I'll have to admit that in all my years I have never seen cold water pipes lagged. Nor have I. I do know in my old house because the cold water pipes inside the ceiling were mounted high, and therefore closer to the zincalume roof, the 'cold' water could come out of the tap at temperature ridiculou...

Give some second thinking re NBN too as with 5G Mobile Internet it will lose competition quickly too. If you take a look at some of the paranoia of 5G on some of the anti-5G stalkbook groups, it won't be happening. Quite funny to read some of their posts claiming it is going to be used for mind con...

All I can say is that the email address that I have only ever used in this forum comes up on that site you mentioned, and have received spam. Why only my email address was picked up, I don't know, but I have separate email addresses for different forums to pick up the spam source.

Just wondering if anyone else is getting spam emailed to them to the email address you use with this forum ? I've just started getting spam emailed to me at the email address I exclusively use for this forum, and I don't make that email address public. Has the forum been hacked at some stage releasi...

have roof trusses designed to take weight loads and updraught of solar panels Really ? I believe the design of trusses these days is more than sufficient for solar panels. I know you have to make allowance if you are putting in solar hotwater, if the tank is going up there too, because that's an aw...

A belated congratulations on finally moving in ! :) Hope things are running smoothly now, and you are settling in well.

Yep, that photo must have been taken shortly after I drove past.... around lunchtime'ish. Get something a bit more solid to deter people from driving over it than the tape that's there. Wasn't Greg who took the photo ? :)

Lol this driveway will be the death of me [emoji23] praying that there's no rain between now & Tuesday next week [emoji1317] Keep an eye on my weather station site, as it's just around the corner from your place so to speak. :) [url=http://www.jimboombaweather.com]http://www.jimboombaweather.co...

I blame The Block for perpetuating these trends. a big +1 to that. It looks pretty, and trendy, and all the rest, but it is unsafe. Make that plus 2. I wouldn't want to do it and when you need to replace the LED light when it's dead it might become your worst nightmare. I could imagine at that stag...

It looks pretty, and trendy, and all the rest, but it is unsafe. Is it really unsafe if it's extra low voltage LEDs and the driver is placed securely away in a waterproof location ? Now that's post from the crypt ! :) Well I'm guessing LED's with IP66 ratings would be fine if they are also low volt...

Review location of hot water sytstem tank outside as its bulky. It is relocatable at a cost. Yes, get the hot water system installed in a equidistant location. Our plan had it located near the master ensuite, which was an awful long way away from the laundry and main bathroom. Over time your water ...

I couldn't stand the waiting being locked out of your own home for so long... glad I went owner build, as I had full access all the time. :)

I'm going to call them today and see if I can get something in writing! A phone call shouldn't be the only thing they give when it comes to these situations. Write to them, better yet registered letter. I'm hoping they've put more than just silicon around it, as there's supposed to be a flexible ru...

Nice to seen another Jimboomba Woods build on this forum. :)

Don't get gas boosted if you are using bottled gas... it'll become rather expensive long term. Getting a good solar hot water system, where you can avoid any boosting (other than for periods of no sun/cloudy days), is what you need to go for, and the days that you do need boosting, electric boost ca...

Mid height of screen in lounge room I have is 1350mm for a 50" TV. I think any higher would be too high. In the bedroom I have mid height of screen at 1700mm, and I think it might be better to raise it a little bit higher, or sit more upright in bed to watch it. It's a 80cm TV. This is what I h...

I blame The Block for perpetuating these trends. a big +1 to that. It looks pretty, and trendy, and all the rest, but it is unsafe.

Check your meter reading to see what has been consumed so far.... at least that way you know how much has actually been used. Hubby is meeting the site supervisor on Friday so I will get him to check it out then. ? Keep an eye on it, someone else in Jimboomba Woods got their rates notice with I thi...

Check your meter reading to see what has been consumed so far.... at least that way you know how much has actually been used.