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Sam12
Growing in Experience
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June

@Dave-1 do you reckon inserting an expansion foam rod or sika foam filler might help before adding the cement slurry to fill gap so it wont fall behin ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
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June

@JacobZ many thanks for the advice, I was able to fix the wall with the above steps.

Sam12
Growing in Experience
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  Whats the best way to fill this hole. Its 8x8cm. As per tradesman who removed the split, adding wall repair patch will show crack again in someti ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
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May

@Nailbag Thanks i suppose most practical option would be to dig a bit more. Is there any way by which i keep soil and roadbase in place when removing ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
May

@EricL Thanks, i actually kept it lower intentionally to have atleast 100-150mm space from weepholes. I kept a bit of soil with slight slope away from ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
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May

Removed some plants from this section at front of house where roots were close to foundation and replaced with pebbles. But realized that timber sle ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
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May

@JacobZ This notch wont be used by any door. Seems it was broken while screen door installation. Yellow one in following image is currently used for s ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
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May

Hi all, how can I fix this entry door broken frame? Does it need to be replaced or is there any way I can fix it. Thanks!

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Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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June

Hi @Sam12, Many thanks for your question. There is absolutely a way to patch this that won't crack unless there is major movement in the wall. To repa ...

Dave-1
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May

Good Eveing @Sam12 Nice looking garden and I like the prethought you have put into it. I have the same suggestion as @Nailbag in lowering the edge i ...

Nailbag
Kind of a Big Deal
May

Just a shovel is all you need and nothing to retain. Dig on a rough 45deg angle about 300mm out from the sleepers. Then every 500mm do a a straight in ...

Nailbag
Kind of a Big Deal
2 replies
May

Hi @Sam12 as @EricL mentioned, you would need to remove the sleepers in order to rip them down in height. Using a hand-saw will be a challenge as even ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
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May

Hello @Sam12 Thanks for sharing your question about lowering your sleeper height. Have you considered adding sand or soil to the pebble bed to incr ...

Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
Bunnings Team Member
May

Hi @Sam12, With this being said, you can definitely go ahead with the repair to the fractured timber as stated above. Once the glue is dry and sui ...

Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
Bunnings Team Member
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May

Hi @Sam12. Thank you for your question on how to fix a door frame. Can you advise what the notch in the frame where the section of timber has frac ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
May

Hello @Sam12 I would follow @Dave-1's suggestion and mix the grout firm. This means that you don't add too much water that it turns slurry. It woul ...

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Sam12
Growing in Experience
2 replies
June

@Dave-1 do you reckon inserting an expansion foam rod or sika foam filler might help before adding the cement slurry to fill gap so it wont fall behin ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
1 reply
June

@JacobZ many thanks for the advice, I was able to fix the wall with the above steps.

Sam12
Growing in Experience
1 reply
May

@Nailbag Thanks i suppose most practical option would be to dig a bit more. Is there any way by which i keep soil and roadbase in place when removing ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
May

@EricL Thanks, i actually kept it lower intentionally to have atleast 100-150mm space from weepholes. I kept a bit of soil with slight slope away from ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
6 replies
May

Removed some plants from this section at front of house where roots were close to foundation and replaced with pebbles. But realized that timber sle ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
6 replies
May

@JacobZ Thanks! Should i make a form or structure first so Duragrout will set in place and not fall out.

Sam12
Growing in Experience
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May

@Dave-1 This photo may give some better idea. Tried to check whats supporting the slab. All I can see there is some hollow section after bricks  and t ...

Sam12
Growing in Experience
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How can i align the bricks and concrete floor on this alfresco and whats the best idea to close the vertical gap as well    

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