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I am needing to DIY my stable walls due to cost of manufactured ones being so expensive. I have a few questions:1. Can you use Aluminium C Chanell? I ...

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Hello all - I am wanting to build a jarrah outdoor gate about 1200W (so the current ones already built in the store are not suitable at 900W) - does a ...

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hello the brick walls along the side of my garage, both external and internal are crumbling away. no-one seems to know why beyond "a bad batch of br ...

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Looking at making unused drying area to a weatherproof storage area on the side of house by extending fence and roofing using polycarbonate panel. ...

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I have soil against garage wall with the garage slab below the ground level. In heavy rains I can see water seeping through the break wall. I was plan ...

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I’m using ldpe poly pipe for distribution of water in gravity feed systems as I have done over many decades without issues previously on town water wi ...

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Hello, I want to replace my old metal downpipes with new PVC ones. I have many questions, so I'll just blurt them out. 1. What are the pros/cons o ...

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Hi, We are building a pergola minus the roof, to spread grapevines on the roof. We need to connect 90*90mm posts to 90*35*2500mm beams. Pergola will ...

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If I use my outside lights all the time, I would like to have the light stay ON when I am outside entertaining or i have heard noises and want the lig ...

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My Electrical roughing is going on. What type of Outdoor heater recommended in Alfresco sized 3000mm x 3000mm below. I asked electrician to give 15amp ...

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Which ceiling hook to use to hang Xmas lights under Eaves in 1st floor in 2 storey façade (no balcony). Dont want to nail the hook in stone pillar so ...

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Is this acceptable in façade? Capping used under JH Cladding in Façade Builder told they finished the rendering part first before installing this JH ...