DIY home repair stuff
Minimum viable handydan
2021-09-24 — 2024-07-01
Wherein practical home repairs are surveyed and the presence of asbestos is noted, the fact that lead paint was never fully banned in Australia is recorded, and methods for hanging fabric wallpaper are outlined.
Practical architecture, for me.
1 Dangers
When was lead paint banned in Australia?
Trick question! It was never banned, although it was mandated to be less poisonous in 1971. (Exception: Queensland).
Asbestos: It is everywhere. Check before drilling.
2 Tradies in general
3 Insulation
4 Weirdness
5 Aesthetics of
See timeless works of ornament and/or architecture and/or urbanism.
6 Wallpaper
6.1 How to
How to hang fabric as wallpaper. tl;dr non-woven “paste the wall” paper sounds fit for amateurs.
6.2 Suppliers
Pencil Black Australian Eucalyptus Flowers and Buds Wallpaper Mural
Wallpapers Are Now Landlord Friendly - The Wall Sticker Company claims that vinyl will curl.
Our wallpaper is different to traditional paste or water applied products. You order it in wall height drops and you order the number of 65cm widths to fill your wall. You peel the backing paper away from the back as you smooth the lightweight fabric to your wall with your hand. Air bubbles are not an issue and smooth out easily. If the wallpaper is in the wrong position, you just peel it off and reapply. All you need is a step ladder, a sharp Stanley knife, time and a cuppa.