Building and Construction

Hi Community, We've just had our deck redone and we've noticed a lot of cracks in the merbau where the screws are. Our carpenter has completed about ...

I am considering building a garage over a space that used to house a carport. One wall of the garage would sit on top of a timber sleeper retaining w ...

Hi Guys, I am planning to build a small shed with a timber frame and corrugated color bond sheets for wall and roof (like the attached image). The st ...

Hello experts...needing some advice for this new project. Have a few questions and appreciate any help with this long post. We are planning to build ...

The pathway on the sides and back of the house are very uneven and the drains are higher than the ground. Wondering if there is a way other than concr ...

Hi, a professional installed a 10 metre x 2 metre low level decking (ground level) in our backyard attached to house last month....but he failed to in ...

Hi everyone,I've been a longtime reader of the workshop forum and have really enjoyed the positive and constructive community atmosphere, not to menti ...

Hi, I'll start by saying that I'm a decrepit, unskilled and probably stupid individual who is past his use-by date and surviving on a pension of aroun ...

I want to build a timber surround for our front garden taps and include a letterbox. It would be about 700mm high, 700mm across the front and about th ...

I’ve been planting vegetables in our backyard for five years, and I now want to upgrade my veggie patch to be both functional and aesthetically pleasi ...

Hello My house has a slight negative grade from the street. Front carport and roof gutter are connected to kerb. The 3 rear gutters need to connect ...

Saw this project on Facebook - thought it was a great idea. Add a floor to a chicken coop and create a catio.

I tried to texture coat the wall and it works but I will have to use too much product and it still won’t be 100%So, I would like to know if my design ...

Hello! I'd like to know if its okay to attach shade sail to fascia and garage wall (see below image)? Do I need to add anything additional to make i ...

Hi Team, I have removed an old steel fence and am left with the round steel posts as shown in the pic. I'd like to add timber sleepers or similar to ...

      I am utilizing my carport, which is totally undercover and dry to install a low-level deck using the existing decking panels has anybody ever ...

This backyard's pool area has a 1.8m tall partition wall separating the pool area from the pump and pool equipment in the back corner and clotheslin ...

I have an outdoor teracota tiled balcony about 30 sqm. Its leaking through to the area below which fortunately has a concrete floor with a drain, but ...