I have an old Victorian home with solid brick walls and solid plaster. Had some water damage a while ago and some of the paint has bubbled and peeled off.…

The front porch of my old Victorian house has some issues...it's concrete that's just painted with paving paint. Some of the concrete (or mortar?) has broken away and it looks…

Not sure of the specifics. Just took the old valve off and took it to Reece...and they showed me a replacement. $3.50 and was near closing time...fingers crossed it all…

Edit...just went down to Reece and got a new valve seal. Replaced it and seems to have donr the trick for the most part. Tiny trickle now...the bloke at Reece…

Thanks for that. Will see what I can do.

Have been away so haven't really bothered looking at getting this fixed just yet. I think I'll remove all the water and try to check the valves.
The problem really…

Thanks for that. It's really weird because if you tap the flush button a few times, the leak into the bowl stops most of the time. Probably time to call…

Sorry...just noticed the reply!
I'll need to check how to adjust the float height...but the water leaks into the bowl as soon as I flush...so when the tank is more or…

My toilet's been leaking into the bowl for a few weeks now. So when you flush, water continues to flow into the bowl at varying flow...sometimes quite a big flow,…

Anyone?

Thought I'd revive an old thread rather than create a new one.
My front nature Kikuyu nature strip was decimated by some NBN donkeys at the start of winter. The worst…

Well I'm probably posting to nobody...but in case anyone is interested...
I got a bloke out today...ex Brivis tech. Had a bit of a play around...found that some of the shale…

Anyone?

We've got an old Brivis ducted heating unit outside. Has had a couple of issues recently...last year I had to replace the thermocouple as the pilot kept going out. It…

We needed a new heater for a smallish bathroom at home...would have picked up one of the small bar heaters but they were all out of stock. So got one…

Probably right! I was thinking of trying on a small patch of bricks around the side of the house and seeing how that goes. Will probably give me a reality…

I guess not!

I have an old Victorian era single fronted Hawthorn brick home. Out the front, the bricks are in pretty ordinary condition. I think a couple of owners before us must…

Will do!

Thanks a lot.

Thanks. So not the small bags of mortar mix you get at Bunnings? Needs to be sand and cement mix instead? What is the difference?

The front of our old Victoria era home has a concrete patio out the front. There are now a few chips, small holes and cracks in it...looks like over the…

I remember hearing from someone re pruning an English Box hedge that you should prune a bit and prune often. Just wondering if this is still the case?
For a hedge…

Thanks. Cousin It! I love it.

My trees are looking really healthy...APART from one!
All have really nice healthy new bright green growth except for one. Is this cause for concern? They have been in for about…

Thanks!

Just walked past a nice cascading plant and found out it is Aptenia. It looked like it was in a very sunny spot...would something like that be OK in a…

Thanks again. My only query with the Jasmine is that I have a wall of it directly to the left of the canopy of the roller door...so may look a…

Thanks. Yes, I already have a watering system rigged up. Not on timer, but that's a good idea. I'm thinking plastic window planters...may dry out slower??
Does the 'Flat Mat'…

Just my 2 cents...but first thing I'd do is get a high pressure hose to those bricks and see what they're like underneath. You'll be surprised at the difference just…