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Hi All, I hope you all had a great weekend? I am looking at starting a bathroom renovation in the coming weeks, but just wanted to get a full understanding of the job at hand. I called a bathroom renovation company in Adelaide, but they gave me a very rough figure of about $10k for a...

Hi guys, I was wondering if any of you have had experience in trying to get wifi signal into your outside shed? Our shed is probably about 20 meters away from our current wireless modem. The current signal strength seems to loose sign near the shed. I?m not sure because it is out of range...

Hi guys, I am going to be starting with me my shed to "teenagers retreat" conversion this weekend. I have decided to go with 7mm plywood attached to the existing frame as the internal lining. The first step will be the selection of insulation batts and I?m likely to go with Earthwool...

Hi guys, We are looking at converting our shed, which is about 10 sqm in size, into a teenagers retreat, with a bed, desk, wardrobe etc. The shed is on a slab, has electricity, a window and is a few metres away from the main house. I was just wondering if we are able to convert our...

Hi guys, I am looking at putting blinds into my main bedroom. which sit inside the window frame. The length of the window frame is about 270cm and the height is about 200cm. I have tried a few places but they dont seem to offer anything as wide as 270cm. Any ideas? Regards, Robbie

Hi all, I am going to be installing my laminate flooring this weekend and just had the following questions: 1: When removing the old carpets, I noticed one or two areas which have white deposits. Is this serious and would it need to be treated? (I will send some pics shortly) 2: Do you...

Hi All, I am going to be laying down laminate flooring in my main bedroom and WIR in the upcoming weeks. I have a few questions which I was hoping you guys could assist me with. 1: What would be the best direction and starting place to lay down the flooring? See attached floor plan 2...

Hi All, I am looking at putting new flooring in my main room and i have finally decided on a style / color coding. See attached. At the moment, i have to decide between a laminate vs vinyl floor. They both look really good, but cant decided which would be better to go with. Do you guys...

Hi All, I?m not sure if this post is in the correct area.. I am busy renovating our main bedroom. I have finally decided that I am going with a dark grey laminate flooring (as it matches best with our dark black slate flooring in the hallway). Now that I have decided on the floor...

Hi all, We recently purchased a home to live in and we haven?t really done much in terms of improvements internally. Our main bedroom is so old fashioned and dull and we really want to liven it up and turn it into our sanctuary / retreat which we can be proud of (on a limited budget)...

Hi guys, I am looking a creating a straight ?wall? using 6 wire panels from the below link to create a ?room divider? for my new puppy...

Hi All, I have been having come issues with my toilet at home and I first wanted to see if I could sort it out myself before I called a plumber. The problem: When I flush the toilet the bowl fills up with water and slowly drains. Other information: About 1 meter from the toilet...

Hi guys, I recently purchased a new home, which we are currently living in. There is quite a bit of work I plan to do around the house, but as I plan to keep costs a low a possible, most of work I plan to do myself. I don?t have too much DIY experience but just wanted to see if this...

Hi guys.. I moved out a rental property on the 13th November and on the 15th November an outgoing inspection was done and everything was fine. Its been over 2 weeks since the outgoing inspection and the property manager still hasn?t sorted out the bond refund paperwork. When we ask her...

Hi guys, I just had a question regarding demolition and sub division costs.. Lets say you find a piece of land with and building that needs to be knocked down, and possibly sub dividing the land. Can these costs be covered by the bank when you decide to build on the land? I.e. can they...

Hi guys. I have a questions regarding the First Home Owners grant. Lets say that I’m currently leasing a property until Oct 2013. The property I’m looking at buying currently has a tenant in the property until September 2013. If had to purchase the property today, keep the tenants in...

Hi guys, I would like to start a little savings account for my kids (2.5 years and 3 months old). Ideally, the account should have minimal fees. There should also be some difficulty in terms of getting the funds out the account. I only plan to put about $10 per week into each...

Hi guys, I was wondering if any of you have much experience in home brewing? I’m considering getting one of those Coopers DIY Homebrew kits from BigW. From what I can see, it doesn’t appear to be too much effort, but i might be wrong? Also, is it worth the effort making your own...

Hi guys, I have my mother in law visiting us in Adelaide for the next 6 weeks and would really like to show her around. We are also fairly new in Adelaide, only 2 months here. I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for things to see, places to go etc. Even if its something as...

Hi guys, I am taking ownership of a property on the 20th December 2012. There was no cooling period offered by vendor, which is why i arranged unconditional finance prior to exchange(which i got) In the mean time, I plan to do some minor work on the property such as painting, basic...