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mrpatel
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Growing in Experience
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The end section of my front garden fence is over a sink hole and needs repair. Here's the back of the fence showing the rail having come off th ...

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Growing in Experience
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Hello, I would like to build a picket gate to replace this old one we have put back temporarily over our new decking. Our previous decking was i ...

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
June 2023

Yes thst was my plan, to stain them. Thanks Eric.

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
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June 2023

Hi Eric, Thanks for that info. For my frame I was thinking of this pine:https://www.bunnings.com.au/porta-42-x-30mm-2-4m-dar-pine-standard-better_p00 ...

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
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June 2023

Hi Eric, Yes the other side is fine now. Had to get all the paint off and sand it down, see below pic where I have used meth to pull out the colour: ...

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
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June 2023

I have finally got all my old merbau timber sanded down and glue removed. However where the glue has been removed, the timber is patchy. What do you r ...

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
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June 2023

Hi Mitchell, Am thinking about how to join the box frame that the merbau slats will be screwed on to. What join would you recommend for the corner jo ...

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
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June 2023

Hi Mitchell, Is this a good timber for the box frame? https://www.bunnings.com.au/porta-42-x-30mm-2-4m-dar-pine-standard-better_p0021347

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October

Hi Ash (@mrpatel), Your plan sounds solid and should work just fine for repairing the fence. Removing the pickets, measuring the rails in their curren ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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October

Hi @mrpatel, To ensure the posts for your picket gate are secure, they’ll need to be connected directly to the structural frame beneath the decking, ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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June 2023

Hi @mrpatel Thanks for posting that update, you're now in a better position to determine which side of the panel to use. In regards to the stain, i ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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June 2023

Hello @mrpatel Your drawing looks fantastic and very detailed. If you've drawn your timber pieces to scale, I suggest drawing in the proposed posit ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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June 2023

That timber is fine, @mrpatel. If the box is going outside, I'd recommend painting or coating the timber with polyurethane to protect it from the weat ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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January 2023

Hi Ash (@mrpatel), There's not enough room between the top of the concrete slab and the door threshold to create a conventional deck within this spa ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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January 2023

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @mrpatel. It's wonderful to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about laying decking. It' ...

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mrpatel
Growing in Experience
June 2023

Yes thst was my plan, to stain them. Thanks Eric.

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
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April 2023

The decking timber is not long enough to go flush to the ends, I bought the desired length of decking to allow for a border on the top.I do want to co ...

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
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January 2023

Hi Mitchell, So I have pulled the decking out and exposed the tiles. They were all very stuck down, so a lot of residue on the tiles, but also a fair ...

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
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January 2023

Hi Mitchell, Few more questions: 1 - I know I'm not floating my joists, but rather using dynabolts to secure them to the tile floor, however, do you ...

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
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January 2023

Thanks Mitchell! Great advice and I could probably pull this off with my limited diy experience:) Couple more question (for now!). Thoughts on laying ...

mrpatel
Growing in Experience
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I would like to rebuild our front decking and want some tips on how best to go about it. The front decking we have is fairly old and worn and was laid ...

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