LynneB posted:Sprinkler timer error "fault"
Have you tried to manually turn it on using the controller?
LynneB posted:Emerald kikuyu
That's mostly Kikuyu. Kikuyu is not the easiest to establish by seeding and takes considerable time. Looking at your photo's you either didn't plant at a high rate or establishment…
LynneB posted:What is this grass growing with buffalo?
I asked my agronomist husband and his first thought was kikuyu due to your description. He hasn't looked at the photo. To the untrained eye kikuyu is hard to differentiate…
LynneB posted:Buffalo lawn-patchy. Help?
It's thatchy as well as still recovering from winter and needs fertilser and warm weather. Go to a rural supply store and get a bag of Multigro. 4 - 5kg/100sqm…
LynneB posted:Matilda Buffao Grass Patches
From the pics it looks nutritional, lack of nitrogen. Get a bag of urea. Start at 20g/sqm and either water in well or apply during rain event. Should see results…
LynneB posted:Weeping over Weep Holes
Are you sure you have weep holes on your garage wall? Some external garage walls are not framed and lined and thus no weep holes.
What type of termite management system…
LynneB posted:Granitgard v DPC position
According to my husband the Granitgard strip shielding goes below the DPC. Yes, they 'sit' together.
LynneB posted:Laying new turf queries
If your removing the soil there would be no need to apply a herbicide.
I asked my agronomist husband and glyphosate has many different brands and labels, but most of…
LynneB posted:Mixing different types of buffalo grass
A couple of rolls? You can't stick them in the boot of your car? Get a friend with a ute?
I wouldn't be mixing turf varieties.
LynneB posted:Water leak
Turn off all water taps and see if your meter is still ticking over. If it's a small leak take a reading prior to everyone leaving for the day and…
LynneB posted:Water point assistance
You guessed correct.
Ball valve and in-line check valve/non return valve.
The painted conduit to the left goes to the irrigation controller.
LynneB posted:Rolling Newish Turf?
I wouldn't roll it if the ground is saturated, but rolling just because it's only 3 weeks won't hurt it. A pic might help in showing the size of 'bumps'.
I…
LynneB posted:Brickwork (defective brick)
I wouldn't be happy with that but....
Is it on a wall that is visible, such as front or back elevations, or on a side passage that no one will see?
Is…
LynneB posted:Aggregate Spider cracks
Congratulations on a successful outcome!
Any pics of the new job?
LynneB posted:Cracking Grout
Your tiler was lazy! The internal corners should be done with a silicone as grout will do exactly what your experiencing.
Most people on here will say 'fight the builder', 'get…
LynneB posted:Land zoning - open space/Workshop
Every council is different. Husband put up a 9 X 7 and 2.7 high and the main restriction was a 2m easement on our back boundary. We could build as…
LynneB posted:Supply own appliances for new build - insurance?
We also supplied our own oven, cook top, range hood & dishwasher. The kitchen manufacturer wanted the dimensions and the items were installed just prior to handover. Builder didn't mention…
LynneB posted:Builder Buying Other Bricks???
If your contract states which bricks are to be used I would expect those bricks regardless of what you are doing after handover. Your contract is a legal document that…
LynneB posted:Help sealing exsposed agg
This is what we used on our external concrete, which has a cove finish.
On-Crete's SV21 Premium Same Day Sealer the day after. A 20L covers approximately 80-120sqm.
LynneB posted:Aggregate Spider cracks
The sealer has magnified the spider web cracking.
What's happening is water is entering the cracks and thus the darker colour. Where there is no cracks the water is not…
LynneB posted:Preparing for new turf
Depends on your version of 'crushed rock' and 'all through'. Is it 5mm, 10mm, 20mm or bigger? Is it 20%, 50% or over 70%?
Take a pic and show us.
Fortunately…
LynneB posted:Cement path around the house fixed to slab
We used a bitumen-impregnated expansion joint (Bitumen Jointex) & put metal dowels through them into the house slab as you describe when pouring our perimeter path and driveway.
Did the quote…
LynneB posted:Garage floor sealing
My husband and I have coated both our 63 sqm shed over the Easter weekend and on the ANZAC weekend our 45 sqm garage. The prep is the key and…
LynneB posted:Custom build in Dubbo, NSW
Oh wow! It's been awhile since I've been on homeone. A quick update!
We're getting there, but it's taking longer than expected. Back yard has irrigation, 330 sq m turf (my…
LynneB posted:Compensation for building mistakes
Our master bedroom window at the front of the house was out by 300mm. The bricks, gyprock, etc... we're already complete but our builder ripped it all out and rectified…
LynneB posted:Stormwater pipes and primer
My husband uses a clear primer, maybe that's what your plumber used.
LynneB posted:Dymark Epoxy Seal - Cold temps during Melbourne Winter
It's not going to 'bubble', it will just take longer to cure.
My husband will do our garage in a couple of weeks. It's already been acid etched and just needs…
