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Thanks for all the great work this is such a great resource to so many people .
And i love the fact that after sucking people dry for information i am now able to return the favor .
One section...

i have used a guy called Sid he's a Cabinet maker turned Taxi drive does some work on his off day he might be able to help
ph 0421 906762

Hi in to deep
Any chance of some pics or what you are doing to the bathroom total gut or just a retile are you moving anything around . what plumber are you using and are you doing the tileing or...

Hi all
Does anybody know a cheap drafty in perth im trying to draw up plans for a retaining wall and colourbond fence around the front of the house and all my house plans are in feet and inches so...

hi in to deep
After the advice i was given i ended up doing a complete repour of the bathroom .i use the contrete taxi and them leveled it myself which was not prefect but the floor was going to be...

I did not see phils post before i sent mine to add to what he said about bonna being hard to work with my floor was done by a pro and even he managed to get a couple of streaks in it so mybe not the...

thanks Mat

if you are going to do it yourself i would read Big cal's thread on floor sanding it was about two months ago and is very informative .

get the equipment from a good shop and...

i got Bonna Traffic on my Jarrah boards and am very happy with the result Personally i prefer a light satin finish to the high gloss and i feel that if you have gaps in between the board a satin...

Hi Venno

Great job what a difference and so much more room . I was not fan of glass bricks untill i was what you have done , it really work well .

congrats .

P.S how did you get along...

DON"T DO IT
i just finished renovating my bathroom ( see thread small bathroom reno )

And was in the same position as you ,i thought about the villa board as a easy option .but there is so many...

Hi mum 5.5

thanks for the compliment .

Althought moving walls does sound good i think the reno will start to go south if you have to replace walls and ceilings and need to consult an...

Hi Juan
just wanted to say thanks for all the advice it's been a great thread and the end result looks a million dollars and all for around $15 ,000 that's hell cheap even with you doing the work...

hi cody
i'm no expert and do not know much about non brick wall bathrooms but will try and help

the toilet ... start working out what you want ..maybe a split door might help the situation...

we 're not and don't forget the council approval or you might have to biuld it quice .
Rob

if that's a rended brick wall NO.......

I'm with Burnsy

The simple answer would be to do a siding gate that looks similar to the inserts between your brick pillars and would tuck in behind the wall and the impact on your front garden...

hi amase

This is a bit left field but i think you are on the right track when you mention remodeling the bathroom . By remodeling the bathroom and adding a second toilet you will add a lot more...

hi damon

i would try ross 's in Maylands or Guildford i think they should have what you are after .

rob

hi all as a lot of people seem to be doing a small bathroom reno i thought that rather than making detailed coments on each thread i would finish this one .

in finishing the reno i would suggest...

i would hire a jack hammer for half a day i did the slab in my laundry that was the same size in about two hour and then return the hammer and went back to remove all the rubble . i have an ozito...

i'm just got a crow alarm installed with the dual core sensers so that there is no false alarms
An alarm is only good if you use it all the time we have a stay mode and a home mode the stay mode...

i would go for lilliepiles or an acacia tree they are both ever green and fast growing and would provide a more dense screen than a palm . you can get large ones for about $125 each the larger the...

hi venno

i have just installed a new ikea kitchen in applad with a Essa stone top in Ciro the top cost $3300 it is (1) 3400x 600 and (2) 1700 x 600 this included the undermount sink .
if you...

thanks guys i am really happy about the way it came up .

we have decussed the tiler in another thread some of the wall and floor lines do not match and some of the floor tiles are a little...

hi venno
have a similar size bathroom and have been useing it for three week now and love it its 1660 by 2400 . the total cost which included installing all new pipe work for the new toilet was...

hi chromis

don't panic about removing a couple of extra board it really want increase the work load to much ,i removed a wall like yourself and removed a 9m2 concrete slab to make my new kitchen...

well it been bloody ages since the last post but i thought i would up date this as it might be relevant to some people .

In the end i did remove the hole slab .thank to the way the concrete slab...

just getting the last coat of bona Satin traffic apllied to my jarrah floors as i type this thought i would leave it up to a professional as i know my limitations and have seen the difference...

Hi Sanku

where abouts are you in perth ? im on katanning st in baywater finally move in in 1 week after 7 months of renovating ... :-)

the lines you mention can be done with a trowel or a...

hi sanku .

I am looking at doing a similar thing but the wall will be about 21m and about 0.7 high . so am very interested in how you are going to biuld yours . can i ask who did your...

hi damo

i had a similar problem i removed a wall to create my new kitchen and was left with a 9m2 concrete slab from the old laundry ,

is it possible to get under the house and see if the...

Go the ozito hammer drill as everyone says it was the best investment i have ever made the current saving i have made with mine is about $5,000 think they and $69 also the gmc hammer drill is also...

hi Madrat

sorry for the delay on the pics i'm having trouble reducing the size and keeping the quality . will try and take some durring tonight shift (patching the last room and painting ) i'm...

hi neverquitright

i think thats the million dollar question ?

I am now at the final stages of my second reno first was a 2 bed apartment and the second is now a four bed two toilet one...

just a thought but as you mentioned that it is for your office ,granny flat , ( ie ) a high impact /traffic area i would strongy suggest you use black butt as it has a much higher density rating than...

Are you talking gyprock cornice or plaster glass ?
gyprock cornice will bend more than plaster glass cornices .

i have just re done the old cornice at my place so that the newly created...

hi matrat

i am just a little ahead of you in the reno process just waiting to get the blinds and ther floors polished . sometimes i think it would have been cheaper to knock it down and start...

hi matrat sorry to here about the ceiling ...

was the ceiling painted before you replaired it ?

is the ceiling plaster glass or gyprock ?

And did you sand it down and use a oilbased...

i bet you are wishing you didn't ask the question now that the answer may have a couple of extra $000 behind the first number .
i have just had my latest reno rewire as the lights where not...

thanks for the help guys .

did not get to the vanity on the weekend but did do the shower screen which i was very worried about but ended up being simple and only took about 1 hour . i might post...

On my last reno i waited 6 week before i painted the walls after the white set had been applied .

the idea is to get as much residual moisture out of the wall as possible before it is sealed if...

Hi Cal

welldone

I feel your pain i am just about finished after removing the laundry and concrete slab 9m2 and replacing it with jarrah boards to match the rest of the new room that is the...

Hi and welcome

this is not the hardest job but can seem it .gyprock and cornice are both cheap so i would rip it all down and start again which will be a lot easier.

cut sheets to size screw...

sorry but two dumb quick questions .

my shower screen and vanity arrived yesterday so i intend to install them over the weekend .

should i worry about the four screw holes that will be made...

As you said it was an appartment have you checked with the strata company as you may find that you do not own you garden and that it is zoned exclusive useonly .I would hate for you to build it and...

just a thought but it would nodoubt be better to remove the wrap and them paint if possible .

rob

hi i to am about to get my floors done they are old jarrah 82mm end matched boards and one small area has recycled boards where the laundry used to be .
i was thinking of using the bona traffic on...

you can get different size hard wire brushes that fit onto an angle grinder they are ideal for this kind of job . though i do love my Ozito hammer drill which would also do the job ,
best of luck ...

i think that you will find that Panzon is right and that it is used for data cable .for in wall applications
i just installed two channels of the retangles 25 mm by 50mm in the wall that my plasma...

Sorry for the delay the marks on the splash back are are just finger marks