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November 29, 2007, 5:05 pm betterhomesgardens
DIY and Renovating Expert

From 1994-1998, Rob completed a carpentry apprenticeship and he then travelled for a year working, playing rugby and snowboarding. On his return to Australia he started up his own company, RJP Constructions.
It was while he was working as a carpenter in 2000 that Rob was approached to be a presenter on Live This!, a lifestyle programme on Channel 10 which aired until 2001.
Rob then started on Seven’s Better Homes and Gardens and also did a stint on the network’s DIY program, House Calls To The Rescue, with Johanna Griggs.
Rob met his wife Gwen, in Wales during the 1999 Rugby World Cup. They struck up a friendship and, as fate would have it, she was sent to Sydney in 2000 to cover the Olympics for a Welsh television program. They married in 2003 and have a son, Gruffydd, and daughter, Branwen.
In 2010, Rob took out the 10th season of DANCING WITH THE STARS with his professional dance partner Alana Patience.
He supports Diabetes Australia, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and is a regular contributor to Diabetic Living magazine after being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes aged seven.
Rob is in his last year of a Construction Project Management Degree at UTS.
In 2012, Better Homes and Gardens was awarded a record 10th Silver Logie for Australia’s Most Popular Lifestyle Program. The series is now in its 18th season.

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110 Comments
Hey Rob, We live in a small 2 bed inner city house & we love it. Since we have had our baby though we suddenly need a lot more storage space! Can you please consider doing a segment on the show for an attic conversion? We have a huge and high roof space and would like to see a segment to show what would be involved to put in "pull down" man hole stairs and make storage space in the roof to pack away a lot of baby stuff as our son out grows it so we can stay in our little house for a few more years yet ...... Or at least until we have another bub! Cheers Kellie
ReplyHi Rob. Just a quick question, is there a way that you can take out a floor tile without breaking it. Reason why is that I would like to replace to toilet with an updated version. So we still have a few of the original tiles & that way he will not have to pull out the whole floor. Down the track to eventually replace the bathroom accessories with updated ones. As my better half will already be doing the ensuite. I am trying to convince him to do the other bathroom without having to gut the whole room. In the bathroom I will try & find a tile that will look like a feature tile to go with the original tiles we have there. Is this task possible at all & thank you for your time.
ReplyHi Rob I saw an episode sometime last month or there abouts, and it was a project for a bbq wet bar. You took the top section of a bbq and made cabinets out of marine plywood and the benchtop was made by getting hold of a long length of hardwood, cutting it into lengths and using cramps and glue to make a panel out of it. Planing the edges and then oiling the top. I have been trying everywhere to locate either the plans or video so I can make this myself but I can't seem to find it anywhere including YouTube. Please Help! Cheers Mark
ReplyDear Rob, Can you help? we need to redo our back deck/pergola. when we do we need to enclose it somehow and that is the part we need help with, we need it to be able to let the air flow through but not let in the leaves and more importantly the mosquitos (I have a really bad reaction to mozzie bites), but we still need to be able to close it up completely in the winter or bad wind so that the kids can still play out there and we don't have a lot of money, do you have any cheap ideas that might help us?
ReplyPlease help rob! i purchased my first home with my fiance and mum in august 2012 before having our second daughter. what we didnt realise was the previous owners neglected to tell us about a leak in the patio roof of the extention that they added.. They have also put down extremely slippery indoor tiles on the patio floor which makes it very unsafe for my two daughters to play out there and harmony has slipped many times as the roof leaks when it rains. i would absolutely be so greatful if you could come out and help us fix this roof as my partner is out of work and we cannot afford to fix this dangerous problem on our own. i would love a safe area for my daughters to play in and not have to worry about this problem whenever we decide to sell.
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