http://www.3aw.com.au/Podcast/Feeds/51.xml The Big House and Streetwise en-AU www.3aw.com.au no The, Big, House, and, Streetwise The Big House and Streetwise no This week on the Big House, Darren and Bill chatted with Rob Sinclair from E & S Trading and every type of tap there is available for your kitchen, bathroom and laundry, as well as trying to fix those old taps. Then out in the street, Bill and Darren evaluated what makes good house design as well as dealing with the council, experiences both good and bad. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:14:21 GMT no This week on the Big House, Darren and Bill chatted with Rob Sinclair from E & S Trading and every type of tap there is available for your kitchen, bathroom and laundry, as well as trying to fix those old taps. Then out in the street, Bill and Darren evaluated what makes good house design as well as dealing with the council, experiences both good and bad. This week on the Big House, Steve Murphy and Bill chatted with Brett Thomas from The Blind Factory discussing all sorts of blinds and curtains; which window fitting is best for you and how should you properly maintain them. Then out in the street, Bill and Steve spoke to Shadow Minister of Planning, Matthew Guy, regarding the Justin Madden fiasco and discussed dealing with the council, experiences both good and bad. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:47:54 GMT no This week on the Big House, Steve Murphy and Bill chatted with Brett Thomas from The Blind Factory discussing all sorts of blinds and curtains; which window fitting is best for you and how should you properly maintain them. Then out in the street, Bill and Steve spoke to Shadow Minister of Planning, Matthew Guy, regarding the Justin Madden fiasco and discussed dealing with the council, experiences both good and bad. This week on the Big House Steve and Bill talks kitchens, bathrooms and general storage with cabinet maker Clinton Buckwell of Individual Designs, while out on the street, it was time to tackle smelly neighbours, from industrial emissions to less than pleasant dishes. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:11:49 GMT no This week on the Big House Steve and Bill talks kitchens, bathrooms and general storage with cabinet maker Clinton Buckwell of Individual Designs, while out on the street, it was time to tackle smelly neighbours, from industrial emissions to less than pleasant dishes. This week on the Big House Darren and Bill chatted with Melanie and Ron from Amalgamated Pest Control about every type of creepy-crawly found in and around your house. Then, out in the Street it was all about dealing with the council, experiences good and bad. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:04:20 GMT no This week on the Big House Darren and Bill chatted with Melanie and Ron from Amalgamated Pest Control about every type of creepy-crawly found in and around your house. Then, out in the Street it was all about dealing with the council, experiences good and bad. This week in the Big House Tony Leonard took Darrens place, and together with Bill and Nick Drake from Jim's Fencing talked fencing problems, neighbourhood fencing disputes, fencing materials, and fence regulations. Then out in the Street Tony and Bill explored the benefits and pitfalls of local shopping strips. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:39:10 GMT no This week in the Big House Tony Leonard took Darrens place, and together with Bill and Nick Drake from Jim's Fencing talked fencing problems, neighbourhood fencing disputes, fencing materials, and fence regulations. Then out in the Street Tony and Bill explored the benefits and pitfalls of local shopping strips. This week on the Big House an old mate dropped by - The Drain Man - to chat about drainage problems. Then out in the Street Darren and Bill worked out all sorts of planning issues from fences, to trees, to noise complaints. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:38:10 GMT no This week on the Big House an old mate dropped by - The Drain Man - to chat about drainage problems. Then out in the Street Darren and Bill worked out all sorts of planning issues from fences, to trees, to noise complaints. This week the Big House took a crack at tiling, with help from Trent Downie from National Tiles. Darren, Bill and Trent covered every aspect: what tiles to use, how to install them, advesives and repairs. Then out in the Street the boys took a look at Heritage controls, chatted with the REIV about housing prices, and tried to find a use for Flinders St Station. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:53:49 GMT no This week the Big House took a crack at tiling, with help from Trent Downie from National Tiles. Darren, Bill and Trent covered every aspect: what tiles to use, how to install them, advesives and repairs. Then out in the Street the boys took a look at Heritage controls, chatted with the REIV about housing prices, and tried to find a use for Flinders St Station. Streetwise talks to everyday people throughout Victoria wondering what to do, who to turn to and who to deal with bureaucratic red tape of councils and state governments. Big House gives valuable advice to listeners on DIY in and projects around the house. Big House can help you with all your renovations, extension and running repairs at home. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:29:00 GMT no Streetwise talks to everyday people throughout Victoria wondering what to do, who to turn to and who to deal with bureaucratic red tape of councils and state governments. Big House gives valuable advice to listeners on DIY in and projects around the house. Big House can help you with all your renovations, extension and running repairs at home. This week on the Big House Steve and Bill chatted about New Year's resolutions for the house: all those jobs you haven't done, but promise you will do this year. Then, out the in Street pets were the topic of the day: rules, regulations, requirements and etiqutte. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:12:57 GMT no This week on the Big House Steve and Bill chatted about New Year's resolutions for the house: all those jobs you haven't done, but promise you will do this year. Then, out the in Street pets were the topic of the day: rules, regulations, requirements and etiqutte. This week on the Big House Steve and Bill chatted with Robert Larocca from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria about the burgeoning melbourne real estate market, and the abnormally high number of pre-Christmas auctions. Then Adrian Calleri and Tom Bentley from the Ivanhoe Boulevard came in to talk about their traditional Christmas Lights display. Out in the Street the boys talked trees: big ones, little ones, planting them, chopping them down and planning for them. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:59:27 GMT no This week on the Big House Steve and Bill chatted with Robert Larocca from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria about the burgeoning melbourne real estate market, and the abnormally high number of pre-Christmas auctions. Then Adrian Calleri and Tom Bentley from the Ivanhoe Boulevard came in to talk about their traditional Christmas Lights display. Out in the Street the boys talked trees: big ones, little ones, planting them, chopping them down and planning for them. This week in the Big House Darren and Bill started getting the house ready for Christmas with Max Haysom from the Grey Army. Then on Streetwise they tackled the scourge that is poker machines. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:56:26 GMT no This week in the Big House Darren and Bill started getting the house ready for Christmas with Max Haysom from the Grey Army. Then on Streetwise they tackled the scourge that is poker machines. Streetwise talks to everyday people throughout Victoria wondering what to do, who to turn to and who to deal with bureaucratic red tape of councils and state governments. Big House gives valuable advice to listeners on DIY in and projects around the house. Big House can help you with all your renovations, extension and running repairs at home. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:43:53 GMT no Streetwise talks to everyday people throughout Victoria wondering what to do, who to turn to and who to deal with bureaucratic red tape of councils and state governments. Big House gives valuable advice to listeners on DIY in and projects around the house. Big House can help you with all your renovations, extension and running repairs at home. This week Darren and Bill were joined by Rob Sinclair at the opening of the new E and S Trading store to talk about household appliances and reminisce about fridges past. Then, Dennis Hogan from the Building Commission dropped by for Streetwise to talk abgout fences: pool, boundary and "other". Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:20:10 GMT no This week Darren and Bill were joined by Rob Sinclair at the opening of the new E and S Trading store to talk about household appliances and reminisce about fridges past. Then, Dennis Hogan from the Building Commission dropped by for Streetwise to talk abgout fences: pool, boundary and "other". This week on the Big House Darren and Bill chatted with Mario and Pat from Tontine insulation. The discussion included questions about houses with old insulation, new insulation, and no insulation! Then DJ and Bill set about cleaning up the streets talking rubbish and recycling. We found out why we're supposed to take the lids off plastic bottles before we recycle them, and discovered some of the strange things that people throw out. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:35:18 GMT no This week on the Big House Darren and Bill chatted with Mario and Pat from Tontine insulation. The discussion included questions about houses with old insulation, new insulation, and no insulation! Then DJ and Bill set about cleaning up the streets talking rubbish and recycling. We found out why we're supposed to take the lids off plastic bottles before we recycle them, and discovered some of the strange things that people throw out. This week Darren and Bill chilled out in the Big House, talking the ins and outs of air conditioning with Rob Taylor from AirFour. Then they battled through red tape on Streetwise: building permits, fences, neighbours, asbestos and more. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:32:59 GMT no This week Darren and Bill chilled out in the Big House, talking the ins and outs of air conditioning with Rob Taylor from AirFour. Then they battled through red tape on Streetwise: building permits, fences, neighbours, asbestos and more. This week the Big House took a step under ground, exploring the ins and outs of fire bunkers. Darren and Bill chatted with Andrew and Craig from Fire Proof Shelters about installation, specifications and standards. Then in Streetwise DJ and Bill tackled booze-barns, road rules and trees. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:33:33 GMT no This week the Big House took a step under ground, exploring the ins and outs of fire bunkers. Darren and Bill chatted with Andrew and Craig from Fire Proof Shelters about installation, specifications and standards. Then in Streetwise DJ and Bill tackled booze-barns, road rules and trees. This week on The Big House we chatted with Mick and Glenn from CSR roofing and gave away a brand new roof worth $20,000! And out in the Street the residents of Werribee fired-up when Bill asked them about their community spirit, or lack thereof. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:36:36 GMT no This week on The Big House we chatted with Mick and Glenn from CSR roofing and gave away a brand new roof worth $20,000! And out in the Street the residents of Werribee fired-up when Bill asked them about their community spirit, or lack thereof. Renovators beware! There are traps! This week in the Big House Matt Judkins from the Reno Brothers gave advice on what to look out for. Streetwise this week comes to you from the clean streets of Singapore, wherer Darren and Bill chatted about how they deal with city violence there, and how we ought to deal with it here. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:19:45 GMT no Renovators beware! There are traps! This week in the Big House Matt Judkins from the Reno Brothers gave advice on what to look out for. Streetwise this week comes to you from the clean streets of Singapore, wherer Darren and Bill chatted about how they deal with city violence there, and how we ought to deal with it here. This week in the Big House Darren and Bill overhauled the bathroom with Matt Judkins from Reno Brothers, and took a look at some of the entries in the CSR Roofing Competition. Out in the Street Bill offered advice to pet owners, and talked about the CFA's new online assessment tool. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:36:40 GMT no This week in the Big House Darren and Bill overhauled the bathroom with Matt Judkins from Reno Brothers, and took a look at some of the entries in the CSR Roofing Competition. Out in the Street Bill offered advice to pet owners, and talked about the CFA's new online assessment tool. This week in the Big House Darren and Bill rennovated their kitchens with Matt Judkins from Reno Brothers, and launched a great new competition with CSR Roofing. Out in the Street, Bill and Darren chatted about parks, how we use them, how we should be using them, and how much we pay for them. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:47:50 GMT no This week in the Big House Darren and Bill rennovated their kitchens with Matt Judkins from Reno Brothers, and launched a great new competition with CSR Roofing. Out in the Street, Bill and Darren chatted about parks, how we use them, how we should be using them, and how much we pay for them. This week on the Big House Steve and Bill talked recession busting reno tips for your outdoor area with Matt Judkins from the Reno Brothers, tackling everything from outdoor benchtops to fish ponds. And buyers beware! Streetwise saw Bill offering advice to home buyers on the traps and pitfalls of entering the property market. NOTE: It will take a week before you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:55:16 GMT no This week on the Big House Steve and Bill talked recession busting reno tips for your outdoor area with Matt Judkins from the Reno Brothers, tackling everything from outdoor benchtops to fish ponds. And buyers beware! Streetwise saw Bill offering advice to home buyers on the traps and pitfalls of entering the property market. NOTE: It will take a week before you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. This week on the Big House Steve and Bill talked recession busting reno tips for your outdoor area with Matt Judkins from the Reno Brothers, tackling everything from outdoor benchtops to fish ponds. And buyers beware! Streetwise saw Bill offering advice to home buyers on the traps and pitfalls of entering the property market. NOTE: It will take a week before you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:50:31 GMT no This week on the Big House Steve and Bill talked recession busting reno tips for your outdoor area with Matt Judkins from the Reno Brothers, tackling everything from outdoor benchtops to fish ponds. And buyers beware! Streetwise saw Bill offering advice to home buyers on the traps and pitfalls of entering the property market. NOTE: It will take a week before you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes.