Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Tondelver House - Southern Highlands 261Dec 12, 2017 11:35 am Owner Builders in boot-shaped Yorke Peninsula : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=80264& Re: Tondelver House - Southern Highlands 264Jan 15, 2018 4:59 am Owner Builders in boot-shaped Yorke Peninsula : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=80264& Re: Tondelver House - Southern Highlands 279Oct 30, 2020 6:25 am Paterson's curse is rampant here in Goulburn, also around Grenfell where my partner lives. Pastures full of it has looked quite beautiful alongside flowering canola in these regions. Over the past 5 -6 years at my property/my local area, I have seen usually one particular weed dominate each Spring - this year it is two - Cape Weed has also been extremely prolific. Last year for me was horse weed, the year before mullein (Verbascum thapsus) before that Saffron thistle (still rearing its ugly head!!) and when I first bought the property it was covered in serrated tussock. Weeds - a never-ending battle! Re: Tondelver House - Southern Highlands 280Nov 15, 2020 6:26 pm A few small jobs finished. Weed killing is taking quite a lot of my time ATM being Spring and all the rain we've had. I painted 2 undercoats and 2 topcoats on the verandah facade as well as completing the capping. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also I welded 28 steel 'anchors' to the container walls and bolted the external timber frame to them. This will solidify the frame ready for the cladding panels (which weigh 44kgs each) After grinding off the paint, I welded the steel angle brackets (not the prettiest but it will do the job), cleaned up the weld and sprayed it with cold-gal. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Next I made 4 concrete reinforced pads for brick piers. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Today I finished making the 4 brick piers. Laying bricks was harder than you imagine. The guy on the youtube clip made it look so easy! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I was pleased that I got them level with each other. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It's greened up nicely down this way - this time last year it was brown...brown..brown!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Next I need to install some door and window reveals before I can start putting up the cladding. 1 10545 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 18850 hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 4879 |