Renovate Australia

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

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Entries from April 2008

Build a Deck Safety Gate

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

We added a deck safety gate to our front veranda to help keep the kids from falling down the stairs. The gate can also be locked for added security if desired.
I was lucky in that I had some railing left over from the old landing that was torn down when they lifted our house. [...]

Tags: Deck

Cheap and Easy Garage Storage Shelves

April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A few weekends ago I decided that we needed to add some extra storage in our garage. There are some fancy and expensive options available at Bunnings or places like Howards Storage World for storage and shelving solutions for the garage. Since I was after a simple shelf I figured that I should be able [...]

Tags: General

Taking a Week Off Work to Paint

April 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I am taking this week off to paint under the house. The plastering is complete, so now it’s up to me to paint before the tiling in finished and the carpets are put in.
There are four bedrooms, a hallway, an ensuite and a toilet to prepare and paint in a week. In the middle of [...]

Tags: Painting

Magnetic Insect Screens in Townsville

April 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This week we replaced our Amplimesh Security Screen with a Magnetic Insect Screen. Here are some photos of the window. The first photo is with the Amplimesh Security Screen, and the second photo is our new MagicSeal Magnetic Insect Screen.

The magnetic fly screen has made a huge difference in the dining room with greatly improved [...]

Tags: Windows