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Bubbles8712
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a month ago

Hi @Nailbag The Colorbond Trays you use, where do you purchase these from and are they custom made to size?Our deck is 3000mm wide so I could flush th ...

Bubbles8712
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February

Thanks for the tips, Eric. I like the idea of more air flow and the membrane coating.

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February

Thanks for the insights, Jacob. Thanks for correcting my math - I’ll ensure there’s sufficient fall to avoid pooling. I had considered using tradition ...

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      We have a 5.0L X 3.0W X 1.7H deck which has an enclosed area underneath - except for the rain that comes from above! I want to waterproof u ...

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We’ve bought a new fridge which “suggests” in its manual to have 50mm clearance on all sides to assist the hot air to dissipate. We only have 22mm on ...

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July

Agree with the smaller head plate - as long as it is solid timber, 18mm should be fine (though I’m not a carpenter!). We used five 14G x 85mm zenith s ...

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July

Hi Splinters. As a result of using the 30mm header board, we have about a 60mm gap between the wall and door so the door doesn’t do much to reduce sou ...

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Nailbag
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a month ago

Hi @Bubbles8712 the trays were custom bent on site by a roofing plumber running into again a custom gutter tray. The trays themselves are not fixed to ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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a month ago

Hello @Bubbles8712 Let me tag @Nailbag to make them aware of your questions. The tape you are referring to is called CAgroup 50mm x 20m Bearer Prot ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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February

Hello @Bubbles8712 Just to add to the suggestions made, I also recommend using larger timber piece such as 70x35 H3 and coating its entire surface ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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February

Hi @Bubbles8712, If the air vent vents to another location other than the cavity, like the roof, it would allow some hot air to escape. However, you ...

DIYgals
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October 2021

Hi @Bubbles8712 , Sounds like a pretty good plan! I'd screw and glue the pine and the MDF, that will increase strength. Go for it and share the ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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October 2021

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Bubbles8712. It's wonderful that you've joined us, and many thanks for your questions about barn door cons ...

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Bubbles8712
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February

Thanks for the tips, Eric. I like the idea of more air flow and the membrane coating.

Bubbles8712
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July

Hi Splinters. As a result of using the 30mm header board, we have about a 60mm gap between the wall and door so the door doesn’t do much to reduce sou ...

Bubbles8712
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December 2021

I used the 310 system with the 38mm screws (links below). It would have been quicker to have the more expensive Kreg system which allows you to make m ...

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December 2021

Success. We used five 14G x 85mm zenith screws to mount the 30mm thick timber header and then mounted the rail kit as per instructions and supplied ma ...

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December 2021

Project is coming along quite smoothly. After cutting the timber to size, I drilled pilot holes on each of the horizontal pieces using a Kreg pocket ...

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December 2021

We are FINALLY about to construct and install the barn doors. Slight change of plans re materials and design - we are now using 140mm X 12mm tongue an ...

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October 2021

Thanks Mitchell. I like your suggestion of rebating the brackets - we will see how it fits first and if we need to shave off a mm or so, so be it! Do ...

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We are looking to build our own barn doors (2400H X 1200W) for 2 large openings in our living area. The design below is what we want to achieve. ...

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