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Well the front yard does, but the majority of the fall drops towards my good neighbour's property (basically from the front of my house all the way to the rear boundary).

UPDATE:

I went into my local council today and consulted with a council engineer. He was very helpful. He pulled up aerial photographs of my property and the neighbour's property which had...

This is my opinion as well, although it seems to differ from most who have replied here.:?

There have been a few recommendations to check with the council over this matter. It appears that my...

Gees, some harsh responses there. I am honestly not trying to make it difficult for him - I simply don't want it to come back and bite me if I say yes. To be honest at this point in time I am...

After some heavy afternoon storms in Sydney this week my neighbour comes and knocks on my door and tells me "we have a problem". He is not happy about the amount of storm water that is running across...

That idea had actually crossed my mind, thought I didn't realise that you could put in some sort of expansion joint for tiling.

Thanks for the tip, I'll go and read up on expansion joints.

Hi all,

Due to a lack of space we have extended our existing, rectangular shapped laundry by about 1.5 metres. Problem is, the original laundry floor is an elevated slab and the extended section...

I have polished porcelain tiles in my newly renovated bathroom. The tiler grouted all walls and the floor and left the sealing of the tiles up to me.

I guess when you think about it, what harm...

This is the only crack on any of the walls inside the house, so the idea of the door frame being loose is probably more likely I guess. The crack has been there for a number of years. I covered it...

I can get under the house and have a look. What exactly should I be looking for?

I have this crack above my back door. I have filled over it a few months ago, but the crack has now penetrated through the filler. I just wanted some advice from the experienced people here on the...

Great, I'll give that a go.

Thanks:)

I have this problem as well, although my flaky paint is on the bathroom ceiling and the ceiling above the old cooktop. I painted the bathroom ceiling less almost 12 months ago. Within 6 months of...

Thanks for the advice guys.

Rod, what gap filler product would you recommend? I've used several different gap fillers in the past and found that they tend to shrink more than I would have liked....

About 6 months ago I enclosed the tops of my new kitchen cupboards and then fixed cove cornice all the way around. Stupid me didn't bother to prepare the ceiling properly and I stuck the cornice...

When we renovated our bathroom last year I installed a wall hung vanity after the tiles went on. I relocated the plumpbing and relined the walls. Before relining the walls I took measurements and so...

I purchased Enduro Shield from my local tile shop a few weeks ago and applied to my 6 month old shower screen last weekend. I followed the instructions to the letter when cleaning the glass and...

I have just put all new skirting and a few new architraves in some rooms of my house. There are several areas where there are gaps between the skirting and wall. Would should I use to fill these...

Wow! It looks really good. Do you have any close up pictures of the finish on the walls?

I've toyed with the idea of rendering my place as I have grown to despise the brick colour over the years....

What kind of floor did your partner's brother lay?

What kind of waterproofing was done to the floor and shower area and who did it?

Grount isn't intended to act as a waterproof barrier. The...

That is exactly what I am talking about. Well that sounds relatively simple (even for me :p )

Thanks for the tip!

I am after some tips on enclosing the space above the upper kitchen cupboard (is this area called a bulkhead?). How do they attach the gyprock to cupboards? I imagine there must be some 90 degree...

I recently removed some cornice managing to keep roughly half the pieces in tact. If I had of taken my time and tried harder I think I may have been able to remove all of the cornice without damage....

Thanks for the feedback guys.

I took Savage's advice and ventured down to my local Hudsons (Bonnyrigg is the closest one to me Savage). I found a nice Hume external door there. Price is winner...

I've just got back from my local Bunnings after looking for a few things including a new back door. I saw a door that looked okay but I am a little dubious over the quality considering the price was...

Thanks for all the informative replies. There are many points that have been raised that I hadn't considered.

The door kit isn't premade, and yes I do have to assemble it. I opted for a solid...

A chippy recently cut a hole in my hallway wall to provide an internal access doorway to the garage. He has put studs in the wall for the door frame to be attached to, but has yet to install the door...

Since when does any kind of tradesman charge separetely for the use of tools?

Silly question: did you get a quote first?

I think I understand what you mean when you say "tile what you have and have the shower screen extend to the floor".

I don't know what you mean when you say "silicone the gap between the bath and...

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Well, unfortunately, I had the plumber and the carpenter at my house doing some work last week and between them they decided to install the bath without actually...

I am at the stage of my bathroom reno where the plumbing has been done and am ready to waterproof. After talking with various different tradesmen I am thoroughly at a loss as to whether I should...

Well I have now gutted my bathroom and adjacent toilet (spent about 5 hours on the end of a jackhammer digging up the old tiles and floors!!) I would now like to replace the old white, octagonal, pvc...

Well I have bit the bullet over the weekend and decided to gut the bathroom and renovate. I have removed all tiles from the walls and floor. Glad I did as I found the stud wall to be more water...

I think I stuffed up calling it a pipe. I think it is just some kind of drain hole.

Here is the best photo I have of it at the moment. I will get some better shots tomorrow.
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Thanks mic-d.

Q3 is now resolved. It didn't occur to me that the weight of the screen would be supported on the bottom side.

Q4: I thought it must be the job of the tiler. I had no intention...

Since starting renovations of my bathroom a few questions have been raised. I am hoping the collective knowledge of this forum might be able to shed some light on some of my queries. I have done a...

Thanks John. I share your concerns about the floor tiles too. I suspect they will be hard to lift up. Any tips here?

I intend to leave the wall in tact and simply retile (fingers crossed things...

I have recently discovered that my shower is leaking. I was under the house while the shower was running and saw about four trickles of water constantly leaking external to the waste pipe (coming...

You guys must have a crystal ball!!! The quote I received was from Sydney Flooring at Chipping Norton. And I am fairly certain the prices quoted were on Boral Aussie Beech. Is this a good product? Is...

Well after much consideration, the better half and I decided to hang the expense and replace the damaged floor in our kitchen, dining room and two hallways. Have a read of this thread for background...

The fridge area is another headache with the original floorboards that I hadn't yet mentioned. I actually put the pine boards in as a temp fix a few years back. This house was an investment property...

Thanks all for your feedback. I have many things to ponder over after reading everyone's input.

I took some snaps with my digital camera today and have put the pics on my webspace so you guys can...

Thanks for the feedback Cassandra.

I didn't make mention in my previous post about the excessive amount of nail holes in the floor. The water stains in my floor are the minor problem as compared...

I am in the same boat as you Mowy. I have just ripped up a heap of vinyl tiles and masonite in my kitchen and dining area to discover water marks on the boards and black stains around the nail holes....