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3 d3 dchippychippy posted:
Frameless bath screen.

You leave a gap under the screen that gets siliconed. That way the glass isn't touching the bath it's only the flexible silicone that joins the two.
Glass installers have small…

8 d8 dchippychippy posted:
anchoring to ceiling

Correct. The last thing you need is a moist environment.

11 d11 dchippychippy posted:
Expertise on keeping large pavers in place driveway

Max23
Haunching the edges of paving is particularly important when you are using smaller pavers and it's a way of preventing the entire area…

12 d12 dchippychippy posted:
Brick Elevator truck hit and run

I've found the truck

Brick Elevator truck hit and run
14 d14 dchippychippy posted:
Plaster meets wood - how to fill

Any chance you can post a picture. I think I understand what you are describing but a picture will help.

15 d15 dchippychippy posted:
Expertise on keeping large pavers in place driveway

Max23
If you want to do it properly I'd run 600 wide X 100 thick footings the entire length of the driveway area. I'd…

16 d16 dchippychippy posted:
Expertise on keeping large pavers in place driveway

Is the layout in your picture what you are hoping to achieve?
How thick are the pavers and what size? You said they are 600x600 however your picture looks like they…

16 d16 dchippychippy posted:
Expertise on keeping large pavers in place driveway

Max23
I'll start by saying I'm not a landscaper (I'm a carpenter) but I've had a bit of experience with paving.
If you are planning…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
Kitchen's from overseas

Alex, I'm amazed! You were well and truly on the Chinese kitchen train for the longest day. I can remember having many a discussion with you around the reasons not…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
Please explain - engineers?

Oval holes are permissable. Those holes have been cut in the factory so will definitely be engineered from the factory and not just cut randomly on site.

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
In this forum we often rightly criticise builders....

Hey Simeon. That's a real blow. Some people will take advantage of any situation.
Just out of interest, do you give owners keys during construction?
If not, do you give them the…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
No water trap in shower on a slab

If you have a floor waste, turn on your sink and put your ear down to the central floor waste and listen. If you can hear water running then they…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
No water trap in shower on a slab

Ah sorry I thought it was a multi storey unit.
Do you have a floor waste?
Sometimes the shower (along with the basin) will run to the floor waste and the trap…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
No water trap in shower on a slab

The trap normally wouldn't be in the slab. The penetration goes straight through and the traps are underneath the slab. That often means it's in your neighbour belows ceiling.
There is…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
No water trap in shower on a slab

How did the plumber ascertain that there is no trap? Did he simply look in the drain or did he insert a scope?
A trap doesn't necessarily have to be straight…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
No water trap in shower on a slab

How old is the unit?

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
Concreters vs landscapers?

If you organise it yourself make you get any prelays done under the concrete before you start. It's often handy to put in a couple of 90mm sleeves across your…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
Concreters vs landscapers?

Most landscapers will essentially act as a builder for all the external work's.
That means that they will do a design and then subcontract most of the hardscaping to concreters and…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
Garage on boundary line.

In WA zero lot is actually zero lot. We build 10mm in from the boundary.
My house and my neighbours house have garages that sit only 20mm apart. They were both…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
Garage on boundary line.

Your architect has lifted your garage to prevent any undermining of the neighbours garage.
You don't have any issues to worry about. None of your construction will be below the zone…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
Bathroom door hangers

It's pointless trying to screw into the 3mm MDF skin of the door. It will fail quickly as you have discovered.
You could try glueing them with a white polyurethane glue…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
Cobblestone mesh identification

The ones in your picture look to be cast concrete. You can get genuine stone on a mesh back if you want in granite or blue stone, but obviously it…

1 month1 monthchippychippy posted:
Advice please

Has there been a flood at some point? It almost looks like a high water mark.

2 months2 monthschippychippy posted:
I work in flooring - do you have a flooring question?

Moisture barrier and underlay are 2 different things.
An underlay can act as a moisture barrier but for direct stick you paint on a moisture barrier that doesn't act as an…

2 months2 monthschippychippy posted:
14mm timber floors over existing old boards

Is the existing flooring stuck down or is it on joists/battens?
If it's stuck down then you would assume that a MB was already installed before it was put down. Certainly…

2 months2 monthschippychippy posted:
Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GPO

Most drivers come with a plug and lead already attached. It's easier for the sparky to do the prelay and terminate it with a socket, then the cabinet maker can…

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2 months2 monthschippychippy posted:
Perth premium builders

You could try Marc homes (Giorgi) and Urbane

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3 months3 monthschippychippy posted:
Black Main Entrance Door in North East-Facing House

Plenty of chippies would just walk away, however If you're a responsible tradie and decent person you'll only get caught like that once. After that you will be sure to…

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