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Finding My Feet

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Hi, Some suggestions pls. We have the end of a pool decking that has been incomplete since we purchased our property yrs ago. The decking is suppose ...

Finding My Feet

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Hi All, Would love some suggestions on what we can do to update the current fence area and generally modernise the area?Many thanks in advance.

Growing in Experience

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We have emptied our above ground pool and are refilling it. We have never owned a pool before. We have a bottle of chlorine and packs of flocculant an ...

Growing in Experience

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Hi - I’ve seen these outdoor portable showers which are designed for camping and connecting with a gas cylinder. https://www.bunnings.com.au/thermo ...

Getting Established

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Hi all, I’m looking for ideas to add shade for our pool pump, only on the north-facing (outer) side. The Colorbond sheet on top will stay as is. The ...

Cultivating a Following

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hi there ive recently completed a crazy pave on our outdoor pool surrounds. It all went well apart from the grouting. we grouted with a be ...

Just Starting Out

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Hi I am looking to build a pool pump cover out of something that is low maintenance and provides ventilation for the pool heater. I would love to be a ...

Finding My Feet

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The previous owners of our property in Melbourne had a honeycomb rock garden at the pool's edge, with some rocks embedded into the top of the pool wal ...

Cultivating a Following

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4.5mtx4mt internal courtyard on only a 127sqmt lot. I was hoping to have small plunge pool installed but sewer and other services were below undergrou ...

Growing in Experience

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I have been helping to renovate a new property, which has a 12,000L above-ground "clipper pool" (from Poly Pools) in the backyard. It hasn't been used ...

Just Starting Out

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Hello brains trust, First time poster, long time lurker. I will be installing a timber retaining wall around my pool area, and then installing a gla ...

Just Starting Out

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Would appreciate step by step instructions for DIY for my concrete pool which needs a repainting. I understand that this will require acid clean initi ...

Growing in Experience

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We have (had) an oval above ground pool, with internal swim-out steps that were made out of large styrofoam blocks and sat under the liner. Our yard w ...

Finding My Feet

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A stunning view was going to waste. Using native Australian Tallowwood we designed and built a small oasis. A 5 person spa situated to allow for t ...

Just Starting Out

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I’m thinking about getting a robotic pool cleaner for my big pool but not sure if it’s worth the investment. Do they actually work well on larger pool ...

Finding My Feet

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Hi experts! I'm looking to build a double gate for my pool equipment and I'd like to match my Ekodeck Castellated Panel I have as a screen on a nearby ...

Growing in Experience

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Hello Team, I'm looking for a chlorine powder for my pool. I have a salt water pool so there is a chlorinator already making chlorine using the sal ...

Getting Established

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I'm wanting to build a free standing, low-lying quarter circle deck to bear the load of a 1680kg spa (1680kg assuming that the spa is full of water an ...

Growing in Experience

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Hi Guys Do you have any recommendation for buying electric / rechargeable pool vacuum for large in ground pool? Need vacuum without the need of existi ...

Finding My Feet

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I have built some basic decks for a garden shed & outdoor furniture in the past so have a basic understanding without being too concerned about weight ...

Finding My Feet

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We purchased a maisonette with a small, grassed backyard and old decked alfresco area. The vision was to build a backyard oasis with a plunge pool and ...

Finding My Feet

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Hi, we’re updating our dated pool area and have a low wall of keystone blocks edging the outer area. We would like to render the blocks making a smoo ...

Growing in Experience

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Hi there, I have a plunge pool that needs the floor raised about 100mm. The current 150mm concrete floor has been coated with Drizoro Maxseal Flex-M G ...

Getting Established

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Hi all! i’m looking to do some work on the pool and surrounds. However, I have no idea on what can be done. The pool has pebblecrete insi ...

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Outdoor Pools and Spas

How to fix incomplete pool decking?

How to update backyard fencing and pool area?

How to add chemicals to newly filled pool?

Outdoor shower durability for six months?

How to add north-side shade for pool pump?

How to fix grout that has turned white?

How to build a pool pump cover with storage and ventilation?

How to repair pool concrete after rock garden removal?

South beach courtyard with plunge pool

How to revive a brown pool with algae?

How to build a retaining wall?

How to repaint concrete pool?

How to create concrete steps for above-ground pool?

Deck with spa and screening

Are robotic pool cleaners worth it for large pools?

How to build RapidFence Steel Gate Frame with Ekodeck Castellated Panel?

What chlorine for a salt water pool?

How to build a free-standing deck for spa?

Electric Pool Vacuum In Ground Pool

How to build a timber deck for a spa?

Backyard pool and outdoor dining

How to render keystone blocks beside pool?

How to add height to concrete pool floor?

How to update pebblecrete pool surround?

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