Plenty of 100 year old Sydney homes with original Terracotta tiles so they don't have a used by date.
Terracotta does not need painting.
You can have it cleaned repointed and…

With the increase of electricity in nsw going up 22% I would have thought a window
would save you money in the long run, no light or fan need during daylight.

I would turn the gas off during rainy overcast periods and see how well the solar works.

I think you just need to monitor the area for a while.
From the look of the last pic you can see green mould on a lot of the old cement…

There was a good article on the Sydney morning herald on the weekend about
a sydney man who has installed a 3 kw solar system / solar hotwater /solartubes ect.
Do a…

Just about finished mine.
Deck area 5.5x 3
Treated pine with roof of laserlite and guttering/flashing
and handrailing, Total about $1800.00

Looks good.
Hope I dont offend but is this an advertisment for Home depot which is an American company
and this is an Australian site.
Still was worth seeing the difference is…

People need to investigate a bit further on the make and range.
You will find most Kleenmaid products are rebranded other products,usually good quality manufactures.
So getting some replacement parts should not…

http://livenews.com.au/news/nsw-governm ... /23/210873

Do we have any Newcastle members who have installed a heat pump from Nova eco developments.
The advertisement claims after rebates cost is $22.00 plus install.
Will give them a call…

Down the southern highlands they seem to plant small to large conifers for windbreaks.
Think you will find most farm parts of England do this as well.

You could do a few searches on kit garages, from memory around 2 grand.
A few secound hand pop up on ebay from time to time and go for about 1…

These new meters were first trialed in Newcastle.
From what I read in the Newcastle herald people were warning others not to let
Energy Australia anywhere near their meter box to…

Thanks Duke.
Have contacted a few local hardware stores and they have given me two chooses.
One is the laserlite and the other is Solar tuff the solar tuff is around $13.00…

Raining today with a slight breeze from the south.
The new house next door with no eaves has water running down the south facing brickwork.
My house with 600mm eaves is nice…

main deck is complete.
Placed the face plate under the decking and looks great.
Secound stage now for the roof.
Does anyone have any suggestions for what type of laserlite.
Any recommendations or experience…

I have always used lakes tiles at Lakehaven and I believe they have a store closer to Newcastle.
Showroom nothing special as I think they cater to the pro's and DIY's…

Thanks for your thoughts paintingpro.
I have three homes nearby that had roofs repainted approx 5-7 years ago by professional
roof restoration companies.
The problem is all of them are now showing the…

Team.
Has anyone done there own roof paint job themselves.
Found the roof paint manufacture and their website has good step by step info.
http://www.nutechpaints.com.au/index2.html
I have a petrol water…

Not if you don't have gas.
If its connected to mains the booster should kick in if you have not turned it off at the meter.

I feel you might be inundated with questions with some of the poor brickwork that has been
posted on here lately.

Very peeved at the moment.
Just found last night a national solar company offering "no out of pocket expenses"
No deposit, no installation charges ,meter included…

Great thanks, will try your suggestions.
Much appreciated.

Team.
Currently building deck.
Have the main beam in place and joists and roof posts on.
Need advice on the front face plate.
Do I attach the plate to level of the joist and…

I presume your referring to a floating floor or the more expensive glued down type.
Is it possible to put up a few pics for viewing.
Have a look through the search…

Looks like this house have been involved in a driveby shooting.
Don't except it, and don't take position of the house keys.

Check with your council as I believe some require eaves to be built.

Just ordered the timber.
All treated pine.
Total cost delivered $1373.03
Includes all the joist hanger/nails ect.
Only thing not included is the laser lite roofing and the 4 posts into ground as I…

I'll let you know in a couple of days.
About to go to Carolls pine central coast to order deck for a 5550 x 2000 which will include roof timber.

New house next door going up and using Boral bricks and chips everywhere.
The two skip bins are full of them ready for dumping.
I don't think they are to concerned as…