We have hot water controllers in every room. In fact, we each have 2.
They work very well and were not an extra cost.

At 1st I thought that this was a crock.
So I did some tinkering on the weekend with some suprising results.
I have a steel water tank connected to the downpipes on…

The Clipsal vs HPM preference is akin to Holden Vs Ford. Some sparkys develop a favourite brand and often stick with them.
Both HPM and Clipsal are good. Just avoid the…

I have used window film in the past. In fact I think it was a 3M window film. Not only did it dramatically reduce the heat coming into the rooms,…

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Sorry, but this is bull dust. Digital TV broadcasts on the same range of frequencies as analogue TV.
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Instantaneous Gas Hot Water Systems are not the best option. They are 'big' in Japan because they are small in size. And space is a premium there. Rinnai have marketed…

i'll look into it & get back to you

Are you sure you need to remove the old insulation?
In most cases, disturbing the existing insulation creates more problems.

rubber_noggin Have you actually had it installed yet? My SIL and myself have been dealing with Telstra for four days to get our houses connected. Half the telstra people (we've…

You can use normal batts & chicken wire. It has been done many many times as is very effective.
An alternative is the polyester (white!!) insulation in a roll. Measure the…

Yep, this sounds about right.
Our connection cost $900 between the private pole on our property and the power pole in the street. Also covers the meters on the board.
You will…

150$ for nothing at all. i havent got a chance to talk to the builder for an explanation. but anyone else has been through this?
check your contract. the fee…

Sorry if I have confused people. Hopefully this makes sense
We have already had a contractor do the following:
1. Dig the trench
2. Connect Conduit
3. Lay cable in the ground…

In Sydney, I have found that the price of a concrete driveway is inversely proportional to the distance the driveway is from the harbour…..

I snuck in to the house we are building just before the plaster was to go up (agreed by site supervisor). We installed batts into all internal walls and it…

There have been so many cigarette butts stamped into the floors at our house by the painters, that we now refer to our building site as ‘The Ashtray’.

If you don't like the way the owners corporation is being run - do something about it.
Do you attend the meetings? Have you nominated yourself at the AGM to be…

I recommend running conduit in the trench dug by other contractors and put some strong string in it as well.
Unless you are suggesting laying conduit for some other use, you…

Rubber_noggin - our electrician told us that he had to run an extra wire for us to have the LED capability on our Saturns, so am only going on that…

But you can only replace them without the LED indicator - otherwise you need an extra power doo-hickey (can't remember the exact name but you know how you have a…

From Telstra:
Note: Trenching costs on your property are not included in the Telstra connection fee. You may be responsible for additional charges, which you should discuss with your contractor.…

well, i don't think you can just replace the saturn range as the housing at the back is different. u need different housing that's why it only can be done…

Those stones look just the right size to be picked up and tossed into a window.
Have you glued them down?

Typically the walls of a garage are not lined with insulation. Studies have shown negligible benefit gained by adding insulation to the internal walls (between garage and habitable rooms). There…

And you may not need insulation either.

Based on you air con (16.7kw), it would appear that you will need 3 phase supply.
The 3 phase (415V) would only be needed for the air con, however the rest…

Geez, Pix
That is more than 50 m2 of bedroom. That is bigger than some apartments.