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i hate haymes with a passion, as for some other obscure brands, why bother? marketing wins again

by a decent quality paint, don't cost that much more, premium premium every time, it's all in the...

my two bobs worth

if they sand it ok should be fine, best to prime area first though after scraping, rough sand and dusting off, sand and seal again, punch nails down as if you don't and it takes...

melbourne, near invanhoe

looking for someone to do it

need it's own supply put in, also a few sockets installed through conduits in a converted double garage, i'll help with labour, can do prep...

bad enough kipping with the wife, aint touching her mum

thanks folks

thing is the mother in law would not let me put it the way i wanted to, which would have been 1 in 11, it had to go straight out at 1 in 8

bit concerned about it, put some anti...

"ramps should be of a gradient required by the AS1428.1, (if over 1250mm in length, 1:14 is acceptable and if below that length, 1:8) whether they be step ramps (usually used to overcome one step...

I am building my in-laws a small elevated decking, only up about 0.7 M (about 4 X 3 M) out the front of their unit in an already roofed area. As my father-in-law is a bit slow and getting on a bit i...

if it's old plaster:

you will never get it perfect, if you want it perfect rip it out and use plaster board, but if it's an old house surely this is part of the appeal, well it is to me

i'd use...

Sorry, i should ad that if this does not work I will be looking at external ag pipes where i can get to, inside is the easier solution for now, i just hope and pray it works.

I am putting in a ag drain under my town house (.5 to 1.5 m clearance, block slopes down to rear) around the foundations as outside is inpractical, paving, trees, neighbours drive and levels, also a...

slow down folks

government to take notice and legislate, common!

it is only when the accountants of these entities notice the cost of fixing it is less than the cost of the problem is when...

***One thing you need to be aware of - if you are on reactive clay you might get some movement of the footings as it dries out undneath.***

am aware of that, house has not moved one bit so far...

maybe it's the drugs :D

cheers

have heard baiting isn't all beer and skittles

so dig on fair looney

he thinks it is not communicated enough

if they don't want to cut it for you, take it as a sign

mask lads :(

a chap i hired for a few years is seriously ill with a brain tumor, top bloke, great worker and firm mate

he is no fool and has been investigating causes

there seems to be very few known links,...

i'm a mug, no inspection, no excusus there, had 100 year old houses before and the wife was sick of the renovating, so we dumped our mortgage and bought a nearly new one

as for the house, not the...

i think i might have put this in wrong section so have duplicated it here - sorry to the admin lot if i have transgressed

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i've got a 7 year old 2 storey townhouse, double...

i've got a 7 year old 2 storey townhouse, double brick foundations with single brick from then on up, sloping block, front to back drops about 1 meter over depth of house, the vents were all blocked...

who me or the wife :rolleyes:

ta mate

i'm gonna look into enclosing it, by the time i go to all that trouble it may not be much cheaper

styrofoam, i dunno, me speelink aint up to much

those bloody awful lightweight...

mini roller again

i have tried having one sitting there, run it over brushed area before it's dry, roller must have some paint on it, but very little, tacky shall we say, that way it is easy for...

my two bobs is use a mini roller, it's really good if you can get it down between pickets, roll front and back of about 4 at a time, roll in between and side of shaped tops, then quick once over...

cheers steptoe

did you ever find that pickled onion :D

I know, but new door will be up from that, we were restricted in how low we could go too, decking goes under door frame as i was paranoid about water getting into house cavity and all the damage that...

I'm new here, great site for idiots like me.

Now please hold out swearing and laughing until you hear the complete tale of woe, then rush outside, hang your head over the fence and tell the old...