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Hi All
It looks like there is plenty of petrol flumes with the sawdust......

Cars and wood, can we add wine as well then that is my 3 loves

but back to Cars

1st leant to dirve morris...

old and grey

how you eat green eggs and ham??

in the rain or in the dark

Welcome Beck1604

A reno on the bathroom, hope you have somewhere else to wash, while your doing it......
Take your time....waterproof...and bingo...
well maybe a bit simple... but chould be a...

Hi
I think what the LFS guy is saying the heat from the light could be an issue, fluros give off little heat, you put your hand in front of the little haligin globes , there hot... So you could end...

Harry 72
As you noticed a simga, (with 6 point cage ) ( a few other mods )
That was @ 4000rpm did get to 5500rpm in 5th once:U
and the road is in SA

Cheers Don

Well I be gone....

Great Idea...... looks ready good...

Pat on the back and cheers Don

Hi Ciscokid.

Like it, of coarse it was fast it a red car

I have one of those photos' but only at 160kph, and with film camera

Cheers Don

Hi agreed with the idea of Makita 1/2 inch,
have had one about 15 years.... great....
might need new bearing no one

But must get a 1/2" one

Cheers Don

Hi Groggy

Loved story and I understand the pain,

May I digress i little ( another story )
the other day ( about 8weeks ago ) dropped into Mum's, the telly in the bedroom doesn't work, ohh I...

Hi dsel74,

Well being able to draw things up it a great start, I myself use ME10 and Pro/engineer at work, and there if nothing better than having a full cut list to work from, it makes life so...

Hi hootsman

I was like you Have a Real Drill 1/2inch 700watt, but wanted a battery drill
started with a makita 7.2volt ( yes it was a while ago ) found it very handy... Then started use one a...

Hi loose screw,

Have use tile paint in kitchen and bathroom

Kitchen 1" sq tiles excellent, looks great 3 years on
was very carefull will the prep and brush strokes

Bathroom 6" sq tiles,...

Hi Dan

Is your hot water, main pressure , instant or gravity fed ???

Shower head water saving or older type ???

Could all make a differance....

Also tap water on the hot tap...

Yes dont use :o

If you cann't a sparkie out straight away to check all point outs

Go and get a power point tester Plug about $20

and check all the points in the house it will tell you if...

Hi Jonty.

I was just looking at 21kw heat pump outdoor unit, ( heating/cooling ) big
1.4 x 1.4 x..4 m ( 3 phase ) about 72db...:o

My suggestion would be, Gas for heating in melbourne and add...

Hi

reguarding Rehwhit , by their web site they mainly look like conditioning repair/ spare parts people, for commercal and transport refrig stuff, and well as domestic stuff ie the high wall...

thanks for the replys

I have contacted the eletrician who comes into our work, and he is coming round to have a look and then fix it...

don

HI All

I know this is a very touchy subjuct

Have some major problems with old wiring, which need replacing
I what an eletrician to do the work, but does he have to issue an Certificate of...

just for your info

I have the one Pat suggested

Very good... basically you get what you pay for.....
so for the money i go the Makita and dont worry about about trenching

Thanks All

I see what the price differance is for Supply only

and if only a couple of bottle of red I let them do it

yes I will check the warrenty if DIY

Don

Hi Tim

have done this a few times. it work better with textured paper

use no more gap to fill any gaps or joins in paper, i used acrylic undercoat

and acrylic top coat, bingo a wall with...

Hi All

Has anybody installed one of those remote door openers on a tilit door

should one go DIY or got somebody to do it ????

Not that dear about $500, but it come down to I want it done...

hi graham,

i agreed with the others the mortar bed looks like the what i found behind the wall tile of our bathrroom in a 70's apartment, all sand little mortar and no water proofing, on a...

Hi Callum

another idea is kdhw flooring select grade ( works out about $60 per sq metre ) glued and clamp together finshed with half round jarrah edging

have done about 12 bench tops and a...

thanks guys

I will clean it up carefully and try scottyb idea of weight the bath, but may not use water ( gym wieght instead ) due water restrictions

But first a glass of red and weekend away...

The missing piece in in the corner, at the shower end of the bath
where the other half, put her shampoo and other stuff.
I cleaned the bath moved all the stuff, and found about 100mm of silicone...

Good Morning All

I was wondering the best way to seal between the bath and bottom of the tiles around the bath.

Did it about 18 months ago and part of it need redoing

Were did i go wrong...

Thanks All

I think i will go with Pusser Idea of a "T" beam

Cheers ( with a glass of Red )

Don

I have used white knight tile paint. on kitchen splash back tiles
worked a treat, ( 3 years ago )
Just redid it as added more tiled area ( kitchen reno )
but preperation is very important, on...

have just finished kitchen reno a week ago

new bench tops and new cupboards and drawers, made from stratch
(one thing remember if you want dishwasher 600mm deep cupboards
also a lot of sinks...

I will see if i can kept the span down to under 2m and go up to 190 x 45
i might be alright ??, the reason for treated pine is I want to paint it and bolt it down so it is sitting 50mm above the...

Gal and Zinc roof together basicilly OK
Dad was Metalurgist and did garage with sloping roof top section was old gal, bottom section new zinc ( 2km from port phillip bay ) did was this about 25...

Hi All

Have done alot of searching, but cann't seam to find
anything about, size / span for a working plank ie for building/ painting /access etc, as I need to get onto the patio roof,
Polycab...

Hi all
one of those little jobs, bathroom now looks great except
the plug hole in bath, the chrome as worn off and the brass is showing
does anybody have any ideas on how it make it look better??...

Hi Geno

I agreed with Mark, check total load and wire size..
yes I changed my partner's upright cooker over
But I did check the wire size and asked work's sparky, and he confirmed the wire...

Interesting you were talking about condensation on inside on clear roofing sheets. I have a small shed/workshop with a sky light( Fibraglass roofing sheet), condensate on the inside was shocking...

Hi All

Everybody seams to be having fun in the bathroom and I am about to join you

The scene
Location :- tiling around the bath side and one end ( shower over bath )
Wall :- Concrete block...

Frankly I would Agree with Steve, Since so many new home/ units/etc now have bathrooms with no outside wall/s or window/s and rely solely on exhaust fan for ventilation.

Fixed ventilation I...

I would put a s bend trap on the waste pipe even if it was draing just outside, to stop things crawlly of walk or flying up the pipe..

talking about Drains and fall in floors, at my partners...

Hi Ben

If you are putting in a gas Ducted heating Unit, and if you can put ducting under floor do it. Reason lower outlet velocity, ( less noise ), also better air mixing, ( in ceiling outlet you...

Another Idea....
When I did blustone edging round the front garden bed, I Dug a trench about spade width, four inches deep, and fill it with road base, packed down by walking on it, then put...

Re : return air Filter Central Heater
I work in the R&D area of a company that makes Ducted Gas Central Heaters
In my experiance. If the heating unit is in the roof I would worry about the filter...

One idea Kram
If you really must do it yourself. One paint it both sides, Two wear gloves and mask, coverall, Three use fibro cutters to cut the sheet, and Four dispose of carefully...

Having...

HI Grahem,

I different idea for kitchen beach top is partical board base then cover with select grade Hardwood flooring then some half round jaarah moulding (32mm) on the edges..
I have made...

Hi Luke

Welcome.. One thing to remember with any split system.. it is the cost of installation which is it the big thing.. as well a a good verses bad install...
so get a good installer.......

HI Guy thanks for the replies

I have resanded the problem area re stained and re sprayed and all now seams ok.

Yes i remember now parents use mr sheen so it may have been that

So the...

Hi Guys

I have seamed to stuffed up a staining job ( i know done it hundreds of times )
Item 2 timber chair frames (my parents) about to be recovered and timber wrong colour. I say no problems...

Thanks All for the replies

I think I might put this project on hold, as the tiles are in good nick...
and besides and did paint the wall and trim to match with the tiles...
( also one should...

Hi Guys,

Been Renovating and playing with timber for years and having a lot of fun.

Particularly when it al goes mostly to plan and the finished thing/job look good.

Anyway the question ,...