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27th November 2016, 08:30 PM
Thread: Fixing spotted gum deck
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Yes, it's too late. The decking is all fixed to...
Yes, it's too late. The decking is all fixed to the steel. Even so wouldn't the movement of the decking make the screws loose in a timber batten given that spotted gum expands about 7% across the...
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27th November 2016, 10:22 AM
Thread: Fixing spotted gum deck
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Fixing spotted gum deck
Hi folks, I fixed a spotted gum deck (80x19 boards) direct to a steel frame using galvanised 10ga decking screws, 2 per joist. My problem is that the lateral expansion of the timber shears one of the...
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9th September 2016, 11:02 PM
Thread: Remodelling blackwood cabinet
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Remodelling blackwood cabinet
Hi, we have a TV cabinet that was made for an old style TV. The cabinet was custom made in Tassie blackwood and the timber is too nice to just throw away. Can anyone on the forum suggest a cabinet...
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1st January 2007, 10:59 AM
Thread: EZI-GRID TILEBACKER vs VILLABOARD
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I have just finished my bathroom reno in Melb and...
I have just finished my bathroom reno in Melb and used 6mm villaboard on the walls under the tiles. The hardie wet area construction manual is very useful. I fixed the villaboard using csk sheet...
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9th September 2006, 03:46 PM
Thread: Installing shower base and vanity
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Thanks for the replies.It goes with what I...
Thanks for the replies.It goes with what I suspected should be the right way of doing things.I have even used the services of a plumber.
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7th September 2006, 05:24 PM
Thread: Installing shower base and vanity
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Installing shower base and vanity
Hello all, a couple of questions about bathrooms.
First I'm bedding a polymarble shower base on mortar. Should the mortar go on top of tile underlay or direct on to the yellow tongue floor (primed... -
26th July 2006, 10:19 PM
Thread: Bath Installation?
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1700mm bath
Metaliberica make a 1700mm bath in at least 4 styles. You can buy through Reece plumbing in the Melbourne area. They are a porcelain on steel bath.
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5th July 2006, 12:09 AM
Thread: Bathroom advice
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Hi there, I'm doing a similar job myself. I...
Hi there,
I'm doing a similar job myself. I don't think that you would get the toilet in very easily.
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2nd July 2006, 01:59 PM
Thread: Bathroom reno
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Bathroom reno
Thanks Brett, I have stripped the whole room back to the studs and will be installing new fittings and wall coverings, so I want to make a thorough job of it. I'm planning on laying vinyl rather than...
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2nd July 2006, 01:22 PM
Thread: Bathroom reno
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Bathroom reno
Hello all, just found this site and would like to ask what anyone can recommend for flooring in a first floor bathroom? I have stripped back to the original hardwood floorboards which did not extend...