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Retrobyte
Retrobyte
21 January 2014

Painting - roller or spray gun?

Painting - roller or spray gun?

Has anyone tried easipaint?. Saw him at one of the home expos and bought myself a kit.. looks pretty easy to use and they claim it takes half…

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Retrobyte
Jan 21, 2014 1:46 pm
KGsGirl
KGsGirl
19 January 2014

Exterior Colour opinions please

Exterior Colour opinions please

I like the last one the best too. I like the grey in the second one too but I'm not sure if the combination of wood and grey works for me. I'm not great on suggestions…

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KGsGirl
Jan 19, 2014 3:32 pm
KGsGirl
Teaswizzler
Teaswizzler
25 December 2013

Help me pick a bathroom colour scheme!

Help me pick a bathroom colour scheme!

I'm no colour expert but do love the white schemes, except for the floor. Having lived in numerous houses due to my husband's profession, my abiding lesson is that white…

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Teaswizzler
Dec 25, 2013 8:25 pm
Teaswizzler
WesternFront
WesternFront
2 December 2013

Painting an old (damaged) weatherboard

Painting an old (damaged) weatherboard

I have a few questions about painting an old weatherboard home. Some of our weatherboards were extremely damaged and we had them replaced. There are still lots that have…

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WesternFront
Dec 02, 2013 9:25 am
raemit
raemit
27 October 2013

External facade colours

External facade colours

Thanks d@n, I posted a while back asking the same question, we are a still going and wanted some more opinions. Thanks for the suggestions off to look at the colurs now.

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raemit
Oct 27, 2013 11:05 am
maximus
maximus
24 October 2013

TOTALLY STUCK ON PAINT COLOURS - HELP

TOTALLY STUCK ON PAINT COLOURS - HELP

Quickest / easiest way to add photos is to use the tapatalk app on an iPhone / ipad ( unsure if it is available on android ). You can alternatively use an image hosting…

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maximus
Oct 24, 2013 7:21 pm
maximus
Michelle
Michelle
24 August 2013

Paint colour combination

Paint colour combination

How did you go nickho, find anything?

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Michelle
Aug 24, 2013 7:43 pm
Michelle
oncewerefurriers
oncewerefurriers
20 August 2013

Bold front doors?

Bold front doors?

I'm not sure you'll be any wiser after asking the question. Some people will love it, some will loathe it. Your best bet is to take a picture of the house and Photshop*…

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oncewerefurriers
Aug 20, 2013 9:23 pm
builderforlife
builderforlife
19 August 2013

Best primer / undercoat for "whiteset"

Best primer / undercoat for "whiteset"

A good 3 in 1 from any of the reputable brands will be fine. One dry your whiteset is a very stable surface. Goos luck

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builderforlife
Aug 19, 2013 8:03 pm
builderforlife
fortheloveofhouses
fortheloveofhouses
15 August 2013

Front door colour

Front door colour

A timber door could add warmth and is bang on trend! A contrasting colour is always nice providing it contrasts perfectly and is not too bold!

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fortheloveofhouses
Aug 15, 2013 1:49 pm

Colorbond colours for garage

Colorbond colours for garage

You could go to Colorbond Steel Colour Centre Online visualiser to visualise it http://colorbond.autech.com.au/onlinevi ... esidential Select the style of your house…

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3D Designer-Builder
Jul 31, 2013 1:27 pm
Pannacotta
Pannacotta
17 July 2013

Help with render and front of house paint colour

Help with render and front of house paint colour

Hi TJ1 We are having dark liquorice bricks, charcoal roof tiles, monument gutters, surfmist fascias, surfmist panel lift door and finally evening haze render on the front…

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Pannacotta
Jul 17, 2013 9:47 pm
FionaT
FionaT
13 July 2013

Colourbond Ironstone: Brick selection?

Colourbond Ironstone: Brick selection?

We are using Kingston from austral bricks. It looks quite grey on paper but we have seen a house being built and its more of a greyish fawn if that makes sense,our roof is…

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FionaT
Jul 13, 2013 3:21 pm

Prefer leaving the roof as is.. So the new cladding colour should match to that of roof...have a gray or brown in mind but not sure which other colour will suit here are…

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samsoft24
Jul 02, 2013 9:43 am
samsoft24
grumblebum54
grumblebum54
16 June 2013

Selecting a white for period bathroom to go with grey house

Selecting a white for period bathroom to go with grey house

If you're worried about all the white on the walls could you put a border tile between the subway tiles and paint or is that considered old fashioned these days? It's…

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grumblebum54
Jun 16, 2013 8:57 pm
grumblebum54
Michelle
Michelle
16 June 2013

EXTERIOR FACADE DARK PAINT COLOUR NEEDED

EXTERIOR FACADE DARK PAINT COLOUR NEEDED

I wouldn't do pure white, possible an off white in the front.....all the windows the same in the front. Then you can put the chocolate everywhere else. :)

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Michelle
Jun 16, 2013 3:48 pm
Michelle
kid81
kid81
6 June 2013

EXTERNAL RENDER COLOUR

EXTERNAL RENDER COLOUR

colorbond sandbank colorbond dune colorbond seaspray

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kid81
Jun 06, 2013 10:48 am
Alex2424
Alex2424
23 May 2013

Help modernise our home!

Help modernise our home!

If you're still looking for ideas, I would definitely pressure wash the driveway, you can get someone to do it for you or buy a pressure washer from bunnings or a hardware…

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Alex2424
May 23, 2013 10:04 pm
Alex2424
etrader
etrader
2 May 2013

Advice on exterior paint colours for new home

Advice on exterior paint colours for new home

Hi, I'm about to build my first home and I'd like to check with any designers out there if my colour choice will look good. You can see a couple of drawings at:

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etrader
May 02, 2013 8:36 am
snufl
snufl
4 April 2013

Free Dulux Colour Sample Pots Delivered

Free Dulux Colour Sample Pots Delivered

Like others here, I received mine about 2 weeks ago. I did get an email on 8th March saying delivery would be delayed by around 2-3 weeks because of the overwhelming…

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snufl
Apr 04, 2013 8:21 pm
seano
seano
11 March 2013

Paint matching

Paint matching

Get a small chip of the colour you need from the existing bit of wall. Take to any good paint supplier. They have scanners that can determine the exact make-up of the…

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seano
Mar 11, 2013 7:29 pm
Grimey
Grimey
4 February 2013

Brown Window Trim - Painting White?

Brown Window Trim - Painting White?

Hi ko27, Thanks for the reply and photos. Actually that looks great even with the brown frames.. I couldn't find any pictures so I just wasn't sure how it would…

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Grimey
Feb 04, 2013 9:14 am

Hi all When going through our house again yesterday I noticed some of the internal walls seem to be sprayed Gyprock? It feels and sounds like gyprock when I tap it (ie…

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Grimey
Jan 31, 2013 2:01 pm
Johnson
Johnson
24 January 2013

Tile trim solutions - help!

Tile trim solutions - help!

My immediate question is: what sort of tiles are they? I'm using real stone tiles in my house, and I don't mind seeing the edges of those at all (12mm thick looks pretty…

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Johnson
Jan 24, 2013 8:21 am
Johnson
Michelle
Michelle
24 January 2013

Retro fit tile trim? Is it possible?

Retro fit tile trim? Is it possible?

Can you post a photo of the problem? Thanks :)

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Michelle
Jan 24, 2013 6:00 am
Michelle
suh
suh
22 January 2013

SIZE OF QUEEN BED VS KING ??

SIZE OF QUEEN BED VS KING ??
1, 2

Yes DH is a bundle of knowledge :) anytime Southies :)

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suh
Jan 22, 2013 8:59 pm
suh
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Emmsiek
Jan 22, 2013 7:23 am
Treeseachanger
Treeseachanger
23 December 2012

Exterior colour scheme

Exterior colour scheme

Dune or similar grey/brown colour would suit, it goes well with both paperbark and monument.

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Treeseachanger
Dec 23, 2012 12:23 pm
EcoFriendly
EcoFriendly
3 September 2012

Help with render, downpipe and entry colours

Help with render, downpipe and entry colours

Hi, Without the below picture my whole description wouldn’t have made any sense to you. Try the link again. It is the last picture on that page.

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EcoFriendly
Sep 03, 2012 3:34 pm
EcoFriendly
EcoFriendly
28 August 2012

Help with external colours?

Help with external colours?

Hi, I think the garage door needs to be balanced with a larger window. Check out below link for inspiration. http://www.trendwindows.com.au/WRCAwning.html I think the…

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EcoFriendly
Aug 28, 2012 8:23 pm
Angel D
Angel D
20 August 2012

Looking for some clever ideas for filling an ext wall space

Looking for some clever ideas for filling an ext wall space

What about some nice wall lights? That way it has a functional purpose as well.

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Angel D
Aug 20, 2012 10:29 pm
Angel D
Treeseachanger
Treeseachanger
14 August 2012

Colour Scheme for Brick and Cladding

Colour Scheme for Brick and Cladding

Hi Adam Take a look at the siding facades on Houzz site, James Hardie sites, BHG sites. You will be sure to find some combos you like as there are thousands of pics.... …

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Treeseachanger
Aug 14, 2012 12:29 am
EcoFriendly
EcoFriendly
9 August 2012

Please help me choose external colours!

Please help me choose external colours!

Hi, What colour mortar will you be using? I would be using off-white flush mortar with white (matt) window frames. The colorbond colour “Monument” will look very…

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EcoFriendly
Aug 09, 2012 9:55 pm
our dream home
our dream home
9 August 2012

Help please for exterior colours

Help please for exterior colours

Unfortunately it didn't work but I thought I might be able to give some input anyways :) we just chose our colours and found the outside harder then the inside. We went…

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our dream home
Aug 09, 2012 8:29 pm
CC101
CC101
23 July 2012

Which paint for which surface?

Which paint for which surface?

has any one used high sheen dulux light colour for internal walls paint? what are your thoughts?

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CC101
Jul 23, 2012 1:27 am
Southies
Southies
21 July 2012

Lining a storage trunk

Lining a storage trunk

just wanted to personalise it Helyn 8)

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Southies
Jul 21, 2012 1:15 pm
Southies
mtchairs
mtchairs
20 July 2012

Exterior house colour scheme - help needed

Exterior house colour scheme - help needed

Just wanted to revisit this as I'm finally getting round to having the exterior painted. The gutters and downpipes have just been replaced by Colorbond Ironstone and I am…

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mtchairs
Jul 20, 2012 1:34 pm
schecher9193
schecher9193
15 June 2012

DIY Interior Painting

DIY Interior Painting
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In my opinion, you should hire a professional painters

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schecher9193
Jun 15, 2012 4:52 pm
Buttercup
Buttercup
11 June 2012

Old 70s house needs update - advice on render + brick

Old 70s house needs update - advice on render + brick

Welcome to H1 butterflybijoux, What a great looking house you already have. The problem with a 70's house is that if you try and modernize it too much it won't look good…

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Buttercup
Jun 11, 2012 6:33 pm
Buttercup
mgilla
mgilla
8 June 2012

Dulux ceiling paint opinions/ help

Dulux ceiling paint opinions/ help

The space where a wall meets the ceiling is tight and difficult to reach with a traditional paintbrush. If you are living in United Kingdom and want to do ceiling paint…

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mgilla
Jun 08, 2012 6:42 pm
mikeg12
mikeg12
6 June 2012

Dulux fine texture application?

Dulux fine texture application?

I am about to embark on texture coating. I wouldnt mind hearing how this went with the roll on texture. I have a product i am about to apply called Acryloc - which…

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mikeg12
Jun 06, 2012 11:50 am
PeterHayes
PeterHayes
2 June 2012

black feature walls....

black feature walls....

Hi Yes you have made life hard but it can be done What you are propably seeing is un even roller application and that is probably on the wall that you get undiffused…

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PeterHayes
Jun 02, 2012 4:03 am
PHL
PHL
30 April 2012

Framing canvas paintings

Framing canvas paintings

I'd like to get a few canvas paintings stretched onto frames; for transportation reasons, the paintings were sold rolled-up. Can anyone recommend someone who does a good…

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PHL
Apr 30, 2012 11:16 pm
Ren123
Ren123
20 April 2012

Testing paint samples

Testing paint samples

Yes that would be the easy thing to do, i know. but I have a particular render colour in mind and want to get a visual on it with the shale grey roof, as I have not seen…

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Ren123
Apr 20, 2012 8:39 pm
jen78wollahra
jen78wollahra
17 April 2012

Help, which pendant?!

Help, which pendant?!

We ended up using the Dunlin ones, with the cost for uk shipping they ended up being the same price, and they had next day delivery, perfect!

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jen78wollahra
Apr 17, 2012 6:44 pm

What about this combo of roof colour, brick and render?

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EntertainerStar
Apr 16, 2012 10:05 am
Eve Dweller
Eve Dweller
12 April 2012

Do I need to undercoat "primed" timber doors and windows

Do I need to undercoat "primed" timber doors and windows

The factory protective coat is not quite the same as a proper paint primer. Depending on which paint finish you go with a primer is still essential. Don't forget to sand…

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Eve Dweller
Apr 12, 2012 10:23 am

Mud…

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Michelle
Apr 10, 2012 6:07 am
Michelle
Michelle
Michelle
6 April 2012

Here’s something you hope you don’t get!

Here’s something you hope you don’t get!

Thanks Sandra! :D The house isn't finished....its a reno by a single man doing it as he finds the time. He'll have the front done in the Dune colorbond pretty soon I will imagine.

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Michelle
Apr 06, 2012 9:12 am
Michelle

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