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How to cover an open entryway with a barn door?
Hi everyone. Apologies in advance for a very long post. TLDR: need options for covering an entryway to a study room. Details: As soon as we enter our home from the front door, on our right we have an entryway to a small study. It doesnt have a door. It is 1300mm wide. I have my office set up there and would like the option…
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How to salvage rusted stainless steel grills?
Below are the pictures of a set of stainless steel grills that surround an outdoor table top gas heater. They are pretty rusted and not just surface rust. Is there any way to bring these to a presentable condition or are these too far gone? What could be a possible replacement? The trapezoid shape is giving me headaches…
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How to repair Ozito mitre saw blade guard?
Hi everyone. I have an Ozito 210mm dual bevel sliding mitre saw. While cutting up aome wood, a small piece flung off and got stuck in the blade guard. After I removed that piece, the blade guard doesn't go up as far up anymore as it used to when I bring the handle down to make a cut. Below is the pic that shows the blade…
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What hedge suits a white-stone front yard and grows fast?
Hi all, Attached below is the pic of my frontyard. As you can see, its filled with white stone. I am planning on replacing the letter box with a timber frame and stainless steel box letterbox, along with planting a hedge on the front to form a screen between yard and ped walk. Its about 7-8 m length that needs to be…
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Low Deck - Timber options for frame
Hi All, Another low deck over Concrete. The height from concrete to door threshold is only 120mm, so frame can only be 90x45. I have seen a lot of details in this forum about the low decks. Most of the discussions talk about MGP10 TP. My question is what are the other options for the 90x45 TP that can be used for framing…
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How do I add nutrients to "fill soil"?
Hi there community! I'm in the process of setting up the backyard in my new house. A lot has gone into it so far. I initially thought I would need a lot of fill soil to fill up the garden before even thinking of adding top soil and laying grass on the 12m x 3m area. I ordered 3 cu.m. "fill soil" from one of the nurseries…
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Retaining wall close to slab
My house (currently in construction) has a dip in land from front to back. The slab at the front is same height as the curb, and at the back is about 600mm above ground. I want to raise the ground level to match the slab. I have a 4 meters deep backyard. I was considering DIY'ing a timber retaining wall about 1 meter from…
