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im liking 40-42 atm. but the missus likes it at 45. i guess we cant shower together no more. haha

I guessed as much.

what temps do we all set it at? mine is on 40 atm as its a bit cold in perth but not that cold

Just installed the bathroom water controller today. YAY so awesome. no need to use the cold water tap no more. just set the desired temp and away we go.

For those who have one, do you leave it on...

I need an exhaust fan for the bathroom that has minimal roof clearance. preferably with duct so i can vent it to the side of the house.

Anyone know of such a product?

Out bathroom has a mosaic federation tiles on the floor with white wall tiles up to 1 meter finished with black capping.

the toilet/vanity/tallboy are all white.

i have done a shabby chic...

Do i need to seal the tiles/grout in the bathroom or shower?

cloth or sails? (me thinking outside the box)

Can i add the anti mould to the top coats?

ah yes i will get a super suction exhaust fan.

my mate was telling me he could get granite benchtops for about the same price as laminates. but its not italian granite :)

i will try find out more.

is there any form of tinting that reduces noise?

i am installing some wooden shutters... i was wondering if that would help cut down the noise much or at all

what is this pigmented wall board sealer?

the walls and ceiling are both gyprock.

im using dulux prepcoat coz thats what i was advised. i can hit it with this pigmented wall board sealer u speak of for the 2nd coat.

its a reno job so...

Yeah it does help thanks. would you use wash and wear?

also sealing the new gyprock for this bathroom. one coat or two? the can says 2 coats but the paint people at... bunnings say one coat is...

Howdy doody,

What paint do I use to the bathroom walls and celings?

is there anything special I can use?

I did this too and have these tinges of jarrah. and i was lazy with the sander and scraped the wall a few times with the sander. so now need to repaint it. but im lazy.

SAND THEN PAINT

What about aircons? my aircon was installed not going into the RCD.

They are internal but the glass in the windows are quite thin. The windows get whacked by the sun in the morning.

Got them from shutterkits.com.au over in brizzo (i'm in Perth). i saved about $1k...

Howdy all,

I have just received my DIY timber shutter kits that i ordered through the internet (what a bargain!).

I am now looking at painting them white. Please advise...

I have been...

If i understand you correctly you are meaning there is no window sill. and all four sides of the window architrace are of the exact same look and profile.

if so yes i have done that. why? because...

i just put heated flooring in my bathroom reno. and its swanky. not that i need it ;P

should still be ok. does your heated flooring control unit sense floor and room temperatures? if so you...

yeah i think it was wet area base coat. a baby blue colour.

i previously bought a small tub of wet area joint compound and that i bright blue and more rubbery.

i will do the skim coat thing....

also the compound i used has many cracks in the thicker parts. like a dry riverbed.

HELP!!!

so with the wet area base coat i only do two layers (so it says on the tub)

do i top coat it?

Thanks guys.

Yeah there were a few parts to hook up the gas so i didn't bother. I had already unpluged the old one (removed the power cable and gas bayonetti type hose).

Plug it back in so no...

I hired the drum and edge sander from Kennards yesterday and what a dirty job that was. Started at 9am finished at 9pm. Was only a small 4x3m room but i am so sore.

I know your not supposed to...

Am i allowed/is it tricky to install my replacement natural gas stove?

this machine is specifically build for sanding and it says you can sand but will need to change the bag after 3 mins.

Well i tried it last night and it lasted more than 3 mins. i stretched it for...

I bought the unit thinking i could sand the joints with minimal dust in the air.

the dilemma as mentioned above, is the disclaimer stating...

"when sanding plaster, the dust bags need to be...

i have just purchased ($179)one of these... http://www.bosch-ventaro.com/select/index.htm

after returning and ozito vacuum cleaner ($89) and sander attachment ($49) absolutely hopeless vacuum...

Ah ok, thats a shame coz they have nicer designs and colours.

I have been trawling ebay and the US have alot nicer taps than us. Can i buy these and use them in my bathroom/kitchen renos? will they fit!?

oops i was quickly bashing that question out at work :) and mondayitis

what i meant to say was the house was getting re-roofed in colourbond without taking the old roof off which is tiles. and...

Any suggestions on how to cover a corner in a sleepout where the gyprock meets the weatherboard?

prolly cheaper?

saw a house getting a colourbond roof getting put onto of a tiles house. saw some battens but woot!?

odd? comments!?

its more a noob thing than a ozzie thing i'd say. and the mining boom has given us plenty of spending money so we can afford to hire people to do stuff.



wats gdr?

1. mm gives me plenty of trouble too. stupid!

2. that's why i asked! i have nfi when it comes to these things. I didn't want to climb up that high with a puny ladder in the rain to find out how i...

my house aint a skate park!?

the house length is 11m so about 5 meters of it is hanginging down.

It hasnt twisted or anything but its bent.

i will have a go if its just a matter of...

I have a gutter that has half fallen down - possibly from the heavy rain. It goes the length of the house and one half is touching the ground and the other half is still attached, so it is hanging...

my grandparents have a house with this "extension" done. Its livable. Extremely hot compared to the rest of the house - but that can be fixed.

The garage door was converted to a window. Mustve...

Yeah the 10mm plasterboard is cheap but the length is 1220mm whereas the plasterboard comes 1200mm wide.

have also found another alternative in replacing the wholegrid system called coruline.
...

the design of it puts the weightso that it will stick to the wall. well in my application it did. so then the mantle sorta holds it in place (3 screws).

The MDF is sourced was only about 5mm thick so it would sag.

I have decided to redo the grid framing system. coz the wife reckons its better. hah!

Yeah it aint that bad. just take me a little longer than I anticipated.

I have thought about using 1200mm x 900mm mdf, and a bit of "2x1" pine and cut it so it overhangs the edge at the sides....

ahhhh the old 4ft by 3ft

i was wondering why such odd dimensions.

thanks a plenty.

is there any other way around it.

last resort would be to replace it with the new dimensions 1200mm...

In the granny flat we are restoring there is a floating ceiling installed with panels 1220mm x 915mm.

odd size!?

went searching for any material to suit...

they all come in 1200 x 900 -...

what suburb are you in?

here is a product that might suite you...

http://www.subirest.com.au/abm/sr_abm_mouldings.html

Skirting block SB4 - 134 x 32mm

im using skirting block SB1

what about for floor standing bathtubs? any rules or regulations?

truely inspirational!

what is that stone material in between? how thick is it?

got any pics of the underside of how the stone/timber decking was done?