Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Aug 31, 2014 9:03 am I wanted to build a wine rack in the space above my fridge (see attached picture) but I am unsure as to what join needs to be done for the criss-cross of the timber supports? Any advice greatly appreciated. https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t34.0-12/10643444_526913010788708_302707340_n.jpg?oh=0bd6866fbc995c0fde28671b9158f6c5&oe=5403DA03&__gda__=1409563356_96e462cc87f49e26936332e2f2cf6012 Re: Advice on a wine rack 2Aug 31, 2014 10:41 am Each piece ( if they have used real timber in the photo ) would need to be half-housed into each other. If the timber used is say 20mm thick then each piece would need to be housed 10mm into the other. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halved_joint There are other ways like dowelled joints too or using small nails to simply pin the smaller lengths in between the longer strips but the half housed joint is what I would use. Stewie Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 21670 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Don't think they are designed for double brick. WA has a particular way of building and unfortunately that's the way a large amount of sills are finished. 3 7229 Yes, unless you are in a low intensity rainfall area or the area is protected from rain. Do you have access to NCC Part 2 or can you download it? I can email you a copy… 10 12843 |