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MollyT
Getting Established
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Hello, I'm looking for some help for doing a DIY pedestrian gate and a small fence in the gap between my concrete wall. I think there's a DIY ki ...

PaulST
Community Newcomer
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Hi, Thanks in advance for any advice. I want to install a pickleball court in the area shown in the photos. Prior to installing the court, I want t ...

Darrinph
Community Newcomer

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 ...

ks1973
Community Newcomer
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Hey, looking for advice please, can this gate be surface mounted as there is not enough room between gate posts to inside mount? Thanks.  

brittm
Just Starting Out
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Hi Bunnings Workshop team, I’m trying to create a bug-proof “alfresco” zone by screening the open section of my upstairs balcony so we can leave the s ...

Taleya
Getting Established
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hi allWe're using repurposed concrete chunks to crazy pave a pathway - these are around 6-7cm thick. What product would be the best infill to put betw ...

DarkMayvers
Just Starting Out
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Hi Experts, I have a stack of leftover bathroom tiles from the build collecting dust/web in the garage. What are the chances of using these as eit ...

vng
Growing in Experience
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Need some links to treated battens for laying on the ground as frame to keep some tiles from shifting and form an edging Is H3 the type of wood that ...

cludelessdiwhye
Finding My Feet
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We have an air conditioning unit at the side of our house that I want to obscure by putting a trellis' in front and behind it, and then growing climbe ...

lm4
Building a Reputation
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Hi all, I am hoping to repair or replace our back fence and gate as some parts of the wood is starting to rot. As much as possible I'd like to re-u ...

Jordan_
Just Starting Out
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Hi everyone, Im planning an elevated cubby house build for my 4 boys for Christmas. 1- because I cant afford, nor justify spending 2k on a flat pac ...

gspencer
Finding My Feet
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Hi, I am planning on building a deck and need to start with the stumps, I was planning on using https://www.bunnings.com.au/100-x-100mm-2-4m-post-h4-t ...

tonicoulson
Just Starting Out
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Hello and thanks for all the info you post. I am building a low level deck to be tiled on tile cement underlay instead of decking boards (30 cm above ...

TimGeo
Having an Impact
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It's time for another project and after design after design after design, I'm finally ready to begin! The goal: to increase the usable space outside ...

jim6
Getting Established
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Hi All, I am planning on putting a shed at the back of my property and need to decide on the base to use. The shed is 2.8m x 2.2m and the land has a d ...

cludelessdiwhye
Finding My Feet
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We have a large and heavy gate, that opens inwards on our property. We are keen for it to be self closing due to not wanting the dog to escape. I wou ...

natalie68
Just Starting Out
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hi there everyone I am needing to buy a letterbox and have found one that's metal my question is this I have a wooden fence how do I stake a metal let ...

IronStan001
Having an Impact
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I have an alfresco area which I'd like to deck. The joists (Green lines) will most probably fix straight into the concrete and ideally, I'd like to g ...

Anh0878
Just Starting Out
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I want to build a pergola, (my second big DIY project for the house), appx 3.5m x6m. I have a steel fascia. How can I attach wailing plates to it? I h ...

rozdalley
Just Starting Out
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I am going to cut this bottom half in and use the excess dirt to fill the top half and retain the middle without steps. The area to retain is aprox 62 ...

okaku
Finding My Feet
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Hi everyone, I had my aggregate driveway poured about 2 weeks ago. and now I am seeing patchy white marks or spots that won't go away even with scrubb ...

ParagC
Just Starting Out
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Hello everyone! I am building a deck that measures 4.2m x 2.6m and will be 0.65m high. Since this is my first time constructing a deck, I would appr ...

rebelliouskiwi
Getting Established
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I was wondering what timber I should use to create a 2 post swing into the ground, similar to the picture below? It will need to withhold up to 150kil ...

GavandKaty
Just Starting Out
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I am building a wooden deck off my existing tiled alfresco deck and I want to know what materials i need to use for the form work and what to i do und ...