Renovate Australia

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

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Entries from September 2007

Do-It-Yourselfers Use Cordless Drills To Save Time

September 24th, 2007 · No Comments

This guest post was written by Scott Gray of Everyday Handyman.
If you are the type of person who is always seeking the most efficient and productive way of working, you should purchase a cordless power drill to use for all your do-it-yourself (DIY) projects. There is probably no greater loved power tool than the cordless [...]

Tags: Tools

Create a Small Hidden Wall Safe for Under $2.00

September 18th, 2007 · No Comments

This looked like a pretty good idea for hiding your smaller valuables that you keep in the house:
Your Own Secret Hidden Safe! For Under $2 - video powered by Metacafe
We don’t usually keep too many valuables in the house, but if we did this could be a great way of hiding them in an inconspicuous [...]

Tags: Technology

Still Finding and Fixing Cracks from the House Lift

September 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Since having our house lifted and restumped we have been fixing up the cracks in the walls and floor upstairs.
Today I fixed up another crack. This one was just above the window in the dining room. It was hidden behind the venetian blind top so I hadn’t even noticed it, but Tamara did and had [...]

Tags: House Lifting