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kimamery
Having an Impact
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I bought a set of outdoor timber chairs on marketplace that needed some improvements. They had spent a lot of time in the elements, the timber was cr ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
September 2023

To smooth and sand back your skim coat, you'd use the mesh type @Nanne. Normal sandpaper tends to clog up very quickly. Mitchell

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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Ordinary masking tapes must be removed as soon as possible after painting each coat as extended application will result in warping and glue residue s ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
July 2023

Hi @Em24 Using varnish on window or door frames often lasts longer than stains. If you decide to use varnish over the stain, please make sure that ...

Em24
Finding My Feet
1 reply
July 2023

Hi Eric, The dark stains on the sill are from the mould, that never went away with the mould treatments. It is definitely not a old stain. I could not ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
2 replies
July 2023

Hi @Em24 If part of the timber still has the old oil stain attached to it, it will cause uneven absorption of the new oil stain. This is one reason ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
4 replies
July 2023

Hi @Em24 Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's wonderful to have you join us. In order to give you a comprehensive recommendation, can ...

Em24
Finding My Feet
5 replies
July 2023

Hi Gents, I have installed timber windows at the front 2 years ago and treated them with several coats of Cutek Extreme CD50, bought as per recommenda ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
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The cracks are a phenomenon called crazing. They are typically caused by thermal stress. This is when the ceramic material is exposed repeatedly to h ...

jeffl_au
Growing in Experience
10 replies

To protect the joists (H3 treated pine) on a ground level deck, should I use joist tape? Or can I use bitumen paint like this one -> https://www.bunn ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
April 2023

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @lindsayms. It's a pleasure to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about creating a flyscre ...

lindsayms
Just Starting Out
1 reply
April 2023

Is it possible to construct flyscreens with 2 corners that are not square?

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