Thanks for the replies so far. I will check out what contract he uses.

Agreed, although my lawyer is a reasonable guy. It is a rural location so an inspector would be difficult. I suppose I will know more once I see…

True enough Stewie but if I wake my senile old dogs they think it's morning and start whinging at me. They are deaf as a post so if I…

I just discovered something that I think is neat. I can't sleep tonight so I am heading to the kitchen to make a cuppa. I have a led…

As we are building in a rural location we just assumed colourbond would be the best roofing material. It is compact to transport. But are there other options?…

I perhaps should have elaborated more, my apologies. It not only has gone hard - it no longer has a smooth surface. Bits have broken up. …

This is an oil based primer and it is often used under acrylic. It is done now so time will tell. The plasterer who put the gyprock up…

We have designed our home and had all the necessary plans done up. It is time to engage a builder. It occurs to me that signing a contract…

Just be aware that if you still own the house in 7 years or so and want to repaint the no more gaps will be hard and have to be…

Cheers everyone. Thanks for your input.

I did, they recommend acrylic unless intending to put up wall paper, then use oil. I am going to live dangerously and use the oil based.
Cheers, Bill

I think it will roll - I am in for a bad day today if it doesn't.

Hi, I have plans drawn up and ready for approval. I have selected a builder. It is a timber framed house on stumps so he will be doing…

Hi, I am doing up an old 1970's place and many of the ceilings are plasterboard. I have repaired those and coated them with an oil based dulux primer…

Thank you. Whoever put it on made a mess of the grub screw so I didn't recognise it for what it was. Problem solved.

This rail has come loose from the wall but not loose enough to work right out, so I need to figure out how it went on. It looks like…

Thanks JB. When we started to think about the range hood and the fact that it is a raked ceiling the idea became less appealing.

Ha. I just went online to post a similar question. I suppose it just comes down to treading the recycle yards, keeping an eye on gumtree, and checking…

Thanks cups. I will take a trip down - I am out of Perth.

I would love to hear from people using induction cooktops and ovens, particularly ovens as I can't find out much about them. Do you find induction lives up to…

I am talking about a floating floor system vs timber boards glued to the cement floor.

I am interested to see pics and designs of island kitchen with sink and hotplate anyone has built or had installed. Of course relevant comments are always welcome -…

We are just contemplating our floor coverings. If we go for wood or bamboo there are two ways to treat a cement floor - floating or glued down. …

Hello everyone I just joined. My wife and I bought a block down Bremer Bay so are now figuring out how to get what we want built on it.…