Mrs s...There are a number of suppliers who sell blueboard and it's around $40 per 3 metre length of sheet. Bunnings has it also, I'm not sure of your location. Also, if you didn't want to render it you could just use a waterproof paint and texture roller and it will look OK.

Would that be roughly 280kg of pre-mixed sand and cement?

In view of the fact that you have tried re-siliconing it and it has still leaked, perhaps its a good time to get a professional, who, whilst charging you fair bit of money, would also ensure that this problem is fixed. The last thing I would want personally, is a leaking roof/skylight and that too ...

Calculating the mass of materials was never my strong point.... If I have approx 7sqm of floor, how do I calculate the amount of concrete required to lay a 40mm topping on the floor? I have to purchase sand and cement for this. can anyone help?

thanks duke...I have a few lengths of the minyak...it isn't quite the same...it's 20mm (old kauri 22mm) thick and still only 150mm wide. It also is a bit lighter in colour and doesn't quite match the other boards.

Was that in WA? maybe a bit far from sydney

Thanks OK,That is a job for a carpenter with a router and electric saw. Alternatively, could I use a thin strip of kauri pine along the groove? there is enough joist to support the 150mm board. Thanks for your reply

I know this is an unusual request...I need a piece of kauri pine timber with dimensions of 155mm x 22mm. These boards only come in standard sizes of 150mm x 22mm and there is a narrow board also. The board I needed to replace because of dry rot just happened to be 155mm, an odd board because most of...

There are a couple of damp treatment companies around who will do brick vents...I'm not sure of your location but if it's in sydney then I can PM you with their contacts?

Oh, it's OK Fu...I'm sure that you treat your clients properly. :wink:

Hi Ibfragaolt, your comments ring true...I'm glad that burbank has treated you well..I guess a big company have good reputations to protect. Thanks also Uncle Arfur...you're right about other 'suckers' waiting to be 'sucked in'...I think most people wouldn't have heard of these smaller builders.

Thanks Ibfragalot, I guess there is a huge difference between volume builders and independent builders. The problem is they have 4 or 5 projects going at one time and a smaller job gets last priority. However, I gave 6 weeks notice...he chased my business and promised he would start on time...I had ...

I am so fed up! Is there anyone else out there who is sick and tired of dishonest and unreliable builders? Are there any builders out there who will will start a job when they say they will even with more than a months notice? Who will not postpone the job at the eleventh hour 5 times because they w...

Does anyone know the best way to install 'C' shaped metal handles on kitchen cupboards, i.e; so they are straight and uniform?

I recently heard a builder say that galvanised steel battens or joists can be anchored to concrete floors and used underneath t & g flooring. Is this true and if so how does it work?

Often tradesmen will verbally quote a price to me and I think it's final..then when theyre finished they ask for plus gst. Is this OK if it's not in writing?

Last year I paid $29K tax to the ATO....I was against howard's gst from its outset but when I see the deplorable state of our hospitals etc I am angry that middle class tradies don't pay their fair share...a lot of them overcharge their base rate in the first instance and then offer you a discount f...

Is worm wee better than cow poo?

thanks Fu, might leave the agent orange back in Long Tan....I've done the hard yards with the mattock...trees aren't that big...but geez do those hackberry's have root systems! I think I'll plant some.....Camelias :D :D PS: ?worm wee or worm poo