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Thanks for that. The wet mix sounds like the go. I hadn't heard of that before.

Hi All,

I am about to resurface part of our driveway with 20mm crushed granite which was last done with the same stuff about 5 years ago. I've found it to be really good but part of the driveway...

Thanks for your help. I drilled a pilot hole and it made it heaps easier, still a bit of a strain on the drill though.

I managed to get most of it done yesterday. I just have to secure them to...

Thanks for that. If the weather holds out tomorrow I might get some sleepers and have a go. I think it seems easier than the method I was going to use.

Thanks for that. I actually like the rustic look, but for these steps I will probably want to go for something that looks a bit neater.



Thanks for that, the picture helps and it is what I...

Thanks for the reply. Sorry if I'm a bit dumb but I'm not sure that I follow. Are you saying to lay the side stringers down the slope to mark out the steps and then move it away to assemble? Are...

Hi All,

I need to build some garden steps in a small garden that I am doing. The fall of the area is around 690mm over a distance of about 1800mm. I could probably build up the bottom of the...

Thanks Calm,

I finally worked out the speed. With the 200W motor I am looking at with a rated speed of 2750 RPM, the sprocket set they have available at Oatley and a 400 mm diameter wheel, the...

Thanks Watson, Which speed controller did you use? I think I want to run it at 12 volts but the only controllers they have for 12 volt are kits. Also I'm interested in how you converted yours to...

Thanks for the replies guys,

I should have mentioned that I am in Melbourne.




I am planning on buying one of the motors from Oatley, probably the 200W one for $30. I am worried about the...

Hi All,

I'm in the process of building a toy car for my kids which will be powered by an electric motor, but I need to find some sprockets. Where can I buy sprockets from?

Thanks Guys,

Sturdee, your garden looks great. You've done a good job.

They are similar to Lilydale toppings (i.e mix of fines and aggregate) but they are a different colour. They are a more earthy colour.

Thanks for all the replies,

I don't think there is much clay where we will be working. Most of the area is fill from the site cut when they cut and filled the house site. We also put on about 3...

Hi All,

I have a large grassed area at our house that has been overrun with weeds. I want to replace most of this area with some type of gravel, with small raised garden beds made with treated...

Thanks for the replies everyone.

The Duraplas tanks look pretty good. I'd never heard of them before, but it turns out that its because they are from Queensland and they are not available in...

Hi All,

I'm planning on getting a couple of poly rainwater tanks soon and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on the different brands. I want to get two 22,000 litre tanks. The tanks...

I have a recirculating rangehood on an internal wall and would like to have it ducted to the outside, but I don't want to do it myself. I don't have a clue who would do it, should I call an...

Thanks Shannon,

Like everything I seem to do, I blew my budget. I think I had budgeted for about $900, but it ended up costing me more the $1200. I'm not sure of the exact amount, because I...

Thanks. Maybe when it's finished and I can get the kids out of it.




We've put the A/C on hold for now. We blew the budget on construction.

In the second last photo, what looks like an exposed stud is 70mm treated pine decking. I've used that as a finishing stip for the hardi-plank.

I still haven't quite finished the cubby yet. ...

I build one this year. I've just posted some pics here http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=39649

I ended up spending more that I had intended. I think it ended up costing...

and finally....

Some more pics....

Hi All,

I haven't been on for a while, but I posted a few questions regarding the building of a cubby some time ago.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=30394...

Hi jmk,

I put the roof sheets on the cubby on Easter Monday. It has come up pretty well. I think the day was probably too windy to be doing roofing, but I managed. I had to screw all 8 sheets...

Hi Guys,

Just thought I'd let you know I took the plunge on the weekend and bought the Honda. I've used it twice so far and it seems pretty good. A mate who has one of the new Masports had a...

Thanks for the advice guys,

Good tip Barry, I wouldn't have thought of installing the poly in that way, but what you say makes sense. I didn't end up doing the roof over the weekend so it looks...

Thanks heaps guys,

I have already purchased the roofing sheets and I did get the grey tinted polycarb. I need 8 sheets for the whole roof and I got 7 sheets of colorbond and 2 of poly, so I have...

Hi All,

I've finally started building a cubby and am about to install the roof. The roof is made up of 4 sheets on each side (3 colorbond and 1 polycarb). I just wanted to check that there isn't...

Thanks TassieKiwi,

What model Honda do you have?

Thanks again Davo,

I did read Shannon's comments. I'm going down to the 2 mower shops on Saturday morning to have another look at both of the mowers. At this stage I'm leaning towards the Honda.

Thanks again Davo,

The lawn is mainly flat, although there is a slight slope. I have about 200 m2 of new buffalo turf and about 100 m2 of newly seeded rye grass. Noise, fumes and reliability are...

Thanks for that advice Davo. I have been thinking about getting a mower for quite a while and I was originally going to get a cheap $300 Bunnings or Big W mower, but then I decided to spend more and...

Hi Davo,

Its the HRU19R1 Buffalo Buck, which is their residential model.

Hi Guys,

I am in the same situation trying to decide between a Masport at $600 and the Honda at $700. I know that everyone says that the Honda is the better mower, but how good are the Masports? ...

Thanks Tarlox,

I hadn't really thought about leaving the windows open. The cubbies that I have looked at have sliding perspex windows. I thought I would copy that idea because hopefully it will...

Thanks TC,

I'm in Melbourne so I will check out the Yellow Pages.

Thanks Mike,

That's a nice looking cubby. I notice that it has perspex windows. I haven't looked around yet, but where can you buy perspex from?

Thanks for the reply. As soon as I actually do some work on it I will post some photos.

Hi All,

I posted a question regarding cubby house construction a few weeks ago. I'm getting closer to building the cubby house but I have a question relating to anchoring it to the ground. I plan...

Thanks guys. Those dimensions are around what I was hoping to build.

Thanks for replies. Wongo your cubby looks excellent. What are the dimensions of the cubby? Also how did you anchor the cubby to the brick piers?

Hi All,

I am in the planning stage of building a cubby house and was after some advice. The cubby will be painted to match the colour scheme of our house, so I was thinking about using Hardiplank...

Ok, I've only got the rails on at this stage, so once the palings are on I'll grab a photo.

Thanks again.

Thanks for the reply Steve.

I decided to use the unseasoned 75x50 with a one inch rebate cut into the poles. I found that it was bit of a pain to cut straight and accurate rebates into round...

Hi All,

I'm in the process of building a simple garden fence/screen using 100mm treated pine poles and attaching vertical palings (maybe using treated pine decking) to rails. I was intending to...