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minklet
Building a Reputation
1 reply
Wednesday

Yeah I engaged an engineer about a similar request a while ago. It's supported from underneath, it's not a cantilevered balcony, the rated weight limi ...

minklet
Building a Reputation
Wednesday

Yeah I can understand the reticence I've been umming and ahhing for a long while about it. The balcony is massive, it's more of a terrace really. B ...

minklet
Building a Reputation
3 replies
Wednesday

It's not a rental, but it's a strata property so basically can't fix anything at all to the tiles as it would pierce the waterproofing underneath.

minklet
Building a Reputation
8 replies

I have brought a metal flat roof shed to put up on my terrace balcony. It's 9th floor, so it get some strong wind gusts, but it's against 2 walls and ...

minklet
Building a Reputation
December

Great info, thanks very much

minklet
Building a Reputation
2 replies
November

Looks fantastic @Nailbag. May I ask how they're holding up? I want to do something similar, particularly for the acoustic qualities of reducing reverb ...

minklet
Building a Reputation
1 reply
April

Evening! More holes didn’t work either! Tried that.Seems this type is wobbly, probably why they don’t sell them anymore. As I’ve no chance of returnin ...

minklet
Building a Reputation
3 replies
April

@MitchellMc So, finally back to this. Took me while to find a decent piece of wood that wasn't going to cost me a fortune just for an experiment. Have ...

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Nailbag
Home Improvement Guru
4 replies
Monday

Hi @minklet is there any reason you can't fix the shed directly to the tiled over concrete balcony or is this a rental? Regards Nailbag

Dave-1
Community Megastar
1 reply
Monday

Good Evening @minklet This would be a yeah, nah type situation I am afraid. The ninth floor, metal shed and balcony all add up to some serious issues ...

Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
Bunnings Team Member
2 replies
Monday

Hi @minklet, Thank you for your question about installing a shed on your balcony. Do you have some photos of the area where you are looking to ins ...

Nailbag
Home Improvement Guru
1 reply
November

Hi @minklet I was there a few weeks back and are actually doing very well with no signs of swelling which was my main concern. The flashing I had m ...

Noyade
Home Improvement Guru
April

You can believe me or not @minklet, but I thought of this thread a few weeks ago.  But couldn't find it.I picked up this table on the side of the ro ...

Dave-1
Community Megastar
2 replies
April

Evening @minklet Love your description but Bugger Only thing I can think of is some more holes through the underside of the legs into the timber. I t ...

JacobZ95
Having an Impact
1 reply
February 2024

The Gyprock Redbook is a good reference for steel stud construction.Page 44 looks to be the best thing to look at for your situation.

JacobZ95
Having an Impact
2 replies
February 2024

Adding timber inside the channel of the steel stud is a good option here because it does a better job of transferring the load along the length of the ...

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minklet
Building a Reputation
Wednesday

Yeah I can understand the reticence I've been umming and ahhing for a long while about it. The balcony is massive, it's more of a terrace really. B ...

minklet
Building a Reputation
3 replies
Wednesday

It's not a rental, but it's a strata property so basically can't fix anything at all to the tiles as it would pierce the waterproofing underneath.

minklet
Building a Reputation
December

Great info, thanks very much

minklet
Building a Reputation
1 reply
April

Evening! More holes didn’t work either! Tried that.Seems this type is wobbly, probably why they don’t sell them anymore. As I’ve no chance of returnin ...

minklet
Building a Reputation
3 replies
April

@MitchellMc So, finally back to this. Took me while to find a decent piece of wood that wasn't going to cost me a fortune just for an experiment. Have ...

minklet
Building a Reputation
February 2024

Brilliant! Thanks for that @JacobZ95 !

minklet
Building a Reputation
6 replies
January 2024

The reason 3 have been used in the op is because those come with 3 sets of holes drilled, these legs come with 2. I would use 3 support struts if they ...

minklet
Building a Reputation
1 reply
January 2024

Thanks, tbh that's fine by me I'm happy to do it myself and as I say I'm happy with the work itself. I just didn't know what exactly to use, or even i ...

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