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shirley1231
Just Starting Out
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  When I seal slate with gloss sealer and a brush I leave brushmarks. What is the best way to apply gloss sealer to eliminate brush marks.  

Vitriolum
Just Starting Out
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Hi there, could I ask your advice, we have a brick veneer 1989 building, with recently installed blow-in (silicone treated glasswool) wall insulation. ...

Samara1
Getting Established
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First time building in NSW. Will these small gaps around windows outside be filled with silicon as standard?

KTC
Just Starting Out
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Hello, I’m wanting to fix some window architraves which have been ruined by weather over time. As you can see in the photo, it’s the inner part that n ...

ejo
Finding My Feet
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  Noticing ants getting in and out of a few gaps between the wall and the floor in my living room. I don’t have skirting boards btw. I’ve removed al ...

rochester
Growing in Experience
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Hey all, My house has cypress pine floorboards that have seen better days - Pic attached. The floor itself looks in pretty decent shape, few little ...

NibzAU
Just Starting Out
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Top hinge of our front door screen door came off. I went to bunnings and was advised i could try some glue and nails and toothpicks I got some liqui ...

ineke
Just Starting Out
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Our house has horse hair plaster board walls and the previous paint job in the late 1990s early 2000s is peeling in sections and is easily scratched. ...

GurpreetSingh
Finding My Feet
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i am building double story house and have yellow tongue subfloor exposed to weather more than 6 months.Due to wet and dry again and again yellow tongu ...

JustinMcAbbe
Cultivating a Following
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Hello I am trying to self repair our roof as we can't find any one atm. This roof is Trimdek and Colorbond, Please can you advise what is the b ...

Samara1
Getting Established
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brand new roof is scratched & the sheets are rolled up in some sections in my two storey home under construction Any issues or concerns here and what ...

mush23
Just Starting Out
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Hi all, Accidentally burnt a small area of the carpet the carpet while drying it and now professionals are asking for 200 plus dollars and I can't r ...

krystie1983
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I have rising damp in quiet a few walls in my business, I have tried the additives you put in paint n it hasn't worked I was just wondering ...

annaluno
Getting Established
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Hello, I'm helping my sister out as she would like to remove the whole door frame and door etc and keep it as a wall for more space inside for her l ...

Fatsquare
Growing in Experience
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I have about 4.3m*3.7m living area concrete base need to level up about 9mm height in order to lay laminated floor. Any idea to do it, plywood floorin ...

Agent86
Just Starting Out
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Hi all, We have Beacon / Lucci Air - Futura 122cm ceiling fans (https://www.beaconlighting.com.au/futura-122cm-fan-in-white) installed throughout our ...

Herrenovacation
Having an Impact
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Tell me you watch restoration shows without telling me you watch restoration shows. This mid century modern light shade was on my front patio which ...

boxer1
Just Starting Out
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i think i have morter bugs in my external walls. there are holes morter is powdery in places. There are multiple cracks. What should be my course of a ...

elbow
Growing in Experience
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Hey All Just done some rewiring of the house and removed a lot of old fittings and wires but am left with big holes to fill. Both holes are 40-50mm ...

JenB43
Just Starting Out
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The house painter we engaged 6 years ago painted the 140 year old stair ballustrades with white oil based paint. They left splatters on the unpainted ...

brookecuth
Just Starting Out
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       Hi everyone. I’ve recently purchased a house and the walls are cracked throughout. It looks like steele is exposed??? Is this just a standa ...

NewbieDIYer
Just Starting Out
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What can I use to fill the gap between the sliding door and floor?  

Voulav
Finding My Feet
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  Hello, we had water leaking into our house from some cracked tiles but the problem has been remedied outside. I just had someone fixing the plaster ...

shirley123
Just Starting Out
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I have lived in my home for 30 yrs and have a black slate floor throughout most of the house. I have sealed it several times with gloss sealer. I have ...