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room4acubby

18 June 2012

Re: E Z Turf laid in April, looking very sad. Advice?Landscape & Garden Design

Jun 18, 2012 5:08 pm

Hi, I laid my EZ in Eastern Melbourne in January and it is now excellent. It has yellowed a little but the roots are very deep and you can't see any seams from the pieces of turf. I think you should just be patient this winter and give it a feed of Molasses, Seasol and Powerfeed when it is not alrea...

Hi, I laid my EZ in Eastern Melbourne in January and it is now excellent. It has yellowed a little but the roots are ver...

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room4acubby

1 May 2012

Re: Sliding fly screen door hard to openDIY, Home Maintenance & Repair

May 01, 2012 2:57 pm

Does the door seem to run straight. We had one that kept coming slightly off the track. This made it hard to move in one direction. Try lifting and jiggling. If this doesn't work there are some adjustment screws that raise and lower the rollers. Have a go at playing with these a little.

Does the door seem to run straight. We had one that kept coming slightly off the track. This made it hard to move in one...

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room4acubby

1 May 2012

Re: WAFFLE SLAB - FORMWORK CONCERNS - Any Advice please?Building Standards; Getting It Right!

May 01, 2012 10:13 am

Hi dh3121 this is probably too late but may help your concerns. 50kPa bearing capacity is very soft soil, as an example a 60kg person would exert about 40kPa (assuming a 50mm x 300mm foot) directly beneath their feet. This should be enough to sink into the soil. The waffle pad slab helps to distribu...

Hi dh3121 this is probably too late but may help your concerns. 50kPa bearing capacity is very soft soil, as an example ...

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room4acubby

23 March 2012

Re: Samsung TV - series 7, 8, or 9 help...Home Theatre & Automation

Mar 23, 2012 12:14 pm

I have a series 8 3D and it is excellent. The series 9 only has a few more features but it is supposedly better. The think I love about the TV is the really thin bevel, the screens are all TV and no border really.

I have a series 8 3D and it is excellent. The series 9 only has a few more features but it is supposedly better. The thi...

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room4acubby

30 January 2012

Re: Curious as to how people choose their lender / brokerHome Finance

Jan 30, 2012 12:23 pm

I didn't know which way to vote. For my first house I went through a broker and had a terrible experience and decided never to use a broker again. When buying land for my new house I went direct to my current bank and got what I thought was a good deal. Then I got harassed by mortgage brokers wantin...

I didn't know which way to vote. For my first house I went through a broker and had a terrible experience and decided ne...

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room4acubby

30 January 2012

Re: Delay in construction periodBuilding A New House

Jan 30, 2012 12:07 pm

winner, I think you are posting in the wrong thread, however I'll try and answer anyway. Our builder first proposed to provide us with a cheque for the amount that they owed us and they would present that to us on settlement. However, in the end, they agreed that we would deduct the amount from our ...

winner, I think you are posting in the wrong thread, however I'll try and answer anyway. Our builder first proposed to p...

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room4acubby

16 December 2011

Re: Cross nailing of roof trusses?Building Standards; Getting It Right!

Dec 16, 2011 12:35 pm

Just to clarify what skew nailing is. Here is an extract from AS1684 - Residential framed construction http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/3069/skewnail.gif

Just to clarify what skew nailing is. Here is an extract from AS1684 - Residential framed construction

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room4acubby

14 December 2011

Re: Fu Manchu's Guide to Laying Turf & MoreLandscape & Garden Design

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Dec 14, 2011 10:57 am

I think the best option is any sort of organic soil improver or compost. I think bunnings sell a naked farmer organic soil improver which I have used before.

I think the best option is any sort of organic soil improver or compost. I think bunnings sell a naked farmer organic so...

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room4acubby

13 December 2011

Re: Help please: 45-degree corners on timber retaining wallsLandscape & Garden Design

Dec 13, 2011 2:17 pm

I sketched that up using Google Sketchup, for indicative purposes only. If the wall is greater than 1.0m high I would recommend engaging an engineer. If it is less I would recommend using sleepers and place the posts at at least third points along the length and bury the verticals to a depth of at l...

I sketched that up using Google Sketchup, for indicative purposes only. If the wall is greater than 1.0m high I would re...

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room4acubby

13 December 2011

Re: Help please: 45-degree corners on timber retaining wallsLandscape & Garden Design

Dec 13, 2011 12:11 pm

You could try having your corners like the attached image. http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6535/retainingcorner.jpg

You could try having your corners like the attached image.

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room4acubby

9 December 2011

Re: Instant turf or Synthetic turf for this lawn?Landscape & Garden Design

Dec 09, 2011 3:18 pm

All things landscaping: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewforum.php?f=19 At the top in the stickies (the threads with the splats) are the important ones to read. The grass growing thread is here: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=43570 And if you have a lot of spare time you can r...

All things landscaping: viewforum.php?f=19 At the top in the stickies (the threads with the splats) are the important on...

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room4acubby

9 December 2011

Re: Instant turf or Synthetic turf for this lawn?Landscape & Garden Design

Dec 09, 2011 2:49 pm

Artificial turf is bad for your wallet and the environment and in the end would be more of a maintenance nightmare than real grass. Use the search function to find some massive debates on it, however there are some good discussions here: http://www.ehhi.org/reports/turf/health_effects.shtml http://s...

Artificial turf is bad for your wallet and the environment and in the end would be more of a maintenance nightmare than ...

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room4acubby

9 December 2011

Re: Instant turf or Synthetic turf for this lawn?Landscape & Garden Design

Dec 09, 2011 12:08 pm

Please do not go synthetic turf. Are you sure that seed was planted? The soil looks a beautiful black. When you pick it up and scrunch it does it solidify? People will suggest that you read the growing turf thread which I would agree with but in your case if that is a nice compost or top soil that h...

Please do not go synthetic turf. Are you sure that seed was planted? The soil looks a beautiful black. When you pick it ...

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room4acubby

21 November 2011

Re: MOLASSES SuppliersLandscape & Garden Design

Nov 21, 2011 2:07 pm

For those trying to source molasses in the East of Melbourne I found: Oban Trading 9 Oban Rd, Ringwood VIC 3134, Australia (03) 9879 5813 They have 2.5kg, 10kg and 25kg buckets. The 2.5kg was about $6 and I got the 25kg bucket for $25.30 (it was the last one they had though.) So no more supermarket ...

For those trying to source molasses in the East of Melbourne I found: Oban Trading 9 Oban Rd, Ringwood VIC 3134, Austral...

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room4acubby

31 March 2011

Re: Premier Builders GroupBuilding A New House

Mar 31, 2011 8:42 am

Hi nodtc, You must have been one of the poor Romeo victims of the site supervisor whose name started with M. Unfortunately he was not terribly good, but Romeo have now removed him. I am extremely impressed with the way that they are fixing the problems that seem to have occurred due to the poor site...

Hi nodtc, You must have been one of the poor Romeo victims of the site supervisor whose name started with M. Unfortunate...

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room4acubby

28 February 2011

Re: Siwtching lines of credit.Home Finance

Feb 28, 2011 9:23 am

There may be another solution. My original PPOR was in two names, my wife and mine. I bought half of the property off her. This gave me a rental property with a new debt level that was almost 80% of the value. She used the proceeds of the purchase as a deposit for our new house. The ATO likes this. ...

There may be another solution. My original PPOR was in two names, my wife and mine. I bought half of the property off he...

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room4acubby

4 February 2011

Re: What you love most about your new kitchenKitchen Corner

Feb 04, 2011 10:55 am

In my kitchen in our build they had drawn up the plans with the kitchen sink not centered, why would you do that??? Isn't that just common sense? We put our sink off to one side on our 3m wide bench. I don't think it makes sense having it slap in the middle. I like to have as much bench space as po...

We put our sink off to one side on our 3m wide bench. I don't think it makes sense having it slap in the middle. I like...

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room4acubby

2 February 2011

Re: Painting StandardsBuilding Standards; Getting It Right!

Feb 02, 2011 4:08 pm

Have a look at the Victorian Building Commissions Guide to Standards and Tolerances: http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/resources/documents/S+T_GUIDE_07.pdf It also refers to the Australian Standard 2311 which should give more guidance.

Have a look at the Victorian Building Commissions Guide to Standards and Tolerances: http://www.buildingcommission.com.a...

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room4acubby

31 January 2011

Re: How do I work out the window measurements on my plan?General Discussion

Jan 31, 2011 1:04 pm

Could you post an extract of your plans? That doesn't seem to make much sense. My windows are just written as 1800x2400 on my plans which indicates that the windows are 1.8m deep and 2.4m wide. Possibly your window is a 1200mm deep window 2100mm wide with a 3 leaf bifold (which I assume means when y...

Could you post an extract of your plans? That doesn't seem to make much sense. My windows are just written as 1800x2400 ...

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room4acubby

28 January 2011

Re: How much tap water do you use?General Discussion

Jan 28, 2011 9:39 am

Our household of four uses under 300L per day, we at half of the target 155. We still have showers everyday (I sometimes shower at work though) the dishwasher is on almost every day and the front loader washing machine is on almost daily (2 young boys make a lot of dirty clothes). We have rail showe...

Our household of four uses under 300L per day, we at half of the target 155. We still have showers everyday (I sometimes...