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tashword

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20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
Kitchen styles and colours

Thanks!
I thought wood with wooden floor would look good, but just worried it'd be too much :)

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
Yard Drainage Help

Of, well, worth a shot! Thanks Bella :)

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
double glazing and glass bricks

From our reseearch, I'd say that the double glazing will be more energy efficient than the glass bricks so long term costs will be cheaper.
And for resale value, I know…

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
Kitchen styles and colours

We are building a new kitchen as part of our renovations. It will be part of a new family room which will have heaps of natural light.
The floor will be…

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
help to get my wife into swimming pool

COUld some sort of slide be used for her?

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
Yard Drainage Help

Hmm, a slope and clay osunds VERY fmailiar to me...
Hey, those good plumbers in Melbourne - are they out to the east at all?
Sorry WIll - no Brissy leads from…

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
Sufficient Paint!

how do you know how much paint to get?

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
Sound Proof Ceiling

you can get accoustic bats, too, but I don't know how much price difference there is.
Connecting the plaster and floorbaords (ie ceiling and floor abvoe) to different beams helps minimise…

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
Ideas needed for a BIG red brick wall

paint a big mural?
hang some interesting pots or artefacts on it?
plant a row of fruit trees in front of it? (could do it in pots, too)

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
which window co. to choose?

Where are you Greg?
We have been researching windows, too.
We have chosen ones that can tilt and rotate - fully acccessible to clean theoutsides from inside the house :)

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
How to pack?

Having moved a number of times, I'd suggest packing things from each room together - so all kitchen stuff is in boxes labelled kitchen; clothes are marked with name's bedrooom…

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
Cold Basement!

Can you insulate the walls?
Maybe carpet the floors, too.
Curtains over the windows will keep some heat in too.
Good luck to both of you :)

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
Kitchen Design

I have designed my own kitchen, but it isn't built yet, lol!
I read up on some technical stuff (eg bench heights) looked at kitchen showrooms for ideas and looked at…

20 years20 yearstashwordtashword posted:
Black Kitchen Sink

I would think a dark sink itself wouldn't make your kitchen dark unless the whole room is in black and you have little natural light!

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