Making an insurance claim
You will have an excess charge on your insurance say $400. So this means how ever much the job costs the insurance will pay the extra cost above that $400…
Owner Builder
Maybe if we start the build off using our cash then ask for a reno loan instead....do you think that would work
You are so…
Rubbish dumped on vacant land, what action can be taken?
Some lucky people get the council come around a couple times a year to collect large objects so sometimes you see streets full of old sofas, Tv's beds etc left…
Garden Mulch.
I've just been corrected by Hubbie he said an eight wheeler load costs you a carton of beer now so no hard cash is required
Garden Mulch.
Maybe I should start to transport it around Australia as it might work out cheaper
Sasha
Owner Builder
Luke is yours from scratch or a renovations project?
Sasha
Life after vinyl wrap doors
Thanks Earl I'll have a look at some samples and check out the website.
Sasha
Garden Mulch.
Come up to the Far North as after Cyclone Larry the council tried to sell the mulch to people but after a while the mountains of mulch was a bit…
Owner Builder
We have just started out on the owner builder side of things and I'm known to jump the gun a bit so I've been looking at costings and budgetting the…
Life after vinyl wrap doors
Thanks Earl
I like the high gloss finish as I want a very straight lined kitchen with no handles (push doors/drawers instead) I have been told to stay away from…
Sand Flies
Our block is on quite hard sandy soil a great home to the million sand flies that love to bite me or rather wee on me
Life after vinyl wrap doors
Can I butt in and ask what product in your opinion is the better option? as I would be very interested to here yours or anybody's view.
Sasha
Solar Water Heating Systems
Thanks Bud and Joe I will still look into things a bit further as it is something I quite like the idea of but I will ask about the life…
Stove top infill.
How about the same thing only using a nice bit of wood and have a wooden chopping board instead???
Sasha
Granite benchtops
I have a 5 metre long work bench which is a bit of a feature as it is in the centre of the house looking out onto the outdoor area…
Granite benchtops
It does make you wonder but then I suppose it is what the profit margin is for some (not all) kitchen fitters are after!!! I was looking on a website…
Granite benchtops
Thanks Michelle as I was under the impression Granite or Caesarstone was a good work top to have because you could put down hot pans on it without causing any…
How to post a photo!
nothing like a good bit of banter to cheers up the evening
Sasha
Granite benchtops
Thanks Michelle sorry I did realise it was stone as in natural but crushed and stuck together by man if you know what I mean …
Granite benchtops
Whilst checking out the options for our kitchen we were offered a man made material "Caesarstone" instead of Granite they told me that this was in just as hard wearing…
How to post a photo!
Sometimes it is good not to have a camera around. An old friend of mine constantly took photos of everyone and anything, she had some really good pics in her…
How to post a photo!
Not a chance what sort of first impressions would that give you all I will try and find a more sober one when I get…
How to post a photo!
Renomart - The only recent photo I have of myself is a very very drunken looking one on Christmas day wearing a wig and dancing round the house....too many cocktails!…
How to post a photo!
Photobucket is a very good website to use as you can select the picture you want to view and transform it into code suitable for clickable thumbnails for forums such…
Solar Water Heating Systems
Hi 3xb thanks for your reply.
I was thinking about something more on the lines of a on demand boiler back up as I think it is silly to have a…
Shared fencing cost
They should of given you notice about the fence offering a quote (or two) the type of fence etc etc if they haven't done this then they can not claim…
Solar Water Heating Systems
Has anyone installed a good solar water heating system? If so which way did you go and have you found it economical?
We are very tempted to install a solar…
Wooden Louvres
Can anyone recommend a brand of louvres in Queensland. We are after either the mechanics as in a good metal handle instead of the flimsy plastic ones you tend to…
G'Day to you all
I'm Sasha along with hubbie Roy and two little stinkers driving us batty just for fun!
We're about to start on a new build in Mission…