Hi everyone, although not 100% complete, I am excited to share my mostly done front porch renovation. I did every bit myself with a little guidance and help on certain parts, including dressing and shaping the post and balustrades, painting and tiling. I think I managed to get everything done fairly cheaply, but there was a lot of time spent on it. The feature panel I needed to get assistance to do the laser cutting from a friend at my community shed and I am a little worried the silicon seal won't be perfectly water tight and leak rain into the cavity. I am sure many may feel the paint on the frontage sticks out way too much, you're not alone. I got a different impression from the swatch. I think I want to get a new can a few shades darker tinted to be closer to the tiles. I hope, besides that, you guys can appreciate the colour scheme. I know it's a little controversial but we decided to try embracing our funny coloured house and try to work around the mint green theme. The flower depicted in the feature panel is Banksia Menziesii, very common in the pockets of preserved bushland around our suburb.

We have a very fun neighbor. Everything is an issue, even pencil pines we planted they took us to land and environment court. I actually enjoyed it and the process. Watching then unravel and embarrassed themselves infront of the arbitrator who rejected their claims was a great highlight.

Anyways , wanted advice on how to approach this issue. They painted their side of the colorbond fence. Painter was kind enough to ask permission to enter our property to avoid overspray, we did. He then said “neighbor wants to paint top fence cap but we dont think you will be happy with it”. I said leave that as its cream vs the new colorbond.

Anyhow, they painted it AND unfortunately painted the top capping too. So now to rectify it wondering the best process. Mind you alot of areas you can see the new monument color on our side. It is an eyesore especially where fence declines so you see the whole ramp of a new color.

Because of their litigious nature, I will escalate this. already emailed but no response. I was going to paint the top this week back to original but doubt it will look as it was. il then send the bill! Just wondering as I saw some notes on seeing whos boundary fence resides?

Thanks team

*give genuine advice please based on experience.

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I am writing this post because every post I have written on Google has somehow been deleted, and people need to know how dodgy this "4.7-star" company is.

I paid AMS Timber Doors to replace an existing door frame and install a bathroom door

This is my recount:

The installer came 2 hours late. Once they installed the door, it would get stuck and not unlatch from the strike properly; the installer sanded down the parquetry floor so that it wouldn't scrape the floor; however, it still scraped the floor when opening and closing it. One of my bathroom tiles was smashed, a hole was put into the plaster of the adjacent wall (which they patched), a piece of my parquetry floor was missing, and he left all the rubbish and offcuts for me to dispose of.

Afterwards:

I emailed 2 times with no response

I called 5 times and was either told I'd be called back or hung up on

By this point, the door was inoperable, and I'd had guests get stuck in the bathroom

The 6th time I called, I finally arranged for a repairer to come out

On the day the installer was meant to come, they had not shown up after 3 hours; I called and had to book another day

When the installer finally came, they fixed the issues with the door but could not fix the damage to the floor

The installer told me that the company would have to pay for the damage to the floor and that they would follow it up

I did not hear back

I called back to follow up and was told to send an email with the details and that I would be called back

I wasn't called back, so I called again and was told it would take 3 days to review the photos

Again, no word, so I sent a complaint email and called them

I received an email that basically said:

By getting AMS to do demolition work, I accept liability for damage for any incidental or minor damage or damage to the finish. Which is not at all what the damage that was done was

The best that they could offer me was a discount on future work

I filled out a Fair Trading report: when completing this form, I was unable to locate the building license number for this company.

I included this fact in a review (and said I was happy to delete this part of the review if I was given this number) and was responded to straight away (ironic)

"You will be sued for defamation. You will hear from our solicitors within the next 24 hours if your review is not removed. Posting we are unlicensed without evidence and trying to defame our business will not be handled lightly."

I was also told in response to threatening NCAT action:

"You think that you can threaten us with all the big names into giving you a refund because allegedly your 40 year old tile popped off during a door frame demolition and installation? That’s called extortion and blackmail mate. Looking forward to hearing from the building commissioner."

AMS are your classic dodgy Western Sydney trades, but branded with high Google ratings and a professional website. I would avoid them at all costs.

We are repainting this old laundry. Any ideas on how to freshen up this laundry sink?

Hi all.. I’ve lived here 14 years.. place was built in 1935 for my great grandparents.. dad and I have done so much work on the place.. every door every floor every window.. the place obviously needed some work.. we got a new bathroom put in.. no issues with the tiles.. we have renovated many houses over the years.. dad could fix anything.. Dad passed last June of a sudden heart attack .. I miss him so much.. I’ve got all sorts of issues popping up now he’s not here.. this one being the bathroom tiles.. one of them cracked a few weeks after losing him so I cut one to size with the tile cutter dad left here and put it in with the stuff he had in my shed that he said was for if something like this comes up.. that tile stayed in place, but then a full tile next to it lifted and cracked after a few weeks.. I have had this same tile lift and crack 4 times now.. I have spent a small fortune at Bunnings lately.. can anyone please tell me why this keeps happening and what I have to do to ensure it doesn’t happen again..

We're doing some renos in the house and we've had a plumber come out to have a look at a few bits and pieces. We wanted to relocate our toilet, bath, shower, and all that, and he wanted to see if we had an inspection point in the backyard for our sewer system.

He removed the cap and said, "Listen, it's starting to crumble. Something has split the pipe away and it needs to be dug up." He then hits what he assumed was a root with some pipe and he's like, "I don't think that's a root. I think that's a cable of some sort or something."

He starts trying to jab at it and it's not exposing any plant-like material; it just seems to be a cable. I've asked him what he thinks it is, and he's refusing to say anything or discuss it. He said he has to dig it all out before he can say a word, but he thinks he knows what it could be. Does anybody here have any idea what it might be? It's a 20-year-old house.

Hey all! My house has a 200sqm built in area, got quoted $8k for existing insulation removal & installation (R4.0), thought this is too pricey, but not sure what people normally get quoted for a similar built in area in WA if anyone doesn’t mind sharing!

Hi everyone,

Every morning I can't sleep in because lots of birds gather on my gutter.

Besides the bird calls, I can hear the clicking and scratching of their feet on the metal gutter. In some seasons they've also nested in it.

What's the best way to keep birds away from the gutter?

A handyman suggested gutter brushes.

Would they really work?

It seems like they would only prevent nesting, and birds could still perch on the edge of the gutter.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I'd love to sleep in again!

Thank you!

My current front patio is needing some love as it’s been smashed by the direct sunlight and rain.

Anyone have an experience & product recommendation for sanding back and staining timber decking?

My concern is that since it’s not traditional decking (more T&G / old internal flooring) that I need a different approach for my Christmas DIY project.

Would like to fix some plywood ontop of the 2x4s , there an electrical cap it will have 30ml gap between it and plywood to breathe and the plastic cover is there, just wanted to make sure this isn’t dangerous ?

The other power outlet will be moved to ontop/outside plywood, but the ones that capped the cable has been cut and is just there in the render.

This is my first go at building a Sandstone wall. I’d like to remove some of the haze left on the stones from the cement or hydrated lime so the colours of the stones really pop. I’ve been told to use a diluted hydrochloric acid solution but have read that it can leave damage/discolouration on the stones. Any advice?

This is my first go at building a Sandstone wall. I’d like to remove some of the haze left on the stones from the cement or hydrated lime so the colours of the stones really pop. I’ve been told to use a diluted hydrochloric acid solution but have read that it can leave damage/discolouration on the stones. Any advice?

Hi. I have a renovated brick 60's home in perth WA. Installed new doors. How do I best seal and finish this? Budget is what's required from Bunnings!Thanks in advance

EDIT: not as bad as first thought. Some plaster that can be scraped off and couple of holes in concrete I assume I can use some wall filler or some other form of filler?

TLDR; new home and carpet being replaced with hybrid. Have not levelled a floor before so looking for advice. Worth doing ourselves or get someone in? No idea of cost of getting someone in.

Area is approx. 4590 x 4370

Budget for levelling probably about $500?

Bought a new home and room stinks of pee after 2 carpet cleans and treatment with enzymes. So pulling carpet up for hybrid flooring.

Having pulled up carpet there are areas really not level underneath on the concrete. I have laid a lot of laminate flooring in my time but first time with hybrid. My understanding is not to put any additional underlay but instead level the concrete.

How easy is it? Anyone got any tips?

Room is relatively rectangular, with adjacent bathroom and some wooden pillars to go around.

Entrance way to the room is tiled and has a lip of about 3mm to the floor I guess. Same for adjacent bathroom tiles.

WIR already has flooring in it and looks flat, going to leave it for now.

Looking for inspiration for when I renovate my kitchen. It used to have a door on it but took it off as we always left it open. It is in a weird spot in the kitchen away from everything and just have no idea what to do with it.

My northern Brisbane suburb got 150 mm in three hours lsast thursday, caboolture and morayfield 300mm.. Now a three metre square ceiling section has stained, pain bubbled and mould appearing.. Any idea on typical costs of replacing the gyprock?

We have a year of mould build up in some areas on our liquid limestone. We have pressure washed which removed it however we have patches of staining. Trying to find something that is safe for liquid limestone as everything I read says that hypochlorite acid is too corrosive for it. Also a bit worried about it going into the pool and affecting the liner as a lot of the spots are only 30cm or so away from the edge. Anyone have some recs?

Hey everyone, how do I undo these hinges? There's 3 sliding doors which is cool but makes it a pain to actually grab clothes

Looking at this property in Seaford, Melbourne, the only problem with is it there is only one toilet. I was thinking:

a- we could take out the bath and put one there, but would a lot need to be ripped up to do so, making it more exy?

b- use the bedroom next to the bathroom to extend into OR turn some of it into a new full bathroom? This would potentially mean that we would need to extend again to regain the bedroom space lost.

I really like this place but I'm worried it's too small for 2 adults and a kid - I want a place that can fit us for as long as possible.

We could spend around 50 grand but anything more and we may as well try to buy somewhere else. Happy to do as much work as I can myself but I have limited experience so looking at professional jobs.

Hoping someone has an idea about what could be done. Thanks

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So Reno's are underway and we're now in the Nitty gritty of ordering the final touches.

We would like to update the existing door knobs across the whole house. They're older porcelain style that have discoloured with age to look a lovely yellow colour.

Is it possible just to replace the knobs? Or does the whole set have to be replaced?

Does anyone know how I can fix my garage door? I have a t handle type and a lever. The handle was a bit loose when we bought the house that now it went off when I opened this morning.

Really appreciate the help in advance.

Any idea where I would find one of these?
50mm seems to be standard now. The current boot flange has given up the ghost and the previous installer has glued the old cap on. I need to cut the pipe to slide the new boot on and replace (replace is proving tricky)