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Great stuff - thanks dazzler. I too will probably do something similar on our block.
Regards Simon

Thanks for the replys guys.
I get the feeling that there won't be too many extra things to do to make it a legal dwelling.
I'll be down there in April so will drop in and see the council....

Greetings from soggy Cairns:)
We have 33 acres near Gundagai in NSW and are currently looking at putting a colourbond shed on the property.
At this stage (sometime in the future) we are looking...

Thanks for all the leads guys, much appreciated.
I've passed them on to my brother and no doubt he will let me know how he goes.
Thanks and regards
Simon

Thanks Tankstand.
He's in Norwood but I'll pass the info on to him.
Much appreciated
Simon

Gidday, my brother in Adelaide is in the process of designing some doors for his kitchen and needs some MDF cut to size.
Up here in FNQ we have several mobs who specalize (sp?) in cutting sheet...

Sorry to hear your tale of woes Wild Dingo. My story, like Dan's is much nicer:)
We had a sewage blockage which the plumber cleared with an electric eel. A week later it blocked again. This time I...

Just a follow up - the realestate rang to say the owners have accepted an offer from someone else for the block. Ah well!!
Thanks for all the info though, we shall be able to apply it to the next...

Thanks for all the help guys. All the comments pretty much confirm what I was suspecting.
The only easement currently on our property is along the front boundry for future use in case of...

Gidday.
We are contemplating buying a semi/rural property in NSW and are having a few problems obtaining information regarding easements.
There is no power on the block but there are High...

Thanks for all the helpful replies. Thats exactly what I needed to know ie ball park figures for what people have had experience with doing themselves.
BTW Wood Butcher - I had already...

We are playing with the idea of buying acreage and starting of with a caravan then doing the shed thing, before building a house.
Can anybody give me a (very!) rough idea on what it costs to have a...

If it is a double carport you are doing plans for, I too would be interested in a copy!
Regards
Simon

A biscuit joiner - what a brilliant and yet simple idea!! (No wonder I never thought of it!!)
Thanks Tom, that tip is going to make my job so much easier when I get around to doing my floors.
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gidday Tasha
You could aso try doing a search on this forum. Floating floors have been discussed quite a bit in the past and I have found these discussions very helpful.
regards Simon

I'm not sure that cheap grinders are the problem (I've been using a GMC 9" for several years with no probs) but using cheap discs is really dangerous :eek: . I've seen those cheap diamond blades...

The granite guys usually use a 2pac glue to glue the tops down onto substrate, but I've used clear glazing silicon to glue down granite at my place no problems.
Make sure you use a substrate...

I built my new office out of concrete blocks and thought I was doing just fine - until I watched a couple of blockies build a wall at work. It would have taken them 2 hours to lay what took me 2...

Thanks for all the advice guys - much appreciated.
Mick- the old fella who built the house is already dead so no satisfaction there! (mabey the previous owner had something to do about that :D ) I...

Thanks for the reply Mick.
The roof tin is corrugated not flat profile - sorry I meant that the roof it self was flat ie minimal pitch.
If I run a piece of angle under the sheet edge only a small...

Gidday.
My house has a flat corrugated (sp?) roof. Most of my facias have rotted due to the water running back under the tin overhang, and running down between the gutter and facia. Shortly i will...

Thanks for the replies guys.
Had a concreter have a look at it yesterday arvo (pinched him from next door neighbours whilst he was doing a shed slab!)
His opinion is that the mesh was laid too...

Is there a correct way of repairing the following problem without tearing up the whole driveway?
The drive way was put in about 2 years ago before we bought the place.
On one section the mesh has...

I always get a local glass manufacturer to do any glass splashbacks on kitchens I fit (if I can't talk the owner out of it!!)
As you have found, it is incredibly expensive for the correct tempered...

In regards to your solid plinths (kicks), the easiest way I 've found is as follows.
Place all kicks on the ground where they have to go, and screw any joining sections togethor. Treat all as one...

:D :D :D Hey Mick, that sounds like the same safety seminar I went to :D :D :D
Obviously you got the same amount of satisfaction out of it as I did!!
Regards
Simon

Just a note of interest about compression fittings on copper pipe.
I've talked to quite a few plumbers on job sites that I have worked on (I'm always picking other tradies brains when I'm doing a...

Gidday
I install kitchens for a living so will just make a few comments relating to what I've done/seen done.
Any kitchen (with solid fixed kicks (plinths) should be laid before the floating floor...

Gidday
Use a strong mix of dishwashing liquid (and water) in a spray bottle.
Apply a bead of silicon first (as neatly as you can!) then spray it with the mixture. Spray some on your finger as well....

Thanks for the advice. Yes it's the mould issue that worries me. The last treated pine deck I did was still going strong when I sold house 5 years later, but always had a problem with dark mouldy...

Hi guys, looking for some advice on what to seal a treated pine deck with. The deck is under cover and only receives about 3 hours of sun in the morning.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Regards
Simon