r/AusRenovation

I posted a few days ago about rust on my roof. I have received a quote that is $2700 and it's a bit higher than I expected. What do you guys think?

In Ballina, NSW - Is this reasonable for 35 meters of straight gutter + gutter guard + 5 down pipes on one side of a single story house?

Which window layout would you suggest 1 or 2

Hi,

What do people usually do with tiling in a toilet?

Skirting only? Halfway? or full height on the back wall and skirting on the side walls?

Thanks

Drilled into a wall with a self tapping metal screw since the stud finder had promised metal on the other side but something didn’t feel right.
Found a way to stick phone camera from ceiling into the wall and found a gas pipe secured right to the plasterboard which I had just missed.

How worried should I be about this?
No gas smell or noise and from photos it looks like no actual puncture but clearly not ideal.
Replacing it would be a nightmare but may not have a choice?

This is in an apartment and from what I understand this is a CCST gas pipe.

Hi everyone, we’re currently in the very early stages of our build and would like to get some ball park figures for how much it’ll cost to put a retaining wall in?

Roughly 25m long and 1.8m at its highest.

Any input on advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 😁

Edit; thanks for everyone who’s commented.

The builder informed us that we’d need a retaining wall and it is on the plans. We have budgeted for what people are suggesting it’d cost so that’s good. I will certainly be looking into getting it done asap though after people’s comments on access and possible erosion to rain.

Thanks again.

Edit; I’ve put in the build plans, not sure if it’ll help or not 🤷🏿‍♂️

There are some stains on my wall (newly painted about 4 months ago) and I touched it up with roller brush using the same paint the contractor left behind.

It has been 30 hours since and it still looks wet. I am in perth and the temperature these few days range between 10 to 18deg outside and a bit rainy.
Is this normal? Do I have to worry?

Hi , do you think it’s possible to get subfloor insulation installed in this space under master bedroom? Or any other options? Bedroom has humidity of between 65-80% , I was hoping insulation would help keep moisture out

Also currently the bedroom has carpet , I was thinking of changing to solid wooden floors , will I need to keep the trap door ?

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We have had a really poor experience with a tile on a bathroom renovation. These are tiles that actually were replaced because the margins were completely out of whack. They're not entirely perfect now, but I am also wondering what are the smudges on the tiles? They are porcelain tiles and I cannot clean the smudges off. They have left a mess with grout in lots of other places, but I was able to get that off with a lot of elbow grease. Is this an adhesive?

Does anyone know how I can clean this off?

Titan double garage sized shed for storage and workshop. 6m x 6m, 2.4m high at the sides, 2.9m high at the top.

We’re going to DIY an epoxy floor, and we’ve got insulation… but what about lighting?

I’ll have proper 240v power. I’ll probably have some task lights and maybe a led strip for the work bench, but what about for the main lighting?

I was thinking about maybe a high bay light like this. On paper it maybe has enough lumens with just one light, but maybe I need 2 or even 4 for coverage?

Any other ideas?

Shed pictured is just an example, not my shed. The elevations show the design of my actual shed (we’ve since added a rear personal door.)

The under mount rangehood I’m looking at is taller than the existing one so that shelf will need to be adjusted. I’m assuming I’ll also need to add some additional level at the very bottom with the cutouts for the under mount.

I guess just in general, is converting a slide out to under mount do-able/recommended?

Edit: this is the range hood I’m looking at https://www.haier.com.au/cooking/rangehoods/60cm-600-series-integrated-insert-wall-rangehood-hood-to-hob-hph60imb2-61782.html

Hi everyone, This is my deck. Every year I use Cabot's AquaDeck but I'm not happy with the result. As soon as I apply it, it looks fantastic—rich, fresh, and slightly glossy. But after only a day or two, it goes dull and dry-looking, and loses that nice, oiled appearance. I'd really like it to have a deeper colour and a bit more of a satin/oily look that lasts. What am I doing wrong? Is there a better product or preparation process I should be using? Should I be cleaning, sanding, or stripping it back before recoating? I'd really appreciate any advice from people who've managed to get their decking looking great for longer. Thanks!

Moved into an old house recently and can't figure out how to connect our tv to the antenna socket. There's definitely an antenna on the roof and AI reckons this thing is an antiquated antenna socket that will no longer work with modern TVs.

Is AI right and there's no way to hook it up to the tv? How hard and expensive is it to update it? Presumably a job for a sparkie?

Found the bottom of an external door frame to be rotten away. Scratched around with a screw driver and flicked a bunch of this out…mainly dirt / dust but also these little cylindrical dry shells / eggs. Can anyone identify? Hoping they’re not from a termite larvae. Friend thinks could be mud dauber.

How much trouble am I in? Should I gently tap the skirting back in place and forget about it? Or is this safe for me to continue working on it?

This is a room on the second floor of an old building. This particular edge is adjacent to the exterior of the building. Any suggestions on how I should proceed would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Thanks everyone for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience!

I had ducted a/c installed a few months ago and I am hating this duct style unfortunately. On heating mode, due to the blocked middle it simply pushes air out sideways and creates a warm ceiling area and a freezing floor area. The square grill style ones I've had in the past are far superior at pushing air into a room, but this house had existing ones of this style so I opted not to cut square holes to save on mess, and just refreshed the vents when I got the new AC installed. If I remove the middle disc entirely it works fantastically, but looks like shit... So, before I go down the path of replacing them, I just wanted to see if any ingenious people here had thought of any way to improve them. Any thoughts?