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elbow
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Thanks Jacob, thats awesome!!

elbow
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Monday

Hey Jacob thanks for this one, much appreciated - Will the concremate be ok if i make it thick enough to sit in the vertical holes, so it doesn't fall ...

elbow
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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 ...

elbow
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2 weeks ago

Hey Jacob, top man, thank you so much for your help, very much appreciated   oh and BTW, what plaster would you recommend, i was looking at some gy ...

elbow
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2 weeks ago

Hey Jacob Thanks again for a detailed reply. The job itself is only to put in new reveals and sills for newly installed windows but i have to build up ...

elbow
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2 weeks ago

Hey Jacob Thank you for your great response - Is the technique in Oz using the bondall stuff, or is that something else entirely. I notice there are a ...

elbow
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Hey guys Im looking for a recommendation. I want to plaster a concrete internal wall and am led to believe i need a primer to provide adhesion for s ...

elbow
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3 weeks ago

super awesome, thanks for the links and advice 

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Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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Monday

Hi @elbow, The advice I've received from the supplier is that this product is suitable for this application, you will just have to make it thick eno ...

Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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Monday

Hi @elbow, Thank you for your question. I'll start by saying all concrete work should be conducted with the relevant personal protective equipment ...

Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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2 weeks ago

Hi @elbow, BondCrete should be perfect for this as it will give the plaster a better surface to cling to. Concrete is porous and because of this it ...

Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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2 weeks ago

Hi @elbow, Generally, the technique in Australia is to batten out the wall then sheet over the top with plasterboard. If this is possible, it will g ...

Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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2 weeks ago

Hi @elbow, Welcome back and thank you for your question. I've contacted our suppliers and unfortunately they do not have a specific SBR primer sui ...

JoeAzza
Kind of a Big Deal
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3 weeks ago

Hi @elbow, all great suggestions in resolving your window surrounds, after reading all the comments, you certainly do not want to use timber , especia ...

Nailbag
Making a Splash
3 weeks ago

Both the corner edge to the several and up to the window frame @elbow . Clean finish that your plasterer can sort as its a pretty standard finish this ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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3 weeks ago

Hi @elbow I'm thinking putting beading would make the edge stronger rather than just having it as plain plasterboard, but if it gets chipped it wou ...

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elbow
Getting Established
Monday

Thanks Jacob, thats awesome!!

elbow
Getting Established
2 weeks ago

Hey Jacob, top man, thank you so much for your help, very much appreciated   oh and BTW, what plaster would you recommend, i was looking at some gy ...

elbow
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3 weeks ago

super awesome, thanks for the links and advice 

elbow
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3 weeks ago

yeah the window to the inside edge is 100mm and there is another 40mm to the edge of the outside edge of the wall - total 140mm from out wall edge to ...

elbow
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3 weeks ago

Hey DaveNice idea - i'm still concerned about whether there is a possibility of damp coming thru the plaster. I have seen this in the past but only oc ...

elbow
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3 weeks ago

Hey Jacob Re the wood - we live in the blue mountains and want to avoid the possibility of termites as much as possible and also maintenance - The pre ...

elbow
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hey guys - i've been here asking a few related questions and some of the helpful answers are now leading me to this question. I had new PVC windows fi ...

elbow
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3 weeks ago

this stuff hurts my brain for sure! - Going back to your suggestion of the hardi-plank - im guessing i should use that for the reveals too for the sam ...

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Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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Monday

Hi @elbow, The advice I've received from the supplier is that this product is suitable for this application, you will just have to make it thick eno ...

Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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1 reply
2 weeks ago

Hi @elbow, BondCrete should be perfect for this as it will give the plaster a better surface to cling to. Concrete is porous and because of this it ...

JoeAzza
Kind of a Big Deal
1 reply
3 weeks ago

Hi @elbow, all great suggestions in resolving your window surrounds, after reading all the comments, you certainly do not want to use timber , especia ...

Nailbag
Making a Splash
3 weeks ago

Shouldn't be an issue at all @EricL @elbow to have the edge finished without any timbers. The corners/edges like any other corner plasterboard edge ar ...

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