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Amadio

Central Coast NSW
Joined 5 March 2011
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12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Appliance review.....

Contact the appliance repair guy whom you'd use to fix something.
They aren't short of opinions on what brands to buy.

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Mudbrick feedback

I have a sister who is still living in a mudbrick home that her husband built 32 years ago, brick by brick. It's as beautiful now as…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Qlder buying land in NSW - needing advice

We were Qlders buying in NSW. We put finance and building & pest inspection clauses in our contract.
It's a buyer's market - you can put whatever clauses you want.
But…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Your advice please on slipping roof tiles

Be careful trying to do the work yourself.
We had a tile roof problem and the long guarantee by the tile company became invalid because the previous owner…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Exterior colour advice - building renovation

I can't really recommend colours because my own taste is a bit wilder than yours (I'm into strong colours) but would just like to make a comment.
Why…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Central Coast NSW - advice re mozzies Nth Avoca

We were warned that it was bad as well but apart from a couple of weeks last summer it is ok. At the height of summer after…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Fed up with our sustainable building designer

Wow. That's quite a list there. Is she a qualified architect? Does she belong to any professional organisation to which you can go to…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Cement Render Facade Finish

There a coating of stone-like material that is just "blown" onto the house. Not sure of the details. In America it's called Stonecoat.

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Cement Render Facade Finish

Wow - good job.

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Cement Render Facade Finish

This is really interesting. We have a tired old house as well that we are thinking of rendering (or doing anything to change the look). Is it possible…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Show off the first thing people see,your front door

Like Ren123 I get all my ideas from Houzz;com which is an American site.
They make it really easy to store your ideas in folders they call ideasbooks.

If you…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Art Deco House Gates

You will find hundreds of art deco gate styles here. http://www.houzz.com/art-deco-gates

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
hydronic floor heating - what do you know??

We lived with floor heating for 20 years in the USA which we called radiant heating - water pumping through copper pipes embedded in the concrete slab.
How I miss it…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Money No Object..

I voted for the Spanish Hacienda because I love courtyards. But a Moroccan style courtyard house or a siheyuan (Chinese style courtyard house) or Iranian style or any…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Modernising an Old Girl - We won a Heritage Award!

Really enjoying watching your journey.

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Would you hire an Interior Decorator?

I don't think that the scarcity of work justifies why a client should pay for the time that an interior designer is not working.
If that's the way many interior designers…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Cost of new roof for small 2 bed cottage?

If this helps we also have to either get serious repairs or a new roof.
Our quote is $3500 to repair concrete tiles with no guarantee that…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Would you hire an Interior Decorator?

Yes - I would hire an interior decorator in a heartbeat if they didn't set themselves up as being so costly.
The shop assistant at our local hardware store…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Conservative colors - why!?

You are so right. Driving around today looking for colour ideas to reno our old house we seemed to see beige to gray to beige to brown to beige…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Zeolite on the central coast nsw? And turf supplier?

Coastal Rural Traders in Ourimbah is where I got ours. It had to be ordered. 4362 1301.
They also have molasses (15 Ltr for $19) and bulk supplies…

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
New home, (In my opinion) poor workmanship pics

Whoa. I'm shocked. Any updates?

12 years12 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
What do you Love.... and Hate about your Home

Love: North facing 180* view of Brisbane Waters.
We don't have a lot of luxurious things in this old run down house compared to what I've read…

13 years13 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Building a driveway and home orientation

Good on you for thinking so much about house orientation - it makes a huge difference - not only about how a house feels but in energy costs and future…

13 years13 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos

That is the most ridiculous placing of a post I've ever seen. :shock:
Don't wimp out or you'll regret it forever.

13 years13 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Neighbor's External Air Con Noise - LOUD

Specific regulations about noise http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/noise/residential/prohibited-hours.asp
He may have installed it without a proper license.
Unlicensed homeowners aren't permitted to install air con units - the licensing is pretty strict and…

13 years13 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Pre Purchase Building inspection

We have the same kind of issue with a house 30 years old.
In our case I think what happened is that because the building inspector came recommended…

13 years13 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
German kitchens

Interesting idea. Why would you do that? If you go with a german style design (Bauhaus comes to mind) you could easily just show the concept to…

13 years13 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Top Mount or Undermount Kitchen sink?

I absolutely loved our undermount sink in a previous house. When we do another remodel I wouldn't even look at a top mounted sink.
There…

13 years13 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Ascot Oven - anyone here have one? thoughts?

Ring a couple of appliance repair guys in your area (the ones that you would probably ring to fix something once it's out of warranty) and ask their opinion on…

13 years13 yearsAmadioAmadio posted:
Building on the Central Coast NSW with WINCREST

Welcome to the CC. Lovely part of the world.
You are living in tradie heaven here. There are just so many of them that they have…

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