Now that you mention it, behind the blank faceplates on my emtpy conduits was just a hole in the brick filled with rubble and plaster. I'll ignore the Smart Wiring…

Barnsee: conduits on external double brick walls can be run down the cavity, on single (fast) brick internal walls they use a circular saw and chisel/hammer to cut a channel…

Thanks chippy, appreciate your input. I will be checking my contract and specs carefully to make sure acrylic was specified. But it sounds like we may be in for some…

Our new house was done using an acrylic texture render, the renderers did a great job, only to have it ruined by the other trades. The color is impregnated into…

All good until you put a bag of popcorn into the microwave and it kills your wifi signal. Wifi is great as a secondary connection for your mobile devices, for…

Yes, a point meaning the actual aerial socket in the wall. So the price included the aerial, a 4 way splitter (1 empty for future expansion), all the rg6 quad…

OK I'll pay the "practice" half, but why not in theory? I'm assuming that whatever electronics make this an "active" HDMI cable is housed in or near the plugs, the…

In theory couldn't you cut the ends off, swap them over and reconnect? I'm not sure how fine the individual strands are inside an HDMI cable, might be an exercise…

I rang a few places before getting mine done, all around $400 with 3 points, fully installed. That's possibly including Perth Tax, I'm sure prices will vary from state to…

Once again I'll suggest iTunes on the PC paired with an Apple AirPort Express hooked up to your amp, only $120 assuming you have an existing wireless network and an…

Update: in the comments section of the Unity review I found a link to another type of device, the L5Remote which plugs a small IR dongle into the bottom of…

Another alternative is something like the UnityRemote from Gear4 http://www.gear4.com/showcase-unity/ that can be controlled from your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch via Bluetooth.
A used iPod Touch can be…

Ah yes, makes sense. I wonder if there is a way to run multiple instances of iTunes on the same PC. Could probably do it with virtuals but that seems…

Suggestion: get yourself an Apple AirPort Express, it's a little box that plugs into a power point and connects to your wifi (I'm assuming you already have a wifi access…

The MyAir is basically a zone controller for their Opposed Blade Dampers. The dampers are like a set if double doors that can open/close in 10% increments so you can…

Another bump, considering an Actron system for our home. Does anyone who has gone ahead with them care to comment? Particularly interested in installers SOR.

Two weeks ago we rushed to get paint & skirting done on 4 rooms before the carpet was due to be laid. I managed to get 2 coats of Dulux…

Thanks for trying/showing an interest. I'm afraid I can't offer up much more info. I don't think it was a user here, at least I don't think I was linked…

I was searching for images containing a couple of Dulux colors (Hogs Bristle & White Duck) and came across a blog by a girl who mentioned one or both of…

WA has bigger problems, I'm not sure about other states but I'm guessing they differ on this one: not a single independent inspection is carried out by any kind of…

Wow, you Victorians have got it good (next thing you'll be telling me someone independent inspects each stage of the build), in WA this is the standard split:
Admin: 5% (less…

There is no problem at all with putting your DVD/BD Player, STB, etc. behind closed doors, so long as you have adequate ventilation. A hole cutter to the rear panel…

Not familiar with those two, however it's quite common for a larger parent company to market various brands. Often they will target a slightly different demographic/budget, but sometimes the lines…

Concrete Soakwell = crap
Care to elaborate?

Another use for SketchUp has been visualising the shadow cast by our neighbours proposed McMansion. I've only got the floorplan done for our house (it's millimetre perfect and will have…

We used Colorbond's Deep Ocean as a render color with contrasting white alluminium window frames, Colorbond Shale Grey roof, gutters and feature wall. It's very *fresh* and certainly something a…

Nice work guys, I used SketchUp to layout our one-off design. No one really offered anything to fit a 10m x 40m block so I had to see what was…

Our progress payments:
Admin: 5% (less deposits)
Slab: 10%
Brickwork: 30%
Roof: 20%
Lockup: 20%
Practical Completion: 15%
In our case slab to lockup took about 3 months, but lockup to PCI has been another 6 months.
Therefore…

+1 conduit.
All brick construction in WA so all the fast-brick internal walls needed to be chased and PVC conduit added. I did it this way as I have friends &…

Plenty options here up to 5m, mostly passive: http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/products/383/
A safer option over longer distances might be something like this: http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/info/CB-USBEX/383/ It carries…