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Growing in Experience
December

Thanks @DIYGnome, I’m definitely considering some sort of structure to direct airflow from the vents and also block off the edge of the insulation. Pr ...

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December

Hey @MitchellMc Thanks very much for that, will be a lot easier to just cut a slit for the joist and fit the insulation in that way. Unfortunately t ...

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November

Hey @EricL and @Jason Thanks very much for your responses. At this stage I think I am leaning towards the Polystyrene panels mainly for the ease of c ...

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Hey all, I am hoping to retrofit our townhouse with underfloor insulation as a summer project, and had a couple of questions after having a look und ...

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August

Hi @MitchellMc Thanks very much for your response and for confirming our approach. We will get some exterior paint and cover up the exposed timber so ...

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Hi all, We have recently built a few garden beds using H4 CCA treated pine sleepers (https://www.bunnings.com.au/200-x-50mm-1-8m-treated-pine-sleepe ...

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May

Hi @MitchellMc Ended up patching up the gap with some plywood and wood filler, has worked out alright and the hinge-side gap is well and truly gone w ...

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April

Hi @MitchellMc Thanks for your response. We installed the recommended Self Adhesive Door Seal which definitely is helping seal the majority of the ga ...

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Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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December

Hi @lm4, I'll just add that for those overlapping joists, cut slit the insulation where the joist in the middle is and insert the batt around it; no ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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November

Hi @lm4 When using Earthwool, it is much more forgiving when it comes to fitting it into irregular shapes. However, the same rules still apply, you ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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November

Hello @lm4 Thanks for sharing your question about underfloor insulation. The key to cutting the insulation easily is to use a brand-new snap off kn ...

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November

Hi @lm4, Apologies for the slow reply. Unfortunately one of our D.I.Y. experts Mitch has had to take leave unexpectedly. I'm sure his colleague @Eri ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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August

Hi @lm4, You've taken the right steps to mitigate any chance of the CCA treatment entering the soil, and installing plastic is what the manufacturer ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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April

Great work @lm4. You could try changing the side of the knub, but it could also just be the seal being worn out. It's likely become quite stiff over ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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April 2023

Hi @lm4, You won't be able to use a moulding in your case, but you could certainly cut some plywood to suit and slip it in the gap. A few slots corr ...

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lm4
Growing in Experience
December

Thanks @DIYGnome, I’m definitely considering some sort of structure to direct airflow from the vents and also block off the edge of the insulation. Pr ...

lm4
Growing in Experience
2 replies
December

Hey @MitchellMc Thanks very much for that, will be a lot easier to just cut a slit for the joist and fit the insulation in that way. Unfortunately t ...

lm4
Growing in Experience
5 replies
November

Hey @EricL and @Jason Thanks very much for your responses. At this stage I think I am leaning towards the Polystyrene panels mainly for the ease of c ...

lm4
Growing in Experience
August

Hi @MitchellMc Thanks very much for your response and for confirming our approach. We will get some exterior paint and cover up the exposed timber so ...

lm4
Growing in Experience
1 reply
May

Hi @MitchellMc Ended up patching up the gap with some plywood and wood filler, has worked out alright and the hinge-side gap is well and truly gone w ...

lm4
Growing in Experience
3 replies
April

Hi @MitchellMc Thanks for your response. We installed the recommended Self Adhesive Door Seal which definitely is helping seal the majority of the ga ...

lm4
Growing in Experience
5 replies
May

Hi all, I have recently noticed a ~8mm gap between my front/entrance door trim on one side and the floor. This results in quite a large gap which I ...

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April 2023

Hey @EricL thanks for the information and apologies for the late reply. I will have a go at taking the door off and accessing the wheel/springs at som ...

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