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Hi Gooner

Like you I did our floors, about 100sm of wonderful old 70's Cyprus Pine under the carpet and the 2 layers of Lino and then a layer of kitchen carpet on top of that again in the kitchen....

Wont be starting with 40grit or hopefully even needing that grade, was thinking of starting with 60 then 80 then finish with 120, or even starting with 80 grit and see how that goes

I am about to do the next stage of sanding the cyprus floor in my house and am looking at other ideas instead of the big drum sanders you can hire. I am not saying the drum sanders are bad as I have...

You can culture the Chimay yeast (it's all the same strain) from any bottle of Chimay, but it seems easier to me to use Wyeast 1214/White Labs WLP500, which is almost certainly the Chimay strain
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Most of the graphics programs like 3D studio max dont use as such the vid card to render the images, this is all done by the CPU and RAM, (the more RAM the better) but in saying that if you want a...

Thanks Skew for you reply and thanks Rod as well for the reply. I agree that they may not have been that popular but every wet area and toilet in this house has them, 3 bathrooms, 3 toilets and the...

90% through the ensuite make over of our 70's home and I am trying to find the old style corner air vents they used to install in the ceilings (see pictures)

I have 2 choices simply fill in the...

[quote=barbz;511850]Cheers,

Any fungicide that you could recommend?

I have used "preschem timber preservative" before and it works www.preschem.com . In the last week whilst doing an ensuite...

My mate the carpet layer (30 years in the trade and his knees are still ok if you can call them knees) is sitting next to me as I type this and he has just said that no amount of underlay etc will...

Sanding will get out most sins in floor boards so dont worry, mine whilst I am still renovating have had paint, plaster bog, crap etc etc etc etc dropped all over them.

When we pulled the 32 year...

A quick question for the knowelagble forum members we have on here

A friend of mine has dropped off to me more than enough brand new roof insulation (at the right price left over from a factory...

Nice hint, I needed a pair of anti vibe gloves a bit back as well due to the fact I have given my self a "trigger finger" (google search if you dont know what that is) from sanding etc vibrations....

Thanks looks good

Do you have any pics of laminate with aluminium edge that you have done as I would like to see what it looks like as I will be doing my kitchen early in the new year and am looking for diff ideas to...

Thank you to all who replied and thank you "Watson" for an excellent reply as well.

I am not a fan of GMC at all and yes you do get what you pay for, the majority of my power tools are Bosch,...

I own a Triton Mk3 with all the attachments (router jigsaw etc) but I am just not getting the use out of it that it deserves. My local hardware shop has a GMC (yes I know its a GMC) 2000watt 254mm...

Please tell us the name as I would be very interested in seeing their products as well

am not sure why your paint is peeling but a suggestion is to use a product called "ESP" first of all before painting. Its available at most hardware stores. My guess is that the old coat on the doors...

I hope you get a reply as they state, keep us informed as to their service please. These friends of mine like I said could barley use a screw driver yet they managed to build this home them selves...

Me personally option 2 is what I would do. But if option 1 is what you want why dont you remove the cornices lay 6mm gyprock over the existing wall and then re install the cornices or you can also...

Scotch 3M put out a product called "safe release painters masking tape" its a low adhesion 7 day removal tape and it works a treat. Product code is #2070. Availabe at most good hardware shops. As we...

have you tried http://www.nusteel.com.au friends of mine purchased one 2 years back and they shipped it way out into the middle of nowhere and from what they told me nusteel would ship anywhere in...

have you considered a laminex/formica splashback? Their range of colours and new styles is amazing. http://www.laminex.com.au/ have a look at their range of Diamond Gloss Surfaces...

Probably in the wrong section this post but if you are after cheap Feast Watson or Cabots timber finishes including China Wood Oil in 10 Ltr tins for $80.00 per tin and woodshield etc etc and CABOTS...

I had the same thing happen many years ago to a 70s home I had and I simply cleaned off the flaky paint and gave it all a light sand to make sure there was no more flaky stuff and painted it with a ...

Having decided to use Tung oil as my floor finish I am looking for opinions, past experience of use and or recommendations from the knowledgeable members on this forum as to what brand of...

Hi everyone.

I have just finished square setting 3 archways. The timber is in great condition and miracles do happen, the hardwood timber is in fantastic condition and straight as it comes. I...

Hi Trevor

Thanks for the suggestion its appreciated but I will be doing it my self, start to finish. I live in Port Macquarie.

Skew ChiDAMN thank you for a very informative reply, just a question re your usage of Feast Watson, are you refering to their China Wood Oil or their Floorseal which is a tung oil based finish.

Larry I have the same issue with my cypress floor and your suggestion is exactly what I was going to do actually. Great advice. Thanks

Hello everyone

First of all I am very new to this fine forum but am thrilled that I have discovered it as there is a mile of wonderful information on here for what I am doing in renovating...