Plasterboard loose from stud
whoever sheeted your house either failed to apply enough glue or the glue has hardened as they fitted and not stuck. Steel frame is bad for glue letting go, especially…
New house - Interior colors suggestion
That's the typical ceiling color,also called Queensland builders white, it has a dash of black tint in it
Cost to have interior of house professionally painted
House slab size includes everything,including eves, 200m2 house being a typical 4x2x2
Cost to have interior of house professionally painted
They will never give you back the full amount they charge you in the first place, what the builders pay painters range from $25 metre to $35 metre depending on…
acrylic water based gloss not smooth finish
Oh the pain this new water-based enamel is. Its the start of the end of quality paint. The only way that I have found is to spray, there are different…
Raising house - get exterior painted first or after?
If access will be a problem once it's raised, you would be best to prepare and paint now while it's low.
You will have movement and damage from the lift so…
Paint Chip from Brick Wall for Matching
Go to a decent paint shop, ask to borrow their small computer color matcher ( off to leave a few dollars), they are cheap now,under a hundred dollars so it…
Peeling paint on rendered brick walls
I think the first coat was probably an oil-based undercoat that has given way over time as each new coat of acrylic paint has been applied.
I would just strip it…
New house gets flooded with every heavy rain.
I'm sorry to hear of your problems, I was in a similar scenario and went through hell because the neighbours would not cooperate at all. I was left with buying…
Cracks on walls
I wouldnt be doing ii myself,but realy two trades are needed or a painter who is capable of plastering.properly. these cracks in this video were inspected by the qbcc here…
Roof - colour bond Vs Tiles?
How did you compromise by going 100% her way?
Dulux Rottnest Island
Its a light grey-blue,quite a nice colour really, bit dark for a small house but very nice in a large house. It doesn't send out any unwanted colors.
Poor white set plaster / paint
Could you provide some pictures please?
Which white paint?
The ceiling should be the lighter white, the walls the darker white but chances are you won't be able to tell any difference between them.
The trim will be a different…
Rendering/water stains
I would be doing the waterproofing first, on top of that I would be looking at the colours of the existing stains and choosing a camouflage type paint scheme so…
Paint splash on rendering
Both the paints are water-based (Acrylic) so no matter what you do you will damage one or the other. Unless it comes off with water and rubbing. Best to…
New Home construction slab crack
Looks like you need to talk to the builder, he will probably say it's normal but because it goes the entire width, Id want it looked at by a third…
Repairing wall & ceiling join.
Open the paper gap up a little so you can squirt water-based liquid nails in there, wipe clean with baby wipes or a damp rag. Paint the next day, it…
Repairing lumpy render patch
I would personally use a 5 -inch grinder with a sanding disk, You might be able to buy a cheapy at Bunnings.
Fixing a large crack on front facade - Brick wall - rendered
There is an acrylic polymer render available, it sticks to anything and will probably do your job nicely. Just gouge out the crack and trowel it in and clean it…
Using solar panel for roofing?
I personally wouldn't have solar on my house roof, if you put it on a shed that's OK, the risks are acceptable.
Reasons that I can think of
1:Water leaks…
How to seal gap under main door and door frames
It's funny you say oil based paint when the industry is turning to water based enamel, I personally don't know if this new paint will stand up to the external…
Cracks on walls
This crack looks like a plaster tape joins, its running straight. Are all the cracks running straight? Gyprock is more likely to crack because it isn't as strong and is…
Cracks on walls
Perhaps you could upload a couple of photos of the cracks. It is normal to have settlement cracks . If they are fixed before settlement has happened they will just…
Project builder Vs Independent builder
You are correct, I'm not saying all project builders use all that but I've been working with project builders and private builders exclusively for 12 years straight and can speak…
Project builder Vs Independent builder
They both use the same contractors if they can (We do both)but project builders pay us less per m2 with no extras, specify lower quality paint (Matt)with less coats,they…
How did you find out about Homeone?
I don't know how I found this forum but I miss talking about houses.
I was once in Somersoft Property Investors forum a few years ago but they shut down,
I started…
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This can be relieved by fitting an expansion joint
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