
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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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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