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

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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 ...

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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: ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Hi Mitchell, I thought the drop front might be quite heavy so would be easier if it was guided down by lid stay hinges. But open to alternate suggest ...

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I am restoring some old decking to make in to a shoebox for our front porch. It is 1500mm W x 445mm H x 355mm D. It has a shelf inside as shown in the ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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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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