Hi All, I'm thinking of installing a Wesco 40 Litre (or similar) plastic waste bin with door mount in our sink cupboard.
Has anyone have one of these units in their…

The Bermuda Smart Tile appears to be available with a 50mm outlet.
I'd be slightly worried if my shower drain pipes were smaller than 50mm.
If you have already paid for the…

It sounds like the afternoon sun is overheating certain parts of your house. If you have windows on the Western side external shading (blinds or similar) will help keep…

Both the Rinnai Infinity 26 and 26 Enviro require a power-point. The tempering valve wouldn't be required if a temperature limited 50°C unit was installed.
If the controllers were specified…

I'd specify the 50mm or 32mm outlet for that size tank, reducing bushes are <$10.00 each and you've got the larger outlet if you ever need it.
32mm or 25mm piping…

We heat ~85m2, the living area to 21C, the bedroom is usually 19.5C. The house is bigger but unused room doors are kept closed.
For about half the winter our…

High "R" values weren't such an issue 30 years ago but there is a price point versus efficiency.
If your house doesn't maintain relatively stable temperatures and your heating bills are…

Our Panasonic 12.5 Kw Interverter usually runs around seven hours a day in winter and more on weekends which adds an extra ~$350.00 to our quarterly bill.
Hopefully our heating costs…

The Raven RP4 - Storm Proof Seal and RP54 - Daniels Rain Stop Seal can seal a 25mm gap. Bunnings should stock these or can supply them as a…

Hi All, I've heard that our Panasonic 12.5kW R/C Ducted Inverter system has sensors in the return air and wall mounted controller temperature.
Does anyone know how to select the sensor…

Thanks, this seems to have done the trick.

I would choose the three 900mm wide banks of drawers using good quality (preferably soft close) runners. It's easy to load up wide drawers and good quality hardware will…

Your ceiling insulation should prevent most of the heat entering your home.
Do you have any roof space ventilation?
If you have a reverse cycle air conditioner eco ducting might help.

I'm interested to find out what the problem and fix is.
One of our internal doors had a similar frame flex problem that disappeared when I readjusted the hinges.

It's also 2400 x 920, I don't have the weight handy but it's around 65Kg.

How wide is your door and how many hinges does it have?
Our solid 920mm door (aluminium frame) has four hinges to spread the load evenly.

Hi All, our rainwater tank slab needs levelling as it slopes to the back.
Is it possible to level the slab by adding a thin layer (1-2cm) of concrete to the…

185mm insulation squashed into a normal stud wall might see the plasterboard popping off the walls.
That said I wasn't very happy with the 90mm R2.0 wall batts we used in…

The Blum clip on soft close piston units are relatively inexpensive.
Our pantry doors (2360mm high with 5 hinges) work well with two soft close units per door and the kitchen…

We didn't want to spoil the clean lines of our waterfall edges so we had a double power point (Clipsal Saturn O/M) installed in each top corner under the bench…

We've had a lazy susan in our previous house and looked at the other pull out options for our new house.
In the end we went for Blum corner drawer unit…

Sounds a bit strange, it's a regular oven not a steam one?

I'm a bit surprised your council approved the plans without privacy glass in these wet areas.
If there's limited opportunities for others (neighbours and visitors) to look-in and you like the…

Our kitchen bench height is 960mm, when the flooring goes in it will be ~942mm.
My fiancée is 159cm or 5ft 3in and while initially it took a bit of getting…

Hi Ed, thanks for the reply, I can see where you're coming from, we did complain and the results didn't meet our expectations either. I can't see Trend coming…

Hi, before we decided to owner build we looked at a number of double glazed suppliers before choosing Trend Windows.
Stegbar was our first choice but the sales lady advised that…

How many hinges is the door hung on?

Hi, I'm planning to complete most of our 2nd fix myself and but am unsure about a couple of items.
Our eaves are 450mm wide with the Hardiplank sheets supported between…

Our rainwater tank and Davey Rainbank is hooked up to both toilets, the washing machine cold tap and front/rear outside taps.
Only problem is we use the rainwater up too quickly,…

A tradie we know fell from his ladder, it was only a little fall from a really low height but a year later he's now learning to walk again.
Unfortunately crap…