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Thanks bpj1968. I suspected there might be something like that! I will wait until I'm sure it'll not rain until the oil is dry.

It rained about 5min before I got home yesterday! I'll do it on the...

I'm in Melbourne.

I'll give it a light coat to tide it over - it should soak it in enough before any rain overnight. I'll give it a proper coat later.

Thanks for the Nappi-San tip!

Cheers

I'm re-oiling my merbau deck after a year of use.

Last night I scrubbed it with deck wash (the acidic stuff) and it has brought it back to the wood nicely, but now it's crying-out for some new...

I had a go at cutting out some of the bubbles last night. The plaster was dry and it was quite easy to do.

I did some more joins and didn't have any more problems, I think I used slightly more...

Got it! Thanks.

I hope it's ok to reproduce this here for others' benefit?

Recessed Joins

Apart from being the strongest tape, it is also the most difficult to use for the casual DIY. The...

Hi Guys,

I'm new to this, but I'm following the Boral guidlines on joining butt-joints. On one joint I have done I have found that the paper has bubbled and even with the second basecoat the...

Thanks for the replies.

I will get in there this week and see what happens.

If the render comes off back to bare brick, it's been suggested that I may not need to re-render as the adhesive...

I'm about to remove some wall tiles (v. old) which I'm told have been attached using cement render onto solid brick. I've attached a section view of what I think it looks like.

I'm expecting that...

Thanks guys,

It certainly seems sensible in terms of cost, time, corrosion, etc.

Thanks for the advice.

Hi there,

Is it normal to run plastic pipes for hot and cold water e.g for water to sink, shower, etc? They don't need to be copper?

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Hi there,

Can anyone recommend a good plumber in Inner Eastern Melbourne?

I need a plumber to do some work on a Kitchen and bathroom reno.

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Thanks Eric, that's very useful.

The reason I didn't want to use sugar soap straight away was because I was worried that I might take off more than just the glue. But I guess you need to be sure...

Could someone let me know if this is the right approach to remove the wallpaper and paint my hall? I would appreciate a check of the list of things I should do.

Walls are covered with old...

I have a folding-arm awning 4m wide by 3m projection that I want to install.

The awning comes with brackets and expanding bolts for brickwork, but no details about fixing to weatherboard.

The...

Thanks for the reply Davec.

Yes, I quite like the different colours too.

I found that the stains came out. The boards were sitting outside in the rain and the water sitting on the surface...

I too am just about to lay the deck boards (merbau) on my new deck.

I am finding that finish of the new boards is quite variable. Different colours and roughnesses.

Also there are stains on a...