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,…

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…

^ Spoilsport!

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…

Good job, Bob!

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

Drool!

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

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

Good stuff, Mike.

Maybe he could moonlight as a mime!

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…

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

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

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

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!!! …

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

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…