Amadio posted:Appliance review.....
Contact the appliance repair guy whom you'd use to fix something.
They aren't short of opinions on what brands to buy.
Amadio posted:Mudbrick feedback
I have a sister who is still living in a mudbrick home that her husband built 32 years ago, brick by brick. It's as beautiful now as…
Amadio posted:Qlder buying land in NSW - needing advice
We were Qlders buying in NSW. We put finance and building & pest inspection clauses in our contract.
It's a buyer's market - you can put whatever clauses you want.
But…
Amadio posted:Your advice please on slipping roof tiles
Be careful trying to do the work yourself.
We had a tile roof problem and the long guarantee by the tile company became invalid because the previous owner…
Amadio posted:Exterior colour advice - building renovation
I can't really recommend colours because my own taste is a bit wilder than yours (I'm into strong colours) but would just like to make a comment.
Why…
Amadio posted:Central Coast NSW - advice re mozzies Nth Avoca
We were warned that it was bad as well but apart from a couple of weeks last summer it is ok. At the height of summer after…
Amadio posted:Fed up with our sustainable building designer
Wow. That's quite a list there. Is she a qualified architect? Does she belong to any professional organisation to which you can go to…
Amadio posted:Cement Render Facade Finish
There a coating of stone-like material that is just "blown" onto the house. Not sure of the details. In America it's called Stonecoat.
Amadio posted:Cement Render Facade Finish
This is really interesting. We have a tired old house as well that we are thinking of rendering (or doing anything to change the look). Is it possible…
Amadio posted:Show off the first thing people see,your front door
Like Ren123 I get all my ideas from Houzz;com which is an American site.
They make it really easy to store your ideas in folders they call ideasbooks.
If you…
Amadio posted:Art Deco House Gates
You will find hundreds of art deco gate styles here. http://www.houzz.com/art-deco-gates
Amadio posted:hydronic floor heating - what do you know??
We lived with floor heating for 20 years in the USA which we called radiant heating - water pumping through copper pipes embedded in the concrete slab.
How I miss it…
Amadio posted:Money No Object..
I voted for the Spanish Hacienda because I love courtyards. But a Moroccan style courtyard house or a siheyuan (Chinese style courtyard house) or Iranian style or any…
Amadio posted:Modernising an Old Girl - We won a Heritage Award!
Really enjoying watching your journey.
Amadio posted:Would you hire an Interior Decorator?
I don't think that the scarcity of work justifies why a client should pay for the time that an interior designer is not working.
If that's the way many interior designers…
Amadio posted:Cost of new roof for small 2 bed cottage?
If this helps we also have to either get serious repairs or a new roof.
Our quote is $3500 to repair concrete tiles with no guarantee that…
Amadio posted:Would you hire an Interior Decorator?
Yes - I would hire an interior decorator in a heartbeat if they didn't set themselves up as being so costly.
The shop assistant at our local hardware store…
Amadio posted:Conservative colors - why!?
You are so right. Driving around today looking for colour ideas to reno our old house we seemed to see beige to gray to beige to brown to beige…
Amadio posted:Zeolite on the central coast nsw? And turf supplier?
Coastal Rural Traders in Ourimbah is where I got ours. It had to be ordered. 4362 1301.
They also have molasses (15 Ltr for $19) and bulk supplies…
Amadio posted:New home, (In my opinion) poor workmanship pics
Whoa. I'm shocked. Any updates?
Amadio posted:What do you Love.... and Hate about your Home
Love: North facing 180* view of Brisbane Waters.
We don't have a lot of luxurious things in this old run down house compared to what I've read…
Amadio posted:Building a driveway and home orientation
Good on you for thinking so much about house orientation - it makes a huge difference - not only about how a house feels but in energy costs and future…
Amadio posted:verandah not as planned.photos!what to do? update new photos
That is the most ridiculous placing of a post I've ever seen. 
Don't wimp out or you'll regret it forever.
Amadio posted:Neighbor's External Air Con Noise - LOUD
Specific regulations about noise http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/noise/residential/prohibited-hours.asp
He may have installed it without a proper license.
Unlicensed homeowners aren't permitted to install air con units - the licensing is pretty strict and…
Amadio posted:Pre Purchase Building inspection
We have the same kind of issue with a house 30 years old.
In our case I think what happened is that because the building inspector came recommended…
Amadio posted:German kitchens
Interesting idea. Why would you do that? If you go with a german style design (Bauhaus comes to mind) you could easily just show the concept to…
Amadio posted:Top Mount or Undermount Kitchen sink?
I absolutely loved our undermount sink in a previous house. When we do another remodel I wouldn't even look at a top mounted sink.
There…
Amadio posted:Ascot Oven - anyone here have one? thoughts?
Ring a couple of appliance repair guys in your area (the ones that you would probably ring to fix something once it's out of warranty) and ask their opinion on…
Amadio posted:Building on the Central Coast NSW with WINCREST
Welcome to the CC. Lovely part of the world.
You are living in tradie heaven here. There are just so many of them that they have…
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