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Voulav
Community Newcomer
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 Hello, we had water leaking into our house from some cracked tiles but the problem has been remedied outside. I just had someone fixing the plaster w ...

NewbieDIYer
Community Newcomer
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What can I use to fill the gap between the sliding door and floor?  

H-M
Just Starting Out
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Hi Team I have removed and internal wall in my 1967 home only to find the Ash floor boards don't flow all the way through. I am looking to cut them b ...

redcamper
Finding My Feet
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Hi, I'm planning to build an office table using the Practa 2200 x 600 x 26mm Acacia Timber Benchtop. If I don't want to use table legs, how do I mount ...

Alyse1
Just Starting Out
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Hi all - I am trying to make a low picnic table on a budget. I have some old outdoor chairs that are falling apart, and I am hoping to re-purpose the ...

joeharis
Just Starting Out
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Hi im newbie here, thank you for letting me join this awesome group. I'm thinking to build outdoor bench using mgp10 untreated pine and metal pipe leg ...

victoriacalhoun
Just Starting Out
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Spray Tan Salon renovations / advice on skirting boards. Hi everyone. I am in the process of renovating what used to be my garage, however, it is now ...

moloko
Growing in Experience
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Hello, Some areas of my interior cement render walls have been patched up and the look of the patched areas look as expected, very flat and smooth c ...

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
Finding My Feet
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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
Getting Established
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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
Getting Established
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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 ...