I have a large verandah (under cover) that looks as though it has never been treated or painted. It is about 80 years old and made of Australian hardwood…

Many thanks for your replies. If I put quadrant tiles at the bottom of the splash back, it means that the counter top will be getting narrower along its…

I was installing a flat pack kitchen and custom made Laminex (Formica) bench top but have found that the room is not square, and don’t know how to solve the…

yes I have seen brush fences in Bunnings. This could be a quick, cheap and effective solution, but because the base is solid rock, it would be difficult to erect…

Thanks, yes that is a possibility; I know certain ficus for example can get very large for a small root space (and quite quickly), and neighbors cant object to that,…

I have moved to the lower Blue Mountains near Sydney and nearly everything I plant in the garden is eaten by either possums or wallabies. The possums are the…

My neighbour’s house is set forward of mine and also higher, so their back balcony looks directly into my front bedroom window. I like to have the curtains back…

Thanks for your replies. The range hoods listed in the Ikea catalog have an extraction rate of between 380 and 630 cubic metres per hour; nothing like the above…

I am thinking of getting Ikea appliances eg range hood and oven, but have been told they are not standard sizes, and will be difficult to replace if something went…

My range hood, oven and hob are all wired out of one junction box. I want to disconnect and remove the oven, and perhaps the range hood, but I…