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OneMansFool
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January 2023

Hi @EricL , thanks that’s very useful. Re: installing the Earthwool batts This sounds like a good way to go. The metal frame around the outside edges ...

OneMansFool
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January 2023

Whoa, I have just seen the cost of that roll of Ametalin ThermalBreak. No I would rather avoid that. Would I be able to use boards like this instead? ...

OneMansFool
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January 2023

Hi @EricL + @Jason , I have just had a read through a few posts, and it sounds like I have an identical situation to this one. I am in the process of ...

OneMansFool
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September 2022

I filled most of the void with the foam board before setting it in place with expanding foam.It turned out tidier than I was fearing it would: I did ...

OneMansFool
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September 2022

Progress update: it’s going great! It’ll look good when done. Hardest part is getting the consistency of the mortar correct, but that is easily correc ...

OneMansFool
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August 2022

Thanks @CSParnell. It is an internal wall separating two garages on the ground floor of a brick block – I’m beginning to think that it was originally ...

OneMansFool
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August 2022

Hi folks, I have one more question about using the expander foam. Note that on the other side of this wall is my neighbour’s garage. The bottom two th ...

OneMansFool
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August 2022

Brilliant, thanks.

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Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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January 2023

That appears to be @EricL's general plan @OneMansFool. The strapping could be screwed to the top and bottom rails with self-tapping screws. You migh ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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January 2023

Hello @OneMansFool I have exactly the same problem in my garage and I built a standing shade sail cover to facilitate air circulation. It's very han ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
September 2022

Hello @OneMansFool Thank you very much for posting those photo updates, your repair work looks excellent. Your strategy to do it in sections is exac ...

CSParnell
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September 2022

Fantastic @OneMansFool looks great so happy it turned out as well as it has for you. Well done.

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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August 2022

@CSParnell's idea of using foam board is fantastic @OneMansFool. If you have trouble sliding it in, you can cut it into smaller pieces and use the exp ...

CSParnell
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August 2022

Hi @OneMansFool Just a to clarify is this a dividing wall for a duplex / town house and if so does it extend past the ceiling line through to the roof ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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August 2022

Hi @OneMansFool Seeing the mortar you just pulled out tells me that the person who originally filled the area did not prep the gap properly. Just to ...

Carmel1955
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Cheap kitchen roller blind...painters tape and acrylic paint...voila!!!! Taped blindBefore

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OneMansFool
Building a Reputation
1 reply
January 2023

Hi @EricL , thanks that’s very useful. Re: installing the Earthwool batts This sounds like a good way to go. The metal frame around the outside edges ...

OneMansFool
Building a Reputation
2 replies
September 2022

I filled most of the void with the foam board before setting it in place with expanding foam.It turned out tidier than I was fearing it would: I did ...

OneMansFool
Building a Reputation
1 reply
September 2022

Progress update: it’s going great! It’ll look good when done. Hardest part is getting the consistency of the mortar correct, but that is easily correc ...

OneMansFool
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3 replies
August 2022

Thanks @CSParnell. It is an internal wall separating two garages on the ground floor of a brick block – I’m beginning to think that it was originally ...

OneMansFool
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2 replies
August 2022

Brilliant, thanks.

OneMansFool
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Hi folks, I see that the subject of flooring transition strips comes up semi-regularly here. I have just read through a lot of them. A preferred solut ...

OneMansFool
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June 2022

Love it, I want to do more or less exactly this in my laundry. Was the laundry tub / bench top all a single item that you can get made to the correct ...

OneMansFool
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November 2021

Brilliant, thanks!

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