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BIG, HuGE - Its like Termite Grand Central Station round here BUT they are nice cuddly friendly termites who wont touch pine even if its untreated, but they will walk a mile for a feed of tasty...

Thanks, I will take your advice and will rip out the plastic.

G'day,
I am building a greenhouse out of permapine and covered with plastic.
The boards along the bottom (which will be on the inside of the plastic) are in contact with the ground. They were...

yup. Decided on 200X50 permapine sleepers @ $5 L/M which is pretty cheap.
will line the inside with Gro-Tuff plastic.
Thanks everyone for your input.

With the quality of talk radio in these parts, the termites would fall asleep.

not sure that red gum would last with the termites here. Also 200mm is too narrow as they would need to be 300mm min - doubling up to 400mm would be costly.
thanks

Cant get ACQ here and with CCA there is the arsenic situation.

G'day,
Can anyone suggest what would be the best timber to use for raised beds (veggies).
Permapine needs to be lined with plastic which would disintegrate over time.
Local store suggests Cypress...

the ends are apparently the place most likely to rot and I have read that they should be sealed properly. Should I use polyurethane sealant such as Sikaflex as was suggested or is there a cheaper...

G'day,
I am using baltic pine weatherboards which are pre-primed both sides.
If I then paint only on the outer side, will it matter that there is only one coat of primer on the inside ie. cupping...

G'day,
can anyone advise what would be best to use for sealing the ends of these baltic pine weatherboards?
Board faces (not ends), will be primed and painted.
Have considered Polyurethane...

Hi Folks.
I have finally got round to doing this weatherboarding and wanted to ask if anyone knows a supplier of pine weatherboards in SA (baltic, cypress, oregon etc).
thanks.

G'day,
Could anyone tell me whether I should be wary of using untreated baltic pine weatherboards? The supplier recommends "sealing" both sides but didnt know with what.
I thought I would probably...

ok, I've gone lithium and I've gone Makita, 18v, and I wont be dropping this one at $360:;

Strange thing is that I heard earlier today that the Makita welcome truck is pulling into our town soon- laden with every conceivable Makita goodie that a chap could want. You dont think that I might...

It was cheap, it was heavy and it was about as slimline as a chieftan tank, but I was rather fond of it. It fell from the top of a stepladder and still worked. Then 10 minutes later, I achieved the...

Many thanks PAR, you have been very helpful with your advice and I think the
problem is now solved.

No there's no intrigue, I just want to find a bolt that will last in this application- I dont think my address is relevant to that.

reckon the cost alone, of transporting a full fibreglass pool to where I am, would be about the cost of this sectional pool. I have looked into all the options and this is the only viable one, thanks...

[quote=ian;829502]"If I've got the situation right
you've bought an above ground pool
the sides are fibreglass held together with 1/4in x 1-1/2 in bolts
the pool uses a vinyl liner to kept the...

The bolts are definetly structural- if they fail, the walls will most probably collapse as they are nearly all that holds the wall together.
I think he said he would be supplying galvanised bolts...

Silicon bronze bolts cant be had in Australia by all accounts and the lowest cost I could find in the US worked out about $500 plus shipping.
The manufacturer has suggested regular galvanised then...

Is there any reason why brass bolts wouldnt work?

Im not sure there is enough room in the flange that these bolts are going to go through to be substantially oversize without compromising the flange strength and with all this extra coating, I'm...

Thanks.
Taking into account all the very helpful advice people have given, I think I will err on the side of caution and go with 316L stainless steel, oversized and coated in bitumen paint. That...

The panels are fibreglass and the inside of the pool is lined with a vinyl liner- there is therefore a complete waterproof barrier between the panels and the water.
The corrosion moisture would not...

They dont have to be metal bolts but I thought that there was no other option.
Its an in ground GRP swimming pool made of bolt together wall sections.
The bolts must be strong and long lasting-...

In contact with sand (surrounded by it) moisture and the fibreglass.
Would silicon bronze bolts be ok in an anaerobic environment.
There would be no other metal in direct contact with these bolts...

Thanks- can you suggest anything which will work for this application?

Are the best two options bronze or 316L/A4 Stainless steel and if so, does anyone know which of the two will last better ?

Yes I heard that boatbuilders use bronze bolts- I guess it is the most expensive option by far.
Material is fibreglass resin panels (two flanges of around 6mm each)- swimming pool retaining wall...

Thanks for your reply- I am a bit concerned about stainless steel having seen it rust.
I realise that there are different grades of ss- how does 316 ss stand up in the long term?
These bolts wont...

G'day,
I am looking for bolts that will not rust.
Its not for a boat but they will be below ground with a high saline water table near the coast.
Taking into account cost (I will need about 200...

Nice and simple, thanks

How?

G'day.
I am going to make a timber panel which I will then make a resin mould out of for casting a resin copies of the timber original.
I need to bend a panel of timber with dimensions 1.8m high by...

I inherited a workbench when I bought the house which is quite good. What I like about it
is that on one end (on the right, from the side I use most) there is a large overhang of roughly 8 or 10...

Thanks Big Shed, they are both a bit far from here- so that I could look for them in SA, did the packs have a brand name?

how thick, how wide?
The 16mm thick , 150mm wide Hardiplank works out at about $6 per metre, so the idea that it is the cheap alternative dosent really seem correct.

Baltic pine, cypress pine and pinus radiata- anyone know how they compare pricewise?

I have the GMC mitre saw stand which is not too bad if you tighen up the bolts that werent done up properly in the factory and add some shims where the adjustable legs slide, to prevent rather...

G'day All.
My house needs cheering up so I would like to weatherboard it- (I have always wanted a weatherboarded house so I cant be talked out of it).
There seems to be 3, possibly 4 options.

1....

It was the speed- the poor thing couldnt keep up

thanks for all that- I appreciate your help with this.
To prevent cupping do I need to give the underside as many coats as the top or will one or two do and in fact how many coats is needed on the...

thanks Retro- I had already sanded off the stain and thankfully it all came off.
I have decided not to use any stain and just use clear varnish and I dont think I will ever touch stain again at...

now thats what I call shiny.
I kept that Cabothane for reasons you have already explained and got some stain......
well it was too dark so I thinned it down and now....my worktop is blotchy....HELP...

ok, so this is what I mean. This kitchen wall feature thing was a disaster and is even more orange in real life. It wasnt a great brand of varnish/stain I do admit.

What can I do with it- I dont...

G'day Harry,
I got Cabots Carbothane so I will exchange it for one with colour as long as you promise it wont end up bright orange like everything else I have ever tried to stain:U.
Long way from...

[quote=Bloss;795800]Que? Any oil or water based poyurethane finish once dry will be 'food safe' -

Yes that's what I thought but when I said to the guy in the store what I wanted if for he
went...

G'day All,

I am making a kitchen work top out of pine and am giving it liberal coatings of polyurethane which has been discussed at length on here.
I want to give it some colour as the only food...