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6 years6 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask?

I have vynil wrap and can only say good things. Had it in 2.5yrs with three boystrous kids and it's hard wearing, ready to clean and still looks like the…

6 years6 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Alternative to charged system moving rainwater to street??

The water level within your charged system will be at the inlet height of the water tank. That means that if the tank inlet is at half the height of…

6 years6 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Lighting suggestions

Hey all. Looking for some suggestions for what type of lighting you think would look good on my house.
I'm going round and round in circles and just can't choose.…

Lighting suggestions
6 years6 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Neighbours digging to fence line

Irrespective of who's higher or lower, the builder has an obligation to ensure adequate batter or soil retaining to avoid subsidance of any neighbouring asset during there build.

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7 years7 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Help with my Turf

Mate nothing wrong with your grass. It'll struggle of you let it dry out so keep the water up to it till it establishes.
It's fine. It goes yellow before…

7 years7 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Chicken Manure on Buffalo lawn

So I've got a lovely lush Sir Walter buffalo been down since Oct 2016.
It grows great but is very spongy. Should I be top dressing with sand to firm…

7 years7 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Surface water runoff issue ...

Why don't you put a 150mm wide decorative gravel strip along the concrete edge and an aggi drain under that. To stop the graver mixing with the garden bed install…

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

Hi SBG,
I will only be using them on the bearers.
Engineer design calls for a 150 x 150 post that is 2.7m high. I hate the post stirups for stand alone…

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

Hey all,
I'm discussing with my chippy regarding how to best set my deck posts in the ground.
We have heavy clay loam soil.
I dug all the holes to save some money…

7 years7 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Suspended weight from rafters

That'll be fine. It's just like you walking on the rafters.
Effectively you have 5kg on each rafter. Not a problem at all

7 years7 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Tree suggestions for side driveway

Thanks shamuscassar will look at that

7 years7 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Tree suggestions for side driveway

David your post didn't come out

7 years7 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Tree suggestions for side driveway

Hey all.
Need some help choosing some trees for down my side driveway.
I don't want anything that will have roots that will affect my concrete or trunks that get…

Tree suggestions for side driveway
8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Veggie garden beds

Ok so here is the latest on my garden. Hadn't been doing much due to the wet weather but pulled the finger out over the last 4 wks

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Timber span tables

Sorry I just saw this post.
Are you basing this advice on gut feel or the AS span tables and what sort of timber? Treated pine, hardwood etc and grade.

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Timber span tables

Oh yeah I see they screw to the truss and too plate.
Looking at pictures on the internet they don't place them on every truss so I'll need to get…

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Timber span tables

Thanks yeah I thought about that but not sure the existing gutter would cope with the extra water runoff.
From what I've read the tie in strap should also go…

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Timber span tables

Thanks guys
I do understand that I'll need a permit. No worries there. Anything above 8m2 from memory.
What I'm trying to do is understand what I can use before…

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Butt Welding 150x50x2 RHS Bearers???

You could put some thick plates internally and plug weld them from the outside to give extra strength.

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Timber span tables

Hi all I'm struggling to interpret the span tables in AS1684
I'd like to know the following
1. What size beam required on the 9.2m side if it only has to span…

Timber span tables
8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Crushed toppings for Adelaide

Lilydale toppings is not crusher dust.
You may also look at granitic sand. It's a lot coarser than normal sand and will compact quite hard. It's typically what councils like…

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Is this a good quote for turf

Nice one. Can't beat that!

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Grass Type?

Looks like it to me

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Is this a good quote for turf

Make sure they are getting the turf locally and not interstate.
That way it'll be acclimatised to your region

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Concrete Help

It's all good. Concrete takes 28days to fully cure

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Organic Compost or Organic Soil?

I'm in a similar situation and we have heavy clay loam soil aka very sticky black s**t
I'm going to spread a 50mm layer of organic compost, gypsum 2kg/m2, and…

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Veggie garden beds

Thanks guys.
Ive got some green manure growing as i didn't want to go crazy with veggies yet.
I did also plant some garlic in the far end bed and…

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Veggie garden beds

Here is an updated photo of my landscaping and raised veggie garden.

Veggie garden beds
8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Hamptons double-storey Melb - back landscaping stage 2

You probably have a dusk sensor connected to you garden lighting system. It's effectively a switch that works on the amount of light being received. It's not Solar
As far as…

8 years8 yearsCrazykCrazyk posted:
Veggie garden beds

They are 400mm deep and 200mm at the front.

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