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rogerinaus

3 August 2022

Re: HELP on raising an old Queenslander and building underneRenovation + Home Improvement

Aug 03, 2022 5:48 pm

Wow I guess this isn't the forum for asking actual building questions. You posted this back in June and no one here has any response. I have some building experience but not much with Queenslanders. But I am about to go through the same as you with raising a Queenslander. So from what I understand a...

Wow I guess this isn't the forum for asking actual building questions. You posted this back in June and no one here has ...

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rogerinaus

3 August 2022

Fibro CladdingRenovation + Home Improvement

Aug 03, 2022 4:09 pm

Hey everyone, Ive just bought an old workers cottage that of course is covered in fibro. It's been clad over with vinyl cladding at some point and that is now falling apart. I don't really want to get into removing the fibro and wondering if battening and then running hardie board cement lap siding ...

Hey everyone, Ive just bought an old workers cottage that of course is covered in fibro. It's been clad over with vinyl ...

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rogerinaus

27 July 2013

Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth?Kitchen Corner

Jul 27, 2013 9:21 am

Just to give you something else to mull over. If putting the shut off behind the fridge should never be done, and only put in a cabinet. Can you tell me where the shut off went in YoullNeverWalkAlone's kitchen? I'm guessing you would have put it in the open space behind the books. ::: http://img5.im...

Just to give you something else to mull over. If putting the shut off behind the fridge should never be done, and only p...

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rogerinaus

26 July 2013

Re: Load bearing wallsRenovation + Home Improvement

Jul 26, 2013 10:15 am

Without seeing how this is framed, it's next to impossible to give you any accurate or even ball park numbers. Someone might throw out a number and it's either going to make you happy or sad, but it wont have any bearing on what your project is really going to cost. You need to have someone local wh...

Without seeing how this is framed, it's next to impossible to give you any accurate or even ball park numbers. Someone m...

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rogerinaus

26 July 2013

Re: your advice pretty please...Bathrooms and Laundry

Jul 26, 2013 10:04 am

Yes you can cut acrylic panels no problem. But you have to be specific about how its going to trim out around the window, thats the bit that can be tricky. Why not just build that nib wall as pictured, then run a diagonal seat from the nib to the back wall. The tiler usually just uses bricks to buil...

Yes you can cut acrylic panels no problem. But you have to be specific about how its going to trim out around the window...

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rogerinaus

26 July 2013

Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth?Kitchen Corner

Jul 26, 2013 9:05 am

I'm just surprised how behind Australia is in many building practices. Installing one of these recessed boxes behind the fridge is the standard in the US. http://www.plumbingsupply.com/images/metal_ice_maker_box.jpg

I'm just surprised how behind Australia is in many building practices. Installing one of these recessed boxes behind the...

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rogerinaus

26 July 2013

Re: Tubing for front venting dryerBathrooms and Laundry

Jul 26, 2013 8:44 am

I'm pretty sure most front venting dryers are made specifically to vent straight out without a pipe, (other wise you'd have a pipe laying around in the room) Why don't you just get a dryer with a normal rear/side vent and then run your pipe from that? Or as E1109 said, if you have a window or exhaus...

I'm pretty sure most front venting dryers are made specifically to vent straight out without a pipe, (other wise you'd h...

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rogerinaus

24 July 2013

Re: Tile underlaymentGeneral Discussion

Jul 24, 2013 9:14 pm

You should be fine to go ahead, the rough side IMO would be better for adhesives to stick to. Cool, thanks! Yes does seem like it would be a better surface, but they must have designed it like that for a reason.

Cool, thanks! Yes does seem like it would be a better surface, but they must have designed it like that for a reason.

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rogerinaus

24 July 2013

Re: Ensuite Design HelpBathrooms and Laundry

Jul 24, 2013 11:59 am

Maybe extend the WIR wall to be inline with the 2m wall and remove the 1m wall.

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rogerinaus

24 July 2013

Tile underlaymentGeneral Discussion

Jul 24, 2013 11:49 am

I'm installing a 6mm tile underlayment that has a pre printed nail schedule on one side and a slightly rougher surface on the other. I have one off cut left that would go nicely into the last section to be covered, but it would only fit if I used it with the rougher side up. Does it matter which sid...

I'm installing a 6mm tile underlayment that has a pre printed nail schedule on one side and a slightly rougher surface o...

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rogerinaus

24 July 2013

Re: Running water noise related to hotwater systemGeneral Discussion

Jul 24, 2013 9:05 am

Firstly don't get fixed on thinking you know what it is. I'm not saying you are wrong, but sometimes you think you have figured out exactly what the problem is and can't see anything else because of it. Sounds like you isolated the issue, but you never know it might have been a coincidence that it s...

Firstly don't get fixed on thinking you know what it is. I'm not saying you are wrong, but sometimes you think you have ...

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rogerinaus

24 July 2013

Re: Kitchen rangehood external vent not installedGeneral Discussion

Jul 24, 2013 8:54 am

Wow that's a real biggie for your building assessor to miss. All that moisture pumping into the attic is not good. I'd hope this was just accidentally overlooked, probably due to the kitchen installers thinking the plumber or hvac guy were the ones to connect it up, or one of the other trades thinki...

Wow that's a real biggie for your building assessor to miss. All that moisture pumping into the attic is not good. I'd h...

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rogerinaus

18 July 2013

Re: What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask?Kitchen Corner

Jul 18, 2013 9:29 pm

Trust me mate if the kitchen is built properly there should be no gaps under your kickboards at all. You shouldn't even be able to slide a piece of paper under anywhere. The kickboards should also be built from plywood so water is not an issue! Fact is most kitchens are fitted by average installers...

I'm sure, but all I was pointing out is that you are wrong saying that the strip is there to keep water out. BTW. Can y...

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rogerinaus

18 July 2013

Re: What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask?Kitchen Corner

Jul 18, 2013 11:17 am

I'm sure, but all I was pointing out is that you are wrong saying that the strip is there to keep water out. BTW. Can y...

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rogerinaus

17 July 2013

Re: Best Bathroom DesignsBathrooms and Laundry

Jul 17, 2013 7:57 am

Google. Simply type in something like bathroom design, or award winning bathrooms and then go to images.

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rogerinaus

15 July 2013

Re: Who designs my kitchen?Kitchen Corner

Jul 15, 2013 3:54 pm

You'll pay a lot more if you let the architect design your kitchen and chances are all he/she will do is hand it off to a kitchen designer he/she has worked with. The design of your kitchen has no bearing on the structure the architect is drawing, but he might like to have a copy of the design in ca...

You'll pay a lot more if you let the architect design your kitchen and chances are all he/she will do is hand it off to ...

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rogerinaus

15 July 2013

Re: Fascia pulled away from houseDIY, Home Maintenance & Repair

Jul 15, 2013 8:23 am

Be nice to see a picture so as to be a bit clearer on what is involved. Birds mouthing the rafters has always been done, but sometimes on simple houses they may have left it out (sloppy workmanship is not just a symptom of the 21st century!) It could be you have an undersized ridge and its sagged, p...

Be nice to see a picture so as to be a bit clearer on what is involved. Birds mouthing the rafters has always been done,...

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rogerinaus

14 July 2013

Re: When to walk away from a property?General Discussion

Jul 14, 2013 3:57 pm

All chattels found in the property belong to the purchasor unless exluded by contract and removed by the seller prior to settlement. Thats was a nice chattel to pick up. yes believe me, I checked with a couple of real estate attorneys, and an accountant before I did anything with the money. :)

yes believe me, I checked with a couple of real estate attorneys, and an accountant before I did anything with the mone...

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rogerinaus

14 July 2013

Re: When to walk away from a property?General Discussion

Jul 14, 2013 11:13 am

I just wonder the $50,000 is yours, or you need to find the owner of the $50,000. Sometimes I felt confused. For example, I found a wallet on the street, I will try to find the owner and return to them. If I have not found the owner of the wallet, what should I do? Just feel confused. Comparing fin...

Comparing finding a wallet on the street and finding something in a property you have bought are two entirely different...

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rogerinaus

12 July 2013

Re: What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask?Kitchen Corner

Jul 12, 2013 9:07 am

in European kitchens is at the bottom of the kickboard a sealstrip, to stop water going under the kickboard as the floor is not always 100% level. The kickboard is about 1-2mm of the ground because of it. The strip is not visible because it is in a groove in the middle of the kickboard. No floor is...

No floor is ever level that is why the bottom of the kickboard face should be scribed to the floor which means it shoul...