Why is it the more you spend the more they stuff you about
At our Reno house we had a major supplier install the Solar hot water. I have never been so stuffed about in my life . I'm in the middle of…
Repairing/Replacing deck & deck roof - need Council permits?
At the old place I renovated last year the neighbours did similar to you . I complained to council as the new awning blocked light on a chunk of my…
Removing a Granite benchtop without damaging it?
Turns out it isn'y possible. The installer used a mountain of glue & silicon . The center piece broke into 8 pieces , the left side into 2 and the…
Pictorial sign - does it really help?
We did the house hunting thing for 3 months in the Hills area . A few properties that looked average or below out front had pictorial signage of nicer features…
Removing a Granite benchtop without damaging it?
Well , today my partner & I will be removing the kitchen . I've demolished a few over the years including the original in the Reno house so I have…
Removing a Granite benchtop without damaging it?
For our Reno house I bought a near new kitchen on Ebay that is almost exactly what we need . But , it has this huge green graite benchtop &…
Removing Streaks in Stainless Steel
Nitric Acid instantly removes staining from stainless steel . But , since 9/11 it's a prohibited item . Some smaller hardware stores still stock it however . Using Nitric on…
Repairing cracked walls in an older house. Help please...
I had a similar issue with a house I Reno'ed last year . I ended up using a masonry drill bit and drilling into the sections were the render kept…
Do you get discounts for cash anymore??
Yeh . People do. I got my Termite treatment at the Reno house done today . Every quote I got was $2500 . So I went with the one that…
The old Worst House Best Area thing
Thanks for that . In the last two weeks we have cleaned up 70% of the front as indicated by the photo below and about 30% of the rear. We…
The old Worst House Best Area thing
Yeh well thats what we recently bought . The place is on 1195m in Castle Hill , NSW and was derelict . Was unable to get to the front door…