Hi All..
I'm looking at purchasing a block of land at The Ponds (North West Sydney).
The block is showing less than 250mm drop across so is virtually dead flat.
However, the plan…

You don't really need to add additional noggins to mount a plasma/lcd. As long as you are screwing into the vertical studs - correctly measured into the centre of each…

I've never felt a powerpoint get hot. Unless of course there is a transformer plugged directly into it.
If you are planning the GPO locations I would go for behind the…

I have one in the fridge cavity also.. not in use but who knows
My original plans included 1 port in each toilet -…

This is the rack I used for my cabling - 19", 8RU, airflow is no problem..

Highly recommend that you don't use the rack nuts/screws…

It will be 4 courses high with piers that are 5 courses.
Its not actually retaining anything, as it will be built in front of an existing retaining wall which we…

Hi All,
About 3-4 weeks ago I poured a concrete footing for a new cement block wall in the backyard.
The footing is 450mm wide and 250mm deep. There is a…

This one is the exact size you require and would sure pay itself off in no time if you were to rent one..
http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/gmc-250w-mini-handyman-cement-mixer
Im not too sure about the quality but…

I'm building a retaining wall which will be rendered.
Can anyone recommend the cheapest place that I can buy suitable bricks?
Thanks

Came home the other day and found that my garage door would not open when pressing the remote - obviously the power was gone again.
Thought it may be the fridge…

Yes, I definitely would prefer them to replace the lintel with something beefier and re-lay the bricks. Even though this will cause a hug mess and we'll need to move…

Quick update:
Engineer rang today to get some more information.
He is checking to see what spec the lintel is that was installed. Either way he advised that bricks would need to…

We are in a brand new home and our RCD keeps tripping. Started about a week ago and since then its tripped about 6 times.
There is nothing obvious that is…

Currently we have a paved driveway layed on a reinforced concrete base. There is sand between the concrete and pavers and then buttered up with cement on the edges.
We are…

I prefer not to mention the builder yet - will give them the chance to resolve the problem to my satisfaction first.
I'll be contacting them today for an update as…

There is 9 courses of bricks above the lintel..

There is a lintel - well an L shaped steel beam - thinks thats what a lintel is?
And its visible that it has bowed.
So should this be replaced?

We have been in our house now for 3months (still in maintanence period) and on one of our external walls we have a vertical crack in the bricks above the…

I got the concrete quite cheap - as my neighbour was pouring his driveway and I got to use what was left over.
However, before knowing he was doing his driveway,…

I've laid the footings this week. I dug out a trench 300mm deep and 400mm wide. This allows for 100mm either side of the blocks once they are laid.
Then laid…

Could be an option - I'll have a look into it.
Whats the strength of blueboard - we have kids who like to jump up and walk along our existing wall…

Thanks Charlie, looks like a great site - does it cover besser block laying or is there not much difference?
We have decided to DIY and use besser block as they…

We've just moved into our new home - house/land package with landscaping "complete" (pretty lame effort)
Anyway, at the rear of the property is a treated pine retaining wall 800mm high…