I think that makes sense, the alarm system must have control of your phone line otherwise an intruder could simply pick up a phone in your house and dial a…

I simply paid their standard $299 fee to disconnect the cable and then once more to reconnect it after I had replaced my roof, so approx $600 in total.

You could hire a turf cutter, I've never used one before but they look like they'd do it pretty quickly. A quick google search shows a picture on the…

I painted a door very recently with Dulux Aquanamel and had awful trouble getting a nice glossy, consistent finish with it. I think I ended up sanding off 4…

I'm quite a fan of Hitachi and have quite a collection of their gear, however my Panasonic impact driver is in a class of its own and is hands down…

My sister had some fibro tested for asbestos recently with Parsons Brinckerhoff, it only cost 30-something dollars so not expensive at all.

The only way to know for sure is to get it tested by a laboratory - asbestos removal companies can get this done for you (or you could locate one…

It looks like an Inspection Point (IP), plumbers use them to access your sewerage line for inspection (if you have a blockage or something).

Perhaps some Sikaflex or similar product?

I'm guessing it might be rust? If so, I don't think there's much you can do other than replacing your hot water system. Is the unit inside the…

I would personally be worried about the strength of your new design. Roof trusses are always made with triangles, as they are the strongest structure in nature and…

According to the Hyne web site, cutting the timber doesn't reduce the effectiveness of the termite treatment. I'm not sure about the battens, although I have never seen them…

I made a slight mess with cement when I lay my ridge tiles, however using a spray bottle full of a product called "back-set" (google should be able to help…

My favourite Dulux dark grey is Domino, it seems to be quite popular at the moment and if you Google image search for "dulux domino" you should be able to…

Not sure what the labourer would cost, but excavation work (where they typically bring an excavator, bobcat and possibly a dump truck) generally costs around $100 per hour plus travel.

Actually, my Hume solid core door has masonite both sides also The easiest way to tell (as a previous poster said) is to just…

One post and a link to a commercial product.. I smell spam!

I just realised a photo might be helpful

With my windows at least the sill is formed by the bottom reveal, i.e. the timber box that the window is attached to which itself is fastened to the wall…

I kind of did what oldchippy did, but in reverse order... straightened my studs out with various props/ cargo straps, then tied it to the brickwork as we lay the…

Definitely termite barrier.

Are you talking about the dampcourse? If so, it's there to prevent rising damp.

It's probably something like Sikaflex, used to fill expansion joints like this to reduce the chance of cracking due to foundation movement over large lengths of wall. As for…

I'm a little doubtful that a grinder would do a neat job, although in the right hands I might be wrong about this. If I was going to do…

We have an ensuite almost exactly the same size (in fact it might only be 900mm wide) and while it is a bit cramped, it does work ok.

Judging from the prices on the following page, shingles are slightly more expensive than other "shaped" terracotta tiles (I bought my tiles from the same company):
http://www.onlineroofing.com.au/show_product_image_list.aspx?cid=112

Unfortunately I haven't updated my blog for some quite time, and while I don't have any pictures of the completed roof I've got a few of the final stages. …

I've done this! As part of my extending and renovating my early 80's home I demolished the existing colorbond roof (low roof pitch also) and have replaced it with…

I would recommend that you get one with a metal pump as opposed to plastic, as I believe they last much longer. I'm not sure what kind of pumps…