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fairystar
Community Newcomer

hi, we have a double door front door, doors open internally and are sat at the top of queenslander stairs. We have had a few incidents of rain floodin ...

brettk
Community Newcomer
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We live in a rented Queenslander. During the summer months, my bedroom becomes almost uninhabitable and is consistently up to ten degrees hotter than ...

syhsb
Getting Established
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Hi Team - The side alley of our house has a colorbond gate that was installed after the concrete slab was completed. Hence, the pole of the gate is ab ...

Bigempty2025
Getting Established
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I was wondering how hard it might be for a amaoto repair some rotting wood at the end of the door frame. Tbrr is about 3 cms where you can feel it's r ...

Conway
Just Starting Out
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I am wanting to build a sliding gate for my driveway entrance. I have already built the wall and made the pedestrian gate. I thought I will make it a ...

jd15
Getting Established
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    Hi all, I have been searching the web up and down for products and or ideas for a flashing or angle to put above exterior doors that will act ...

jzb02
Getting Established
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Hello fellow DIYos I wanted some tips , ideas on installing a side gate next to fence on a round post ? Measurments are 140cm wide with 125 cm Leng ...

viv2
Finding My Feet
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Hi - I am looking for some help. We have a metal gate that we would like to install a flyscreen to. We previously removed the old damaged fly screen w ...

ak2
Just Starting Out
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hi guys, I have a Samsung smart doorlock that I bought from bunnings round 5-6 years ago & to be honest the cracks started to appear much earlier like ...

alexreed092
Growing in Experience
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Can anyone give me tips of fixing my screen door that drags on the ground when it’s open about half way?     

ELI5
Cultivating a Following
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I have this awning window and the awning window hook/stay which clips to the hinge when installed is broken, where can I find a replacement or what ar ...

Rachel20
Getting Established
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We just bought our first home and my first project is to fix the gate to the driveway. The hinges are rusted and poorly fixed to the posts, the gates ...

njlee
Just Starting Out
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Looking for solutions to fix this side gate. It is quite a heavy gate and is beginning to sag due to the amount of weight. This is reducing it's abili ...

Noyade
Home Improvement Guru
21 replies

We had an OT (Occupational Therapist) assess our house and address issues where my wife, Julie, is struggling. One area which we examined was screen d ...

ezzie
Building a Reputation
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Here's a simple task I have to do, but looking for easiest as Ive 17,364 other jobs to do around this house.     My gate has dropped slightly, wor ...

shirley1231
Finding My Feet
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Wondering if you can help. Just moved to new unit. The wooden window frames blistered in winter. I had to replace the glass because it scratched and ...

Leann
Just Starting Out
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Hi  I’ve got a metal fence where the gate latch has disconnected from the metal gate post. Where the latch screws into the post looks to me like over ...

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 ...

ks1973
Just Starting Out
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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.  

cludelessdiwhye
Getting Established
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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 ...

tyso1987
Getting Established
4 replies

hi was thinking if I should fill in this gap in the window with a type of sealant .the house is a new build and multiple windows are an inch or so sho ...

carmen2
Finding My Feet
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Hi. Not sure how to fix this- I have read other posts that say remove as much rust as possible, use a rust converter and then use turbo metal builders ...

koalaroo
Getting Established
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The gate and fence have moved over time causing this. Whats the cheapest way to resolve this. Thanks  

Krystelmwynne
Just Starting Out
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            what is the best way to fix this. The metal hinge has come off the gate. It hasn't broken. The hinge comes off the gate sides. ...