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Don't need many so just a 4 pack would be fine, i'll go down to mitre 10 (or bunnings???) and have a look around, where did you see them, just in with the screws or elsewhere?

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I need to buy some cam locks similar to these:

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/lrgimg_popup.jsp;jsessionid=YL1KKELBVV1BYCSTHZOSFFI?productId=41170&imageNo=null&ts=85612

It's for some...

Thanks, you've all been a big help. Just one other thing, how does surge protection work for 3 phase power? I have added a surge protector into my electrical options, does this mean I would need to...

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So its more expensive to wire and connect the house to from the power pit? The cost to have a 3-phase underground pit installed was only an additional $100 so i thought i may as...

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Will 3 phase electricity cost me anymore than single phase in terms of general eletrical appliances?

The reason I ask is I am building a new house and have organised for a 3 phase...

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I'm about to demolish our house to build a new one, just got a question re disconnections. I was speaking with the water company the other day about disconnecting water/sewer, and they...

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I am currently in the design stage of my extenstion/renovation project and the last thing I need to finalise before I can move forward is what to do about doors and windows at the back of the...

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Does anyone know where I can get some laminex offcuts in and around melbourne? I'm doing a temporary kitchen makeover (until we can afford the real thing) and I've got some existing bench...

Thanks, sounds like it could be a problem with the remote unit then, might try and organise that certificate so I can make a warranty claim...

I did have it fitted by a sparkie, through a friend...I'm not totally convinced the job was done properly though. We still have a bit of the old style wiring through the house, not sure what its...

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I recently purchased and had installed a ceiling fan, and to make life easier I got a remote control unit so we didn't have to run new wires through the walls (we have an old house we plan to...

Yeah Paul, that makes sense, thanks. Will practise with a few cuts before making the real ones...

How about ensuring a straight cut, as my hands aren't exactly the steadiest?

I'm just about to cut all of my new fences posts to height, but i need to make 2 cuts per post (one from either side) with my circular saw to get through it.

Does anyone have any tips or tricks in...

No worries, thanks Greg. Will check out the Mitre 10 website.
What timber would you recommend? I'm only going to paint it with the fence?

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I'm currently building a picket fence and I need a new letterbox, just wondering if anyone has any plans or knows where i could find some plans to build a new letterbox. Im after the...

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I have a couple of bags of ready mix leftover somewhere, maybe I can just use that. What I found with that though was the rocks were quite big and was difficult to get the surface...

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I've just put up a new front fence (previously was just bolders and plants) and the edge of the footpath is uneven and leaves approx 100mm gap between the fence and the footpath. I want...

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I'm in the process of putting up a picket fence, just wondering about treating the cut outs that i make for the rails...is there a product I should use to re-treat the timber where i make my...

Thanks for all your advise mate, I like your thinking and I will probably go that way with the entry rails. Certainly aint cheap, but can be a nice looking fence!!!

I'll stick to my original idea...

Thats my dilema as well, its much easier to replace a rail or 2 if needed than to replace a post!

So the solution you went with was for all of your rails or just the angled rails?

Clinton,

Its more about taking so much out of the post, my posts are only 90x90, so by the time i take out enough for the 'normal' rails (whats your view on taking half out of the post and half...

Clinton1, spot on, even with dimensions! Yeah, its the angled checked out joint causing the issue...

leeton, you mean you used brackets on all of you rails, so you didn't check any of the posts...

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I'm in the middle of putting up a picket fence, just got a question about attaching the rails...i'm putting an entrance where the gate is, so the posts for the gate are approx 0.8m back...

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I asked a similar question a little while back, but thought i'd ask again and this time include a couple of pictures to help visualise my problem.

I have a few rafters which have rotted out...

damn, the thing is i didn't even think about this until afterwards
most of it was the orange terracotta colour with some of it being a bluey, greyish colour...

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Can anyone tell me what these were made of, and would they have contained asbestos at all? I've been removing them from my house to replace with PVC as tree roots had destroyed them, they...

Sorry SlientC, the rafters aren't covered by the lining on the overhang, and I definatelt don't want to join back on the other side of of the top plate!

I will need to replace the gutters as they...

Thanks guys, i was thinking that attaching to the sides of the rotted rafters might be the only way to go. I've just realised though that there are no facias, the gutters simply attach to the end of...

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I'm in the process of renovating, and some of the eaves have rotted due to poor guttering (not sure of the exact name of the roof timber, but it is what the facia and gutter attaches to -...