Posts tagged “diy”
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More lair plans
Last night I knocked up a couple of changes to the shed plans, taking out the windows on the "shed" side and removing the door between the two sections to reinstate the separate doors. So we'll have a…
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Out come the broad beans
The broad beans came out today. We've had an enormous amount of beans from a very small space. They were lovely! However, they've been taking up a lot of space and providing a haven for snails and cab…
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Fridge efficiency revisited
A while back I blogged about fridge efficiency and my idea for improving it by creating airflow over the condensors. Lance at the ATA didn't seem to think it would be effective without forced air, tho…
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Bugs on my garlic
Something is eating my garlic. Little black bugs. What's that all about then? From what I've been reading, garlic is something that repels garden pests, and that you can use to get rid of garden pests…
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Sun Lizard: any good?
We've been getting quotes for heating in our house, as it's starting to get cold. Initially we thought we'd go for a flued, fan-forced gas heater in the fireplace in the lounge room. A friend has the…
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Improving fridge efficiency
At some point over the next year we're planning to renovate our kitchen. We did a very minor renovation soon after we moved in, replacing the lino floor and swapping in an Ikea bench/drawer unit, but…
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Weatherproofing
It's starting to get cold in Sydney, so we're starting to think about heating and improving the house a bit. The front door has enormous gaps all around, and there's space between much of the skirting…
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Mitre 10: You suck
Conversation had with a clerk at Mitre 10 (large DIY store chain in Australia) on Saturday morning: Me: I'm after some 50mm 6 gauge screws with pan heads, stainless steel. Clerk: (looks around the she…
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Bathroom done (almost)
Well we're finally done on the bathroom, but for two small jobs. I need to paint the door, which I'm doing today, and we have to put up the shower screen. The wall to which we're attaching the shower…
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The dreaded lead paint
Like most houses built before the 1970s, our house almost certainly has lead paint. Given the number of layers on the paint around the windows and door frames, I'd guarantee there's lead paint there.…
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Bathroom nearly done
We're making progress with the bathroom. Phil's finished up yesterday, with all the fixtures in. Follow the link to see some photos. Today we sanded and painted the undercoat layer. During the week we…
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Busy weekend of bathroom shopping and free stuff
We've had a very busy weekend getting all the bits we need for our bathroom renovation. The whole bathroom is getting gutted today, so we had to get a bath, toilet, vanity, cupboard and all the bits.…
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Eco Choices for Home Renovators
I did a class run by The Watershed on Monday night, Eco Choices for Home Renovators. This is my second class from this organization, the first being a worm farming workshop. They're funded by the City…
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Laminate flooring and Udden bench and drawers
Today we got a lot done on the house. We laid a laminate floor in the kitchen and built an Udden bench with drawers. Above is the "before" shot. Note the disgusting lino and the oh-so-chic bachelor pa…
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Productive DIY day
I'm starting a new category, DIY, to capture improvements we're making around the house. I had a very productive day of DIY yesterday. I made and installed a couple of flyscreens for our bedroom and t…
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Wall fastening
A question for any DIYers out there. I'm going to be installing an Udden shelf tomorrow and I'm wondering what kind of fastening to use. Ikea are very coy in their instructions: "Choose screws and fit…