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    I have used Davco Ultraflex - other people have...

    I have used Davco Ultraflex - other people have used Ceramacrete. On a 400 x 400 tile if you allow for a 3mm glue line on an even surface the quantity of glue is about 500ml or 2 cups.
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    It looks like you are in for a big slug of work...

    It looks like you are in for a big slug of work there. I think $8000 is far too much just for the plumbing work - perhaps that figure includes some carpentry.
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    None of the porcelain tiles that I have come...

    None of the porcelain tiles that I have come across and/ or used will crack by dropping things on them. I've put acrow props on porcelain tile floors without damage, dropped hammers, drills, boxes...
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    porcelain tiles are very hard . I assume you will...

    porcelain tiles are very hard . I assume you will be doing the tiling yourself. You will need a diamond saw tile cutter - the score and snap method only works some of the time (if you are lucky). The...
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    Hi again Sean, I've been busy on my reno's here -...

    Hi again Sean, I've been busy on my reno's here - sorry I didnt get back to you earlier -

    I mix a colored enamel with the penetrol - just a tiny amount to give it some color. I do this so that...
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    HMM - I thought you had to leave the 300mm blocks...

    HMM - I thought you had to leave the 300mm blocks open at the top for the pour. 1) so the cores can be rodded (Mortar pushed around and compacted) and 2) a nice head of grout indicates the lower...
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    MAybe the timber is iron bark heh heh! I...

    MAybe the timber is iron bark heh heh!

    I think I would paint the affected timbers with some Bitkote then repaint - if the paint is acrylic based paint. If it is enamel paint then maybe I'd try...
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    If you are going to finish in any sort of thinner...

    If you are going to finish in any sort of thinner based lacquer. DO NOT use penetrol - it will sizzle and wrinkle.

    I have done this melamine refinishing many times - a 180 grit sand, a primer...
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    I second Claw's idea - some nice straight 70 x 45...

    I second Claw's idea - some nice straight 70 x 45 pine!
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    I'll take a guess and say Bent Up and Bent Over. ...

    I'll take a guess and say Bent Up and Bent Over.

    The concrete core fill wont overflow through the open section of the 300 mm block as much as you might think. Maybe a little will come out but it...
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    Yeah I would be interested in seeing the pattern...

    Yeah I would be interested in seeing the pattern also.
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    I thought there was pebble crete type coating...

    I thought there was pebble crete type coating that went straight over the pool paint. Have you rung around to check? Quite a few pools have been done over in this area and didnt require old paint to...
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    OR Ivy!!!

    OR Ivy!!!
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    Don't even think of growing a creeping fig on a...

    Don't even think of growing a creeping fig on a fibre cement wall.
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    IMO a cladding of fibre cement and a liquid...

    IMO a cladding of fibre cement and a liquid membrane suitable for roofs would be the way to go.
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    Nothing about removing that sort of wall sounds...

    Nothing about removing that sort of wall sounds overly complicated. What the builder has proposed sounds pretty much correct. Splaying the upper corner of timber or steel beams is common practise. I...
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    Retailing - what a senseless waste of human life!

    Ever since Wesfarmers took over Coles I have noticed the lack of service at Coles stores. Lines are longer at the checkouts, product diversity is dropping and the place is filled with 14 year old...
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    Hey rob (jags) ...Excellent job - For such a...

    Hey rob (jags) ...Excellent job - For such a small room it looks a million bucks!

    I really like the niche under the window - it was worth the little extra work IMO. I like your taste in vanity...
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    I think you could be heading for lots of drama...

    I think you could be heading for lots of drama and swearing if you rip up the existing tiles - unless they are falling off leave them and tile straight over. You might be able to save the old loo...
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    Always a tricky call without seeing the job....

    Always a tricky call without seeing the job. Generally bearers are propped up by a heavy timber with an acrow prop each end.

    The timber "pin" is often coach screwed through the head plate of the...
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    It looks like your plaster is set onto cement...

    It looks like your plaster is set onto cement render and I'm sure i can see cracks going through the render. In the second photo the plaster looks to have cracked along the wet joins in the render...
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    I just bought some james hardie fibre cement...

    I just bought some james hardie fibre cement underlay sheets a few days ago - 27.50 a sheet from local bunnings. Last year it was only $21 a sheet though.
  23. Hey cool!! I'm not an electrician but once I...

    Hey cool!!

    I'm not an electrician but once I had a very similiar, although not as dramatic problem, involving dimmer switches. A sparky came and fixed it easily - in my case it was a dud dimmer...
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    This is a retaing wall ?? As Mick says above -...

    This is a retaing wall ?? As Mick says above - sometimes they dont fill the walls completely - a bond beam around the top is usually all that is filled unless it is a lower storey wall or a full...
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    $30 is about the right price for 1200 x 1800 tile...

    $30 is about the right price for 1200 x 1800 tile underlay. tile underlay sheet has a higher percentage of cement and a mix of differing sized celluose fibres which make it denser and more resistant...
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    You really need to know what the wall material...

    You really need to know what the wall material that has cracked actually is and if the cracks are structural cracks.

    In some terraces they would lime plaster straight onto brickwork and finish...
  27. I have seen lots of 1950's cottages with natural...

    I have seen lots of 1950's cottages with natural look new timber doors and windows. Most look quite nice to me. Pale - almost white colors - or very deep earth colors tend to show up the timber...
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    If you are taking the doors off anyway - I'd...

    If you are taking the doors off anyway - I'd spray them up using one of those all in one paint sprayers from bunnings about $140. I would also use Aqua enamel becuase modern oil base enamels yellow...
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    Just check if the new water regulations will...

    Just check if the new water regulations will apply to you if the council is involved. as allan said they can make you get a tank - a new kitchen - even re landscape to make your property "compliant"....
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    Same thing happened to me last few months. I put...

    Same thing happened to me last few months. I put off getting approval to finish the downstairs bathroom until Feb this year (new regulations came in on 1 st january 2008) and discovered I not only...
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    Hi peter, the manual is called "Building Design...

    Hi peter, the manual is called "Building Design parameters in Residential and Low Rise Commercial Structures" Volumes 1 - 3 Published by Queensland University press. It is a 900 page compilation by...
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    From my design manual - stumps placed into...

    From my design manual - stumps placed into reactive clay or expansive silts must be round or ovoid and have a smooth non porous surface. The footing must also be round in plan view.

    Rough...
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    ."so many fights with hubby coming up" -...

    ."so many fights with hubby coming up"

    - another energy draining activity.

    I just ran a few figures through my estimating tables. You are trying to build about 127 sq mtr of house.
    ...
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    Hi Bingo, If it were me, with the benefit of many...

    Hi Bingo, If it were me, with the benefit of many OB and renos behind me, I would go for the slab onground option.

    I've checked out your other posts and looked at your pics on other sites.
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    You did all that in 5 days !!!??? Stumps, floor,...

    You did all that in 5 days !!!??? Stumps, floor, frames ??? You can come work with me any day LOL!
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    Hi Dombat, It sounds like all the Noosa builders...

    Hi Dombat, It sounds like all the Noosa builders are going back to Melbourne LOL!

    Those quotes do sound excessive to me but I know that builders will add dollars to the budget when any sort...
  37. Sonja, you may have to check the yellow pages in...

    Sonja, you may have to check the yellow pages in Melbourne. Or maybe check website for stockists. http://www.gripset.com/construction/product.php?productid=9

    It is 2 part membrane (1 part liquid...
  38. I have clad a few exterior walls with stone and...

    I have clad a few exterior walls with stone and slate very similiar to what you are trying to achieve (I think). I did some research about the technical aspects and used Blueboard screwed to studs...
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    Poll: Hey thats Cool Juan! Looks great! :2tsup: I...

    Hey thats Cool Juan! Looks great! :2tsup:

    I like the wall hung timber vanity - ties in with the window frame and the darker tiles. Excellent - but I had bit of chuckle at all the electrical...
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    Poll: Hi Juan, Is the bathroom finished YET? I've...

    Hi Juan, Is the bathroom finished YET?

    I've been sick so havent been checking in much.

    Doog
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    Thanx guys - dont know what I'm going to do...

    Thanx guys - dont know what I'm going to do without internet LOL.

    The Doctor wrote a note and told me to report to local casualty ASAP. I had things to do so extended ASAP to mean tomorrow...
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    I think those items are called "offset or cranked...

    I think those items are called "offset or cranked barrel bolts" in Australia
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    LEG PAIN is something SERIOUS

    I 've been renovating a house for 2 years - pretty active physically. Every now and then I would get a sore aching pain in some part of a leg. It would ache for a few days then go away. I put it...
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    A grape vine that size, that fruits is really...

    A grape vine that size, that fruits is really great IMO. Summer shade and winter sun. So use the area under it as a living area (pavers , tiles, bit of comfy furniture) and put planter boxes a bit...
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    Me thinks it might be Old Growth hoop - but very...

    Me thinks it might be Old Growth hoop - but very hard to tell from photo. Old growth hoop is reasonably durable outside if oiled. very different to plantation hoop.
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    Theoretically if Phytoflora are eating the roots...

    Theoretically if Phytoflora are eating the roots then there shouldnt be any root mass left in the dead spots. Maybe try digging a small bit of dead turf out and check - also check on the bare earth...
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    They are available fairly easily - a hardware...

    They are available fairly easily - a hardware store that carries brass lines should have some - I know Bunnings do carry the 100 mm long variety though.
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    I was just wondering how this lawn problem worked...

    I was just wondering how this lawn problem worked out.

    While I have no experience with WA growing conditions , the dead patch of grass near the gate, looks identical to problems we get here when...
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    What sort of vine or creeper is that growing...

    What sort of vine or creeper is that growing above the concrete area? Which direction does the area face ?

    I think a horizontal hardwood batten screen taken up another 600 above the fence line...
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    Can you post a pic of the area? It will help us...

    Can you post a pic of the area? It will help us visualise and make suitable suggestions. I'm sort of thinking about a false sill and a sill apron to go down the front of the wall - made from 12mm...
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