Just to clarify, I was referring to melamine-faced MDF, not chipboard/particle board

I would say not. You'd want to use melaminefaced MDF. The melamine provides a more durable surface and won't dent or be as easily damaged as raw MDF. Just scuff the surface before painting or find a paint that bonds to melamine. Get an approapriate high build primer/sealer for the raw edges. If you ...

Hi all, I'm seriously considering building a fence around my 2000m2 property before starting construction which could be anywhere from 8 months to 20 months away. While I'll be engaging a builder to build the house, I'm choosing to do a lot of the finishing work myself, including interior floors, tr...

Hey guys, I bought a block of land and am planning to build a shed about a year before starting in the house. My question is, how should I approach running electrical to the shed? Obviously the shed will need a proper electrical box and meter, with a feed running underground from the front of the pr...

Hi all, Just planning my own home. I've been designing it in Sketchup and have settled on a design that is going to be at least very close to our final design. It'll be on stumps roughly 1m from ground to bottom of the bearer. I'm now working out material costs for the main structure so I can get so...

Yeah I've been checking the specs on roof sheeting to make sure I go with something that's good for 2 or 3 degrees. Need to work out water carrying capacity at those angles as well to make sure I'm good there. If I need to increase the angle to say 5 degrees I can, but would rather stick with a flat...

Thanks Ardo. Some useful insight there. It does seem like the open carport side is the most troublesome in terms of eaves. I'm needing solutions that work for both the enclosed side and the carport side. I'm doing the design in 3D of course, so it will likely be determined by what ends up looking th...

Hi, I'm designing an 11m long x 6m wide steel garage/shed (open garage at the front, enclosed shed/workshop on the rear). I've been working out how to tackle the eave purlins. There seems to be two main options. Option #1 is to have an eave C purlin where both the roof sheet and wall sheet meet, and...