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That first photo hurts to look at!

There will likely be something close, but make certain of supply times. Don't be railroaded by the builder because it doesn't suit their timeframe - if a...

It should work; suggest 10 gauge galvanised chipboard screws rather than Paslode nails as our American friend has done. Predrill, then skew the screws in at a little angle, so they don't both lie in...

My experiences with Uretek have shown they're basically too busy to mindlessly drum up business, and in one case they insisted I do some other things first that were simpler and cheaper - just in...

So the report says the soil is something "Class H"?

Movement never (in my experience) recovers to the original position 100%. In 1976, England had a massive heatwave/drought that caused heaps...

Backblocking in this case, would normally be done only on the butt joins - as you've noted. If there were other factors like high humidity or fire control, it could be different.

Also, I would urge you to panel the formwork in foot-high increments to one side - the three other sides can be continuous. As you fill, tap the boards evenly and rhythmically with a hammer to...

You can probably safely attach the new bearers to existing stumps. It's worth checking they are sound and adequate, though. If they're timber stumps make sure your attachment method allows...

Plasterer's sand is the type you want, because the clay content of brickies' sand may possibly cause light cracking.

While I can't offer actual costs, here's some stuff that might help you in the ring-around. I'm assuming that 2.5m height runs out to nothing, so it's a wedge shape you're digging.

Volume of...

It's yet to make a note, that guitar - not found a suitable spare lump of maple for a neck. But, two important details:

The case will NEVER have bugs in it.
It's the only guitar which'll...

What width are your decking boards?

If width is 5m, then number of boards is 5000/90 or 56 (rounded up).

Run of the deck is 30/5, or 6m. I'd allow one join per run.

So you have 56 boards...

I've done one! It was well dried, but a single solid piece - some slight end checking epoxied up fine. Picture shows sealed, but un-tinted. I glossed it with amber-hued nitro for a look more like...

Any action on this one, Alan?

Cheers, Adam.

Generally you can put a one-piece sill of some sort to edge off the new work; slate (costly) or hardwood both work decently - just round over the outside upper corner with a 10mm radius or so and...

Yellow tongue is supposed to be on 450 centres. If you've overrun that appreciably, then the only things which will stiffen it are adding more members underneath, fixing another layer onto the...

I think Caporn's might have closed on Friday. Bummer if they did. The other thing to tint your filler with (than sawdust) is fresco powders, sold in little pots at proper art supply shops.
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What has caused the "bounce" you speak of? That might be best addressed before you lay anything over the top.

Is it prefinished? Boral's website implies so.

What about cutting a slip of similar timber that slides into the gap, and gluing that in? Shave off with a Stanley blade or razor-sharp chisel...

Sounds like either the doors are intended to be rebated onsite (unusual!) or are not weatherproof...

The deck should cede to the doors/threshold, as they are likely to last beyond reinventions of...

Are you applying the cloth, or proper Tolex?

I'm sure Titebond would be fine for the cloth tweed, but Tolex proper works best with contact cement.

One of the main qualities you want in an epoxy, is that it sets hard - not rubbery. Sadly most hardware shop epoxies are made to have a degree of flex and resilience in them, so they're not ideal.
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Mixer should be about twice the speed of barrow mixing. I batch using 20 litre buckets, and would suggest 20mm aggregate.

Two full buckets of aggregate, two 2/3 buckets of sharp sand and two...

Is it for pricing new work or repair? Wood or coal?

I don't have photos, but can measure up a '40s woodburning fireplace/chimney tomorrow and post a dimensioned sketch. Also in my old 1904...

Hey Rick, I had a chuckle at that "apprentice" bit being applied to yourself, too. You can customise it in the User Profile options.

West Systems is batched locally, not sure of the base stock...

There was ground Portland cement, but in the era of Victorian building it wasn't much used.

I think it was probably a greater cost proportionally, and also, as the concepts of "how to build"...

I take it you installed all the bows upwards?

"Back in the day" it was pretty common to plane, notch or pack materials; now we are either expecting perfect off the truck (like Hyspan) or not so...

I'd give it a crack. However - I'd pour a small slab to put them on, and pin the joints with stainless or gal screws as dowels and two-part construction resin like Anchor-Fix. Then waterproof the...

The reason I'd asked about water either side of the wall, was to check there's no real hydrostatic load on it - there isn't, so that makes life easier.

Not sure about the durability of aluminium...

I'm a fan of Penetrol.

In this case, I'd suggest (assuming the new boards are dry), sealing these with a mix of 75% Dulux oilbase sealer-binder and 25% Penetrol. The old boards need a thorough...

Do you know if there's a reason it has to be Metrinch? Does the car have a spread of metric and imperial (AF) fasteners?

I wonder if the product was recommended by an American or Canadian source...

If it's a polyurethane base that cures by reacting with atmospheric moisture, it may reach a cured state where it's chemically impervious to solvent qualities in your glue. curing will happen faster...

Am I misreading the schematic, or will the partiton have water on both sides, to similar height?

Also, with thin concrete if you want to reinforce maybe stainless is the go. Hand-placed concrete...

Look at it positively!

Cart has two points of view to chew over. Plus he's just been given an exemplary lesson in the dynamics of how trades interact. :D

I'm not a big fan of silicone in most building applications, but Sikaflex should do if the wood can be dried out.

A little trick is to mask around the repair work area neatly before using the...

That's where we'll usually disagree. As it's an older house, you could use the NSW Heritage Office publication "How to Carry Out Work on Heritage Buildings and Sites" (Revised 2002) as a guideline. ...

One of the things which drove me away from lutherie, was the amount of dust generated. In carpentry, it's mostly coarse, and just falls down. However, when you're doing stuff like routing for...

Word of mouth usually does it for me. That, and networking with subtrades. I've also collected the odd bit of work from non-building based internet sites where people get chatting.

Still,...

Left hand drive, no idea on mileage, shipping not included. But as a six-cylinder car, a P-plater can legally drive it.

Anyway, by the time you get to the test the guitar should be about ready...

Mushrooms are the "fruiting body" of a fungal infection to the material at hand. Probably the first thing is to hit the outside of your windows with an antifungal treatment.

What you are...

A layer of bricks, as you described it, is called a "course". :wink:

The looseness is possibly the result of mortar fretting (erosion), or a weak mix, or inadequate bond (frequently due to poor...

Looks like you've got that typical curse of jigsaws - the blade canting over to give a less than perpendicular cut. Centre join seems pretty respectable.

You'll be able to mark out a centre...

There's traditional underpinning/jacking where the masonry is raised from just below ground level and beefed up, also there is a newer approach using expanding polyurethane injection. That is...

Possibly! You're glueing as well, aren't you? Once that goes off, it will provide a good "hold".

You might try gunning pine battens to the side of every stud. Depends of course, whether this...

Yes, and it's the time/cost/interdependency of these details which can be really hard to illuminate to the client...

One of my old teachers worked for Jennings. He reckoned that if weather was...

Grahame,

I take it this is a timber stud wall? Generally, infill windows can be fitted over a flashing "tray" that slopes up slightly as it goes inside. This is good to do in Alcor (the...

They're a higher R-value than conventional bricks, and usually go on a slab with no edge rebate (like ICF construction). So theoretically you're saving on formwork time and insulation. Probably...

Jumping back to the beginning again.

Since the OP's questions have been flying thick and fast - financial, materials, costings...

It's time to seek the services of a draughtsman or architect....

About convincing as :wink:

You could try an anonymous inquiry to the mortgagor. Far better than internet speculation.

I've been hunting for a long time to actually hear of anyone in Oz...

A newborn electric generally sounds over-bright and often thin. They take a while to shake down (one of mine took about nine years!). You've added to the brightness by direct mounting the pickup...

Check with Fair Trading Victoria and TAFE Vic; they will have the exact qualifications requirements.

For NSW, it's a TAFE course at Cert III level, then a couple of hundred with your...