Our ensuite is 90cm x 300cm. We have a shower at one end, vanity on the wall in the middle with the cavity sliding door opposite it and a toilet…

I use one of these at home http://www.smartnow.com.au/current_cost_envi.php. There is a new model that has recently come out.

Wow.. nice backyard. We had cream/wheat coloured shade sails previously. From the pictures I think cream would suit your yard too.

Higgins Insulation in Sydney.

Yes, that includes installation.

Yup.. I know what you mean. We've recently replaced a north facing sliding door, window and hollow core door with some double glazed UPVC units that have 6.38mm tinted laminated…

Just an update we ended up going with the above and were very happy with the finished product.

Sorry for the late reply. We ended up getting our bathrooms and laundry stripped out and refitted. Not sure what the asbestos removal cost component was.

I thought the R value was roughly the amount of hours it took for the heat/cold to penetrate the insulation, so an R6 would mean it would keep the heat…

I live in the North West of Sydney (Hills Shire Council). I'm looking at getting insulation put into the roof as there is currently nothing except the sarking we had…

I called the 1300 number on the website and spoke to a very nice lady, she suggested I send an email. Just waiting for an indicative quote.

Improving energy effiency and better security are the top two.

We're getting our bathroom, ensuite and laundry renovated and we thought it would be a good time to replace the external door and window to the laundry with a glass…

Just an update, I sent a sample of the bathroom wall sheet as well as the eaves to a testing laboratory and just got the results back this morning. Unfortunately…

We purchased a Westinghouse rangehood, induction cooktop and oven in November 2009. Very happy with them so far. We bought a Bosch dishwasher a couple of weeks ago, so far…

We're looking at getting our bathroom and ensuite renovated in the next year or two. The house was built in 1972/1973 which puts it in the right timeframe for asbestos…

I've updated the post, the splashback is Gecko. The old kitchen was in such bad shape, the cupboards had chipboard shelves which were long past the date when they should…

It has taken a long time, but here are some pictures of our old and new kitchen:
These first two are before we bought the house.

This is before the splashback went…

We went through a mortgage broker last year to get our loan. We already had a 16 month old, my wife and I were both working, although my wife was…

We fixed last year for 5 years at 5.94% with a building society.

We had ducted put in at our last place and didn't have any problems with it, we sold after 4.5 years, so not sure how it is going now. We…

Our new kitchen was put in just before Christmas. I'll wait until our floors are done next week before putting some pictures up.

Woah.. 13k, that's like 4.4%, sounds a bit steep. We paid 1.5% with no advertising costs. I looked at doing the sale myself, but I was too scared. In the…

As Trent said, it all depends on your individual situation. We were looking for a new home loan back in May and decided to go for a 5 year fixed…

Thanks for your help Dukekamaya. What about with regards to having to sand and polish a new area which is connected to an already polished area?

I was under the impression that polyurethane would scratch too and was harder to repair when damaged. Is there any truth in that? What about if we need to get…

We would like to get our floorboards sanded and polished, but aren't sure what would best suit us. We had decided on polyurethane, but I've now realised how bad for…

Hmm.. ok.. I'm confused. In our previous house, the locks weren't using the same key when we moved in, so we called a locksmith out and I think he just…

We're getting access to our new old house soon too. Just wondering, if you take the locks to Bunnings and it takes a week, how do you lock your house…

We've just bought a house that needs a few things renovated and I'm finding myself doing the same thing. I've left my new property alert with realestate.com.au so that I…