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Living and Bedroom Building and Construction

Hayley007
Just Starting Out
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Probably a bit too big of an undertaking for my first play around with resin but, if I was feeling brave, how would I make a resin decorated / detaile ...

ianthom
Just Starting Out
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I want to remove an existing sliding door and replace it with a wider one which extends further across our balcony. There is a gap of plasterboard a ...

leahnelly
Just Starting Out
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How would I be able to build a 3 in 1 cot for my special needs daughter

mahabalesh
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I am planning to do the wall panel design like the attached photo. I am using 60mm X 11mm MDF boards(https://www.bunnings.com.au/66-x-11mm-5-4m-m ...

akhilsingh
Finding My Feet
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Hi Guys, I am planning to build a dining table. I am very new to wood working and this is my first project ever. I have done some research and have pl ...

martink7
Getting Established
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DIY July! We had been wanting to do wainscoting for a while but were unsure where to start. Thankfully it was so simple with the Bunnings team's hel ...

ilox
Growing in Experience
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My wife has bought a full Murphy bed kit, all except for the timber bits. Attached is the overall look of the bed from their Instruction booklet.That ...

dcjames55
Finding My Feet
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I'm looking to add some shelves to my empty built-in wardrobe. I'm trying to keep cost down so plan to use melamine shelves but don't know how I shoul ...

AussieBeth
Finding My Feet
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Hi all, We're creating a home office in a small bedroom and want to install wall shelves (see chicken scratch sketch below for context). We have o ...

Shotime
Growing in Experience
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Hi there, How would I go about building something like this without drilling into the floor? I would like to be able to remove it if I change my mi ...

TheRenoDad
Having an Impact
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Simple to build and made with materials all sourced from my local Bunnings. See below for the before photo of this project and keep reading to fi ...

chandra_r381
Just Starting Out
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Planning to buy 3ft tank which holds almost 90L water. please suggest the items and tools to make the stand which can hold the weight.

JoshKing
Finding My Feet
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Hello all, have this paint peeling off from the hall way/living area ceiling. The house is from the 70s and the bedrooms' ceilings are just fine. The ...

christopherbmas
Finding My Feet
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I removed the vermiculite ceiling in my bedroom in this 1980’s apartment. Wow what a job… probably 500kgs of plasterboard, wire and cement removed. In ...

theDIYedit
Making a Splash
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I would like to share my recent project - I am so happy with how it turned out, despite my husband (Lee) and I not doing anything like this before! It ...

DIY_Babe
Finding My Feet
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I'd wanted to put something in this doorway for years. Whatever I chose needed to provide privacy to the bathroom hallway and bedroom that's behind it ...

midas
Growing in Experience
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Hello I’d be grateful for some advice please on a question I have about joining two pieces of a timber benchtop. I’ve bought two Okoume timber pa ...

OldSmokey
Just Starting Out
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Small bar off Lounge.Closing off old entrance. want to make new doorway through drywall in hallway. Cot out drywall on hall side encountered steel bra ...

RachelStebbing
Just Starting Out
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Is there support staff at Bunnings who put together the wardrobe organisers?

Fancypants
Just Starting Out
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I work from home and currently have a couple of smaller framed magnetic whiteboards on the wall above and next to my desk. I'd like to create a more s ...

maodoumama
Finding My Feet
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Hi team, I need some help with this bed headboard project. I need to make two queen upholstery headboards as the ones on the market either too ugly or ...

slk
Getting Established
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Hi I am planning to use Specrite 2100 x 900 x 30mm timber multiuse pine panel to built bed frame is it suitable wood to built bed frame as it is fin ...

NatP
Just Starting Out
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Hello, I have read all of the guidance on attaching VJ panelling to a brick wall, which i'm planning to do in my living room, but wondering what the ...

Mitch_1990
Finding My Feet
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Hi! I'm looking for advice for mounting a track curtain to a concrete ceiling in my unit. The building is an 80's double-brick construction with concr ...

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