Hello,
I have just recently replaced the railing on a cantilevered concrete balcony.
The original balustrades went down in front of the slab with just a small space. Previous owners had…

Hi
I am looking at a wood pellet heater as a primary heating option. I have searched and found a few comments on them but does anyone actually have one…

Thanks Ed,
I am surprised that they are just as sensitive in a horizontal application.
Something that I have learned today !
Cheers

Hi,
My limited understanding of how this works...With DG in a window, the gap needs to be small to prevent internal air currents reducing efficiency. ie. air is cooled from the…

Thanks Stewie,
Thats what I wanted to hear. Didnt really expect it to fix the damp but most of the problem is splashing and creating a waterfall during very heavy rain...…

Hello,
I have an old BV house with no insulation in the walls. One of the bed rooms is in an area that was cut out of sandstone and has a…

OK - lets try a hypothetical. Consider an old single room brick veneer house with;
- no ceiling insulation
- no wall insulation
- large glass areas to the South
- some glass on…

I am in a similar situation and would love to hear comments on this also.
My house is on a hill with a southerly aspect and flat roof. Oh and cut…

Hello,
I am hoping to replace our under cabinet rangehood with another of the same style but ducted straight up through the roof. Replacing the unit with another of the same…

thanks Ed,
my ceiling height is just the normal 2.4m???
In the shops that I have seen the CFL downlights, if you put your hand say half a metre underneath them you…

Hello,
As the title says I am looking for new lights for my kitchen and adjoining dining room. I will start with the following;
- I *like* the look of downlights
- I…

yes - def trying to avoid the large drains. I am only trying to control seepage, not a torrent !
- some 40-50mm PVC might work though. hmm.

clearly an idiot.
If I was doing that I would be wearing both my ear plugs AND muffs with my goggles...
I have done a bit of grinding work in the past…

Thanks for your comments.
Looks like I need to talk to a concrete cutter and at least now I have some idea of what can be done.
cheers

Hello,
I have a sandstone retaining wall and a concrete area beneath it. The retaining wall is quite old and when it rains it leaks a fair bit and then oozes…

thanks guys - some good info.
cheers
dave

Yes I was referring to water based enamel.
Thanks Dukekamaya, did you use it over the top of existing enamel ? have you put any on high scuff areas like a…

Hi All.
I was browsing the latest big B catalogue the other day and I noticed that they are now selling water based enamel paint.
I have a fair bit of trim…

Thanks All,
Just to clarify;
- there IS insulation but it is sandwiched between the sarking the roof. There is nothing on the gyprock. The insulation will keep the winter heat inside…

While talking about Colourbond Roofs..
I have a multilevel house in Sydney, southerly aspect, with a flat colourbond roof. There are 2 bedrooms on the very top level which are ~10…