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Internal doors are so much easier to work with and on pocket :)

Laundry Doors Laundry doors in our residential home swelled in rain, despite that I took them off and sealed top and bottom. (took 4 years for damage to appear, but doors are bit thicker and despite re-sealing it again, I suspect it will keep getting worse with every heavy rain and western...

35 metres hole looks not too expensive. Is it possible to hire drilling equipment and do it yourself, or better leave it to professionals? Also all this pipes installation and connection better be done by experts or handyman will be good enough?

If we are talking 36 square metres for $18,000 it is cheap as chips Only $500 per square metre!

Payback period might be quite long. Drilling 200m hole would not come cheap.

Almost all retainng walls eventually start to topple over, suppose 15 cm one might be an exception. But why not slope as better option? Water goes away, no additional edges to trim if grass planted, no problems with wall moving.

I've seen fellows digging under 3 m driveway about half from either side. The only problem they said is backfilling well after new pipe is put in this way.

Found one at Mire 10, made by BOSH, but it is only for timber and gyprock and it cuts to the depth of not more than 4 cm, but I need one for 12 cm (brick width) and it has to be for masonary. Is there one like that?

I got to the stage of doing it. Should I remove any plaster that is on the edge of opening, or it is OK to fasten Door Jambs through that plaster bit. I would prefer going straight through, would reduce dust factor. Also should I try to additionally fasten bottom of each side to the...

I have bench tops in good condition but just the surface. Almost everything seems to stain it. Even rubbing with just a wet cloth seems to rub off a little bit of laminate making it slightly lighter than the rest. Wander if there is some kind of paint that could be applied? Heard of...

Does this (1.5 or 2 years) payback include subsidy in calculation? Also could somebody say which is the best thread on Somersoft Forum on Solar PV batteries and installation? Also is it too late for subsidised solar panel electricity generators? Just bit overwhelmed where to start...

I always thought that to change light globe is no big deal. Was told that in NSW it has to be done by licensed electrician. Always took it as kind of a joke, not so sure now!

Flowcrete product is sold as : SELF LEVELING TOPPING AND UNDERLAYMENT NO TROWELING REQUIRED EASY TO APPLY http://www.lyonsmanufacturing.com/PDFs/LT_FC.pdf But this is not product that will become floor, it is rather as something to put floor on.

Little bit off topic but are there any trees that grow to maximun of about 2.5 metres in coastal NSW?

Harb, Thanks a lot, and appreciate your help. I know that grand improvements make big differences, but little things can make some difference too. Few years old place unfortunately doesn’t qualify to replace existing windows with double glazed. But anybody who has to replace windows...

If job is very small to drill few holes, you might consider rechargeable tools and inverter to re-charge them in your car. (Good idea to idle you car from time to time, or if manual gear box, park it on a hill just in case everything goes wrong) Or if little bit bigger job, hire a generator...

Harb, Thanks for suggestions I checked a Bunnings and appears they have thermal window film too. Would you have any suggestion on how to insulate metal window frames? I wander if can you mention name of any firm? So I can look up if they are in NSW too. It is only 1mm or 2, so I...

Usually we buy home as is and we have 2 options use as is or try to improve. I wander if anybody has any major insulation success with modest investment. I have few problems like single glazed aluminium windows that are major heat loss/gain and timber doors that bow away from insulation foam...

Looks expensive, extra quotes a must

Usually locks are symmetrical (proof it is up-side-down and working) Friend of mine have had similar problem, but it was old lock, could not get correct parts, so ended up installing it up side down - this was easy part, but could not turn latch upside down inside, so he had to cut the spring...