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Thanks Gaza, I'll check out YouTube (now that I'm back at work and have plenty of time to spare:U). Rod, this is why I love to browse this forum; great ideas and different ways to think about...

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Thanks for your reply. The rods will be threaded in order to screw into the stud as noted above. A friend of mine is a metal fabricator so he can help out there :U.
I'll be checking...

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Happy New Year from a long time lurker. Hope I've put this in the correct place!
The time has come for me to make some long anticipated floating selves for my daughters room and I wanted...

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We have yellow toungue floors under carpet and with the variable weather conditions in melbourne at the monent they have developed a number of creaks in various places around the house. They...

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I've laid all my decking boards and cut them off flush with the joists at each end. I want to attached a board to the joist and flush with the cut ends of the deck to 'frame' the entire...

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We've got a concrete path that we want to pave over, however the paving will also extend past the edge of the path (about 1000mm) up to a retaining wall. Do I have to concrete the 'gap'...

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I set my posts in the ground and attached the bearers and joists some time ago. I've been waiting for my decking boards to come in and have just noticed that 2 of the posts (the end 2 out of...

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I'm just about to take delivery of my decking boards (90mm x 19 mm) and am wondering if anyone can give me some advice in making a template for drilling pilot holes for nailing? I'm...

Before I get a barrage of laughter let me say that I have no knowledge about air-conditioning!:?

My question is, do I need to get a specific air-con installer to install a split system or can a...

Thanks John,
My dilemma is cost vs longevity! I've seen a lot of TP decks and they tend to look pretty average in a relatively short time. I'm hoping to get a 'top' over the deck sooner rather...

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Just after some advice on decking boards. I'm now at the point where I'm starting to think about the actual decking boards that will go onto my deck. I'd prefer hardwood over TP but as...

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Originally I was going to install a bearer adjacent to the house using stirrups and small posts (sloping concrete slab). I'm now thinking about a ledger so I don't have to jackhammer out...

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I have just set my posts in the ground for a deck off my kitchen. There are 3 posts but I have discovered that the first and third posts are about 10mm out from each other. Will this cause...