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a week ago

Hey @Nailbag Thanks very much for your response! I’ll have a look for vinyl repairers in our area. Cheers, Lachlan

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Hello, A few years ago, we had an internal wall removed to open up our living area. One of the side-effects of this was that that area where the wa ...

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July

Hi @Chris1256 Unfortunately we haven’t gotten around to doing this yet. Good luck! Cheers

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December 2023

Thanks @DIYGnome, I’m definitely considering some sort of structure to direct airflow from the vents and also block off the edge of the insulation. Pr ...

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December 2023

Hey @MitchellMc Thanks very much for that, will be a lot easier to just cut a slit for the joist and fit the insulation in that way. Unfortunately t ...

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November 2023

Hey @EricL and @Jason Thanks very much for your responses. At this stage I think I am leaning towards the Polystyrene panels mainly for the ease of c ...

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Hey all, I am hoping to retrofit our townhouse with underfloor insulation as a summer project, and had a couple of questions after having a look und ...

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August 2023

Hi @MitchellMc Thanks very much for your response and for confirming our approach. We will get some exterior paint and cover up the exposed timber so ...

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Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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Hi @lm4, It's great to see @Nailbag has already jumped in with some advice. I agree that a floor repairer would be the way to go. Matching floorb ...

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a week ago

Hi @lm4 I would highly recommend getting the services of a vinyl floor repairer. They will be able to match (as close as possible) the original pat ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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3 replies
December 2023

Hi @lm4, I'll just add that for those overlapping joists, cut slit the insulation where the joist in the middle is and insert the batt around it; no ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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November 2023

Hi @lm4 When using Earthwool, it is much more forgiving when it comes to fitting it into irregular shapes. However, the same rules still apply, you ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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November 2023

Hello @lm4 Thanks for sharing your question about underfloor insulation. The key to cutting the insulation easily is to use a brand-new snap off kn ...

Community Manager Jason
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November 2023

Hi @lm4, Apologies for the slow reply. Unfortunately one of our D.I.Y. experts Mitch has had to take leave unexpectedly. I'm sure his colleague @Eri ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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August 2023

Hi @lm4, You've taken the right steps to mitigate any chance of the CCA treatment entering the soil, and installing plastic is what the manufacturer ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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April 2023

Great work @lm4. You could try changing the side of the knub, but it could also just be the seal being worn out. It's likely become quite stiff over ...

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lm4
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a week ago

Hey @Nailbag Thanks very much for your response! I’ll have a look for vinyl repairers in our area. Cheers, Lachlan

lm4
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July

Hi @Chris1256 Unfortunately we haven’t gotten around to doing this yet. Good luck! Cheers

lm4
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December 2023

Thanks @DIYGnome, I’m definitely considering some sort of structure to direct airflow from the vents and also block off the edge of the insulation. Pr ...

lm4
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2 replies
December 2023

Hey @MitchellMc Thanks very much for that, will be a lot easier to just cut a slit for the joist and fit the insulation in that way. Unfortunately t ...

lm4
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5 replies
November 2023

Hey @EricL and @Jason Thanks very much for your responses. At this stage I think I am leaning towards the Polystyrene panels mainly for the ease of c ...

lm4
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August 2023

Hi @MitchellMc Thanks very much for your response and for confirming our approach. We will get some exterior paint and cover up the exposed timber so ...

lm4
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May 2023

Hi @MitchellMc Ended up patching up the gap with some plywood and wood filler, has worked out alright and the hinge-side gap is well and truly gone w ...

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April 2023

Hi @MitchellMc Thanks for your response. We installed the recommended Self Adhesive Door Seal which definitely is helping seal the majority of the ga ...

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