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We've also done the same thing as John mentioned on the last few houses that we have built.With the common use of large areas of tiles in our case (or floating floors in yours)in living areas etc you...

Hello Jimbo,In this area at least we use three different methods depending on the block (amount of slope etc)Most of the builders around here use raft slabs exclusively with waffle pods becoming very...

Al,I can't see any problems with it at all.If a bloke in Mudgee wants to know what we get here it is no big secret. Bricklaying prices are and always have been very transparent.Most people know that...

G/day jako,The rates that you quoted are about the going price here in Wagga mate.Funny how it works out like that even though we are not in contact with each other.I have a few mates in the game in...

Hello mirz,There are quite a few companies producing lightweight mouldings these days.A couple of the local brick and tile display centres here carry them as do most building supply places.A mob...

G'day Harry,In a brick veneer home here you allow 250mm overall (110mm brick,40mm cavity,90mm timber frame and 10mm for gyprock.They used to use 70mm internal stud walls in transportable homes here...

G'day Peter,We've been washed out to-day (very,very unusual,and very welcome rain)and was sitting here reading the local paper and came across an article I thought might be interesting to you as I...

It was still clearly visable here to-night again but it is fading,and I think there is maybe only a couple of days left to see it.That would make it a full week since it first became visable,pretty...

We first seen the comet last Sunday night and it was brilliant here.It is still very clear from just after sunset but nothing like it was.The weather has been in our favour with very clear dark...

G/day Peter,The shed came up great,good job.Did it cost out pretty well?Have you lined the inside yet?A couple of mates of mine put similiar sized sheds up for their own pursuits and now are flat out...

Hello namtrak,It certainly doesn't worry me much at all but seen you asked if anyone could spot anything unusual in one of the pictures.The only thing that I noticed with a quick look was that the...

It looks terrific Pete,you've done a great job and some of those bits and pieces that we keep "because they'll come in handy one day"have actually come in handy.Good luck Terry.

Hello krm66,I think the blueboard would get you a better result if you decide to go that way.Even though you can get acrylic type renders that will go over previously painted(they advertise this,not...

Hello,I've just completed another mosaic if anyone's interested(well almost,it is not grouted up yet)It's nothing like the detailed work of bennylaird, but I've made use of leftover tiles and a bit...

G/day Benny,I'd love to have a look at your pizza oven,do you have any pictures?I am also interested in doing one in my backyard but my wife is not quite convinced.We did an outdoor fireplace last...

Hello Damon,I'm a long way from where you are, but when working over in Perth a few months ago, we used a solid pressed brick as window sills which might be alright to use in a firebox .They were a...

Geez,Mahaylea,you are having a go at everything.The ridging on a roof is firstly "bedded"in place using a sand,cement and lime mix and then a coloured acrylic "pointing"mix is applyed in a thin coat...

I couldn't find a picture of the Shanty fireplace namtrak but did find one of a fireplace that we did at the Wagga Winery a while back.It is out of the same recycled red bricks as the other two we...

Hello namtrak,that fireplace in the picture is under my pergola.The bricks that we used in that were left over from from a fireplace that we did at the Shanty Hotel just outside Wagga.My brother has...

Hello again Mahaylea,I think WA is the last stronghold for solid brick construction in domestic situations.They say around 94% are solid brick there.When I worked in Perth for a few weeks earlier...

They also look terrific to me Terry.Regards Wagga Terry.

It was interesting to see all the different types of meterboxes that they make in SA we only ever use the one type here.The measurements of the standard one used here is 600mm*600mm.They are made to...

Just thought I'd have a go at posting a couple of pictures.One is of a fireplace that me and my son built under our pergola area last summer.We used some old recycled red bricks that were left over...

Just for interests sake how much did it work out if you converted it to a sq mtr rate Mahaylea?The going rate for cement rendering over here is from $35 to $40 per sq mtr.As for the whiteset plaster...

Hello Mahaylea,Plasterboard over brick is sometimes used over this way (Riverina area)but that is because of the lack of good renderers and econnomic reasons.I think (been a bricklayer)that solid...

Funny how the building supervisor had to check it out.You'd almost think he'd have some idea about it.The boxes we use are 600mm*600mm so as I said we like to go the highest legal measurement, as...

Good job Joe,I like the look of it.Regards Terry

Hello Bronson,Here in Wagga we set the boxes at a height of two metres from the finished path(that is to top of box).So when we (bricklayers)set out for them we usually consider the finished concrete...

The biggest size possible without approval here in Wagga Wagga is 15sq mtrs.I'm a long way from you though.Sometimes it would be good to have uniform regulations about such things.Regards Terry.

My brother owns a transportable home company and I've probably seen at least half a dozen blokes of "mature"age start out there.Two are still at it and will be finishing their time soon.One is...

I didn't mean the new type of acrylic type products that they manufacture these days (Shieldcoat,Concoat,Stencilcrete,etc,etc)I meant the old style "topping"with a sand and cement mix.Maybe the ...

G/day Rossluck,I think the best option is to "top"it if you are not inclined to change the surface material (tile etc)You would need an experienced tradesman to do it though as you are working with a...

I have had a GMC washer for about a year or so.(don't know the model but it cost $175 from memory)I have used it alot and so far with no worries.As well as using it at home for general purpose...

Try this link lateral http://www.rockcote.com.au/ I said there are lots of similiar products about though.A bag of PM100 render will be $15 here in Wagga.Coverage depends on how thick the coat is of...

Hello lateral,we usually use a fairly weak coat of bondcrete first as it is more "spreadable" and that seals it enough for a stronger second coat to be applied.I think you might be better served to...

Hello Vasilike,Tilers in this area (Riverina area of NSW)are on around $35 per sq mtr labour only.But they have a range of extras that they charge for slow going (diamond pattern,borders etc)How come...

In our area (Riverina region of NSW)bricklayers are on around 85cents a brick + GST.This is a standard rate for normal going but we also get a few extras for things such as windows sills ($22 per lin...

Hello drummelars,I think that it is very unusual for the tiles to come off that easy and in that manner.We use a product called Monoflex in the same sort of application and after you beat the tiles...

I've just noticed a short course in bricklaying at Bunbury on a website.The course is designed to address the "acute shortage"of tradesmen in the bricklaying game and is supported by Midland Bricks....

G/day Lignum,Just noticed your query about the drawn matches .St George drew with Parramatta in 77 (our football team were all there and almost missed our plane home as it went into extra time and...

G/day Al,Thanks for the tip,I'll start on that stuff next week My wife actually uses the tablets but I'll get the powder form you are recommending and have a crack at that.We were only helping...

Hello Wongo,I noticed your thread about RSI or whatever and it caught my attention.

I've been laying bricks for a long time now(37years)and every now and then (at the moment actually,hence the...

We got one in Perth while over there recently and used it extensively on a site in the city to drill approx 100mm into concrete columns to tie in the brickwork.It barely heated up doing this and I...

I don't think anyone ever gets particulary well off by to-days standards doing tradework(brickwork in particuliar)I've been a bricklayer for thirty seven years and have worked for myself since...

Hello Wongo,The bookcases look great mate.Sorry I dropped my pictures into your thread,maybe someone can shift them into the right area later.Regards Terry

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Does this one work? Terry

Just thought I'd upload some pictues and (try to)add a link to it.There are quite afew so it is probably easier to view them where they are rather than post here.There are some snaps of 3 fireplaces...

You could be in a bit of trouble depending on how much you have left between the waste and the other tile.You could get them down to about ten mm or so(depending on tile)if you had to, but after that...

G/day Alan,I remember about ten years ago a neighbour of mine got this big brick oven type thing made from some plans he got from Sweden or somewhere over that way.It wasn't all that attractive but...

Hello jaypee,sorry I forgot to reply to your question.The bricklaying rate is around $800 per 1000 plus extra for the piers(in Wagga that is).So not much different from the Melbourne rates that...