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January 2022
jbs1
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jbs1
Growing in Experience
2 replies
January 2022

Thanks Mitchell, that's great - really appreciate you taking the time to put together those images, that's really helpful. Cheers!

jbs1
Growing in Experience
4 replies
January 2022

Hi All, seeking advice on how to drain mainly sub-surface water from a slope of rock and soil over a concrete slab. As you can see in the pictures, I' ...

jbs1
Growing in Experience
January 2022

Thanks Mitchell, very much appreciated! Cheers, Jim

jbs1
Growing in Experience
2 replies
January 2022

Thanks, Mitchell. Not a pre-fab, so no instructions. Thanks for the steer re: brick with mortar not being suitable to attach frame to—would it be bett ...

jbs1
Growing in Experience
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Hi, I'm looking to put a basic timber-framed shed / workshop at the back of my place, and the location means that getting a concreter in to pump concr ...

jbs1
Growing in Experience
September 2021

Thanks Mitchell, appreciate the advice; that's an approach I think I'll use over the summer, thanks for the links to the products too. I hope your pla ...

jbs1
Growing in Experience
1 reply
May 2021

Thanks, Mitchell - that everhard drain / slotted draincoil sounds like a solid approach: would I need to put a sock over the draincoil, or anything li ...

jbs1
Growing in Experience
May 2021

Thanks Red, that's really helpful - if I can't get grass to grow and act as a natural filter, what else would you suggest? Some rock/gravel encased in ...

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Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
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January 2022

Hi @jbs1, I see you've had some work done, but are still dealing with the same drainage issue. I think you are certainly on the right track. I'd s ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
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January 2022

My preference would be to have some anchor stirrups in nice solid 400 x 400 x 600mm footers and at least one in each corner. If you were going to do t ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
3 replies
January 2022

Is this a pre-fabricated timber-framed shed/workshop Jim (@jbs1)? If so, you might like to refer to their installation guidelines. Generally, structur ...

redracer01
Kind of a Big Deal
7 replies
April 2020

Hello @jbs1 When planning your drainage I suggest the following.1. Pen and paper! Make a rough sketch of your drain plan, even the most basic drain s ...

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jbs1
Growing in Experience
2 replies
January 2022

Thanks Mitchell, that's great - really appreciate you taking the time to put together those images, that's really helpful. Cheers!

jbs1
Growing in Experience
January 2022

Thanks Mitchell, very much appreciated! Cheers, Jim

jbs1
Growing in Experience
September 2021

Thanks Mitchell, appreciate the advice; that's an approach I think I'll use over the summer, thanks for the links to the products too. I hope your pla ...

jbs1
Growing in Experience
1 reply
May 2021

Thanks, Mitchell - that everhard drain / slotted draincoil sounds like a solid approach: would I need to put a sock over the draincoil, or anything li ...

jbs1
Growing in Experience
16 replies

Hi all, I’ve got a dirt slope under the house that has groundwater coming out of it after rainfall, washing dirt and bits of rock down onto the concre ...

jbs1
Growing in Experience
April 2020

Thanks @redracer01 really appreciate that - I'm going to install the channels under the house so won't use the spoon drain this time around, but will ...

jbs1
Growing in Experience
10 replies

Hi All, I've got a house with inexplicably no drainage down the high-side of the property, so that when it rains the water runs straight off the side- ...

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