Thanks hbt and Rodda.
I actually ended up the the Yamaha 667. I bought it before reading any of your responses.
I did a bid of research comparing the 3 amps and…

Hi All,
I'm currently deciding on the following receivers:
Yamaha RX-V667 - 7.2 - 6 x hdmi in
ONKYO TX-SR608 - 7.2 - 6 x hdmi in
Pioneer VSX-920 - 7.1 - 4 x…

Thanks for the replies everyone. It turns out that the tint is wrong. Even when I ordered the exact brand and color!!
I had it re-mixed/re-tinted at Bunnings. I repainted the…

sanded existing color and fresh plaster and some parts are non-sanded existing color...
but they all look the same... lighter than the rest of the wall

I just had a small patch on the wall repainted. But the color of the new paint doesn't look the same as the rest of the wall. The wall is…

I'm deciding on screen doors for the sliding doors as well. We have 7 panels...
I have the option to go with:
- Galvanized Steel Screen = $3200 or
- Stainless Steel Screen…

How do you prevent robbers from climbing up your fence? We recently got robbed because our house is beside a vacant lot.
Can we put anything on the fence to…

Exactly right!! Our house is 5.8 stars. We have northern living areas, cfl lights, etc... But our gas bill is $450 for 60days! And the heater is on for only…

I think older meters tend to run slower. New meters run faster...

Looks like our $450 gas bill for 2 months is about right. It could also be that our current provider charges too much. I'm now on the hunt for a…

Hi Erin,
Wow! $770 for both gas and elec? How much for gas only?
How come things got more expensive with lesser usage of energy?!?
Is it because of the peak period change…

We recently received our 2nd gas bill. For 60 days, the bill is $454.18.
This time, we are only using the ducted heating for 4hrs a day (2hrs in the…

The house is 35sq. Its a new house and a new heating unit from Brivis. So the amount sounds reasonable???

we have recently received our gas bill. $416 for the last 40days!!!
we have gas water heater, gas cooktop and gas ducted heating. we…

thanks annie. i might try that "oomph" stuff.
so thats how u use baking soda and vinegar... cool.

Thanks for the input Fu.
So I "can" use bricks. Is 1 layer of brickwork enough so hold the soil from eroding? Also do I need to put in steel bars…

Can we use bricks (same ones used in the house) as retaining wall. We're looking at approx 300mm to 400mm high. Do we need to put steel posts inside to…

Hi Hammerhead. The cooktop is stainless steel but the burner itself is 2 parts... top is black-colored steel and lower part is light-weight almost like aluminum. I will try baking…

Our new cooktop (Omega) burners gets dark and dirty really quick! The silver part of the burner now looks burnt!

Thanks BUILDERSEDGE. You seem to work on these things a lot. I'm doing this for 2 soap holders only. Your tools seem very expensive for 1 time use.

Thanks for the input kexkez... so do I really drill on the tiles and not the grout? What happens if I drill on the grout? Do I get better…

We are planning on installing soap holders in the shower. But we are concerned that if we drill through the grout, water might seep in and cause problems. What can…

Nice driveway and concrete. Hopefully ours would turn out nice as well. We'll be getting exposed agg on the driveway as well but plain concrete at the back of the…

We also have them as a feature tile in the house
http://www.southerncrossceramics.com/Glass_1.html
Impulse Zest on the vanity of the main bathroom and Impulse Donkey on the vanity of…

Do you think it would look nice if we put a 2-3mm strip of stainless steel on the join. As the join is already there and visible, might as well…

If the glass splashback has a weird shape or is very long, is it normal to have a cut/join?
Would you accept having a cut/join on your glass splashback?

The Espresso grout and the Mina Cementi Tiles match perfectly. They are both on the brownish-grey color. I might be able to take some pics tom.

Hi Petal. The tiles are called Mina Cementi. I'll post a photo soon.

Ours will have a bulkhead as well. And the rangehood will come from there.
Zonk, quick question, Is your glass splashback 1 whole sheet of glass going up to the rangehood?…

That's great Casa. Now I just have to convince my builder to replace it! They used 3 pieces of glass. They separated the left, right and hotplate (middle). I was…