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2 years2 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Adding doors to family room

Wouldn't be difficult at all to frame each end of the opening and put in pocket slide/cavity slide doors. I'm not a builder so couldn't tell you cost.

2 years2 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Design/plans for simple portico

Hi all,
I'd like to build a seemingly simple portico over our front door, but struggling to find any good examples online with working drawings showing best way to build it.
I…

3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Cavity slide unit in old hardwood framed wall - best way to

Hi all,
I'm installing a couple of cavity slide door units in my house which is a 50's built home with 4x2 hardwood timber frame that has settled to around 95mm…

3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Floor Plan Reconfiguration- Advice Needed

Nice work, once again oklouise

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3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Internal floorplan re-jig - after your feedback!

Playing around with some toilet-in-bath ideas here... I think I like option B best: best privacy for toilet and shower, best amount of room and privacy for the bath (assuming…

Internal floorplan re-jig - after your feedback!
3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Internal floorplan re-jig - after your feedback!

Yeah, despite my basic excel sketch looking like a true freestanding, definitely thinking a 1500mm semi-freestanding (i.e. corner) tub. And yes, would need a vanity no deeper than 500mm to…

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3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Internal floorplan re-jig - after your feedback!

Just following up, after playing some more, and definitely agree that the bathroom space is too shallow/narrow for my existing bathroom layout.
Playing around with options based on

Internal floorplan re-jig - after your feedback!
3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Internal floorplan re-jig - after your feedback!

Yeah, hallways are pretty much 1100 wide. The pantry and fridge cavity are also same depth - they are in a section that was originally hallway. There's also a structural…

3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Internal floorplan re-jig - after your feedback!

The block faces South/South-East. So rear of the house is North'ish (NNW).

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3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Internal floorplan re-jig - after your feedback!

True. And the rear of the house has elevated views and is North(ish) facing. The issue is that that rear section is a skillion roof add on, so wouldn't be…

3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Internal floorplan re-jig - after your feedback!

Awesome. Thanks for going to that effort. I get what you mean about the bathroom being a squeeze - one of the factors in the back of my mind was…

3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Internal floorplan re-jig - after your feedback!

Hi all,
After considering a full blown extension that we eventually deemed not viable, now considering some more minor internal reconfiguration, and after thoughts, views and opinions!
The two main things I'd…

3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
plans drawn up, house gutted, can I move walls

Maybe ask your builder (and/or architect).

3 years3 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Give me some facade ideas to improve street appeal!

Hi all,
We have an older (60's) home that we've largely updated internally over the years, but it remains a real plain Jane in terms of street appeal.
The front door is…

6 years6 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Help! Carport position for best street appeal?

Yeah, good call. That's a thought I'd had and would go with in an ideal scenario. Timber frame, double width, tied into the house etc.
Unfortunately the budget is essentially zero,…

6 years6 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Help! Carport position for best street appeal?

Hi all,
After your opinions.
I am renovating a humble weatherboard house that, unfortunately, has limited options for car accommodation - no rear yard access to allow garage etc. The house…

Help! Carport position for best street appeal?
9 years9 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Advice/feedback/ideas sought on floor plan layout tweaks!

The original plans didn't extend to show what's beyond the main house roof line, but there is actually a large, elevated deck (approx. 4.9m x 4.9m) at the rear (northern)…

9 years9 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Advice/feedback/ideas sought on floor plan layout tweaks!

Moving the kitchen is definitely a thought. Just not sure if it would end up feeling a bit small and isolated. It would need to be opened up a lot…

9 years9 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Advice/feedback/ideas sought on floor plan layout tweaks!

Hi,
I'm in that common scenario of owning a nice house in a location we like, but being an older home that's had some additions over time, it has some little…

9 years9 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Attach timber frame between concrete stumps - best method?

Having now removed most of the existing timber/cladding that was attached, I've found that most stumps (those that I've checked closely enough) actually have one or two holes pre-drilled through…

9 years9 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Fixing an impractical extension???

No way you can sketch and add a simple "mud map"?
Otherwise, have you asked the opinion of your real estate agent? I'm sure they'd be in the best position…

9 years9 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Attach timber frame between concrete stumps - best method?

Hi all,
Our house is on a moderately sloping block, falling away from front to back. The house is set off the ground on concrete stumps, with clearance of around…

10 years10 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Deciphering tint formula - what is the name of this colour?

Hi all,
Just a quick one - I have 15lt of Haymes paint that came into my possession, but ended up being too yellow'ish for our tastes. Looking to on-sell…

10 years10 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Recent kitchen makeover - Essa Stone has a chip! :-(

Sounds like I'm just incredibly lucky ;f

10 years10 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Recent kitchen makeover - Essa Stone has a chip! :-(

Thanks CEK. I'll follow up on this avenue... I assume, considering this is simply a pitfall of the product (i.e. no warranty of any sort to apply here), that…

10 years10 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Recent kitchen makeover - Essa Stone has a chip! :-(

I see your point guys, and maybe it's still a bit too raw for me to forming making rational views on the product, but the laminate tops this stone replaced…

10 years10 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Links- Benchtops

Here's something I wish someone had told me before forking out for Essa Stone bench tops. They are relatively fragile, and seem quite succeptible to chips. In fact,…

10 years10 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Recent kitchen makeover - Essa Stone has a chip! :-(

Thanks Stewie.
Again, info I wish I'd found prior to making the purchase. Not sure what others think, but to me, it seems that the product really isn't up to…

10 years10 yearsdamienh7damienh7 posted:
Recent kitchen makeover - Essa Stone has a chip! :-(

Thanks... I think :)

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