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How to remove the newel caps for staircase renovation?
I am currently renovating our staircase. It has not been painted in 38 years, fortunately it is in amazing condition. It has taken four coats of primer / undercoat but I am very happy how it is looking. My question relates to replacing the newel cap (the top of the newel post) before finishing. Currently it has three round…
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How to replace hinges on front and bedroom doors?
I am wanting to replace the hinges on our front door and bedroom doors. I’m a little confused as to how the hinge size is calculated. The length of the hinge is 75mm and the width 35mm however, looking on Bunnings there doesn’t appear to be any with identical measurements. I would appreciate advice as to what I should be…
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How to replace a toilet roll holder?
I’m having difficulty installing a new toilet roll holder on our spare toilet in the laundry. The old toilet roll holder was installed using a gravity toggle, vertically. Unfortunately the plate to install the new toilet roll holder can only be installed horizontally. I drilled holes and clearly hit a stud. I used the stud…
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Should I sand or use paint stripper to restore furniture?
Showing results for I made the decision to strip the varnish and colour from our bedroom furniture ( two bedside tables and a dresser). I started on the first bedside table and had no trouble scraping the top and edges with my Ozito Orbital Sander and Detail Sander. I then had the bright idea of using paint / varnish…
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How to drill into hardwood to create garage shelves?
Good Evening Everyone I am wanting to put some shelves up in our lined garage. However underneath the lovely modern appearance of our garage, underneath is a 60+ years frame. Of course this means hardwood which to date my drill does not like. Whenever I have attempted to nail or screw anything into a stud my drill just…
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How to install Laminex Surround panelling in hallway?
I am wanting to line our hallway with Laminex Surround panelling, Demi Round 20, 900 high. The question I have is do we install above the skirting board or remove the skirting board. I am thinking that it would look neater between door frames if there were no skirting boards. your advice will be appreciated 😊
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What order to follow in bathroom makeover timeline?
Hi! I am wanting to give our very small bathroom a makeover. I know what I want to do but I need advice to clarify in which order I should proceed with the various jobs. Replace vanity & toilet. Change our bath multiple panel sliding shower screen with a one fixed panel + one folding panel. Have the wall tiles on one wall…
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How to cut Laminex Surround panelling around split system for feature wall?
Hi Everyone I feel it’s time to change the feature wall in our bedroom but I need some expert advice from the very handy people in the workshop. The wall currently is finished in Dulux Suede but I want to cover it in Laminex Surround panelling. I am pretty handy but I am concerned as to how I cut the panelling around the…
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How to stop gutter overflow in heavy rain?
Whenever we have heavy rain of any sort our awning gutter overflows and creates a huge mess under our awning. We do regularly clean it but it seems to make little difference. I think the problem is; - the width of the pipe is too small to cope with the volume of water - the length of pipe before the bend that leads to the…
