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Carpentacular

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Joined 26 October 2017
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6 years6 yearsalexp79alexp79 posted:
Slab for garage - is engineer over engineering it?

As far as I know, piers are needed for unstable soils or soils having uncontrolled fill.
I have P class slab due to trees around, while the soil classification is…

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6 years6 yearsrogerwilcorogerwilco posted:
Renovating garden bench

Looks saveable, but it's a fair bit of work.
Very fiddly work, even if you have the right tools. If I were doing this, and wanted to maintain timber finish, I'd…

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6 years6 yearsarcadeltarcadelt posted:
Stairs and door entry floor renovation

You have real timber - do not cover it with laminate, which is a poor substitute. Hire a good floor finisher to sand and re-seal, and it will look great.…

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7 years7 yearsSaveH2OSaveH2O posted:
Concrete slab non conforming

It would have gone viral if you had videoed it and put it on You Tube.

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7 years7 yearsbankbank posted:
Reading the plans - cement render?

On our plans it is represented by a dashed line on along side the bricks.

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7 years7 yearsDamNitaDamNita posted:
Floorboards

We decided on re-milled timber in our new build. In the interest of wanting to avoid any pitfalls, would you care to explain what hassles you have had in a…

Floorboards
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7 years7 yearsmellybuildingmellybuilding posted:
Timber or aluminium plantation shutters?

hmmm, they could be pvc I guess but I would have thought that I'd remember being told that if that's what it was. I'm thinking it's some sort of…

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7 years7 yearsCuttingEdgeKitchensCuttingEdgeKitchens posted:
Anyone know what profile these kitchen doors are?

They are not a standard profile so they wont have a name.
They look like a moulding has been added to the outside edge of the drawer front.

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7 years7 yearsspiffmiffspiffmiff posted:
Expenses acquired during build. What am I in for?

Try a different bank maybe? Perhaps some banks are less risk averse than others?!
We had to apply for approval 3 times because of delays in getting the slab down (approval…

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7 years7 yearsJokerJoker posted:
Expenses acquired during build. What am I in for?

Go to a broker who deals with this situation regularly, banks will always give work to valuers who favour the bank, it's worst case type valuation, I've seen 20% and…

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7 years7 yearsaloenyxaloenyx posted:
Expenses acquired during build. What am I in for?

I had a fixed price contract. I didn't pay anything additional to the builder for the build, apart from variations I asked for (e.g. add security system).
There were other…

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