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21st Oct 2021, 12:00 PM

JB1 replied to a thread Mould in Silicone? in General Odds & Sods

Just an 3 month update.... good news is that it hasn't returned in the areas I spot treated. Bad news is that areas of the silicone I didn't treat has some mould. This time, I'll treat the whole shower all in one go. Large showers are great except when you have to clean them.

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21st Oct 2021, 10:45 AM

ForeverYoung replied to a thread Puttingba shed up over a large storm water drain in Plumbing

My local council does that, don't think it is automated tho, like comparing now with previous for the whole LGA, but they do use it to look if they are suspicious or just to check what was done matches what was approved, saves a site visit I guess.

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21st Oct 2021, 10:40 AM

ForeverYoung replied to a thread Corona Virus in At the end of the day

I looked at their reporting a little while ago, it reminded my cynical side of black holes. The reports talk about side effects that last a few days and the more serious ones of clots (mainly AZ) and heart inflammation (mainly Pfizer) but nothing in between - doesn't pass the sniff test.

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21st Oct 2021, 09:35 AM

Bart1080 replied to a thread Puttingba shed up over a large storm water drain in Plumbing

...Ive done the exact same thing in the past but it was just an empty easement that had been there for 30+ years, so far less risk however everything Cyclic said needs to be considered and even more so for your situation given it has assets in it. so you have a few options: 1. go down the legal route and spend a couple of thousand on obtaining permits etc. The process will also engineer a slab/footing to suit the site. Just be aware drains can move/collapse which will be your problem to...

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21st Oct 2021, 08:18 AM

r3nov8or replied to a thread Puttingba shed up over a large storm water drain in Plumbing

4.5x6 is not exactly what would be classed as "small". :) Then again, if it's so small, build it to avoid the easement

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21st Oct 2021, 07:55 AM

cyclic replied to a thread Puttingba shed up over a large storm water drain in Plumbing

Then be prepared to maybe one day have to pull it down and remove the slab. Of course should someone know what you have done and complain then Council will have no choice but to issue a demolition order. Good chance Council will never have to dig in the area because today's technology means any repairs to the drain would be done internally, unless they need to upgrade the drain to carry more flow. Your risk, your call.

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21st Oct 2021, 07:20 AM

gros21 replied to a thread Puttingba shed up over a large storm water drain in Plumbing

It is a drainage easement. I don't overly want to get it approved. I don't want to pay council thousands to ask to put a small shed on my block.

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21st Oct 2021, 06:21 AM

cyclic replied to a thread Puttingba shed up over a large storm water drain in Plumbing

You need to check with Council. You may find it is a drainage easement and that portion of land cannot be built on. If you get the go ahead you will probably have to pier each side of the drain to spread the weight.

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20th Oct 2021, 11:21 PM

phild01 replied to a thread Will Agi pipe work? in Landscaping, Gardening & Outdoors

Your pic file size probably needs reducing, can be done with mspaint, please do not use links.

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20th Oct 2021, 11:13 PM

phild01 replied to a thread laminate flooring - expansion gap on how many sides in Flooring

All four.

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20th Oct 2021, 10:00 PM

Bcnr33v started a thread Villaboard questions in Bathrooms

I am about to re line a bathroom with 6mm villaboard. The frame is timber. We will be tiling to the ceiling. I have a couple of questions: 1. I know the JH manual specifies nails for a timber frame. Can we fit with fibre cement screws instead? The only reason is that the other side of the walls are finished and I would rather avoid the hammering if possible 2. Do we need to stop up the recessed joins with tape and basecoat? Or should we just use 11FC on the joins? Does the recess need to...

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20th Oct 2021, 09:55 PM

Freddo4y replied to a thread Suspected shower leak in Bathrooms

Update - I removed the silicone around the bottom edges and up the corner. I repaired some very small cracks in grouting using a super fine grout mix. I applied a shower/grout sealer to the walls and floor tiles/grout. Finally, I applied fresh silicone, including around the joint at the ends of the linear drain (where old silicone was peeling away leaving a gap). There is no longer a leak. This was a shotgun approach. I'm still not sure of the source of the leak. I suspect it was at a silicone...

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20th Oct 2021, 08:40 PM

gros21 started a thread Puttingba shed up over a large storm water drain in Plumbing

Well I want to build a shed 4.5mx6m which will mainly be used for motorbike storage. Now it will go right over a 525mm storm water pipe. Obviously this is a no no but does it pose much of a risk? Or is infcat a good thing as it spreads weight of vehicle over a slab. Anything else I can do?

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20th Oct 2021, 07:44 PM

phild01 replied to a thread Nails for Hardiplank Smooth Weatherboard and fixing method discussion in Cladding

Yes, framer is a must.

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20th Oct 2021, 07:39 PM

r3nov8or replied to a thread Nails for Hardiplank Smooth Weatherboard and fixing method discussion in Cladding

Yeah but DIYers only need to do this once, not once a week or whatever, and the time is soon forgotten (in my experience anyway). Though I did once by a framer to do a 10m wall frame, because first and foremost I wanted a framer :).

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20th Oct 2021, 07:29 PM

phild01 replied to a thread Nails for Hardiplank Smooth Weatherboard and fixing method discussion in Cladding

It's only a shed, placing the board would be the hardest part.

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20th Oct 2021, 07:26 PM

sol381 replied to a thread Nails for Hardiplank Smooth Weatherboard and fixing method discussion in Cladding

Its a hell of a lot more effort. take 10 times longer. Havent seen cladding nailed by hand since last century.

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20th Oct 2021, 07:18 PM

Marc replied to a thread Pronunciation in At the end of the day

Ha ha, that's a good one. Called malapropism, in this case unintentional. Here is another one. I vote for Pauline at the next erection ... :))

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20th Oct 2021, 06:58 PM

Marc replied to a thread Corona Virus in At the end of the day

As usual, the websites dedicated to "fact check", fall in the trap they pretend to "bust". Half truth, manipulation and obfuscation with an agenda. If you want to study poverty, you don't include Mosman. Anyone with a smidgeon of knowledge in statistics, knows that the choice of the sample is the privilege of the study. Entire countries were chosen, and not one but 68, and 2500 US counties. The exclusion of some european countries with known results is also telling. Rather than denouncing...

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20th Oct 2021, 05:44 PM

UseByDate replied to a thread Pronunciation in At the end of the day

No Asians.:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lyex2tSUyA

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20th Oct 2021, 05:37 PM

METRIX replied to a thread Base/ footings for firepit in Landscaping, Gardening & Outdoors

Some jobs are better to pay someone else to do, especially if you have a bad back, not worth risking further injury. Hopefully you will have the firepit finished soon, just in time for summer :) I had one of these Milkcan firepits in the last house, it worked well. It was the montana one, they go on sale at various times of the year, got this one for https://www.milkcan.com.au/product/montana-2/#reviews I just put down gravel, removed the legs and sat it on some sandstone rocks...

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20th Oct 2021, 05:09 PM

UseByDate replied to a thread Nails for Hardiplank Smooth Weatherboard and fixing method discussion in Cladding

Radical.:)

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20th Oct 2021, 04:27 PM

phild01 replied to a thread Nails for Hardiplank Smooth Weatherboard and fixing method discussion in Cladding

Think I would have used a hammer, it's not a lot more effort.

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20th Oct 2021, 03:51 PM

Moondog55 replied to a thread Base/ footings for firepit in Landscaping, Gardening & Outdoors

We have discovered that the easiest way to get a firepit base done is to pay somebody to do it. We are paying somebody to do the brick paving mainly because my back is totally ############### and too painful to describe accurately and we just want it done and finished instead of waiting for my body to repair. He's asked an extra $300- to do the firepit concrete and while that isn't cheap we think it's worthwhile. I have dug out a circle 1300mm across which should be big enough. If we...

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20th Oct 2021, 03:41 PM

phild01 replied to a thread Corona Virus in At the end of the day

https://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/covid-infection-rates-are-not-unrelated-to-vaccines-debunking-research/ They chose to look at 68 countries, except they don’t list out any inclusion criteria for choosing which countries to include. And in their list, France, the UK, and Germany were not included – all of which have shown a huge drop in COVID-19 rates as a result of high vaccine uptake. This is a huge sign of bias and cherry-picking. They include low GDP countries...

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20th Oct 2021, 03:35 PM

r3nov8or replied to a thread Nails for Hardiplank Smooth Weatherboard and fixing method discussion in Cladding

Coulda done it by hand by now. :) But I do understand the need for new tools!

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20th Oct 2021, 02:28 PM

Marc replied to a thread Corona Virus in At the end of the day

No relationship between vaccination rates and cases? https://youtu.be/HeSJWGSnN8A?t=1

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20th Oct 2021, 02:12 PM

Moondog55 replied to a thread Corona Virus in At the end of the day

For those who think they may be having a "Long" reaction to the vaccine. https://aems.tga.gov.au/report-unregistered/?id=5bd9df9f-4f31-ec11-814b-005056a9ce6f&fbclid=IwAR3TglHnblhd_c5NVZxsmAx9Gp36madsoh8P4yF7p07gLmNO7NTl6qOt-I8

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20th Oct 2021, 12:14 PM

barrow replied to a thread Nails for Hardiplank Smooth Weatherboard and fixing method discussion in Cladding

I hired a coil nailer from Kennards and it was rubbish. It dry fired ever other nail then double nailed and got jammed. so I took it back for a refund and went with Marc's suggestion and bought a Bostich. Ill give that a go today.

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