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Honest52
Cultivating a Following
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The external brick wall and chimney are falling and crack after 150 years. How can I put a sealant on the external wall or chimney within a tight budg ...

Chrismichael
Just Starting Out
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Hello, I want to place black plastic polythene under my subfloor. The plastic needs to go on top of the ground to keep the moisture from effecting har ...

elbow
Getting Established
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Hey guys Im looking for a recommendation. I want to plaster a concrete internal wall and am led to believe i need a primer to provide adhesion for s ...

sonja1
Just Starting Out
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Hi we have a balcony that we would like to modernize/update and have thought about using decorative screen panels where trellis previously way..see p ...

samh25
Finding My Feet
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Am wanting to cut out this bottom plate to extend hallway. But if I do so, the stud will only be sitting on 35mm of the remaining plate. Is this OK? W ...

Coolaholigah
Cultivating a Following
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Sorry this is a second access door in the same ceiling. It has been substantially water damaged unfortunately but I hope I have addressed the leak. th ...

elbow
Getting Established
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hey guys - i've been here asking a few related questions and some of the helpful answers are now leading me to this question. I had new PVC windows fi ...

elbow
Getting Established
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Hey Guys & Girls I need to build my sills and architraves for my new double-glazed windows but i need to cut the surrounding concrete lower as per t ...

elbow
Getting Established
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Hey Guys, i'm not sure what product i should be using to glue to plasterboard to masonry - i'm building a casement for my windows and therefore need t ...

VP
Finding My Feet
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Very much a DIY novice here so any advice is much appreciated I am trying to install a mirror at a spot just at the base of my staircase. I’ve used t ...

georgie
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I am really needing some advice about whether anyone has ever installed weatherboard cladding over their brick exterior? I love the Hamptons/Vict ...

Lee777
Getting Established
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Hi Guys, I’m looking to build a bar in my living area. I want to install 2 merbau 115mm upright posts, then 2 shelves checked into the posts. Ca ...

Saraemgee
Getting Established
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Lugna range turned in to a hallway built in.  Materialshttps://www.bunnings.com.au/lugna-2048-x-450-x-380mm-sand-cabinet-shell_p0431434sorry Lugna ...

SkyeRoxanne
Finding My Feet
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Hi, My dad says I can't build a garden shed and is worried I will chop off a finger if I do!! Does anyone know where I can go and learn basic carpe ...

samh25
Finding My Feet
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Am wanting to fill in an existing exterior doorway. Curious how I would go about attaching a bottom plate when the existing concrete threshold slopes ...

Honest52
Cultivating a Following
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How to do rendering of external brick wall of a house? What types of material to buy? How to calculate the amount of material? What's common errors o ...

Renowayoflife
Becoming a Leader
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We wanted to add a pocket door to our home; we recently added an extension, where we added the bedrooms. We wanted to design a door to create some pri ...

Retired Team Member Akanksha
Retired Team Member
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The upcoming Easter long weekend can present a good opportunity to roll up your sleeves and get stuck into a D.I.Y. project. With the break coincidi ...

TimeToFix
Finding My Feet
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Hello!I need to replace some bits of my balustrade, some of the white lower parts are very old and are rotting, all the green including the top rail a ...

robynsogn
Just Starting Out
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Hi there Workshoppers! I'm planning to make use of a space between existing Polytec shelving to add a desk. I'm hoping to use the 19mmx600mm Timberbui ...

AmandaV
Growing in Experience
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I'd like to put shelves in my laundry and family room, attaching them to dry walls. They will need to bear loads of up to 10-12 kgs. I have a couple ...

Dave-1
Home Improvement Guru
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I have wanted a snooker table for years and have always run up against the "space" for it to live in issue. Also the weight of a proper table and gett ...

CassM
Just Starting Out
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  Hi, I tried to install a Daytek clothesline onto my brick wall using the Dynabolts suggested but even though I drilled 8mm holes for 8mm bolts the ...

Zippo01
Finding My Feet
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Hi Members, I have a cathedral ceiling in the games room of my house, I wish to add extra lighting by way of two hanging pendant lights. One at each e ...

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