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I plan on using hardie groove lining board on a couple walls in bathroom but not shower etc, but have question on how to then waterproof it.
Do I apply waterproof up the wall edge and than just a...

I'm planning on using a microcement instead of tiling within the bathroom and have been advised that it cannot go directly over the floor waterproofing, it normally would go over a screed. Bit of an...

Is 6mm villaboard the normal thickness for bathrooms?

yes I had meant to write the 150mm coverage, it was in my head didn't seem to get to keyboard.

Thank you, it helps confirm what I need.

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Have an external wall to clad, that is 8.5metres in length and 2.7metres in height. I'm going to be using JH Linea weatherboard 180mm profile width that has an effective coverage width. ...

So there no minimum distance from internal doorway etc?

Apologies but what do you mean by tripple skin through roof section?

Have gutted a house and reframing etc.
I'm wanting to place a wood heater where the red rectangle is show on left hand side of drawing , between where I will be mounting a TV to wall and the door...

A couple fixed panels of glass got broken in aluminium frames.
I will get some glass cut and refit, but the existing beading is plastic and i appear to have bent to couple strips. I guess I'll ask...

Thanks. That's great to hear, I was expecting a no you can't do that. What's the difference between a P and a S trap?

Have gutted a bathroom, and plan on using where the existing waste positions are. I'm wanting to have an offset basin that sits left side on top of a freestanding vanity.
The current waste...

Thanks Beardy. 🍻

Renovating a house that had termite damage so reframing the house, planning on bathroom floor with micro-cement. Does one screed before frames are stood or after?

Thanks guys, I was thinking the consensus would probably be that. I will go with a under bench oven and separate cooktop.

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I know some will not be a fan of Island mounted cooking appliances but that is what I will be doing, either island cooktop with under bench mounted over or freestanding cooker.

What I...

I bought a cheap cement mixer, as I'll probably use it for small concrete jobs and other things down the track. Where I'm doing the concreting its in a rural setting and no mini mix trucks nearby. ...

Argh awesome, thanks for that. I hadn't given a thought to tamping down so no loose material in the bottom of the holes.

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So I have some small footings dug, which is near 1m3 in volume in total needing to be filled. Does wet mixed concrete have less volume than when it was just a dry mix? ie if 1m3 of volume...

I'm here. Good to see familiar usernames. joined the other site in about2014

No nothing about nail guns. Wanting to put together some framing out of 70mm by 35mm pine to make up some bench seats, and I'm considering purchasing one of these for the task Airwave Framing Nailer...