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How to repair flaking render?
Hi all, When we built our home the builder rendered over the edge of the exposed concrete footing it seems (just below the tiled alfresco area and also out the front porch) and painted it in Colorbond Monument. Over time, the render has started to flake and powder — I can even rub it with my finger and it comes off like…
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How to add a slim planter box in front of fence?
Hi, We have a pool fence that we would like to make less "bland" and were thinking about some white slim line raised planter boxes in front. We were thinking about building some long slim type eg around the width of the colorbond panel 2.4m (L) x 350mm (w) x 600mm (h) that done take up much width. I have noticed that there…
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How to repair gyprock hole?
Hi, looking to repair a hole where there was a ac controller. I still need to remove the wall anchors from the gyprock which I assume I can plaster over but looking for advice for the larger hole to fill. Do I need to cut this wider and insert blocking and repair with a gyprock piece? as I don't think I would be able to…
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How to build a raised garden bed against Colorbond fence?
Hi, looking for some advice here. We are looking at building a raised garden bed using the VersaSmooth Block . The raised garden bed will be an "L" shape approx 2 blocks high and around 600mm wide. The issue is this will be up against a standard good neighbor fence which I'm told by various people we will need to build…
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How to fill gap underneath backyard fence?
Hey all, moved into our new house and are about to attack the backyard. We are planning a retain-it type raised retaining bed/wall type setup for the back fence however the back fence doesn't have any plinths under it which results in dirt etc coming into my back neighbor's yard which as you can imaging he isn't too happy…
