Hello all,
I've decided it's time to repaint my small 3 bedroom house, the dark browns seemed ok when I moved in but 10 years later I'm tired of the oppressive…

Makes sense for flat site. Thanks for the link, more reading material

Thanks for the link to the cistern valve, I assumed there would be a specific unit for low head applications. Copied and pasted into my spreadsheet of "relevant data"…

I like this idea, mainly because the header tank can be filled during the day when the solar panels are at work and gravity supplies the water pressure at night,…

Thanks for all the info there H20, very useful.
Most of the blocks around here are dead flat which leads to a wet system. I've read through your posts on…

Evap works up here, but not that well when it's 40+. I am looking into a r/c split system based on the following reasoning:
Water is precious up here with…

Thanks for those links above Stewie, some good reading there.

Since it will be a new build with low resource use a goal from the start, the new building will be…

Ok, thanks, so 50kL per year is not really that far off the mark for normal usage (teenagers in the house). Hmmm, better find a way to increase catchment…

I've browsed through here and spent some time with Google but can't seem to find a good guide to sizing a rainwater system. If anyone could link to one…

I don't have any yet so just repeating what I've read in my research on this, but Brightgreen DR700 LED's have had good reviews over on the whirlpool forums, and…

Hello all,
very interesting forum, have already spent several hours browsing here....
I'm currently living in a small 3 bedroom single bathroom house, just me and my two teenage daughters....
As you may…

Just getting back to this, been away for work for a while.
I received a response from the building commission. It is definitely illegal in Victoria to replace steel roofing…

From what I've read so far you can't even replace one sheet unless you're a licensed plumber.
I know it's illegal to do it yourself.... but Lysaght put out an excellent…

Well, rang the local council, who put me onto the Victorian Building Commission. Checked their website, very quickly found this page
http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/ww ... ctions.asp
Also googled the…

I'm looking at replacing the roof on my partner's house too - it's a fairly simple old corrugated iron roof (short sheets overlapping - would look much better with full…