I killed some buffalo lawn with weed n feed, can I save it?
About a year ago I sprayed some weed n' feed on a strip of our lawn which is some kind of buffalo. I stopped spraying after a few seconds as…
Lappato finish tiles - hard to keep clean?
We want to use large (600 x 600) rectified tiles on our main floor, and are primarily looking at white/light cream coloured tiles and we keep coming across Lappato finish…
Schweigen rangehoods - additional costs?
Hi, I have been reading on here about Schweigen rangehoods being quite expensive and was just wondering what a ballpark cost is? I've seen them online for $1,300 to $1,800…
pool installation half complete - any risk to pool integrity
We are part-way through installation of a fibreglass pool. The shell went in in late September, and nearly 3 months later the sand backfilling has not yet been completed. About…
pool maintenance while house under construction?
Hi, we are building a house on a narrow block and because of the access limitations, we had to put the pool in before the pad was poured. The…
Roof tiles - price differential between different profiles?
I like the look of Bristile's Monaco tiles (the flat 'shingle' style tiles), rather than the traditional tiles, but someone suggested to me that they might be about $5K more…
My exposed backyard by my neighbor. What can I do next?
I'm in WA, so don't know if it is similar in SA, but my father had the same issue here with a builder failing to install screening that was required…
2 pack - satin finish?
I've read a lot of comments on here about people having issues with vinyl wrap doors bubbling/peeling in the kitchen, so am considering upgrading to 2-pack doors in our kitchen,…
Vinyl wrap doors - laundry, bathroom, kitchen
I've read a lot on here about vinyl wrap doors being a bad idea for kitchens because of the heat, but what are people's views on vinyl wrap in bathrooms,…
Kitchen - have builder install or kitchen specialist?
Thanks guys - getting them to separate the quote or do it on a PC basis seems like a good way to go.
Kitchen - have builder install or kitchen specialist?
We are putting our plans out to tender through a building broker and I'm considering excluding the kitchen from the tender, with a view to getting a specialist kitchen company…
Tiling heights - main bathroom vs attached toilet
Would it look wierd to have the main part of a bathroom tiled to ceiling height but the toilet which comes directly off the main bathroom only tiled to 1.2m?…
Theatre sound insulation - door construction? Coritech door?
My husband wants our theatre to be as sound proof as possible, so we are putting double brick walls to the theatre and he is considering double glazing the windows,…
Double underbench oven/inexpensive range cooker with double?
Thanks guys - I really like the look of that Smeg one !
Does anyone know if a 30cm wide oven is functional? Can you generally fit a reasonable sized casserole…
Double underbench oven/inexpensive range cooker with double?
The way my kitchen layout is looking, an under-bench oven is going to be my best bet (not utopic for me, but a compromise). I really like the idea of…