
installing advice for tiling my kitchen
The rubber underlay is required to reduce noise transmission via the floor. If this is removed and not reinstalled it is highly likely that the OP will be forced to…

Add insulation to exterior wall without complete stripping
Not sure if these guys have a branch in Melbourne but this may be something worth looking at

Bathroom Wall Panels Ideas?
Goes without saying that waterproofing would still be required and that a "sheet of plastic" won't do the job.

Cleaner for Caesarstone Benchtops
Thanks for that.
When the benchtops were installed they came with a bottle of the "Jif" stuff. We still haven't finshed it.
Should have been clearer.
Looking for an alternative to Caesarstone's "spray…

Cleaner for Caesarstone Benchtops
Can only get the Caeserstone brand cleaner via online shopping and I'd prefer to avoid that.
What does everyone else use?
Tried the one from Bunnings and it's rubbish.

Steel-Line (WA) Wall Remote Stopped Working
If it's not a battery issue and it's genuinely U/S after such a relatively short time you'd think that a reasonable company would simply cough up a replacement. It retails…

Chemical tank use as water tank ?
Is your attic engineered to take the weight of 1 tonne of water over a square metre of floor space?

Steel-Line (WA) Wall Remote Stopped Working
Is the warranty subject to you getting a yearly service?
Is it possible the the battery in the wall remote is flat?
Who was the door installed by? Hopefully not by the…

Water seeping through neighbours wall
If the houses are both +100 years old and the seepage has only started recently then something has changed.
Stormwater pipe failed?
Waterproofing on the neighbours property failed?
If the seepage…

Downlight Transformer Location
Wow, missed that. That's quite bizarre. Hopefully they were really cheap.

Downlight Transformer Location
They're 240V supply. The driver is built into the fitting. No transformer required.

Roof on garage - is this fixable, do I need to bring someone
Where are you located?

Water seeping through neighbours wall
Plus 100 years old.
Has this just started?
Have either of you done any earthworks near or on the boundary?
How long have your neighbours been living in the house?

Roof on garage - is this fixable, do I need to bring someone
No hope of getting the builder to take any responsibility then.
Yes, you could replace the ceiling yourself but it would be better to get a ceiling contractor in to make…

Roof on garage - is this fixable, do I need to bring someone
How old is the house?
Where is it?
Who built it?
All fixable and a very common problem but you may have some recourse to get the builder to pay if it's a…

Water seeping through neighbours wall
You would normally be expected to retain/control moisture within your lot.

Problems with Council
I'd be at least asking them to explain their "logic" on that one then. Your neighbours can look out their windows but you cannot? Why not?
You'll probably still have to…

Are inspections during build necessary?
It really doesn't cost that much and gives you additional comfort. Plan on being there a couple of times though when your Inspector meets with the Site Supervisor. It's best…

Problems with Council
Is the front home still there?
Are its windows opaque?

2 year old 2 storey, home water overflow question
Do you have R/C ducted air con?
If so that is, I believe, the secondary drain for your air con and if water is coming out of there it means your…

Installing gate in common driveway
If it is indeed a common driveawy then you need the permission of the other party

Heating and Aircon zones
1. How many bedrooms are occupied at night? On a hot night you might only be wanting to cool the occupied bedrooms so say 2 zones for 4 bedrooms.
2. What…

Seals for garage doors
Sounds like it wasn't installed right.Get hold of your local B&D agents and get them to fix it. Should be under warranty.

What is a decent sized bedroom?
3.6*3.6 should be fine but with a Queen Bed in there the room around the bed won't be as good.
Our cupboads are roller door type.
We achieved the bigger bedrooms by…

What is a decent sized bedroom?
Our minor bedrooms are 3.9*3.9 excluding cupboard space - Queen size bed in both. No desk but both have a substantial chest of drawers. Surface area of the chest of…

What is a decent sized bedroom?
Does that exclude any cupboard space?
What size bed are you planning on?