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Joined 4 April 2014
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7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Renovation - new floorboards - staircase?

Yes, a number of the better floating floor systems have stair nosing as a product, so you use the nosing piece as the edge and then standard boards for the…

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Tile underlay

is it in a wet area?

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Sound proofing between granny flat and house

Yes, soundchek (or just extra layers of gyprock) is effective. The stats on how effective are published- its good at high freguency, less good at low frequency (hence the green…

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Extension Ideas Pls

could you do a sketch of how the existing house fits in relation to your full block?

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Extension Ideas Pls

oh I see, ok.
That seems like a very strange place to try and extend. I would look at moving the garage forward, to bring the REAR wall of the garage…

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Actron Ducted Air Conditioning

Actron are one of the best systems availible

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Flooring - Tiles next to Engineered Timber

Under floorboards you would use masonite not cement sheet generally, but yes it adds up.
Whats the existing surface- if its concrete you wont need a cement sheet under the tiles.
If…

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Flat roof -

Why do you want a flat roof? How flat is "flat"?
Colourbond can do 5% fall in some profiles. SIPS can do the same. Hebel could possibly do less with a…

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Extension Ideas Pls

i cant see any link between these two images? the first one is a three bedroom house, the 2nd is a small studio or something?

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Sound proofing between granny flat and house

what is the wall construction- just gyprock?
If its a proper studio (ie a separate dwelling) then the wall should be fire rated.
If its just a gyprock wall, a cheap and…

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Decking post - Concret or No Fines Concrete

what timber are the posts? generally best to avoid encasing timber in concrete

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Butt Welding 150x50x2 RHS Bearers???

he hasn't said its a 30m span, its a 30m continuous beam. ie it has multiple supports along its length

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Tiny kitchen layout help

perhaps incorporate a breakfast bar in the larger bench, and ditch the dining table from the living room entirely?.
If you go for a single F&P dishdrawer, they can be placed…

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Building in underneath a deck

you want to enclose the underside of the deck, both walls & ceiling? If the deck roofed/walled above the deck level?
That style of deck is by design not sealed- you…

7 years7 yearsbrynbryn posted:
New plaster - pin holes everywhere

its common to see that in the first coat, but you always need at least two coats to get a good finish (3 if its deep).
Have they done 2 coats?

9 years9 yearsbrynbryn posted:
vapor barrier deterioration

The slab was set out 6 weeks ago, and the plastic sheeting for the vapour barrier has deteriorated completely. One section which was older plastic is fine, so it pretty…

10 years10 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Adding a loft extension in WA

yes- what sort of span would they have? 3-4m span would require substantially more then 90x35 pine.

10 years10 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Another floor - Suspended Concrete Slab

re-reading the bondek span table, its a CONSTRUCTION span i.e. what can be done when its being poured, not what can be done finished. Thats going to change it substantially.

10 years10 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Another floor - Suspended Concrete Slab

I don't have specific's on that yet- re: load bearing, check with your engineer. If its lightweight stud frame it might be ok. I need to clarify this as well.
As…

10 years10 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Another floor - Suspended Concrete Slab

I'm looking at a similar thing. Bondek looks good, looks like we should be able to do an 8.4m unsupported span on 1mm bonded & 110mm concrete (if I'm reading…

10 years10 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Unique Solar Chimney in new SIP construction house

bearing in mind the nature of the mgo board as a substrate, can you use the acretex AcraShield without the trowel on render undernaeth- seems unneccasry?
or something like rockcote armour-…

10 years10 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Unique Solar Chimney in new SIP construction house

what sort of cost per sqm are their panels?

10 years10 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Plywood as finished flooring

ply is extremely durable- what makes you think it will be less durable then the timber species its made of?
On concrete you can just glue it down provided the concrete…

10 years10 yearsbrynbryn posted:
Unique Solar Chimney in new SIP construction house

what sips product is it? I'm looking for one at the moment that uses mgo board, I don't want to have to render or clad the outside.

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