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nvdshams
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nvdshams
Growing in Experience
February

Hi @MitchellMc Thanks for the warning, I will engage a builder to take care of it.Kind regards,Naveed

nvdshams
Growing in Experience
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February

Hi @MitchellMc and @Jewelleryrescue Thank you so much for your help. Turns out those two beams are hardwood and were laminated together. I hooked up t ...

nvdshams
Growing in Experience
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January

Hi @Jewelleryrescue Thanks for the suggestion. Sorry for confusion but it is a single beam formed by sticking two 190x45 boards together. There is no ...

nvdshams
Growing in Experience
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Hi folks We have recently purchased a porch swing and are planning to attach it to a pair of beams in alfresco. Porch swing contains two chains and th ...

nvdshams
Growing in Experience
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I am planning to install posts and attach a mailbox as shown in the picture. There are a couple of unknowns and I would like to benefit from the knowl ...

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Growing in Experience
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We bought this property in Melbourne and the lawn was a mess. Previous owners didn't care for it and it had more weeds than grass and uneven patches. ...

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Growing in Experience
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December 2022

Thanks for the reminder @EricL. I have updated the design. Just a quick question: In the very informative decking video by @MitchellMc, he connected j ...

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Growing in Experience
5 replies
December 2022

Hi @EricL Thanks for the advise. I have updated the design with 1m span and extra noggins. I have also done the following changes: 1. For timber to c ...

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Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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January

Hi @nvdshams, I'd recommend you fix a solid piece of preferably hardwood 90 x 45mm to the bottom of those beams. Screw through it into both of them al ...

Jewelleryrescue
Kind of a Big Deal
January

Hi @nvdshams The easy way out is attch the swing to that double beam But every time you drill it and cut it its a little weaker I am not saying it ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
August 2023

Hello @nvdshams Thanks for sharing your question about the type of post to be used for your mailbox. Cypress is very suitable for in ground use. It ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
2 replies
December 2022

Hi @nvdshams I've received a reply from our supplier for the joist hangers, I'm afraid there are no 70x45 joist hangers. Using bugle screws is defin ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
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December 2022

Hello @nvdshams Thank you for sharing that update on your decking plans. Your plan looks excellent, just a friendly reminder not to forget to add ex ...

Jewelleryrescue
Kind of a Big Deal
December 2022

You meantioned a paint well as a bee keeper i used to paint my hives in Copper naphthenate is an active ingredient used predominantly in industrial ...

Jewelleryrescue
Kind of a Big Deal
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December 2022

Hi @nvdshams That is the most incredible plan I have ever seen for a deck base the thought you put into it everything. I would hire you to design ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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December 2022

Hello @nvdshams (Naveed) Thank you for sharing your very comprehensive plan for your deck. Let me try answering your questions. I am familiar with ...

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nvdshams
Growing in Experience
February

Hi @MitchellMc Thanks for the warning, I will engage a builder to take care of it.Kind regards,Naveed

nvdshams
Growing in Experience
5 replies
January

Hi @Jewelleryrescue Thanks for the suggestion. Sorry for confusion but it is a single beam formed by sticking two 190x45 boards together. There is no ...

nvdshams
Growing in Experience
3 replies
December 2022

Thanks for the reminder @EricL. I have updated the design. Just a quick question: In the very informative decking video by @MitchellMc, he connected j ...

nvdshams
Growing in Experience
5 replies
December 2022

Hi @EricL Thanks for the advise. I have updated the design with 1m span and extra noggins. I have also done the following changes: 1. For timber to c ...

nvdshams
Growing in Experience
2 replies
December 2022

Hi community membersMy name is Naveed Shams. We bought a property in Western Melbourne a year ago. I have done quite a few diy projects and the inform ...

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Hi there !Moved into new home which had grass seed on this strip of soil, a few weeks later it looked like a weedy mess with no grass, then I mowed it ...

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We had enough of food deliveries not finding us so we decided to do this solar powered house number. We used a dremel to cut numbers in a PVC pipe. ...

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