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Hi, I'm clearing the tiles from our horrid 50 year old bathroom and preparing to lay new ones. Bugger of a job getting the old ones off, but that's just time and effort. My question is does it matter...

I've done this before. I clamped two pieces of steel with timber strips around the tile leaving the bit for removal exposed and placed the lot in a vice. Then use a masonry wheel in the angle grinder...

Had the plumber in yesterday and he said the bathroom floor waste was optional. I said I wanted an emergency flood drain and he suggested the isolated flap-drain mentioned by wonderplumb. Wasn't...

Thanks arms, I figured i would have to do something like that. Thanks for advice all. cheers, Brett

Hi all. I'm building a few internal walls and a frame around a new bath with treated structural pine. This feels like a silly question, but is the "treatment" all the way through the timber? If I...

I have exactly the same issue ahead of me ozpom. Several people have told me not to worry too much about a slope to a drain. I'm going to make sure my floor is level and just put the drain in the...

Thanks for the replies. I'll talk to the concreter about an inspection plate. In regards to run-off, the camber of the footpath is the other way so shouldn't be much of a problem. I'll be laying a...

Sewer's well away and the council here are very relaxed (read reasonable and practical) about this kind of thing. Essentially if I come up with a neat solution they'll be ok with it. I've already...

Thanks Brickie. Figured it had to go. Hate the ugly thing myself. Guess I'll be doing it sooner. Going to be quoting you when I break it to the missus :D.

cheers
Brett

He'll be coming from near Yass. I'm trying to get all sorted before he makes a trip out. I'm not worried about the cost of him coming out multiple times as I know he won't charge (he's a good...

oh dear...I wondered what those thousands of snail shells were doing under there...:o

The existing pipe is outside the building. It takes waste away from the point in the photo. The bathroom will be on the inside, about 7 metres from this point. The plumber will be doing everything...

Hi all. I have an interesting problem. Advice from this forum had me having second thoughts about building the garage on a large heap of fill next to the house. So I've decided the build it behind...

Hi all. Getting as much done as I can before the plumber comes. I've been digging trenches and laying pipe and buying all the bits and pieces in preparation. With the nearest plumber 50km away this...

Hi all. I've got a brick planter box at the end of the patio which is breaking away from the house. The gutter emptied the patio roof rainwater on the ground behind the box which over the years has...

Helpful replies all. In light of the above discussion I might save the water and drain pipes and seal off for a future toilet. Thanks heaps. This forum is saving me a lot of headaches. :)

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Thanks for the replies. I'll cap it off at the main (it's PVC by the way) if I decide to remove the plumbing altogether. But "put a crapper in the shed" has me thinking - dunno why I didn't think of...

Hi all. About to demolish an outhouse-washroom that's about 5 metres from the back of the house. I will close off the water pipes and remove all the toilet/taps/basins etc but I'm not sure how I...

My neighbour wanted to move the meter/fuse box from the back verandah to the side of the house to get it away from the living area. Changed his mind when the local sparky quoted him $2000. Hope...

During the process of lengthening the doorway to fit a new screen door I busted the hardwood plank that lies across the base of the doorway (the threshold?). Pulling off the threshold pieces I...

There are a series of issues here.

I reckon it's fair to bag the Aussies for their unsportsmanlike sledging. But it's not new, it's been embarrassing me for thirty years. The cricket...

The place I'm renovating is actually made up of two separate living spaces existing under a single roof. While I wait to collect the cash to get proper advice and the parts to build an adjoining...

What I don't get is why you're bothering to tell anyone. Just get one fer chrissakes. It's not like you want to buy a howitzer or a pair of rhinos. It's just a bloody bike! If you workshop the...

Thanks guys. Gooner I did read your post - enlightening but frightening. After reading it I considered getting a pro to do the job but have since been convinced by several mates that it's easier than...

I'm preparing to sand and reseal the timber floors in the living area and main bedroom. There is hideous vinyl over the top of timber in the kitchen. I would like to strip the vinyl and sand and...

Thanks for all the advice. I knew what to expect when I called the garage people who put me on to the concreter. He said it wouldn't be a drama - he'd put piles down to hard ground and lay the slab...

Thanks for the advice on the floors Doog, I'll do that. The outside bathroom is rotten and too far away from the house. I'll be using the weatherboards on it to block a doorway and build a gas tank...

Thanks for the input. I plan to have the shower in the bath for the kids' bathroom + toilet + vanity, and a shower unit + toilet + vanity in the ensuite. I'll keep everything against the wall and...

Thanks a lot for your input. I have a much better idea of what's required now. Cheers, Brett

I am renovating my new house which does not have an inside toilet or shower. Needless to say my marriage is in serious trouble if this is not rectified soon. I would be grateful if I could call on...

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I want to build a colourbond double garage next to my house. The house was built (40 years ago) on a raised platform of fill. My father suggested I get fill put in next to the house to...