The Geotech will also help to prevent dirt and fines coming through the gaps between you retaining wall wailings.
This may not worry you.
I painted my retaining walls and the…

I would like to just second that....Wisteria is the "Beast!" once it gets in you got it for life, one…

Ok I may have been a little harsh with the "over priced" comment my appoligies.
I think your suggestions are very good especially the one…

I don't think the welding part of this project is your issue, welding a section on (if done properly) will be more than adequate.
It is the depth the existing posts…

Dukekamaya has made a good point.
As for attaching to rock the short answer is yes there are a million and one methods of attaching to concrete or rock just stop…

Google "asbestos Mr Fluffy" and check out some of the links.
I believe he was the only guy putting in Asbestos insulation and that was in Canberra.

Have you put any thought around how you will marry the roof cladding to the existing house roof??
From looking at the photos it appears the rafters are hard up against…

Hi Cookie,
Are you able to post some photos so we can get a better appreciation of the scope the job.

Hi Emerson,
Bit of DIY electrical eh?? well hopefully I will be able to help you.
I am going to assume that you are extremely aware of the safety issues associated with…

Hi buildingadreamhome,
Lighting circuit tripping so close to knocking your place down...what a pain.
If it where me I would be reluctant to just ignore this problem without a little further investigation.
To…

Hi Eho,
I feel your pain, the juggling act between cost and longevity in the retaining wall game is brutal and I have spent many a sleepless night pondering the same…

I am at home now and have check the text I refered to earlier it is by S.Zinn and S.L. Semiatin ISBN 0-87170-308-4.
It is very detailed.
David5675 has made a very…

Close but not quite.
In theory there should be no soil up against the timber only the aggregate.
Soil will hold water therefore making the timber damp and promote rot conversly…

Hi Santiago9767,
This is definately an ambitious project however I am not sure this is the forum for it, maybe and engineering forum would be more suited??? just a suggestion.
I was…

Hi eho,
From what I have read about building retaining walls the purpose of putting drainage aggregate behind the wall is to prevent the build up of water behind the wall…

Not 100% sure what you are asking here? in theory you can have anything you want it is your budget that will drive the decision in the end.
Modern treated pine…

I wonder if he is complaining about the same thing and is wondering if he could get you to move your house/front door/bedroom further away from him???

Just my humble two cents worth but that is a pretty small tree, in my opinion people tend to get way too wrapped up in the council permission thing.
I reckon…

Could it be a box gum???
I had a box gum cut down recently......it was huge! The leaves and bark look very similar.

Hi,
I agree with the posts above regarding the replacement of rusty gal pipes as they will eventually fail....mine did and I only picked it up when I received a massive…

I am no expert but from you photos this seems a bit odd.
Firstly you say you drilled a hole and it is dry now.....does this mean that water came out…

Thanks Fu Manchu

Thanks for the reply Davinci.

I used 200mm of 20mm recycled concrete behind the wall....I didn't even think of using scoria (never heard of it before) behind the wall. Do…

Thanks for the compliment chuth77 I am pretty pleased with how it is coming together
Yes the post are concreted in (1 Cement, 2 Sand, 3 Aggregate)

Hi Davinci,
Thank you very much for your informative response I really appreciate it.
I must come clean though I have actually been holding back some information.
I have already taken a leap…

Thanks for the encouragement....and yes I agree I think I have a battle ahead.
I will head off to Bunnings in the morning to get some Black Berry killer and start…

Any particular brand I should be looking for??
Also is there any particular application method that I should use??

Hi All,
Many years ago the previous owner planted a Wisteria now it has become my problem.
I cut it out about 8 years ago but it always popped up here and…

Thanks for the reply chuth77.......deep down I know there will be some movemoment over time but I just don't want to accept it and put batter on the posts it…

Hi Guys,
Would love to hear peoples opinions on battering a timber cantilever retaining wall.
I have to build two retaining walls in my back yard.
1. 15m long by 0.8m high.
and
2. 10m…