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Just a follow up question, after applying the 3 coats, how long before is ok for traffic? Cheers.

Thanks for the replies, think I'll go the Feast Watson and spend the change on beer :2tsup:

What do you mean by 2pac finish? I was under the impression that you just use 3 coats of Cetol deck, or 1 of HLS and 2 of Cetol Deck.

I know none of the coatings las forever, but figure if the...

It's time to finish the Merbau deck and have finally narrowed my choices to the above. Can anyone give me advise on what they would choose and why? Cheers.

Not a fan of Dulux or Taubmans- Both a little watery. Watty are good (ID range), but pricy. I'd go Haymes Ultra Premium range- Best paint I've used.

Has anyone used it? Success or otherwise? I've used Haymes for everything else and cannot fault it so figure their decking oil should be on par.

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If you turn the controller off, it turns the HWS unit off so leave it on.

Under advise from a lot of forum members, I used 10g square drive type-17 SS screws (Macsim) and couldn't be happier. Looks attractive, did not snap any (2500 screwed down) and got them for $150 per...

We have a Miele- Great if you love your dishes wet! Numerous parts changed on it over last 2 years and should be much, much better for a nearly $2K unit. Only reason we haven't changed it is that...

Why not build a small retaining wall on left side, then level out soil and build a normal set of steps?

No probs, just remember that most home's stormwater discharge point is 100mm and that covers your whole house!

I'm guessing it was. I have ducted (Brivis Gas heater with refrigerated add-on unit) and no issues to speak of- Simply because it's top-shelf gear and was installed/balanced/sized correctly. ...

Loki, just wanted to find out how your SS balustrading is going? I'm thinking of getting them from Miami Stainless too and would like to know how you have found them over last few months eg need to...

I have the 451 from the Makita 4 piece kit and have had no issues. Plenty of power, hammer works well and batteries are great.

Like Dr said, rip the bricks out and replace with a concrete slab. Then simply dynabolt 70x35 TP to the slab (Bearers), then run 90x45 TP on top (Joists) Decking on top brings it to 180mm.

If you have decent ventilation, whatever paint you use will be fine. My ensuite/bathroom ceilings are Haymes Premium Ceiling paint and no mould/grime issues to speak of as we have a decent exhaust...

True, it was less work though as I did not need to cut all tiles against the walls mm perfect (I needed to save time as I laid close to 250m2!). I'll take a pic and post.

Excellent and most important point when tiling. We spent a number of hours measuring and laying out the floor tiles so we would have to cut against each wall, end up with most of the tile around...

Did not have any major gaps- Biggest would have been around 1mm. Tiles are polished porcellin 500x500 so as long as you lay them all level, should not have gaps. Rough finish tiles like slate would...

I would not worry about having a rebate. Simply run the wall sheeting over the slab edge 50mm or so.

I did both the tiling and fixing at our home and I laid tiles first, skirts last. Tiles were quicker to lay as they do not need to be mm perfect and it leaves a cleaner look.

I went the Makita 18v Li-Ion combo set. I looked at the Panasonic but I wanted a recipro saw too and Panasonic do not make one yet. I cannot speak highly enough of the little Makita impacter, 22min...

Keep it simple... We used a 450x450 polished porcellin on floor and walls (Tiled to ceilings too) and broke with marble borders, horizontal in bathroom/WC and vertical in ensuite/WC. The marble...

If you are concerned with putting tape on your floors, use the 3M painters tape as it has less adhesive and does not leave residue. Can say on for up to 14 days and leaves a straight line when...

Silly question but do you have the rubber washer/gasket between the nut and base of basin?

Understood Autogenous- Can't say I've ever tried that or would want too.

We have a 2yr old Samsung 1200rpm front load and it will do a full load in 30mins, uses 60 litres of water and none of our clothes cop any wear/tear like top loaders do. One of the best appliances I...

I'll second the Osram Decostar globes. My mate and I bought over 200 of these when we were both building and have not had any blow in nearly 3 years. Importantly leave enough breathing space around...

I'm no concreter but we have laid 130m2 of exposed aggregate and have not had any wear/structural issues. We didn't sprinkle with sugar, rather disolve the sugar in warm water and use a weed sprayer...

120mm is luxury!!! I had 115mm to play with for my deck in places, Simply used 90X45 joists and bolted into slab using loxens and lengths of all-thread. Spaced it off the concrete with using...

I bought the Makita LS1214B and have not had any issues with it. Fairly quiet, big table and the dust box actually collects dust! I'm also in West. Suburbs in Melb. but bought mine from Sydney...

I did a 3.5mm gap for two reasons, a) It measured out right with me only having to plane 3-4mm of the last boards and b) It looked right, I tried 5mm but spacing looked too big.

As for which way...

I bought a cheapie- Electric GMC $49 jobbie from Bunnings. For what I use it (Picking up grass clippings from pebble garden beds after edging), works fine. Has a simple lever to switch from blower...

I've got the 4-stroke Victa Tornado with mulcher (About $500), its great, starts first time, every time, plenty of power, Briggs & Stratton motor, you can't go wrong.

I'm no sparkie but I do know that when I was getting my mains installed, some I spoke to said 10mm2 was sufficient which technically maybe the case, I cannot understand why people would not have...

The centre panels in our stacking doors are 1250mm wide so no, it should not be that more expensive. For aluminium extrusions, checkout www.capral.com.au as our door uses these extrusions.

Stacking door closed and open.

We considered bifolds but went with a 6 panel stacking door for our house, 6900w x 2700h in aluminium. It's basicly a commercial door, cost $5k. In bifolds, would be $12k plus and although It would...

I'd hope that he's not!!! :doh:

Floor boxes generally have a closable lid with a slit for the cables to protude out, finishing flush with the floor level. Classrooms/multiuse rooms in office spaces generally use them for...

I just purchased the Makita 18v Li-Ion inpact driver and it's fantastic. Batteries are brilliant, 300+ S/S decking screws on a charge and could still go! Heaps of grunt and fits nicely in the hand....

True, Only issue is that Bunnings do not sell the "B" model.

Sydney Tools actually!... Although I did buy a few other things... Also inc. the shipping to Melbourne. Speak with Elvis.

I have the LS1214B and it does seem to catch quite a bit of the dust. Still not all but I guess better than the bag. You will find that these were initially $100 more than the standard bag model...

Mahoney's timber in Thomastown (Nth Suburbs) I bought for $3.70/m, 90mm boards. Possibly not a rock bottom price but they only import packs in set lengths (3.3, 3.9, 4.2 etc etc) which was perfect...

I've actually changed my theories since I posted that remark and also my SCMS requirements. Have now changed my choices to the Makita LS1013B or Hitachi C10FSH.

Does anyone have a B series...

Loki, did you choose the natural or a coloured oil?

Cheers

Yeah I have done searches on the forum and the pro's/con's I listed were the result. The 10" would suffice but am only looking that the 12" as I can get the Bunnings price match discount, around...

The 3 options are:

Dewalt DW718XE, Makita LS1214 and Bosch GCM12SD. All are about the same price but I cannot make a decision.

Bosch Pro's- Many features, ease of bevel adjustments, belt...

I definately would not have all the joins in the centre as it would be a mass of S/S screw heads, but as you stated, the 4 + 4, 2 + 4 + 2, 3 + 2 + 3 etc method was someting I was thinking of. Guess...