Get Tips for Building a Small or Large Dog House Building a dog house can provide your dog with a comfortable place to sleep when outdoors. The dog house can provide shade in the summer, protection from rain or snow during inclement weather and simply a place for your dog to relax any time of Read More…
How to replace Flyscreen Mesh
This handyman hint explains how to replace the mesh in a flyscreen door. To replace the mesh in your flyscreen doors and windows, start by measuring the height then the width of the flyscreen you wish to replace. You will need a minimum of 75mm to 100mm (3 to 4 inches) extra all round. Write these measurements Read More…
Re-Grout Shower / Bathroom Walls
This step by step guide helps you to remove old grout and then re-grout existing wall tiles found in showers and bathrooms. Step 1 – Removing the old Grout You simply chisel out the old grout. You must use a thin chisel such as an old flathead screwdriver. The trick is to tap lightly and Read More…
How to hang a painting on a wall
This great tip explains how to hang a framed painting on a wall but the same instructions can be used to hang a framed photograph or mirror. It’s not hard, just follow these easy steps There are two types of walls.. Solid and Hollow walls. Hanging on a Hollow Wall Hollow walls are usually 12mm (1/2 inch) thick Read More…
How To Install a Floating Floor
What is a “floating floor”? It is an engineered floor system of pre-cut pieces of flooring. The panels are generally of plywood, Timber veneer, solid timber, or manufactured laminate product. They are usually pre-finished which does away with the need for sanding and coating. Mostly they join together with a tongue and groove (Fig 1) Read More…
How to Build a Concrete Driveway
Concrete driveways are permanent, low maintenance additions to your home that can improve its appearance, give kids a safe place to ride scooters, decrease erosion, and make keeping your car clean easier. Building one is a labor-intensive and costly project, but for die-hard do-it-yourselfers, building your own can be a challenging, but rewarding project. Please Read More…
How to replace Tap Washers
A dripping tap can be an annoyance as well as a waste of water, and a waste of energy if it is a hot tap. A dripping tap is easier to fix than you might think, often just a replacement washer is needed, and by doing it yourself saves expensive plumbing costs. You’ll need a Read More…
How to Hang a Timber Door
The task of hanging a door can take up to an hour depending on your situation. Firstly there are a couple of differences between hanging an Exterior door compared to an Interior door. For Exterior doors, which are usually 40mm (1&9/16th inch) use 3, 100mm (4 inch) good quality hinges and make sure the bottom edge Read More…
How To Replace A Broken Tile
To fix a floor or wall tile is a reasonably easy project. Before you start, make sure you have a tile that matches the one you want to replace. If you cannot get a matching tile, you will need to think about using a contrasting coloured tile or group of tiles. You could even use Read More…
House Painting | Goondiwindi
This great “Old Charmer” at Goondiwindi was quite a challenge. Both inside and out was painted after the house was cut in half and moved from in town out to this property. I won’t mention the 28 Sash Windows.
