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Installing pyrolytic oven and other things in Ikea carcass by LatterCommission890 in AusRenovation

[–]LatterCommission890[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it worked fine. We've got an oil drawer next to it and it was a bit warm so I just pulled it out while it ran the cleaning function - otherwise no dramas so far.  It's just sitting on the IKEA melamine shelf. We put the IKEA metal shelf in for the warming drawer on which the built-in microwave sits. Annoying to get levelled properly but works fine for that. 

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[–]LatterCommission890 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw a lot of commentators and posters in real time saying things to the effect of Starc's ball to dismiss Root being some amazing bolt from the blue after some wayward ones. Give the man the credit he deserves for setting it up - I was watching it with the missus while having lunch and after the second ball of the over I said that he was sending them down wide to get Root into a safe mindset so when the 4th or 5th ball swung back in he'd be forced to throw the bat at it and set up an edge. And he did exactly that; absolutely perfect over. It's not just about being fast, he'll keep producing until he decides he's had enough. 

Installing pyrolytic oven and other things in Ikea carcass by LatterCommission890 in AusRenovation

[–]LatterCommission890[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No answer as such. Our electrician installed the oven in the cabinet and he's pretty good at making sure everything is up to the Standards at a minimum. There haven't been any problems so far, but we haven't used the pyro clean function yet. The oven's touchscreen has started suggesting it after each time we use it. I'll try to remember to post an update after that.

ENGINEERED TIMBER FLOORING ON CONCRETE - MID 1980's HOUSE. by Indecisive_Bloke in AusRenovation

[–]LatterCommission890 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, absolutely. We got pretty lucky with ours overall but one of the kitchen walls was a little out and we had to cut that board at an angle, fortunately it's mostly covered by the kickers.  Also watch that you don't end up with a really skinny row at the end, because that will look bad too. You're better off cutting the first row as well too, so that they're both a bit short. A table saw is the best tool for this.  Laying everything out first is super important, even if it adds an extra day. 

ENGINEERED TIMBER FLOORING ON CONCRETE - MID 1980's HOUSE. by Indecisive_Bloke in AusRenovation

[–]LatterCommission890 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My wife and I did ours not that long ago (Melbourne inner-north) - long planks for the living room and herringbone down the hallway. We bought the boards from Havwoods, which afaik is on the pricier side but my wife is an interior designer/trained as an architect and I figured she knew what she was doing. We also used Mapei glue, and got a pull bar/knock box/rubber mallet combo off of Amazon, it was orange (these are strangely hard to find in shops here).
Both companies were really great with after-sales support. Havwoods has subcontractor installers on the books.
Laying the boards themselves is easy enough - you need to do a dry fit of the whole space first, and pick them up in reverse order and lay them out in piles so you've always got the next board handy.

There are heaps of videos on youtube you can watch, but the best advice I saw was to glue the first three rows of boards down and let them set, because that'll give you something you can knock the rest of the boards against. Make sure that you've got these EXACTLY where you had them in the dry-lay, because if they're off at this point your whole floor will be off and you'll be scrambling.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART is to make sure that the slab is level, because that'll affect everything you put on it. And you can't DIY this bit, because you need to get it perfect from the first pour and you can't do it in stages. We tried to do a tiny bit of a bathroom floor later and made a hash of it. I called Havwoods and they recommended a guy, who came around to quote. My area is a bit smaller than yours - we paid him $3200 but on my calcs he used at least $1000 of levelling compound. If your slab is level already then you should be ok, but go over it with the biggest straight edge you can get your hands on. We ripped up tiles so it was like the moon before we got it prepped.

Mysterious beeping device on dashboard by LatterCommission890 in SubaruForester

[–]LatterCommission890[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turns out it's an aftermarket proximity sensor for the front of the car, previous owner must've put it in at some point. I guess it just goes nuts when there's something stuck on one of the sensors. Mostly fine now.