The owners of the adjoining lot which is built on and have erected the fence are quite in their rights to send you the bill--irrespective of who owned your vacant…

That would only be for supply, at $9sqm supplied and fixed he would go broke.

Can you elaborate on what you are seeing?--is it a joint that seems to be proud or overbuilt?--

Yep, just cut the tape back to an edge with a Stanley knife and refill with base coat then the topping cement if the bubbles aren't too long--probably not enough…

Both CSR and Boral depending on demand and availability will manufacture board for each other--so no, there's not much difference, the machines are very similar, I prefer CSR, as their…

How do you know the exact measurements??, a good guide-used in the industry is to multiply your floor area by 3.17 times at 2400 ceiling height, also, if this is…

Hi led,
I don't think Ramset guns with explosive charges are in much use anymore, or are banned in many areas, mine (with both piston and velocity barrels) has been locked…

There is something seriously wrong here, ceilings-and cornice rarely fall together in one big hit, the gyprock itself is not at fault, or not that I have heard of recently…

I still think you should call in the manufacturers quality rep, they are independant of the builder and are employed as troubleshooters and quality control, a lot of them are…

Finished job depending on the amount of reveal openings--rough guess around $350 per linear metre.
ps--take a rough plan to a CSR/Boral outlet
, they will give you a quote-or put you…

Are you thinking of doing it yourselve's?, if so, you could use 75mm light gauge steel track and studs and gyprock sheeting, pretty simple, you can make openings and any…

In the past where the sheets were fixed with central temporary nails which were removed after the glue had set (this was a CSR specification in normal use) ceilings that…

WILL be ignored as long as possible
WILL be regarded as Aliens-or very strange
WILL witness the sudden mysterious disappearance of all staff not chained in horror to their desks
WILL experience…

"Hideous things saxien?? Whoops , may have touched a nerve "
OOH!!, hope I haven't upset you with my comment, sorry if I have done as you obviously like…

Those white/blue polyester batts have different ratings, one being a noise stop batt only in internal walls with no thermal rating--R.0.5 I think, you should check on those batts…

Delete most if not all of the coffered ceilings, you will soon get sick of them, I would only put an octagonal 1200mm to 1800mm feature one in a raised…

Hi Marli,
Sounds like your manhole goes the entire width of your passage and the manhole cover sits on the cornice, this arrangement gets damaged all the time, to fix it,…

Hi Poochie, your colours are just what I was looking for, taking a common theme right though, I was thinking a light colour for the floor tiles in the main/entry/passages…

Hi Poochie, your cupboards are burnished wood, on your earlier kit pics it looked dark grey but now looks like brown tones, my pre start girl recommended it to us,…

Just go MDF, once it's in you'll never look at it again, I have Jarrah (cost you an arm and a leg these days) all through my house but have…

I think they are called scotch gables, where they are built over the existing structure

Iv'e noticed on a few pic's here that there are no washing machine taps, is this the norm?, my plans don't show them either, and with only one spout from…

i would go for the Handi Pave 60 charcoal to match up with the roof and contrast the limestone bricks

Hi kek,
Woops I didn't mean my building contract (the house is not affected, it's 2.2 metres from the easement boundary), I should have said the joint form for the sale…

It looks like the house below may have been built without a site survey, only taking into account the position of the retaining wall, if the wall was put back…

Easy, hunt around and pay for a builders ticket and do it yourself--there are plenty of guys out there who are willing to do it for $2k to $5k

Went and seen a so called "solicitor"--I just threw away $50, the arrogant pig sat there reading the standard HIA contract form and told me in imperious tones half of…

I do too, but the phone has gone very quiet from their end suddenly, looks like they are hoping we walk away (we are going to be allowed to apparently…

Hi robinred,
When the offer and acceptance was signed there was only a memorial clause disclosed on it (mosquitos), no mention of an easement whatsoever, there were no title details presented…

Hi Happyhome,
This easement is current since issue of titles some
5 years ago, as it also supplies the next doors deep sewerage connection and extends into his land about two…