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Latrobe Valley, Vic.
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10 years10 yearsEagerEager posted:
URBAN MYTHS .... ?

In all seriousness, I can attest to this.
I live about 20km from the epicentre of the 5.4 quake that shook the Moe area in Victoria in June 2012. My house,…

10 years10 yearsEagerEager posted:
URBAN MYTHS .... ?

:wink:

10 years10 yearsEagerEager posted:
Nonna's nest (art deco house)-Finished off pics 3/4

Congratulations Nonna on a great and sympathetic build!
I don't visit here often nowadays but I have always enjoyed your story and pics, and the retention of the original facade. Great…

10 years10 yearsEagerEager posted:
URBAN MYTHS .... ?

^ Spoilsport! ::wink::

10 years10 yearsEagerEager posted:
URBAN MYTHS .... ?

Urban Myth - believe it or not!
Many people chuck in a dollar coin when the slab gets poured, for good luck. But if the coin ends up laying against the…

11 years11 yearsEagerEager posted:
Modernising an Old Girl - We won a Heritage Award!

Good job, Bob! ::

11 years11 yearsEagerEager posted:
Evaporative cooling myths

There was a recent news report where two evaporative units in Melbourne caught fire on the same day. Typically, the media were beating it up to say that the problem…

11 years11 yearsEagerEager posted:
Evaporative cooling myths

I haven't witnessed their unit being serviced, it would be 3yo now but the noise from it has been consistent throughout. Maybe it is a cheapy.
We were offfered an evap…

11 years11 yearsEagerEager posted:
Evaporative cooling myths

We get on well with our neighbours and they were around one night last summer for drinkies on our deck; it was a hot day and evening. He was amazed…

11 years11 yearsEagerEager posted:
crack in house slab noticed

No, the cracking never got any worse so we didn't bother making an issue about it.

11 years11 yearsEagerEager posted:
Are you building a "Mcmansion"?

Yes.
It is important to remember that if everyone had the chance to build a house on the quintessential 1/4 acre, a house of that size would still not dominate the…

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
Modernising an Old Girl - We won a Heritage Award!

I haven't caught up with this thread for a while.
Rob, one word: magnifique! :)

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
Solar Panel Positioning

That is a very good point.
We got solar PV panels installed this year and were hampered by the location of our solar hot water panel - it was plonked directly…

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
Show use your front door!!!!

The very common 4-horizontal pane door here, painted in Deep Ocean, a Colorbond colour to match the gutters and fascia.
Apologies for the poor photo! This was just after we moved…

Show use your front door!!!!
12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
Carbon tax increase

That's a very good point and almost worthy of it's own thread (coming soon...). What you pay for insurance is actually negotiable.

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
Carbon tax increase

The tax will not be applied to fuel.
A big problem is that not everyone knows everything about the ins-and-outs of the tax. I certainly don't, but I did know about…

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
Carbon tax increase

Any person or representative from any business that is trying to justify a price increase due to the Carbon Tax should be dobbed in to the ACCC.
Personally, I'd like to…

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
NBG Vaucluse: We're in, finally some MORE moved in pics!

Good stuff, Mike. :)

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
Modernising an Old Girl - We won a Heritage Award!

Maybe he could moonlight as a mime! :lol: :wink:

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
RANT: Why we're not eco.....

Our system has now been installed and signed off by the electrical inspector. There was a delay in the delivery of the panels because they were a new range (so…

RANT: Why we're not eco.....
12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
Modernising an Old Girl - We won a Heritage Award!

No worries! :)
To give a bit of a history lesson (to anyone that cares to listen! :lol: ), Art…

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
Modernising an Old Girl - We won a Heritage Award!

Rob, I was alerted to this thread because of your Art Deco plaster choices (thanks Stewie! :z: ).
Stunning! ::
I'm also…

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
NBG Vaucluse: We're in, finally some MORE moved in pics!

Thanks mate...I will resume my seat at the back of the bus now. :wink:
Mike must be wondering WTF is going on!

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
NBG Vaucluse: We're in, finally some MORE moved in pics!

Pure as the driven snow, hey? Which is pretty amazing considering where you've come fr....oh, hang on, I can't say that here can I!!! :roll:

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
How important is car access to the back yard/shed?

^ Ummm, your imposter, Mclaren, saw the finished product about 6 months ago and left some very welcome comments! :D
The only changes…

12 years12 yearsEagerEager posted:
Are you building a "Mcmansion"?

It is the cost of land that is the problem, not the material cost of the dwelling itself. Because of the constant stream of people heading to the CBD for…

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