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Rusty Cheese
Rusty Cheese
15 April 2013

Removing textured render from internal walls

Removing textured render from internal walls

Ive seen stuff like this on TV when they are stripping fancy cornices/mouldings etc in the old mansions in the UK and while it looks great I…

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Rusty Cheese
Apr 15, 2013 12:27 pm
Rusty Cheese
Bella
Bella
5 April 2013

Power Point Installation

Power Point Installation

I measured ours. It was 22cm from the cooktop against the wall but if you measure from the burner to the outlet it was 30cm.

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Bella
Apr 05, 2013 8:49 pm
Bella
shebu
shebu
23 December 2012

"STICKY" - What did your extension end up costing?

"STICKY" - What did your extension end up costing?

Hi We finished an extension and reno on our 30s art deco home a year ago: 1. 64sqm (kitchen, dining, 2nd living area) inside ground floor extension , plus deck and…

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shebu
Dec 23, 2012 7:39 am
carmania
carmania
23 October 2012

Need advice on carpentry cost per sq meter ?

Need advice on carpentry cost per sq meter ?

Thanks Stewie! I will make copies of my plan and send it around. Thank again, ANdrew

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carmania
Oct 23, 2012 12:04 am
Uncle Arfur
Uncle Arfur
15 September 2012

Installing aluminium sliding doors

Installing aluminium sliding doors

The door with reveals attached to the fins on top and sides, slides in from the inside. Using say 150 X 19mm reveals you will have about a 6mm gap each side between the…

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Uncle Arfur
Sep 15, 2012 12:42 pm
tubefeed
tubefeed
11 September 2012

Is it worth it to renovate or should I cut my losses & sell?

Is it worth it to renovate or should I cut my losses & sell?

What area are you in? There are a lot of benefits in renovating vs moving or taking on a new build. No stamp duty cost and you could live in the house during the Reno so…

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tubefeed
Sep 11, 2012 7:58 am
Antarctic-H
Antarctic-H
23 August 2012

Digital Antenna

Digital Antenna

Hi banoncom. I can highly recomend Metropolitan Antennas. It is a family owned business and is operated by George and his son. They are competetive priced and do a…

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Antarctic-H
Aug 23, 2012 2:25 pm
Darren Standish
Darren Standish
12 August 2012

Concrete slab floor vs timber truss for second level

Concrete slab floor vs timber truss for second level

Love Tudors...great to have a house that stands out from the crowd. Wouldn't like to work on their roofs though. Goodluck with your reno...i am sure it will be worth it…

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Darren Standish
Aug 12, 2012 8:12 pm
Darren Standish
PossumTwo
PossumTwo
4 August 2012

Re-roofing options

Re-roofing options

Hi, our 1950's weatherboard is in need of a new roof. It currently has glazed terracotta tiles which are fretting badly and need replacing. Has anyone recently replaced…

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PossumTwo
Aug 04, 2012 2:40 pm
Stewie D
Stewie D
9 July 2012

Brick Laying Costs - House Extension

Brick Laying Costs - House Extension

When you get bricklayer aside from supplying all the bricks, sand and cement. who supplies the cement mixer and scaffolding if…

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Stewie D
Jul 09, 2012 11:25 am
carmania
carmania
28 June 2012

Extension - Double brick vs Brick Vaneer

Extension - Double brick vs Brick Vaneer

Thanks builderforlife! Regards Andrew

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carmania
Jun 28, 2012 10:23 pm
carmania
carmania
24 June 2012

Home Extension - Looking for design ideas.

Home Extension - Looking for design ideas.

Hi Connie68, Thank you for you feedback. I think this might be a great idea! We are in the process of getting council approval but any mild modification like you…

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carmania
Jun 24, 2012 11:24 pm
roba
roba
17 June 2012

Opinions/Suggestions on our planned extension

Opinions/Suggestions on our planned extension

In regards to your problem #2: I'd put the stairs in the kitchen wall, rather than taking up space in the guest room. The guest room would be practically unusable, and…

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roba
Jun 17, 2012 10:38 pm
cherub
cherub
13 June 2012

Add an internal stud wall to brick for insulation

Add an internal stud wall to brick for insulation

Put in two rows of noggins. If you can, have a void as a space is a good insulator of sound

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cherub
Jun 13, 2012 6:45 pm
Deb New
Deb New
26 April 2012

Downlights for a timber ceiling?

Downlights for a timber ceiling?

Hi All, I have recently built a timber deck in an alfresco area and am planning to clad the ceiling to match. The ceiling will need downlights…

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Deb New
Apr 26, 2012 1:15 am
Baffled
Baffled
7 March 2012

Adelaide (north) tradie wanted to repair floorboards

Adelaide (north) tradie wanted to repair floorboards

Hi, does anyone have someone they would recommend to repair some flooring and polish up floorboards? Be great if you have someone to recommend. Im looking at removing a…

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Baffled
Mar 07, 2012 8:17 pm
d@n
d@n
22 February 2012

Help with floor plan on new renovation

Help with floor plan on new renovation

bi-fold doors?

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d@n
Feb 22, 2012 12:15 pm
taps
taps
20 January 2012

Bathroom Makeover - where to begin??

Bathroom Makeover - where to begin??

make sure the waterproofer is licensed. Some plumbers do it, but they're not licensed. Grays online is another site to look at for fixtures, but remember the buyers…

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taps
Jan 20, 2012 3:55 pm
Uncle Arfur
Uncle Arfur
4 December 2011

Kitchen doors

Kitchen doors

One of the other quotes we received used vinyl wrap and from what I have read on here, its definately off our list!! Thats a move in…

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Uncle Arfur
Dec 04, 2011 2:29 pm
mirob
mirob
26 November 2011

Adelaide re-roofing

Adelaide re-roofing

Hi CSM roofing are pretty good. We have used them for some jobs (gov facility stuff) and had no complaints.

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mirob
Nov 26, 2011 12:08 pm
Baffled
Baffled
3 November 2011

Solar Electricity or Gas?

Solar Electricity or Gas?

Hello, this is my first post. I've bought a house that doesn't have gas connected. It needs a renovation. The hot water system is newish, but like everything its electric.…

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Baffled
Nov 03, 2011 5:22 pm
renomart
renomart
16 October 2011

Built in wardrobes in high ceiling room

Built in wardrobes in high ceiling room

If the room is small I would advise against going all the way up to the ceiling.

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renomart
Oct 16, 2011 6:34 pm
renomart
Stewie D
Stewie D
28 September 2011

Lime rendering

Lime rendering

You are probably talking about "Gidgee" bricks which were sometimes thin 10mm acrylic brick lookalike or actual thin masonry bricks stuck onto wall sheeting like…

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Stewie D
Sep 28, 2011 9:58 am
eyspy
eyspy
26 August 2011

Never say 'Never again !"

Never say 'Never again !"

Thanks for the kind comments. Yes I lived in every one of them whilst…

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eyspy
Aug 26, 2011 10:55 am
deconst
deconst
20 August 2011

stone villa outer wall moving outward

stone villa outer wall moving outward

Goodness, it sounds like you need a structural engineer to have a look at that.

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deconst
Aug 20, 2011 11:16 pm
deconst
eyspy
eyspy
13 August 2011

Ceiling Roses

Ceiling Roses

Having painted many Heritage homes and for the National Trust, I have found that all house differ in what ceiling roses they use. Some homes will stick with the same rose…

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eyspy
Aug 13, 2011 10:23 am
catrionaa84
catrionaa84
31 July 2011

Decking/Pergola companies in Adelaide

Decking/Pergola companies in Adelaide

Hi everyone, We are looking at getting a new deck and pergola installed (definately don't want to do the work ourselves as we dont have the skills and would rather pay to…

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catrionaa84
Jul 31, 2011 6:04 pm
eyspy
eyspy
30 July 2011

Building in rear verandah

Building in rear verandah

Pretty easy to do really, just some frame work and cladding is needed (of course the obvious power and windows) Make sure you seek council permission first. Another thing…

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eyspy
Jul 30, 2011 10:20 pm
Coops
Coops
30 June 2011

Builder Recommendations Adelaide

Builder Recommendations Adelaide

Hi, We are in the initial stages of getting some plans drawn up for an addition to our home- open plan living/dining, bedroom, bathroom & laundry. We are keen to get some…

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Coops
Jun 30, 2011 3:35 pm
mavisbm
mavisbm
30 May 2011

Sliding Doors and Windows

Sliding Doors and Windows

I'm looking at replacing 6 windows and centre glass door with two windows either side of sliding door (so doesn't involve any wall cut). Length in total is about 5…

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mavisbm
May 30, 2011 1:10 pm
joles
joles
24 May 2011

Renovating v's Demolishing and rebuilding

Renovating v's Demolishing and rebuilding

There's been a few other forumites in the same position as Sheznay and once you start doing reasonably involved renos, it becomes less and less viable to reno and more and…

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joles
May 24, 2011 5:57 pm
joles
BuildingSA
BuildingSA
15 May 2011

Adding storage space in attic with Strutts ???

Adding storage space in attic with Strutts ???

We are having a house built with Format with a blue steel frame , we had hoped to add in the future a storage space in the roof with proper walls / floor ect . Apparently…

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BuildingSA
May 15, 2011 11:30 pm
seemax
seemax
17 March 2011

Extending an existing extension ?

Extending an existing extension ?

Easy job to extend the existing slab, assuming the height is ok and you don't plan on any unusual loads on the old slab where there is no footing.

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seemax
Mar 17, 2011 11:31 am

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