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February 2023
Bissy
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Bissy
Growing in Experience
January 2023

Thanks for that clarification. It won’t be holding much weight, so I’ll look at plaster fixings as well. Thanks!

Bissy
Growing in Experience
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January 2023

Great! That’s good to know. Thank you!

Bissy
Growing in Experience
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I want to put a single shelf at the back of my small WC. The studs aren’t terribly far apart, and with all the floating and single shelves I have look ...

Bissy
Growing in Experience
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November 2022

That would be great! The wall behind the washing machine is still asbestos so I can’t drill into it - does the waterfall bench need to be attached the ...

Bissy
Growing in Experience
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I was amazed at how a few relatively small things made a huge difference to my laundry. In the past, I’d had half of one wall removed (by licensed pro ...

Bissy
Growing in Experience
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October 2022

About that roundup. Is there a sort of “paint on” version? Some of that ruddy kikuyu has grown into my raised garden bed, through gaps in the side. I ...

Bissy
Growing in Experience
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October 2022

I’ve pegged down some heavy duty black plastic sheeting to kill a section of kikuyu grass. Initially, I pegged down the corners and every metre along ...

Bissy
Growing in Experience
October 2022

Thanks very much! I actually have some Haymes aquanamel paint left over from painting part of the house, so just need primer. I’ll have a look at that ...

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Community Manager Jason
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January 2023

Hey @Bissy, Hope you've found the replies helpful. I just thought I'd add that there's lots of inspiration on Workshop to draw from such as @Rodn ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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January 2023

Hi @Bissy, I just wanted to clarify that floating shelves don't need to be installed into your studs unless they are holding huge amounts of weight. ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
January 2023

Hello @Bissy Thanks for sharing your question about making your own shelf. If you are using pine it's best to protect it from moisture and condensat ...

Jewelleryrescue
Kind of a Big Deal
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January 2023

Hi @Bissy Yes any material will do pine is a light but strong material and paintable etc. I Have another way of making light weight shelves you migh ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
November 2022

You could easily avoid screwing into the wall behind @Bissy. The depth of the bench stops it from toppling over. Mitchell

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
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November 2022

That looks great, @Bissy! I'm sure it feels terrific to get the area sorted. Have you considered adding a small timber benchtop over the washing mac ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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October 2022

Hello @Bissy Don't give up just yet, I suggest looking in the yard and in the garage for long pieces of timber along with any bricks you can find. A ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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October 2022

Hi @Bissy, If this is a laminate surface, I recommend you use Dulux Precision Max Adhesion Primer. It's a primer that allows your paint to stick to ...

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Bissy
Growing in Experience
January 2023

Thanks for that clarification. It won’t be holding much weight, so I’ll look at plaster fixings as well. Thanks!

Bissy
Growing in Experience
1 reply
January 2023

Great! That’s good to know. Thank you!

Bissy
Growing in Experience
3 replies

I was amazed at how a few relatively small things made a huge difference to my laundry. In the past, I’d had half of one wall removed (by licensed pro ...

Bissy
Growing in Experience
October 2022

Thanks very much! I actually have some Haymes aquanamel paint left over from painting part of the house, so just need primer. I’ll have a look at that ...

Bissy
Growing in Experience
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  I got these shelves very cheap off Gumtree. They’re wonderful and sturdy, but the finish is a bit ugly. They’re just chipboard covered in a thin ve ...

Bissy
Growing in Experience
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September 2022

That’s funny - I said “I’ll smother it with black plastic” to a gardener relative and they said “that’s ridiculous”. I think I’ll just do that after a ...

Bissy
Growing in Experience
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I have just started putting in a native garden in my front lawn. The lawn is very well-established Kikuyu. I removed a 70x50cm rectangle of the sod wi ...

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