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How to remove nicotine stains from walls?
Hi everyone So the new house I just bought is COVERED in nicotine stains and smells of cigarettes (I bought a doozy!). I will be 100% removing all carpet, blinds, curtains etc. which should help some of it. I have gotten some nilodor to put in the sugar soap solution to clean the walls, ceilings, every square inch of the…
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How to remove these tap heads?
Hi everyone I am looking to replace the taps in my bathroom which look like this: There is no cap on the tap to get a spanner around, no screws anywhere on the outside to unscrew and no visible way to remove them that is obvious other than turning of the main water and turning the head until it falls off. Any ideas? A…
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The giant house reno: The bedroom
Hi everyone Been a while since I updated on the reno project, but I had surgery and have since moved in, so not a lot of time at the moment! The second room I undertook was the bedroom. Before: It started out as quite a dim room! The colour was a greyish green and was the same colour for walls, trim and carpet. this shot…
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The giant house reno: Home office
I promised a progress report and here it is! I figured I'm going to have to work room by room, and so I am posting room by room. First up is my home office. Needed to do this first because I need to be able to work while I DIY because of my looking move deadline (and doing this mostly as a one woman show with some help…
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Can you put silicone over grout?
Hi everyone Just a quick question- I have had a plumber in and my shower is apparently leaking through the grout on the corners where there should be silicon. Considering that I will have to rip the bathroom out within the next couple of years, I'm not sure if its worth the effort of de-grouting the corners and around the…
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Painting melamine internal doors
Hi everyone About to settle on my new house and trying to work out what I need to dive in and paint it. Admittedly I won't get to the doors for quite a good while, but still. I think all the internal doors (or at least the wardrobe doors) are melamine coated. I would like to paint them the same colour as walls or trim…
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Need to paint a whole house in lockdown
Hi everyone I recently bought my first home and it needs painting, flooring etc before moving, all in lockdown and mostly solo DIY. Unfortunately I have to have moved in by the time Melbourne's roadmap says retail will be open. I know you can call your local store to get tinted paint, but its there a way to get paint…
