Cut and Fill Don visited a classic Australian housing estate to look at some very serious drainage problems caused by the cut and fill method of construction, which is commonly used these days to build houses on sloping land. What is cut and fill? Cut and fill is when...
Cutting Edge Bathroom Don looked at the very latest in bathroom furniture and accessories at the Taps Design showroom in Darlinghurst, Sydney. He found that modern bathrooms are just as functional as the bathrooms of yesteryear, but they look better and they’re...
Dante Design Ceramic artist Katrina Kenny’s new range of sculptured, decorative giftware was inspired by ancient European and South American ruins. The three-dimensional artworks are available in four different themes: Classic Fragments – Roman face tiles,...
Easy Lay Brick Key Burke’s Backyard viewers Veronica and Anthony Rowley sent us a picture of their new brick letterbox. They laid all the bricks themselves using a product called the Easy Lay Brick Key. This is a plastic device which is placed into the mortar to...
Garthowen – Castle Hill Garden Many young home buyers start off with project homes surrounded by newly landscaped gardens, so Karlene and Peter Dimbrowsky couldn’t believe their luck when they were able to purchase a classic Victorian house complete with...
Tap Timers Watering is more complex than many people think. Standing out in the garden with a hose is really a very inefficient way of watering your plants. You’d cut down on garden maintenance, save time and waste less water if you installed an irrigation...
Recently, Don asked viewers to send in photographs of any large or unusual vegetables and fruit they
If you don’t have the money to spend on a fully plumbed, luxury outdoor shower, there is an inexpensive alternative. Tara Dennis showed how easy it is to set up a temporary shower, suitable for a quick rinse off on a hot day. Getting started Locate your shower in a...
Scott Cam showed how to stop ‘water hammer’, or pipes that bang, clang and vibrate when you turn off your taps. As well as being extremely noisy, water hammer can cause water heaters, joints, seals and connections to fail, and taps to leak. What causes it? Water...
Julie Harvey was once a Sydney businesswoman, but had to take time off work due to illness. During her convalescence she became interested in painting, and then enrolled in art school to learn how to sculpt figures. Julie never returned to her job – instead she...