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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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crack in house slab noticed
No, the cracking never got any worse so we didn't bother making an issue about it.
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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…
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Modernising an Old Girl - We won a Heritage Award!
I haven't caught up with this thread for a while.
Rob, one word: magnifique!
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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NBG Vaucluse: We're in, finally some MORE moved in pics!
Good stuff, Mike.
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Modernising an Old Girl - We won a Heritage Award!
Maybe he could moonlight as a mime!
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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…
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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! ), Art…
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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! ).
Stunning!
I'm also…
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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.
Mike must be wondering WTF is going on!
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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!!! …
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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!
The only changes…
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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…