just close together...

Hi Everyone,
I am currently looking at modernising my 1970's house in Brisbane. Some of the windows are timber casement windows, and some are aluminium windows. My intention is to replace with...

I used a local guy here in Bald Hills. He was good and was reasonably priced. I only used him for maintenance work. I dont know whether he does building work though.

DJ & CI Cutler plumbing
(07)...

Fisherdroid,
Preparation definately helps, but mind you I took a few shortcuts.

My backyard had been machine finished with a bobcat and left for about a month back in July. It was pretty hard...

Fisherdroidm
I put down Sir Walter turf and couldnt be any happier with it. It is beautiful grass, however expect to mow it at least once a week this time of year. Sir Walter is known for is ability...

Nev,
That is perfectly normal to have aroun 110v AC sitting on the chassis of your electronic equipment. Due to the way switchmode power supplies work and no earth reference, you will find the...

North Brisbane is a big area,
What suburb in particular?

Its interesting the comments in regards to the IKEA kitchen benches. I too was a sceptic until I was dragged by the wife to IKEA on the weekend. The kitchens seem to be of a high quality and at a 1/3...

Pulpo,
The original halogens were always AC. They transformed from 240v AC to 12v AC. 240v halogens in my mind are better as it eliminates the tranformer which tend to fail from time to time....

Wombat,
Where are you in Brissy?? I have started getting major pixelation on Channel 7 and some on Channel 9. Im thinking it is something locally causing the interference. Its been dodgy for the...

Rrich,
The standard here in Oz is as follows;
House internal wiring:
Red = active
Black = neutral
Green/yellow = Earth. (Older houses tend to have a bare earth wire that the sparkies used to put...

Steve,
Just curious how you went with all of this. Did they end up filtering your power?
Cheers
Steve

Edit: Oops I should have gone back through the post before I posted :) I have recently...

Proceed with caution Guvnaar.

I recently moved into my new 1970's home in Brissy. Went and bought four airconditioners after checking the main breaker and seeing that it was 80A, therefor all...

NSW is funny about electrical shocks for animals. You are prohibited to use the electric bark collars there as well. I knew this from when I was there a few years ago. However in QLD you can buy and...

I'll back up the electric fence idea. Ive used it in the past to keep my dog out of the garden. These days if I need to keep her away from something, I put the electric fence tape up and she stays...

Dont know if this is too late or not, but I recently paid $6.60 p/m for 16mm mains cable.
Cheers
Steve

Hey Spartan,
That will teach me for responding in a hurry :)
Cheers
Steve

gothebroncos,
It is against the regulations for you to touch it, and possibly a licenced technician, depending on whether thats the first outlet in the house. If it is, it is deemed to be Telstra's,...

Thanks for all the replies. I am currently busy fully closing in under the house to eliminate the wind under the house cooling the floorboards. Once I get a 6m ladder I will get to work on the...

Hi All,
I have just moved into a house in Brissy which is proving to be very cold in the mornings. Most of the windows in the house are casement windows. They do not seal well at all. One window you...

Hootsmon,
Sorry if this comes across wrong, however if you need to ask these questions I dont think you should be touching this switch. Get the sparky to do it.

If you were to join the two red...

Just to clarify what crisp said,

You have 63 amps available per phase, not 189 amps single phase. If you are mainly running single phase items in your garage, ensuring that the load is spread...

Whilst googling today I came across this fantastic website. I dont know where I am going to find the time though :)

http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/

Hopefully when I start setting up I...

Chesand,
I only received them the other day and I am moving from Cairns to Brissy in a couple of weeks so I repacked them today. There is quite a few Hornby trains and I think some Beatties trains....

Thanks for that mate, If anyone else comes up with any that would be great.
Cheers
Steve

Hi all,
My father has just given me his old train set, circa 1960's - 70's. I have most of the gear to set it up, but lack any good information.

Is anyone here a model train enthusiast and if...

A property I had in Cairns which was insulated with the recycled paper (almost like fluff), the company who insulated the roof used foil similar to the sarking used between concrete tiles and the...

LOL you sound like my wife :D :D

My mistake, ends 28th April. I have fixed the post!! :)

Hi all,
Well I eventually purchased a compressor. Its not the one I wanted, but for the price Im sure I will get my monies worth out of it.

Supercheap have a special on at the moment. Their $200...

OBBob,
I understand what you mean about the bleach.

I received an email today from H2gro, and I nearly fell off my chair. The manual unit which requires you to go outside to flick the switch to...

Hi Bob,
Yes I could do that, but I like the simplicity of this system. Its set and forget so the wife doesnt have to worry about it.

I dont think the h2gro system has a dump valve, they...

Hi All,
Has anyone had any experience with the h2gro units. (http://www.h2gro.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=78) They were briefly discussed on telly today. From what I can see on the website, they are...

Hi All,
Thanks for the advice. I was wary on the smaller units, but sounds like it will do the job.

Iain, I will have a look at the Mitre 10 jobbie, it may be worth it.

Hadamonia, The eagle...

Hi all,
Im looking at investing in a air compressor in the short term. I move to Brisbane in a month and will need to erect new 6' timber fencing around the whole yard. I was at Bunnings earlier as...

Bleedin,
Mate I appreciate this information and so will others that do a search in the forums at any stage in the future. Mind you it is frustrating when people ask a question and are never seen...

Barry,
No its 100% safe, but then again Im an electronics technician, so not too scared of the green stuff. However you couldnt get a zap from setting the limit switches unless you break something....

The last house I built in Cairns had a panel lift and it was reasonably quiet. Mind you the one my parents have installed would definately wake the dead. I have found the motor units driving the...

Bazza,
Any chance it may be that bloody big light in your projector:) :) :) , how often do you have that running each day???

Also on that note, I look forward to building one of those in the...