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it was moonshine.
to be honest it was a long time ago and the diaries are long gone.
but the 1st place was not far out of Oslo, Honefoss rings a bell.

I never got as far north as Tromsø.
there...

fwiw when I did gabions I recycled free bricks/pavers where they weren't on show - the regular shapes made packing them in easy.
also I used ties to link the vertical gabion walls together as I went...

spent some time there many decades ago.
had friends there so got to see quite a bit and stay in some local homes in different areas.
fantastic scenery.

found there were plenty of dry areas - no...

flash behind the weatherboard vertical edge and put in a vertical bead that the boards butt into.

sort of like this:...

the heritage red corro seems to fit the scene ok.
the green trimdeck style cladding has to go.
if you are redoing the walls think about windows and doors now.

you could use the weatherboards in...

yes, good idea.

also, if you can, have a wood heater with a built in fan, this helps a lot too.
some, tho without a fan, are double skinned in parts so as to draw cooler room air in from the...

I think I prefer the 2nd red square, more internal for better heat radiation.

the other thing to consider is the height of the flue.
Is it a typical roof line?
then your red square is on an...

lucky they found plenty to eat in that partition wall as they would have been into those pine roof trusses.

thanks Ray, that's a very good point as the middle window stile will be removed.
The plan is to leave the window head/top rail in place, but I don't know what is above that.

In my rough...

I am wanting to remove the middle fixed windows and put in these French Doors.
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So, remove the glass, cut out the wall (probably double brick, but could be stone, house dates to 1904)....

thanks Neil, sounds like a win for the Renos...
1st you invite them in out of the cold, then they take over your space, then you have to give them their own place :)

I can see a downpipe on the front of the house.
presumably there are others at the back of the house?
where is the water going from the house roof

where does the water that runs off from the steps area go now?
cause the steps look like they step down the block so there must be water run off solutions down there?
strip drain at the end of your...

from what I recall when building brick veneer the timber frame is done first, then the window installed with its flashing, then the brick veneer is done.
is the aluminium window you are replacing...

length of timber under the top plate with an acrow on each end?

nvm.
for some reason I didn't see the latest post, and didn't read the date on the 1st two.

nope, but neighbours built a new shed and they had to follow council regs and the used Fyrchek.
I also built a new shed and cause it was more than 6m from my house I didn't have to follow those...

couldn't see anything.
it isn't one of those old large ones - I quite liked them, 5 speed settings and slow was nice and slow, like slapping the air :)
it is one that has Off-Hi-Med-Lo
So you go...

it's the controller :)
so, easy fix
well, apart from the wall plates being different and mounted different etc etc
always something, inc the last sparkie used cable ties.

now, why didn't I think of that!
:doh:

parts seem readily available:
Deta Fan Controller Module With Capacitor - Bunnings Australia

prefer to repair than replace - not into the throw away mentality.

thought I would try under electrical rather than cooling ...
have 2 three speed fans in an open plan area - both about 10 years old I would say and those basic old style white with a 3 speed wall...

late to thread
but I would put 1 or 2 downlights at the wardrobe cause that is where you need light - positioned so there is no strobe from the fan.
then each bed to have a bedside light (wall, or...

oh ok. should have looked a bit closer, (obviously) don't use it.



yes, that's what I used to do, click:

New Posts
open in a new tab any I am interested in
click Forums read

just popped in
rarely do these days.
just thought I'd say why, not complaining, just pointing out why.
On the old forum used to click New Posts and see what was of interest since last visit.
now...

present & correct.

what type of structure is the actual floor? concrete slab? timber?
I mean, was the original carpet over a timber floor and they replaced just the carpet?
or was it on a concrete slab? (hard to...

are we there yet?