Hi fellow kiwis.

Weve just got a 21k plumbing bill for our bathroom renovation. They have include 111 hours of labour.

This included new heat pump hot water cylinder, amd change over to mains pressure system.

New shower installation, replaced bath, vanity, toilet.they did take old fixtures out but didnt have to dispose of them.

This was just the plumbing cost. Hubby did all the building, payed for fixtures separately.

This is much more than we expected. Is it reasonable or not?

Don't buy a Clearlite new Raya model the bottom door seal does not seal the water in properly.

Looking for a builder to build me a 18sqm deck just above ground level in Kwila. Located in North Auckland. If you have any recommendations or are a builder yourself please reach out

Hey team, been in my house 2007 built house (fairview albany) for about 1.5 year.

Power has tripped rough about 6 times

2x of those were when i plugged in water blaster as well as a belt sander.

Another one when i plugged in an egg boiler which we assume was faulty as it would trip when we try it on.

3 other times were just totally random.

Would this be a cause of concern for a fairly modern house? Dont really know how i would start to troubleshoot, or if this is concerning enough that i should be getting a sparkie to check

Thanks.

DIYNZ,

How do I repair this hairline crack on the benchtop? I've seen a couple of videos, but none of them are from New Zealand, so I thought I'd ask here for advice on how to hide it or make it less visible. Replacing the whole benchtop isn't something I am looking at right now, and any sustainable way of repairing it would be really helpful.

Thank you

If so, could I get a quick ballpark pricing on these options so I can figure out which option is the sane one to pursue?

Have an old bungalow with short fat 135L low pressure hot water cylinder in a cupboard in the bathroom. its a standard low pressure system with an pressure reducing valve and a vent pipe out the roof. I want that vent pipe gone before the new roof goes on, for reasons.

So as is see it I have the following options:

option 1) convert existing cylinder to valve vented with a drain under the house out to the gully? i'm guessing im up for a few valves some pipe and a bunch of labour.

option 2) Mains pressure cylinder located in same position. Already found there are cylinders that should fit in the same spot. So the cylinders appear to be about $1500-1800, and it'll need a drain tray etc, and a different set of valves i guess.

option 3) outdoor mains pressure cylinder. Slight complication in that it wouldn't be directly against the house as we have a deck/walkway thing against the house, then a 800mm wide gap between the walkway and the fence. I could concrete a post or two in so the cylinder can be strapped to it for seismic restraint, and pour a concrete pad for it to sit on. Obviously pipes would need to be extended approx 5m out to where the cylinder is so some more cost there, but it frees me up to choose an all in one heat pump cylinder or conventional resistance heater, and go as big as I like without impacting the linen cupboard space.