Safety Glass
By law, glass in the home must comply with current Australian Standard Guidelines. Ordinary annealed glass installed before the introduction of standards is a serious accident waiting to happen. If there is an ... [... more]
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Building Materials Auction
Most items are sold for between 30 percent and 50 percent of their retail value. Many of the goods on auction are cancelled orders, surplus stock or incorrect orders. Sometimes the only problem is that the packaging ... [... more]
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Budget Backyard Fence
Fasten the top corner of the chain wire to one end of the fence line with galvanised fencing staples and continue fixing down the post. Continue the procedure along the top rail and then down each post as you come to ... [... more]
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Dog Dry Cleaning Tip
To keep fleas at bay, try using mint leaves or fresh pine needles around the affected areas such as the kennel. It won't break the breeding cycle of fleas but it will keep them away for the life of the mint. Salt can ... [... more]
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Island Home
To stick to the decided budget the family went owner-builder, used as many friends as possible in the trade and bought the materials themselves second-hand. Matt also made a lot of the furniture including the kids' ... [... more]
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Painted Finish Kitchen Makeover
We had to replace the plasterboard on the old wall that had been broken when we removed the old tiles, but while it looked fairly disastrous, it only blew the budget out by around $150. Much of the work was carried ... [... more]
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Laminex Splashback Kitchen
All paint supplied for the cupboards was from Dulux. We used a Dulux Oil-Based Undercoat to prepare our surface, then Dulux Colour Solutions enamel in Squash (W), strip No. 73. To make the job a little easier we used ... [... more]
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Decorative Bedroom Makeover
Our budget doesn't allow for an authentic cast iron bedhead but a pair of old gates make a great substitute. Flaking paint can be removed from the gates using a wire brush. This clears the way for a galvanised iron ... [... more]
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Office Garage Makeover
The family garage typically becomes a storage area for everything and anything. You're lucky if the car still fits inside! Gavin Jensen of In Garages to the rescue. Gavin is going to revamp our space to include a ... [... more]
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$25K Renovation
Sergio's home office is designed to make the most of natural light. The room faces north east so it captures the morning sunlight. The wall of the stairwell was replaced by a curved Mondo stud and track frame (slots ... [... more]
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Framing Pictures
A good way to display a family album is to spread all the photos along the wall of a study or living room. You can buy inexpensive wood frames for $3 to $6 (in different coloured stains) and then hang these either ... [... more]
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Steel House
Will began his sculpting 10-15 years ago when his work on machinery construction gave way to a more creative view. His first few projects included metal sculpting for a London designer and an Airline sculpture and ... [... more]
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