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As noted above, there may be other problems with the fence. Despite it looking sound, except for the posts as you’ve said.

Another option: take the fence to the tip and build a new one. Build it...

It might be difficult to place new posts next to the old ones as there will already be concrete securing the old posts. Whilst positioning new posts midway would avoid that issue it will remain...

Congratulations! Though, you’ve been more fortunate than me. My experience has been that I either destroy the thing with the pliers in removing it or the pliers leave it so damaged it might as well...

It's all good info/advice.

I particularly took note of the possibility of the above deck being a source of the water leak. That deck is to be removed, at some point. It's unsafe. There are rust...

I’m just looking for a quick fix, but I can see that attacking the outside first is best.

The thing that’s at the back of my mind is that the timber you can see in the photo will probably be...

I think that one went over the top, r3.




I seem to recall in the old renovateforum there was someone around the Captain's Flat neck of the woods in NSW (or somewhere nearby) who was doing...

This thread does that. Unless, of course, there's the intention of a book version of the experience.

Okay, you win. Of course, you win. Repairing the outside is the best thing to do.

The photo shows a lot of slate above the window. I’ll push some sealer into all the joints. That’s a strip of...

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If I were tackling this I would treat it as any other light fitting. I would assume it to be a screw fit. Unscrew the white sleeve you can see in your 1st and 2nd photos by turning it anticlockwise....

Rubble is a good choice of word.

I hope the pebbles were picked up from a river rather than the beach. Using pebbles seems so wrong for concrete. Too smooth. I wonder if that's why it fell away.

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Hint: It's not a rock structure you might find at the beach. Though, it could be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmyIreIZItQ

I'm inclined to agree.

Curiously, I had emailed the Selley's helpline. They suggested 650 FC Fast Cure. It was only after reading the write-up on that one that I spotted a link to their Storm...

Thanks for that. The notes on the Selley's website suggest that with All Clear porous surfaces must be dry. With the recent weather and what's forecast in coming days I suspect I'll be squeezing it...

I’m hoping to make an attempt at addressing this problem later this week. A quick fix, that is. The new replacement window will hopefully stop the leak. But until that happens I was intending to use...

Asbestos - so what? Don't touch it and it won't bother anyone.
Old - so what? Lots of things are old and they work like they were designed.

No idea where the water is entering. It could be leaking anywhere near all the slate-like material. It's a bit of a mess and I don't like the appearance of it. Apparently, the upstairs window leaks...

The window frame is timber. It’s on the lower level of a two-story block of units, with a concrete ceiling/floor separating the two. I think people call this a popcorn effect. When it rains heavily...

Has to be considered. I suspect sliding doors would be more robust too.


The last time I was there and it was raining, water was coming in through the old wooden sliding door. It was too wet...

I’ve got these leaking windows on a wall facing the sea. Timber window frames that run from floor to ceiling with a glass timber framed sliding door at one end. There must be about 4 or 5 m of glass...

I have a unit. There’s a back and front light. There’s talk of changing the current lamps to something more modern in all the units. This is in NSW. Inside the unit is a switchboard for the unit...

Interesting idea with the pull-out pantry. I’m thinking it shouldn’t pull out entirely to prevent the risk of it falling over. Then again, if you did pull it right out you could move it to where you...

Seems like a large property. It could probably do with some colour and maybe the odd landmark - houses, dams, roads, etc. To provide some perspective.

I was considering something similar. I was...

He's lucky to be alive by the sound of it. All angle grinders must be used carefully, and the big beasts can be scary.

So funny.

Thanks for that.

Probably a reasonable idea not to attach too much timber to the steel. There might have been a lot of creaking going on as the sun comes in and out from behind clouds. I had a...

With each 'half-rafter' there is about two-thirds of the length resting on the outside wall and inner walls, which leaves about one-third of the length over the central room (on each half).

The...

I spotted this property for sale. I’m not interested in buying, but I found it curious.

I really like the exposed beam look in a house. And this one has just that. It gives a place style, in my...

I’d like to provide a follow-up. I’m sold on stainless steel wool.

This was a unit in a block of units. There were two areas of concern.

There was evidence of them found adjacent to a gap...

There’s a pair of photos of your kitchen window. I see you put up the timber frame before cutting a hole in the steel.

Did you use an angle grinder to cut the opening?

Did you screw/bolt the...

Did anyone take a drive over Brown Mountain at Easter? I did.

It was a day to remember. It’s the main road between Cooma and the NSW coast. I was heading back to Canberra in my ancient 4-cyl...

New windows. Fitted about 7 months ago. Colourbond - don't know. I asked for them to be in a particular colour. The company obliged. A very nice finish. There is a timber surround and that's what I...

The Frog people also suggest pressing the tape down firmly. They suggest something like a credit card over the tape.

This masking tape is about twice the price of regular masking tape ($18 vs $9 for a 55 m roll). I've never used it. Actually, I seldom use masking tape when I paint. I just go carefully. But I'm...

Possibly so. It was late afternoon and getting cold. So, I didn't stay out watching the action too long. But the thing I noted was the operator using a lever. The tirfor is good in that a long length...

You could consider a hand winch. I bought a discount version and used it to do exactly what you are attempting. Some of the circlips on the various pins began to work loose as I was using it. I...

The winches 4WD vehicles have fitted tend not to have steel cable. Some do. I gather that steel cable can misbehave badly when it’s not under tension and is being wound back onto its reel. It could...

Good information. Thanks. And the concern is that it's out of sight and out of mind. Probably the first clue would be the floorboards squeaking or gaps appearing under the skirting.

Fixing it in...

This is an ad from Facebook. Someone offering a service to fix dodgy supports. The thing that got me was the actual state of the bricks. With bricks being well protected from the weather under a...

So, a strip of L-shaped tin (flashing) is running down the edge. I imagine that would have to be a fairly wide piece that runs behind the boards. Water will get on there. That would imply there would...

Thanks for your comments.

I can see how weatherboards stop rain from entering vertically – the boards overlap. But what stops it from getting in at the edges? Do we have to rely on a sealer?
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Yes, that seems like it. Tough stuff.

I was looking through a property for sale. They had a nifty idea for their wood burner. The house was built on quite a bit of a slope. So, they had under-house parking. Workshop. Storage. All under...

I have a hut as shown in the photos. No idea how old it is. How would you fix it?

Given its condition, I don’t want to spend heaps, but want to stop it from getting worse. I haven’t done anything...

Car filler sets hard, as you know. Panel beaters will file and sand it. And to withstand the vibration, heat, and body flex that a car goes through in everyday life it has to be tough. I have no...

You probably got an empty one by mistake. Good of them to swap it for you. They might have turned you down saying you’ve used it. Though, the date on the receipt would have been a clue.

I picked...

Welcome to the forum. I hope you find it useful. (I used to have an MR2. Fun cars.)

I couldn’t help smiling as I read this. Wondering if it were a joke. A myriad of comic images are drifting through my mind. It’s a very interesting article. I hope the project is successful. It’s...

I doubt there’s much option other than to return it. Chances are the guy who filled it had too heavy a hand on the thing and stuffed it for you. Unless, of course, you have one of those new valves on...

If the roof was strong enough for you to walk on it’s not paper-thin. But if rust holes are appearing then it’s way past its use-by date.

I believe new sheets are supplied cut to the required...