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9 months9 monthssandman55sandman55 posted:
A cold joint in concrete

Hi guys, I want to butt a concrete vegetable garden bed against a concrete build up of a carport. It will be a 700mm high wall about 120mm thick and…

4 years4 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
Brick Veneer Vertical Expansion Joints

Thanks for that I will have a look at them. What do you think about B.I.P. Foam is that a cheap and nasty option?

4 years4 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
Brick Veneer Vertical Expansion Joints

Hi all our brick veneer house is about 28 years old and the builder used B.I.P. foam in the vertical expansion joints in the bricks which has weathered and needs…

Brick Veneer Vertical Expansion Joints
8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
Stop new rio rod from rusting till job is completed

Thanks for your reply bashworth, that sounds good and I have been doing some reading on the net and I see that welding rio bar as I planned to weld…

8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
Stop new rio rod from rusting till job is completed

Hi all, I am back again looking for advice. I have just had a carport built for our caravan that I hope will arrive around the end of May.

8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What is this under shower tile adhesive?

Hi all it's been a while but I thought I had better report back on how I went and show some pics as it might help someone else in the…

8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What is this under shower tile adhesive?

Hi James that sounds like a good Idea. I haven't got a lot done today, I have been chasing around getting gear. I have decided the villaboard at the bottom…

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8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What is this under shower tile adhesive?

Hi James,
I have found the source of the leak. I rang Dunlop for information on adding sand to their floor leveller and the lady was adamant that I not use…

What is this under shower tile adhesive?
8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What is this under shower tile adhesive?

Thanks James that's a good Idea re the spacers. I've bought a chrome brass waste drain 50mm pipe to go into the 62mm hole I might roll 3 or 4…

8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What is this under shower tile adhesive?

Thanks James I have read and re-read this but it has clicked you are suggesting I make a puddle flange out of my old grate with membrane and I guess…

8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What is this under shower tile adhesive?

Thanks James Mason, no I didn’t do a flood test. A year or two ago we had the slate tiles on the opposite wall to our shower showing white water…

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8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What is this under shower tile adhesive?

Hi all I am removing my shower tiles on the floor and one layer on the wall as I am getting water signs in the next room. Our house is…

8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
Removing tiles from Villa Board in shower

Hi I'm still going with some interruptions but as you said the first tile was the hardest when that was off I was able to use a small bolster and…

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8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
Removing tiles from Villa Board in shower

Thanks James Mason my tiles are 150 wide and 200 high. I will be moving to the left and right so I can make vertical cuts in the tiles and…

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8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
Removing tiles from Villa Board in shower

Hi all I have a leaky shower (water signs on the slate on floor of next room) that I attempted to repair with silicone replacement where the wall tiles meet…

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8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What do you use for boxing up under a concrete slab

Thanks Rory, at present I am chasing up quotes for the materials for the carport and then I will seek out a builder. I mainly wanted some info for my…

8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What do you use for boxing up under a concrete slab

Thanks for your input Rory. I take it your suggesting I make the retaining walls first so that I can remove any internal shutters then fill and compact then do…

8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What do you use for boxing up under a concrete slab

Thanks for that bashworth I guess with the ground compacted then it can be dug away at the edge and then shutters put in place. From your suggestion I did…

8 years8 yearssandman55sandman55 posted:
What do you use for boxing up under a concrete slab

Hi all I am in the process of getting council approval for a new carport for my future caravan.
The carport will be 7m x 4.6m with 4 posts on each…

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