Hi, I'm seriously considering buying my dream home and garden, on a very busy road. It's four lanes wide, and gets buses, trucks and cars. I can fit secondary glazing…

Why indeed? The bathroom renovation company will be stripping out the existing tiles, bath, loo, and basin. I am retaining the ceiling and cornice, and having the painting done afterwards,…

Have you checked out the colorbond online visualiser? There are various styles of house to choose from (select "Traditional" homes #2 for a Queenslander) and you can choose paint…

In my main bathroom the cornice is for some reason set about 6-8 mm below the ceiling on all sides. This creates a shadow of sorts, but the gap is…

I would think that is quite okay. I am about to start a bathroom reno too, and was advised to not attempt to line up the floor and wall tiles,…

Could you possibly move the fridge into the laundry? I have seen this set-up many times on British TV shows, where the fridge is in the adjacent "utility room".
You…

Would you mind explaining why the agent is entitled to 50% of the deposit when the sale has fallen through? In NSW the commission does not get paid till settlement.…

Both your plants have strappy leaves, so you could look for foliage with contrasting leaf shape, something like nandina, which has green and red in the leaves. I have it…

I was wondering if a complete shower cubicle (Reece sells them) with a base, walls and door, could be fitted where your existing shower is, without you needing to do…

He's right about the membrane needing to cover the whole floor area, but I thought that would apply only if you were doing the whole bathroom. How crazy if you…

I will be interested to hear what today's tiler says. It must come down to waterproofing, for which there is a Standard to be followed. If you take off the…

I'm certainly no expert (though I DO have a leaking shower also!), but I can't see why you couldn't have just the shower area re-done. It should just be a…

Hi there,
I'm looking to buy some insulation batts from buybuildingsupplies.com.au. Their prices are hard to beat, even with the cost of delivery added on, and the batts that I want…

Thanks for the input, Jenny. I did come across something on the web last night related to someone wanting to find the location of his ceiling joists in order to…

Well, I finally got a roofer to come and quote for a flat roof replacement at the back of my house. It seems every roofer in Sydney has a huge…

I spoke to Bradford about Anticon and I'm pretty sure it is R1.3. According to the website the Anticon does provide some acoustic insulation too, though I've not found any…

I am currently getting quotes for a flat roof replacement, and a ballpark price per square meter installed is coming in at roughly $100. I'm waiting on written quotes to…

I just stumbled on your thread through a search for scaffold hire - yikes, it is seriously expensive! However, reading on, the story of your build has been utterly inspirational…

Hi Anna, my local Amber Tiles store gave me a list of bathroom guys as did another shop selling tapware and vanities etc. This could be a good place to…

So you could buy R6 batts and install yourself, for less than the price of the upgrade, and probably sell the R2.5 cheaply on gumtree. Just pop them in large…

Those prices seem high to me too. I have been referring to Bradford's online calculator which enables you to find out how many packs of batts of a particular size…

I have heard that if you do this in clay soil the planting hole can fill with water which then rots the roots of the plants. Best practice is to…

I will be having my bathroom renovated soon, which means my teenagers and the tradesmen will need to access the ensuite bathroom for 3 to 4 weeks. This means me…

Thanks Stewie. Good news is the leak didn't recur in last night's showers, though I had the bucket lined up in case, so I am not so stressed about everything.
I…

Hi, I am also doing a bathroom. I got design ideas from magazines, google images, The Block, and Houzz.com.
I have found Beaumont has an excellent tile selection, and Reece…

Okay, just read another table that suggests R4 for Sydney roofs. Should have mentioned the roof is north facing and unshaded. I'm also wondering if the colour of the kliplok…

I am having a flat kliplok roof replaced, so now is the time to get some insulation in. There is no cavity in the ceiling that I know of, more…

I came across a US-based website called Houzz and subscribe to their regular online newsletters. The articles and the photos and case-studies are so inspiring you won't know where to…