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How to paint galvanized metal posts?
I have three galvanised metal 100x100 posts in my house that I would like to paint today. I have just painted the architraves and skirting using this product and they look great. British Paints White Semi Gloss H2O Enamel Paint - 1L - Bunnings Australia I'm hoping I can get these metal columns to look the same with the…
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How to lay hardwood flooring over yellow tongue?
I have a new room in my house adjoining an existing room. The existing room has 19mm yellow tongue down with 14mm hardwood flooring laid on top. The new room also has yellow tongue and I intend to lay the same 14mm hardwood on it to match the exisiting room. The subfloor underneath the new room is a bit more enclosed than…
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What timber frame bearers for small deck?
I need to build a small deck in my yard. 2.4m long by 1m wide. I'm planning on running the bearers the 2.4m span and then have joists every 450 between them. I think the joists can just be 90x35 H3 pine as they are so short. I'm just not sure what to use as the bearers. I can't really put anything down in the ground to…
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How to seal a joint between PVC and concrete?
Hello, I have a retaining wall under my house that is solid concrete in PVC permanent formwork. Like Dincel or CSR Rediwall for example. It sits on a concrete slab and therefore forms a joint at the bottom of the wall where it meets the concrete slab. The problem is that when it rains, water seeps through under wall at…
