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Growing in Experience
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Friday

Thanks Eric, After consideration, we have decided to render the brick wall. I have a few further questions: - Do you have any guide/suggestion on ho ...

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Growing in Experience
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Hi all, I am planning to do something with this interior brick wall between living room and kitchen. I feel like the color is just too dark and I want ...

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Growing in Experience
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 Hi all, I am planning to build a low-level deck over concrete slab at the entrance of the house. I have found some guides to do it on the concrete sl ...

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Growing in Experience
July

Thanks Eric! I will try to make sure that the final coat is thick enough!

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Growing in Experience
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Hi all, I am rendering our old external brick wall. We have done 2 base coats and will do a final render texture coat. However after two coats, I can ...

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June

Hi Eric, There is a door frame to outdoor that is harder to sand. I don't know what kind of material it is and how did they do it, but I cannot sand ...

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Growing in Experience
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June

Thanks Eric. Since it is a water-base primer, does it work if the timber was previously stained/varnished by an oil-based product? How is this primer ...

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Growing in Experience
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June

Hi Jacob and all, After a lot of procrastination, I finally committed my time and effort to repaint the skirting boards and door/window frames with th ...

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November

Hello @tonytr Thank you for sharing your question about your interior brick wall. There are several ways to modify your brick wall, first would be ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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July

Hello @tonytr The brick lines showing through your render after two base coats are typically caused by uneven absorption and surface variation of t ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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June

That's a bit clearer @tonytr. As before, I suspect it is a seal that prevents air from penetrating between the frames. I'd recommend removing the ex ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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June

Hello @tonytr Since you've sanded it back to timber it should be safe to use a water-based primer. The Taubmans 1L White 3 In 1 Interior And Exteri ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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June

Hello @tonytr Your sanding effort looks great, I propose using Zinsser 1L White Bulls Eye Primer Undercoat Sealer And Stain Blocker. It is a water- ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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May

Hello @tonytr Thanks for sharing your question about rendering your arch. In this instance, I propose leaving the metal arch uncovered and just pai ...

Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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June 2024

Hi @tonytr, Many thanks for your question about restoring old door and window frames. Were you looking to use paint or varnish to restore the window f ...

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Growing in Experience
July

Thanks Eric! I will try to make sure that the final coat is thick enough!

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Growing in Experience
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May

Hi all, I would like to render external brick wall of my garage. The garage door is an arch with a metal arch under it. Could anyone guide me how to ...

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