Roof & Window Colours
Have a look at the colorbond website- they have pics of houses with every colour in their range on there.
built in book shelves and desks
Whats wrong with 4000 books
I'm sure we have about that many here, the hallway is about half of what it should be…
Gutter Guards
'Cos I'm a young tacker, I still do some gardening work for a family friend. His has a guard on one short piece of guttering and it's great that you…
Gutter Guards
I'm a young fella, so I clean out my gutters every 1-2 months. In winter that usually means not using my hands as there is usually ice, rather I use…
New insulation, Old dust
If it's an OH&S issue, then it's likely the boss doesn't want to put his workers in a dusty place that could be bad for them. I wouldn't particularly like…
Bent Gutters
Modern gutters can't handle the weight of ladders, you need to attach a bar on the ladder that sits of the fascia and lifts the ladder off the gutter.
Concreting the garden shed
Thats what I'm thinking of doing, I have a few projects that involve concreting so I'm thinking of buying a mixer outright. I'm going to have to dig down a…
Chook shed
I got this link from another thread : http://forum.backyardpoultry.com
Concreting the garden shed
I've been thinking about this myself, doing a garage floor 6mx3m. I was planning to buy a mixer (2.2cuf) or similar and doing it in four stages letting each one…
Wall insulation and electrical wiring
Sorry for the confusion
The power points will be inside. I was wondering if I could put the conduit in now, and when we…
Timber and uPVC windows made in Europe
Tilt and turn windows are popular because many places in Europe have laws that say you have to be able to clean both sides of any window over one storey…
Re: 3d of home - profesional drawing
Nah, just used in CAD classes when I was in school. Always had trouble making sure the camera didn't go through walls.
Then…
Re: 3d of home - profesional drawing
I recognise VectorWorks when I see that movie. Nice work
Tips for a new cordless drill
I'd recommend Makita, I'm still using the cordless my dad bought close to 30 years ago.
Wall insulation and electrical wiring
Kind of on topic, I am planning on removing the weatherboard around the outside of my house, installing batts and then putting them back on again. I was thinking it…
Plumbing help please - Leaking pipe connection
Maybe it would be a good idea to resolder both with copper, otherwise the other solder is likely to disintegrate too.
R3.0 Insulation?
I think you would have to go up to 3.5, have you got silver paper under the roofing? That would add more R to the total.
In the end, more…
R3.0 Insulation?
Where abouts in WA are you?
Have a look at this for more about insulation levels
http://www.yourhome.gov.au/technical/fs47.html#levels
How to install the timber bay window
You're either going to need some fancy joinery and some specially cut sheets of glass. The other option is to make the top curved, or the bottom straight.
If it…
bedroom door come off its hinges
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081230095248AAcVBuM
Hmmmmmmm
Sparkies?? why does power cut out when I turn the kettle on?
Rewiring the plug back to the fuse box by a sparky with a higher amp fuse.