Renovate Australia

A home improvement blog about renovating our Queenslander house in Townsville, Australia

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Entries from August 2006

How many Power Points do I need?

August 29th, 2006 · 5 Comments

I am trying to work out how many electrical points I need to put into the new ground floor that we are adding to our house. I have been able to find regulations for the US, but I can find nothing for Australia. I am almost starting to think that there are no regulations for [...]

Tags: Planning

Why our Spa Bath Leaked

August 20th, 2006 · 1 Comment

This weekend I pulled apart the iron around our spa bath to fix it. What I discovered was that whoever installed the pump did a VERY dodgy job on it. The spa bath pump wasn’t even bolted or screwed down. Most of the weight of the pump was being held by the actual pipes with [...]

Tags: Renovation Frustrations

How To Fix a Leaking Spa Bath

August 14th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Ever since we have moved into our house we have only been able to have baths that are about 10cm / 3″ deep. This is because if we fill up our bath more than that it leaks out the spa jets. I have been resistant to fixing it because it means having to pull off [...]

Tags: Renovation Frustrations