Thanks Mitchell for the advice. After poking around in the polystyrene walls it feels quite thick, do you think the toggle bolt would still work? Also ...
Thought I'd give an update on this. We engaged a plumber who promptly gave us the bill and said it was fixed. I went up to have a look and it's in exa ...
Nailbag, you're right, it's foamboard, not fibre-cement making it worse than what I thought. I contacted a plumber today who wasn't sure what attachin ...
Thanks Noyade and R4addZ for your thoughts, I appreciate your input. I did probe around the holes and I didn't detect anything solid. Looks like it wi ...
The hose on the hot water system is leaking, it's an 8 x 300 mm flexible hose. I have a spare as in the photo, can I use this one or do I need a speci ...
Just another question, I've noticed that the downpipes have all been installed with self-tapping screws as well and have come loose a little. Again th ...
You could use Builder's Bog if you need to drill into those sections again @tigerzen. The only way to know if a Ramset 3/16" x 100mm Round Head Sprin ...
Afternoon @tigerzen
I'm not expecting you to own an orthopaedic screw depth gauge, seen below, but you can replicate something similar with a lengt ...
Hi @tigerzen,
It really depends on the quality of the studfinder. They might be effective, they might not, but higher-end models tend to perform bet ...
Hi @tigerzen, I reckon it's fairly likely that they have just screwed the end of the gutter to the render or blueboard, and that there is no actual st ...
Hi @tigerzen
I suggest going with @Nailbag's suggestion and getting a leak detection service to come and scan your area. You'll definitely see wher ...
Nailbag, you're right, it's foamboard, not fibre-cement making it worse than what I thought. I contacted a plumber today who wasn't sure what attachin ...
Hi Alan, the property is in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Septic tank ventilation pipe sounds right. Spoke to a handyman who says the normal fix i ...
Update: Had the chance to get up and have a closer look, gutters were fine, there was a little bit of decomposed soil but not enough to cause any issu ...
No problem Mitch and thanks for the clarification. In my situation a few things had been tried to stop the leak including teflon, replacement washer a ...
Here is a picture of the hose before I swapped it over, someone had tried teflon which wasn't working. It seems fine now that I have put a new hose on ...
