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Hi guys,
Thanks for all the replies. I am now living in Belgium for three years (wife posted with Dept of Foreign Affairs) and it is quite relaxing letting somebody else maintain the house.
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We are looking at buying a house and have examined the building report. The report is generally good but there are two items that I would welcome comment and advice on.

The building report...

We have a light switch that is "upside-down", in that whilst pushing it down turns it on, all the writing on the switch is upside down.
Flipping the switch so the writing is the right way up would...

For the record the problem was within the mechanism. Ethough the handles are brand new, the needed some WD40 and a bit of encouragement to free themselves up so they would close from the outside.

I have just replaced a sliding door lock with a new "Lockwood Macquarie 900 series patio door handle".

It unlocks from the outside, but I can't get it to lock (or close) from the outside....

I like the photos (and the workbench as well of course), especially the Venice one.

Ozito now have a thicknesser in their range. I saw it at Bunnies the other day, lined up next to the GMC and Ryobi equivalents. I examined them quite thoroughly and my naked eye could hardly spot...

I don't touch Gunns products.

The other problem I imagine you'd have with illegally imported timber, is the introduction of pests and desease because it would not have been inspected and...

Dilshan banged 28 not of 20 balls, then ran out 4 players and took a good catch, but does not get Man of the Match. What drugs are these people on?

A 900mm stovetop should be no problem, if anything you may have to increase the size of the existing cutout. Of course it is always easier to remove material than add it.
The stainless steel trim I...

I've used to have a similar problem with rhododendrons here in Canberra. No matter how much water was pumped into them, they would get sunburnt in the height of winter.
Problem solved by jury...

will buy a surface saver by the weekend. Bnechtop is large and is double L shaped so it has joins everywhere. Had a quick look at granite benchtop but price worked out about the same as the entire...

I had a shocker this morning. I had a brain fart and placed a very hot coffee percolator on our Laminex benchtop. Of course it has left a nice round brown scorch mark on the benchtop. I think this...

We have just bought a new oven (electric), cooktop (electric) and rangehood.

I have pulled out the old Chef oven (guessing it weighed over 50kgs) and rangehood and have already installed the new...

Thanks for the replies. Yes, there would be gaps front and back so I think I get an idea how much it will cost to get a Stainless Steel insert made.
I assume I would then need to do something to...

We have an old stove that we want to replace. It is 630mm wide and is housed in a cut-out that is 610mm wide.

It seems the new "standard" size for stoves is about 600mm wide, which normally...

I can't comment on the saw you mention, but I have an old 7 1/4 inch Arlec circular saw.
It has been flogged mercilessly for 4 years, including doing all the cutting for a 50sqm deck and pergola. ...

I used it in our study. I used it straight out of the can and it looks great. I did two coats and then a bit of a retouch. As anyone will tell you - preparation is the key to a good finish. You...

Personally I prefer screws. I prefer the flush, sleek look and being able to easily pull a board up if need be. No concern about nails coming up ready for a little tacker to stub their toe on...

Gas? To me gas is the natural gas we use for heating. Car runs on petrol.

Deckboards reeded side up? I can never figure out why anyone would do this..........

I have several leaks in my guttering that I need to repair. The leaks are mainly where there are joins in the gutters, especially on the 90 degree bends around the corners of the house.
I have had...

I really can't see how you can go wrong in this case - has to be the simplest wiring job of all time. Stick the powerpoints back on yourself and keep the coin.
BTW - The worst wiring jobs I have...

I have seen people in a similar situation not bother trying to match them and simply paint the whole roof to hide the difference in colours.
Another tactic I have seen is to evenly distribute the...

It doesn't take long does it? After I had shut the PC down I thought to myself - did I just type 3000 when I meant 300? I had a liquid lunch\afternoon and was a bit riddled when I banged that out -...

I am not sure where this guy is coming up with the magical 70mm out of the ground figure. I can only assume it is a very short stirrup. I have seen stirrups that range in length from 650mm to...

I have set bearers into Pryda stirrups before and had no problems with movement. They come in a range of lengths and the Pryda web-site has all the specs and guidelines you need, but I will think...

How is "Millers Falls" for a classic dud brand - except that it is anything dud. I paid $20 two years ago at Bunnies for one of their little 4' angle grinders. It came with a squillion blades and...

I looked at the GMC 9 1/4 inch Platinum Circular saw today at Bunnies. It had a nice cast base plate and the rest of it looked good. For the crazy price of $99 you can not go wrong with buying one...

Where did you buy it from? I have been tossing up whether to make one myself, but if I can get the Triton Table for that sort of money I will probably go with the Triton. I don't have the Triton...

I thought your standard "cedar" door and window was actually of the species Thuja (aka Western Red Cedar). Same applies to this species though with regard to stability. Also extremely durable I...

Thanks for all the responses. I have actually counted how many I need to cut and it is 30, as opposed to the 20 I originally guesstimated.

In response to DanP and BarryWhites posts, I rang...

I have to cut about 20 cement pavers that are about 3 cm thick. A nice clean cut is required. Now if I wasn't such a tight **** I would hire a wet brick saw, but the asking price is $170 for a day...

I ordered 500lm of 90mm Merbau decking for my deck. Standard issue is "random lengths". Of course they are not random in that they come in a variety of set sizes normally ranging from around 900mm...

Thanks for the advice guys. A few tips there that I amn sure will help

I am about to repaint the study. House is built in 1964 and is of Brick Veneer construction (cut Hardwood Frame). The problem is that the gyprock in the ceiling has quite a few "fang" marks - see...

Theory is to give it 6 weeks or so before oiling. I think one of the reasons behind this is to gove time for the tanin to leach out of the timber. I could be talking out of my **** here and I am...

Bring the on the Filthy Dons on I say. Who will ever forget the '99 Prelim when we beat the forces of evil by a point.
How many will Dog Lloyd kick from soft frees this week? Fair dinkum, you...

Try Thors hammer. They specialised in recycling old timber. They have some beaut stuff, but it ain't cheap.
I can't guarentee that they have stuff suitable for turning as I now bugger all to the...

Thanks to all those who posted replies. A lot of good advice which I shall heed. I will get onto Corinthian and see if they will construct one to size. Probably will then get a chippie to hang it....

I have always found that I can often find the same gear that Fishers sell, in other stores for quite a bit less.
Happy to pay more if the service is worth it, but I have found their service to be...

As far as I am aware, Kwila is another name for Merbau.
Most commonly used as a decking timber but also good for otdoor furniture manufacture and window sills etc.
Sourced from New Guinea,...

Thanks for your reply. I have told the seller I will collect them on Saturday morning. I can't see how I can go wrong at $12 a plane and it will be interesting to see how they go.

Now where are...

I have come across a guy selling planes. The only thing I know about them is that they are made in the USSR.

Only description I have of them thus far is that detailed in the advertisement;
"For...

Lucky bugger. How much and where from?
Goes all right?

Can't comment on the Firestorm, but I had two of their Hammer Drills (can't remember model but from memory they were 600W and made in 96). These drills lunched themselves during the construction of...

Top job Big Al. What finish did you use as it looks far to nice to use as a workhorse.

Call me old-fashioned, but I would expect it to WORK. At least for five minutes or so, surely not too unreasonable an ask.
60 bucks is 60 bucks and I am sure that nowhere on the box does it state...

Absolutely nothing straight out of the box eh; not even a switch it on and "Poof" she blows up! An amazingly poor effort by GMC. You would be entitled to your money back plus 10% for the...

Ndru,
What exactly happenned to your POS. Did it completley break or itself; or was it simply that it's performnce\accuracy\usability\quality was crap?
I am very close to buying one of these...

Bob,
I don't think Bunnies ACT will match Harris Scarfe, because HS do not have a store in the ACT. I will give it a go thogh.