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How to Build a Stud Wall (Internal dividing wall) We build a stud wall using a steel frame, plasterboard and insulation. This wall system is a brilliant way to construct an internal wall.  

Laying a Sandstone Floor | Complete Home Renovation Part 9 On today’s episode we lay a sandstone floor in the main living area of our house with the help of Laurie Hart who is an expert in cutting and laying natural stone.  There is over 60 m² and it will take us many hours to complete.  

Suede Look Paint Finishes We try a new suede look paint finish. It is all in the way you ally it. Once we get into the swing of things it goes on easily. The finished wall looks great.  

Small Appliance Energy Efficiency | Green Home Renovation Part 8 In this episode we recap our green renovation and fine tune the energy use of our small appliances to save even more energy.  

Laying a Timber Floor on Concrete | Complete Home Renovation Part 8 In this episode we prepare the concrete floor for the new timber floor we are laying.  This involves grinding the residue slate adhesive and filling holes that our jack hammer created.  We then cover the concrete with black plastic and lay around 55 m² of new look timber floor.  

DIY Click Together Skirting System This click together skirting system is so easy to install, anyone can do it. The corner modules mean that you don’t even need to be super accurate with your cuts. We give it 10 out of 10 for an easy solution for DIY skirting.  

Energy Efficient Window Treatments | Green Home Renovation Part 7 In this episode we install retro fit double glazing to the windows on the north face of the house.  We also develop a management plan to maximise the energy efficient measures that we have undertaken.  

Blocking and Making Doorways | Complete Home Renovation Part 7 In today’s episode we catch up on some of the small jobs like bricking up and drywalling a doorway, filling holes and we continue painting the interior of the house.  We also turn a highlight window into a double sliding door on the western face of the house.  

How to Lay a Natural Wood Floor We lay a solid timber floor on concrete using the direct stick method. The floor clamps come in really handy. They make the job quick and easy. You can hire them from the timber supplier. Once it is laid we call in the help of some experts to sand and polish the floor. In all a great job. The...

Small Scale Wind Turbines | Green Home Renovation Part 6 In today’s episode we recap our green renovation to see where we are up to and we install an amazing small scale turbine to generate power from the strong sea breezes of this near coastal suburb.  

DIY Flat Pack Kitchen | Complete Home Renovation Part 6 In part 6 we assemble a DIY flat pack kitchen and it looks amazing and makes a spectacular addition to our complete home renovation.  It’s fast and easy to install, anyone can do it.  

Green Home Renovation Part 5 On today’s show we add 4 200 litre rainwater tanks to the void on the first floor and install a gas boosted hot water system.  We also install a very clever water miser system which recycles unheated water back into the mains saving 1000′s of wasted water per year.  Dene and David...

Complete Home Renovation Part 5 In this episode we give the roof a new look with a light coloured roof coating and we infill the gable end on the garage with compressed sheet and a very clever cedar stain.

Green Home Renovation Part 4 David and Dean tackle water consumption and ways to reduced it and further increase the overall efficiency of the house.

Complete Home Renovation Part 4 Major renovation with installation of a sliding door using the versatile Allsaw and finish the door with a bull nose stone capping step.  We also start the gable infill using compressed sheet and a clever staining system that looks like real timber.

Green Home Renovation Part 3 This week we take a look at how to treat your windows and use shade to help your home be more energy-efficient.  We also take a look at solar panels to provide your house with free power.

How to Build a Folding Table We show you how to build this simple DIY folding table that can be brought out for special occasions.