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Dave-1
Home Improvement Guru
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I have wanted a snooker table for years and have always run up against the "space" for it to live in issue. Also the weight of a proper table and gett ...

CassM
Just Starting Out
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  Hi, I tried to install a Daytek clothesline onto my brick wall using the Dynabolts suggested but even though I drilled 8mm holes for 8mm bolts the ...

Zippo01
Finding My Feet
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Hi Members, I have a cathedral ceiling in the games room of my house, I wish to add extra lighting by way of two hanging pendant lights. One at each e ...

mubash
Finding My Feet
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Hi, I dug up post holes in my backyard for a pergola. 1 post hole close to the wall keeps filling with water. I dug up 600mm and since i was close to ...

Bell_1986
Cultivating a Following
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Hello  does this area of new build tin roof appear to look okay/ normal?    

Zawadi
Finding My Feet
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Hi community,I'm looking to add insulation and moisture protection under a timber floor for a terrace house (ground level). The timber floor will go o ...

neverlostau
Finding My Feet
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I am needing to install roof ventilation to keep our roof space drier, so I need to cut 200x400mm holes and install screw in vents. The eave/soffit m ...

Projects Editor Akanksha
Projects Editor
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As a new year begins, we look forward to continue assisting our members with improving their homes and gardens. One of the things I love most about ou ...

MelC1
Cultivating a Following
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Hello! I need to create some kind of shoe holder to sort out the space at the bottom of our internal stairs. With two teenagers - one with a shoe ob ...

smittyboi
Getting Established
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I’m aware that when installing cornice on drywall you put nails in to withhold the position until set but I’m interested in knowing what you do on a d ...

gene
Getting Established
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 hi is this a floor skirting board or an architrave that goes around windows and doors? I want to buy colonial skirting boards over 5 metres and did ...

NleRoux
Finding My Feet
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Hi Team, I want to learn how to drill to put up shelves and pictures. Is there a course for this or is there someone that can assist please? Thanks, N ...

Jeych
Just Starting Out
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I'm having some.trouble with a ceiling and cornice that are sagging. The cause of the process has now been fixed (leak in the roof) so it shouldn't ge ...

Onearmman
Growing in Experience
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Living in a duplex and shared a common brick wall with a noisy neighbor who like late night music. Saw these acoustic slat and thinking about installi ...

minklet
Cultivating a Following
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I want to add some shelves to an internal wall in my unit for my cat to bounce around. She's about 5kg. Problem is that wall is pretty cheaply made, w ...

Martin4
Finding My Feet
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I’ve just made a wooden frame for a new flyscreen I’m making. However I’m having real trouble getting the aluminium fly screening to sit flat on the f ...

Steffi
Just Starting Out
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Hi newbie here, I am looking to purchase a lightweight nail gun, small projects such as closet shelving etc, I was it to be user friendly, cordless. A ...

Projects Editor Akanksha
Projects Editor
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Homemade gifts are a great way to show your creativity and affection for your loved ones. If you're looking for ideas on what to make this Valentine ...

Simon
Having an Impact
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Hi Workshop Community, My partner and I have recently purchased and moved into our first house. Frequency rate of 'trips to Bunnings' has exploded, ...

PaulPiallamore
Getting Established
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Hi wishing to attach 3mm mdf board to a door to make a feature, just wondering what is the best way to attach it nail, glue,staple?

dsilvamelroy
Finding My Feet
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Hi I've recently purchased a house which is over 50 years old. In the pre-inspection report it mentioned about a shifting foundation wall and address ...

rw
Getting Established
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I am after a security screen for a street-facing window , but I don't like the diamond grille for this window, so I prefer something similar to the " ...

rogez09
Just Starting Out
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Wondering what i can use to block these gaps in as its letting cold air in, and the heat out. There between the floorboards and skirting boards, mostl ...

Remarka6le
Amassing an Audience
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So I've got that DIY itch again and one of the projects on my list is roof ventilation for the summer months, especially with our attic fully operatio ...