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12 years12 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Electrical installation of freestanding oven

Hi Joane,
We've got a Euromaid 90cm freestanding oven with an electric ceramic cooktop.
We've gutted our kitchen so it's just the studs and the floorboards. It needs plasterboard going on before…

12 years12 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Electrical installation of freestanding oven

Hello,
We are renovating our kitchen - yay!
We have gutted the kitchen and removed all the old appliances.
We will be installing new appliances including a new freestanding oven with a…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Tiling on existing masonite panel walls?

*GASPS* Cut out our hardwood floor boards and replace with mdf???!!! Nooooooo!!! ::surprise::

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Polystyrene insulation

I saw that alubond fascia product on TV recently (perhaps Grand Designs or something like that). That particular product that you provided the link for, its main purpose is for…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Polystyrene insulation

We are currently renovating our laundry which is an add-on done in the 1970s. It gets very cold in the laundry and so we are thinking of buying some sheets…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Under tile heating.

I looked at purchasing one online for our bathroom which we will be renovating in the next several months and the cost was $600. I am still sort of considering…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Economical heaters?

A heat pump (rc air con) is a type of ceramic heater isn't it? I believe heat pumps are said to be the most efficient type of heating though I…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Tiling on existing masonite panel walls?

xquisite - thanks for the tip regarding the thicker cement sheeting for the floor.

I also found this surprising. It makes sense though, because if they tile the wall first…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Would you lay different tiles in kitchen to rest of house

I wouldn't try pulling the tiles up from anywhere else and transplanting them. You'll end up with more mess and you won't be able to save many tiles without breaking…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Dryer box

After I posted my message I looked a bit further and asked my other half what the hell the box does. And then it became clear to me that in…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Dryer box

I'm having a hard time working out exactly what that product does. Are you looking for a venting kit? Something that vents to the outside of your house? You can…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Tiling on existing masonite panel walls?

Thank you both for your replies which were very helpful. As you probably guessed I was trying to avoid the work of pulling off the masonite and replacing it

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Tiling on existing masonite panel walls?

Hi everyone,
We're currently renovating our laundry which is part of an add-on that was done in the 70s. The walls are masonite panels. There are some parts of the masonite…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Shower 80cm wide?

Thanks everyone for your input. I'm glad that there are others that have an 80cm shower. paddy13, yes I think it will end up being 80 x 80. I would…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Shower 80cm wide?

Hi everyone,
Our bathroom is 1.8m wide.
We want to fit a bath in width-wise and also be able tohave a shower elsewhere in the bathroom.
We're thinking that if we have a…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence

We too purchased a pet containment system with a wire that you run around the permiter of your property. It's not inhumane. You get a little booklet with the containment…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
My overhead cupboards.

Your kitchen, including the cupboards and the splashback looks perfect as it is. I think most of us would agree with this. Is the cost of replacing those cupboards worth…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
No rangehood? How well does this work?

At the moment we have an extractor fan in the ceiling above the cooktop. It does suck up some cooking smoke but I'd like to have a rangehood directy over…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Laminex benchtop - wood lookalike

Hi everyone,
I wanted to have a timber benchtop in the kitchen and laundry but the maintenance issue puts me off.
So I thought perhaps a Laminex benchtop in a wood…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
What is 2 Pak doors????

Or I wonder if you could just take your existing cupboard doors to an auto spray painter and see how much they'd charge to paint and bake them with a…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen

Erin,
Are there any gaps between the floor boards and the kickboards of the cabinets?
Sarah

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
pebble tiles on BATHROOM FLOOR

I have a little section in my garden where I thought this would be a great idea as well and yes, it does take some extra care when sweeping. Dirt…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Freestanding bathtub?

Thanks Kyton.

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Condensation

And I also wanted to add that this may sound a little esoteric but I have found that giving the windows a good clean (on the inside with newspaper and…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Condensation

HHCIB,
This might be a solution for you: http://www.hvsolutions.com.au/images/hvs_brochure.pdf
We saw the demo model in action when we went to this shop to look at heaters.
You…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Freestanding bathtub?

I wanted to ask if these types of baths could be suitable for a combined shower bath set up? What do you all think?

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Q Re: putting cement sheet on yellow tongue for tiles

Chris and Kate, the Aqua check that you mention, is that what the wet area cement sheet is called?

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
Changing taps - Noob Question

We replaced our kitchen taps with quarter turn lever taps and didn't have any issues.
If I were you, I would go to bunnings and see what they have in the…

13 years13 yearssarahlou2sarahlou2 posted:
bathroom and floor tiles only

Hi there, You should be able to just pull up the floor tiles and replace those. I just recently purchased some wall tiles and wall tiles for my laundry and…

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