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Hi - we're in the process of getting some quotes from patio enclosure companies, you know, the ones that do 'queensland rooms' and the like. Unfortunately none will give us a straight answer when it...

Thanks everyone for your input.
On closer inspection the sink clips were cleverly hidden under the sink in a huge wad of 5cm thick sticky tape - so that'll let me get away with a bit less silicon....

Thanks very much for that Mick! Something to keep me busy tomorrow :)

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We've finally located a new kitchen sink that fits in our existing cutout (a saga in itself) and I was just wondering if you should run a bead of silicon under the edge of the sink before you...

You can buy pretty heavy dynabolts with an eye-hook type end on them. We used some smaller ones a while ago for securing outdoor furniture and our bbq at our last house.....

Hahaha! I just got a mental image of a car battery and some jumper leads.... oh, that is so tempting.

But good point about covering it a bit... I must admit, I just stuck some raw chicken in as...

I personally hate the smell of Nilodour... something about it makes me feel ill :)
The best way to get rid of pee smells is by using an enzyme compound - this will neutralise the organic compounds...

Hi weekendwarrior... I didn't bother saying where we bought it, as we are in Brissie! We ended up getting all the flooring from our local Bunnings hardware - much to my surprise. They had a range of...

How about running a shower curtain round the whole perimeter? Couldn't get much cheaper than that :)

Any carpet store will sell it, even Bunnings (hardware stores) sell laminate flooring. They also will usually sell solid flooring boards.

From what I've seen, laminate prices seem to range from...

Hi all - hope you're all enjoying some holiday time!
We're planning on laying laminate flooring & new skirting in half the house, and noticed in the flooring instructions it says in bold "only lay...

Hmm... it could be creosote or coal-tar creosote which was commonly used for preserving timber & repelling insects. Is it sticky, or is it a flat coating?

Here's some health info regarding...

We didn't get any water in our roof after hi pressure cleaning either - you just have to make sure you always spray DOWN towards the guttering :)

To help prevent slips when on the roof, buy some...

We did the following on our roof, not sure if it's right or wrong!

Brushed the whole roof with an old broom and diluted bleach (about half bucket bleach, half water)
Waterblasted it with a cheap...

Hmm... basements and -30oC are not something most australians would be familiar with :)
This may be a dumb idea, but given the problems with dampness a lot of basements supposedly have, would it be...

Sorry I can't help with the regulations - not related but we live just outside of brisbane in redlands shire, and I only found out yesterday that we are not permitted to install/have rainwater tanks!...

Well, after doing the rounds of suppliers/products today we ended up ordering R6 triple-layer silverbatts like brettdel mentioned... got them for $8/m2 supply only (which seemed like an ok price...

Thanks very much for the info guys - the foil products look very promising (there's a lot more to choose from now... I looked about 12mths ago and could only find one foil product which was basically...

Hi - yet another insulation question!

I've been hunting everywhere, but can't find any foil-backed polyester batts. I'm sure I saw them quite a while ago, but now I think I might've been mistaken...

Hi Trevor
We have the same problem with our tiles. The ones under the dining table look lovely and white, the rest look filthy... I've kicked myself for ages because we elected not to seal the grout...

Hi All, we have an old tri-steel garage that's seen better days. The main walls of the garage aren't too bad, but the tilt-door face looks very shabby/faded. We were thinking about painting it, but...

Lots of good ideas - french cleats are a nice, simple way to hang heavy stuff on the wall.

After a LOT of mucking around, I just couldn't get in touch with the manufacturer (they don't answer...

Thanks for the input guys.
We've been debating the bathroom reno for about 3 years now, unable to decide what to do about the shower :) Not wanting a bath in the bathroom, we figured a jazzy shower...

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We need to replace our lovely brown 70's shower with something new, and were keen on an 'all in one' type of shower cabinet. In my searching I came across massage and steam shower cubicles...

Hi Theva,
That Englefield vanity was the one we were going to buy originally :) I kind of expected ours to come with a bracket? When we picked it up (from tradelink) the guys commented "this is the...

Wow - thanks for the fast replies!

I am attaching it to a plaster wall... I must admit I haven't checked how many studs are in that section of wall yet, but will obviously do that before...

Hi - just bought a new bathroom vanity, which is designed to be wall-hung. It's 1200mm wide, 600mm deep and 800mm high - and very very heavy! :eek:

Much to my dismay it didn't come with any...