How to fill a gap under a gate.
We had a new gate installed over a sloping driveway. Because the driveway slopes the gate builder left a gap under the gate so as the gate opens it…
New sliding door, and security screen
We are looking to replace our back sliding door with a new one. I was wondering if anyone in western Sydney knows of any good companies that would supply…
Roller Shutter problem...
Its very hard to see what you mean by the photo, any chance of better photos?
Where do you get your bathroom wears?
We bought most of our stuff from Reece. Mainly because we didn't know much about renovating a bathroom and they were really knowledgeable and took the time to explain…
Fanaway- does it work well in your home?
We have a fanaway in our family room. The light is big and bright and lights up the big room. It is quiet and I don't think the…
Multiple door latch holes in frames
We are also renovating an old house, we have used putty on various holes and cracks with good success. Putty will work but it will be interesting to see…
Floor height
We have a minor, not noticeable difference with the bathroom floor being higher than the hallway. The laundry there is a bit of difference, probablt about the thickness of…
Mortgage Brokers
In theory the broker would have the knowing/understanding of the policies but in my experience the broker we had didn't seem to have a clue so we dumped him. …
Mortgage Brokers
Check the bank websites or mortgage websites, they usually have calculators for working out repayments and loan amounts
I have to pay for my builder to use an undercoat!!!
We did our own painting so I have no experience with builders cutting or not cutting corners on painting but I can confirm that when you paint on plasterboard it…
credit card
We paid the deposit and first progress payment for our kitchen and they didn't charge us a fee. It surprised me because that would have cost them a bit…
credit card
I would think they will charge you a credit card fee of around 2.5%, so I would ask first.
Need Kitchen quickly
We recently had a kitchen installed and were surprised by how long it took. We weren't aware the process was the cabinets get built then installed. Then they…
Cleaning Caesarstone
We have had new Snow colored caesarstone benchtops installed in our kitchen. A movers invoice was left on the bench that has carbon paper on the back and has…
Bigger & Cheaper or Small & More Expensive ?
Bigger, assuming that they are in the same location
Tiling heights - main bathroom vs attached toilet
It could depend on your tile color. We have white tiles on the wall to 2m, above that the wall is painted white so there is not a lot…
Invoice sent to us after handover ???
Just pay it, they may get debt collectors to chase you if you don't and that isn't worth the hassle.
Read the fine print before signing home loan contracts
I am with CBA and they have a similar clause, if I pay the loan off in less than 4 years I have to pay a fee. But I…
Reno Costs Bathroom
How much you spend depends a lot on how much you want to spend. The price range for tiles and fittings varies a lot. I think you could…
Bamboo flooring
We have had bamboo floor for a couple of months and we love it. Lots of complements from people who see it as well.
Phone Lines and Internet Connection
We recently had and antenna and tv points installed and were charged $75 per tv point with the first one free.
Damage by next door - Updated/fixed?
I think this is your neighbours responsibility to get this fixed. I would contact them, explain what has happened and get them to contact the builder and get a…
The guy who installed my curtains damaged my benchtop!
Do you have a contract with them? I ask because we recently got flooring installed, they had terms in their contract stating they would not be liable for any…
"RUBBISH" -anyone pulling stuff out of yor miniskips?
This wasn't in our skip but in a pile of rubbish, the kitchen installers put in the kitchen then unwrapped and put in our appliances. The left all…
Do you know this splashback color?
We are currently trying to pic a color for our splashback for our kitchen. We really like the blue on the website http://www.theglassguy.com.au/ that they…
Red light district
I was thinking that since the bottom of each tube doesn't have glass if I got more of a spotlight bulb then most of the light would be projected downwards…
Red light district
We are coming to the end of our renovation and we had our lights installed yesterday. In the front room we had chosen a pendant light which consists of…
Lessons learnt from our Reno....
I didn't learn my lesson, yesterday the builder was going to install the toilet roll holders. he said, do you want me to install it in the obvious place.…