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jklow888

Northern Districts, NSW
Joined 8 June 2010
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2 years2 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Leighton Greens - browning from top and bottom

Help !!! Do these Leighton hedges have Botryosphaeria Canker ? I have 4 in a different location that have all gone brown/yellow and we think it spread from these 4…

6 years6 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Invasive grass weed in Palmetto

Managed to get decent chunk of it and it looks more like what is in this thread in the last picture:
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=90631
Folks at the nursery said its…

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6 years6 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Invasive grass weed in Palmetto

I don't think its Kikuyu as it never gets thick and tall (I've had KK before) - this stays low, so below the tops of and creeps between the Palmetto.…

6 years6 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Invasive grass weed in Palmetto

I've had this invasive grass weed and spraying with glyphosphate only kills the head and it comes back. With the heavy rain in Sydney in the past fortnight its really…

Invasive grass weed in Palmetto
8 years8 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Temporary blinds available after shutter installation

Per this thread when we almost completed our home:
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=31381
I have 7 900 x 1800 temporary blinds left over after our window treatments were done. I…

9 years9 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Buxes + drainage problem

Our garden bed is approx 4 m wide and about 3 m deep. On the "high side" of the garden bed (so towards the driveway and house) for the first…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
stair lighting

Anyone have guidelines as to how many steps apart you should space the instair lighting (subject to an average sized unit) and also how high above the stair it should…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
HELP: Schweigen vs Bosch range hood ?

Our distance to the external vent is only the height of the canopy since its vented to the side wall, so no more than 800 mm. The NSW rep indicated…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
HELP: Schweigen vs Bosch range hood ?

We've initially settled on a Bosch DWW093651A for around $1450 installed and it will be vented out via the wall its mounted on as the above area is a 2nd…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Front door and stair/back door alignment

So would a wooden balustrade with gaps be okay ?

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Front door and stair/back door alignment

Thanks - we have thought about it in terms of door to door sales people ;), but not sure if it makes the place uninviting when…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Front door and stair/back door alignment

Here's what we'll have to settle on:

Unfortunately it will have to be run past the certifier as we extended an upper bedroom and the entry by 1 brick to accomodate…

Front door and stair/back door alignment
13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Front door and stair/back door alignment

Forgot to mention :( the back door is a double french door now. We'd plan to only use the left french door in option A and…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Front door and stair/back door alignment

Thanks Starz - the draftie is doing this now. Any concerns on the direct flow from the front door to the back door ? They don't line up directly but…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Front door and stair/back door alignment

We ran into a problem and had to flip the staircase around so that it faces the front door partially (it used to land into the dining area but started…

Front door and stair/back door alignment
13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Low-e on W/N/E facing windows excessive ?

Ummm - I feel more confused !

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Low-e on W/N/E facing windows excessive ?

Thank you for all the responses. I've confirmed our DG supplier is Viridian and had a look at one of the Viridian links earlier in the thread and it looks…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Low-e on W/N/E facing windows excessive ?

Thanks Ed - just wondering if doing east is worth it, eg. morning winter sun ?

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Low-e on W/N/E facing windows excessive ?

Anyone ??? Don't want to have a new build turn into an ice box in winter ::surprise::

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Low-e on W/N/E facing windows excessive ?

We're looking at uPVC DG for our build and definitely want low-e for the westerly facing windows. We have an option to do it on the North and East facing…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
what size conduit for a HDMI Cable? 20 or 25mm

Now I've learnt something new today ! These look a lot easier than 45's - I hope there's enough space in our joists to use these ;)

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
what size conduit for a HDMI Cable? 20 or 25mm

Just put in 50 mm and make your life easier - thats what we're doing. Also put in 45 deg connectors so its easy to pull cables.

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
240V cable and HDMI/HDMI over CAT6 together in conduit OK ?

Can't find this doc online/looks like a "paid for doc" (which I find strange). Can you confirm what is the min separation distance - would be nice for my own…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
240V cable and HDMI/HDMI over CAT6 together in conduit OK ?

Thanks - I think the job is too small for most of the home theater installers so they either don't want the job or are over quoting. All I need…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
240V cable and HDMI/HDMI over CAT6 together in conduit OK ?

Should the 240V run be on the one side of the joist and the conduit on the other side at the width of the joist ? Whats the min space…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Help on deciding: separate or combined shower/laundry

Thanks - the only thing we're debating is whether its nice to look at the door from the dining room. The larger kitchen area is certainly the winner in all…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
240V cable and HDMI/HDMI over CAT6 together in conduit OK ?

So stick to the SGPO on the ceiling and just have HDMI/HDMI over Cat6 in conduit ?

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
240V cable and HDMI/HDMI over CAT6 together in conduit OK ?

In the process of getting some quotes for some pre-wiring and while we've opted for 50 mm conduit for the projector, an installation company suggested we also put the power…

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Help on deciding: separate or combined shower/laundry

No space/not possible :( We could do a tall cupboard in the kitchen as a utility cupboard on the other side since we gain 1.7 m

13 years13 yearsjklow888jklow888 posted:
Help on deciding: separate or combined shower/laundry

Like so ? http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/5356/powderlaundry4.jpg

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