FixIt.pdf

Born in Orange, NSW, Scott McGregor has never been far away from the

t ools, having spent much of his spare t ime renovat ing houses, f ixing

antiques and restoring vintage railway carriages. He is a graduate of

NIDA who has appeared in countless TV dramas, films and plays and

presented numerous documentaries on Australian history and railway

journeys. He was the DIY presenter on Channel Seven’s Better Homes

and Gardens and the host of the highly successful series Room for

Improvement . For many years Scott also owned the railway-buff mecca

called ‘Off the Rails’, specialising in industrial antiques.

Scott writes a weekly DIY column for the Sun-Herald called

‘Weekend Workshop’ and as if that’s not enough you can find him regu-

larly appearing at Ladies Nights at Bunnings hardware stores where he

shares his passion for shellac (amongst other things). Scott’s biggest

‘fix it’ project is his railway retreat, Ruwenzori, near Mudgee, which is an

ongoing labour of love.

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FIX IT

SCOTT McGREGOR

How to do all those little repair jobs around the home

How to do all those little repair jobs around your home

First published in 2007

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McGregor, Scott, 1957- .

Fix it : how to do all those little repair jobs around your home.

Includes index.

ISBN 9781741753264 (pbk.).

1. Do-it-yourself work - Amateurs’ manuals. 2. Dwellings -

Maintenance and repair - Amateurs’ manual. 3. Repairing -

Amateurs’ manuals. I. Title.

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Edited by Michael Wall

Internal photographs by Wendy Gray

Indexed by Russell Brooks

Text designed by Seymour Designs

Set in 10 pt Grotesque MT Lt by Midland Typesetters, Australia

Printed and bound in Australia by Griffin Press

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To my wife, Wendy Gray, for all your hard yakka, keyboard work

and laughs. Your support, dedication, and direction has been the

force keeping this little two person team firmly ON the rails.

To Poss and Doug (Mum and Dad) for your inspiration. Thanks

for putting this sign up in the sunroom:

The person who says it can’t be done is likely to be interrupted

by s omebody doing it .

Special thanks to Darryl Chapman my right-hand man in all

matters handy, for being a fine hunter of the ‘how-to’ and a gath-

erer of great stuff.

And thanks to my agents Lisa Hanrahan and Mark Byrne for

your ideas, encouragement and advice.

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