Cutting Into Walls
I would like to reposition an air conditioning outlet that is in the side wall of our downstairs Family Room. I can easily access behind this wall from a WIR…
Home theatre lighting ... what have you done?
I would prefer to use LEDs rather a than a fibre optic kit becaues I don't need the twinkling ( nice though I'm sure it is) I rather need the…
Home theatre lighting ... what have you done?
I want LED stars in the ceiling of our downstairs home theatre room. When I discussed this with the electrician he said it could be done in an upstairs room…
Home Elevator
My home builder has incorporated the lift shaft into the plans, including a 100mm drop down in the concrete slab at the bottom of the shaft.
The lift company have drawn…
Recess in a house slab
Thanks all of you for your advice and support.
I am delighted to say that my personal letter to the General Manager of Allworth Homes produced results. He has agreed to…
Recess in a house slab
Last night I sent an email to the Managing Director of Allworth Homes asking if he can talk to his engineers and suggest a solution. I have said that I…
Recess in a house slab
Sorry! When I re-read my post today I instantly realised that all my measurements were stated as mls when of course they should read mm.
To answer another question, we have…
Recess in a house slab
I have a bit of a challenge and I need some help.
We are building a new project home with Allworth Homes. The design itself is great but as you know…
$250 per LED downlight - am I mad?
No, there are many LEDs now that are 240volt - no transformer needed. I have seen them and they work fine.
Home Elevator
We are building a new 2 story house. Because of my wife's bad knee, we are spending a bit more and getting an elevator installed. I am surprised how reasonable…
Project Homes VS What??
We have looked at a number of project homes and seen some designs that we like. However, we have wanted to alter some aspects and add some features to the…
Ducted Air con zoning question
Several bloggers have said that the Actron ESP can turn its air flow down to deal with just one room. This is also what they claim on their website.
I…
Ducted Air con zoning question
Your points are well taken and make sense.
However, I still feel that there is a fault with the present system of air conditioning. For example, in our new home…
Ducted Air con zoning question
We are about to start building a house. We will have ducted air conditioning.
Looking at the traditional way ducted air conditioning is set out, it occurs to me that…
New homebuilders advocate
I am about to choose a Home Builder to build our new home. I hear so many "horror" stories about builders and building companies, that I feel I need help.
Does…