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Our youngest starts High McSchooling 2022, decked out a study hopefully happy area on the cheap for her thanks to Officeworks bargains currently [emoji857][emoji106][emoji106]
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She’s in high school this year? Wow! Last time l saw her she was knee high to a grasshopper. But two years of lockdowns will do this…Quote:
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Hopefully this is the last stage in redoing the front.
3.5 metres of soil, 6 kgs of lawn seeds and some sort of Japanese maple tree thingie in the middle.
The seeds are overkill for the area, but I want full grass, that and a small bag of grass runners should do the job.
Best thing was as soon as I finished watering I was putting things away and the sun popped out..
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Looks great mate, a bit different to how it used to be!Quote:
Originally Posted by jay see
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Cheers Nic.
Yeah, heaps better than the yaccas and white pebbles will post when's there's some green.
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Bigger better wood shed v2.0
I've run out of roof sheets I had laying around so I'll just need to keep an eye out for some shitty second handers.
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Making the most of isolation, I machined up some timber today as per the missus request. She's asked for a desk/storage solution for the kids play area. This is as far as I got today. I cannot believe how nice the timber is. The top is a karri slab, and the legs are Redgum.
It's going to be the fanciest kids desk lol
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Bloody beautiful mate[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Very nice indeed! [emoji106]
Coming along, however my thicknesser blades need replacing so I can't make the shelves. For now it will just be a bench with legs until I'm out of isolation.
I still can't believe the karri colour compared to Redgum. They are so different and vibrant.
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packing the last of my stuff up. the count down begins
Got my trailer back from an awesome Aussie legend bloke, spending the day cleaning it up, tidying some wiring and guards then the canopy goes on. It looks mint I reckon.Attachment 84975
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Stoked! So versatile. Perfect for bush camps, wood runs, home building and moto transport. Could not be happierAttachment 84977Attachment 84978Attachment 84979
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Looks brilliant.
Picked up an old school desk for my kids. Needed some restoration. You really have to appreciate old school joinery. All dove tail joins and miniscule nails. It's come up a treat.Attachment 84993Attachment 84994Attachment 84995
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Hey Bloke where are the INK WELLS gotta have ink wells.
Nice pick up mate..Quote:
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Is it the actual truck frame or is the truck bed resting on a new trailer frame? Looks cool!Quote:
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Annnnd finished! Attachment 84998Quote:
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Hey mate, it's an f250 tub on a second hand homemade trailer frame that fit like a glove!Quote:
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Not so much a project but another job on the house.
The waste pipe for the pool filter was busted at the concrete slab it was on. So the pipe was re routed, in a dodgy way by the previous owners to another point.
So I managed to reconnect the busted pipe into its original connection in the slab, turned the waste on the pump and water came gushing out from underneath the retaining where the slab is near. So I guess the pipe is busted under the concrete bench the pipe above the concrete being re routed.
So after smashing the conc out with a sledgy, cutting away at the retaining wall I found the leak.
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You can see the hole in the bend and the 40mm pipe is not even sealed where it goes into larger pipe.
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@mudski, you just are setting your expectations too high. Drop them to the level of drongo and this is ace quality. Just wrap the holes in alfoil and gladwrap, layer of silastic and bury the bastard - sorted, - I mean the water doesn't flow on the top side of the pipe does it? Plant a big arse tree over the top and the roots will eventually find the water and the problem is solved. call me anytime for further technical input.
Well done mate! Big effort there!Quote:
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Haha. The amount of rock, rubble and rubbish that was burried under the conc aswell, no wonder the pipe was busted. The entire retaining wall, and all the conc under the pergola and around the pool is being removed in the next month or so for new paving, so I had to get this done before they come in and do their thing.Quote:
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Thanks mate. I thought i was going to need a jack hammer but after I saw there was no reo in the conc I headed to Bunnings, got myself a 8lb sledgy an went to town on it. Lucky their concreting work was shit as it came apart quite easily.Quote:
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So while getting back to the above project I figured out that they’ve plumbed the pool waste into the storm water. Kinda not allowed. And to think a plumber built this house.
So more digging required to get access to the shitter pipe to the left.
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I repaired the stormy pipe and a bit more digging I managed to get the waste pipe to twist towards the shitter pipe. It wasn’t stuck enough in the conc so I could move it freely.
This is where I stop. Adapting the 40mm pvc pressure pipe into the 100mm waste pipe, and where it lines up at the shit pipe is beyond me. We have a plumber coming over soon to change out the tank hws to instant so he can deal with it.
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Made a cushion to lengthen the bed in the ol' caravan. I made a pine frame to support the mattress so now I can sleep easy when on holiday.
Last two weekends I've started a new shed build project. So far all walls are made and installed. Roof trusses are all made but I've run outta puff so I'll attend to them next available opportunity. Scored all the timber for.free through work, it's all second hand hardwood, no nails was just fixed to battens with screws so minor screw holes. Seems too good to use for a shed by if it's for free, it's for me!
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Don't inspect gratis equine dental situations! Those trusses look shmick!
Same old saying in portuguese: "Cavalo dado não se olha os dentes!"Quote:
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Hahaha, loved that one!Quote:
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But hey, whats up with the brick wall? Is the new shed being built around the old one so you will dismantle the old one from inside the new one? Is that it?
The brick wall is my neighbours garage, and I need some covered area for my shed contents before I take the old one down. I've also been using the saw bench to cut all the studs and trusses etc. It's a really awkward process but it's just the way I need to do it. I'm not going to be able touch it now for three weeks, but hopefully the weather is good then and I can start pulling apart the old one. It's very full inside [emoji45]Quote:
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Finished the two plant boxes in front of the two kitchen windows and got a bit around the tree at the end. Next weekend I’ll check some plants in it but not sure what though.
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I reckon you should plant agapanthus mate, I hear they are really resilliant! Looks good too!Quote:
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How big do they grow? I don’t want anything that will grow massive and cover the window.Quote:
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That whole garden area there has Camelias, which flower and produce vibrant winters, pinks and reds.
The rest of the block is natives. So I’m thinking we should not go natives.
Btw! Last time you were over Nic I forgot to talk to you about doing those floating shelves in the kitchen.
And agapanthus! I got them in my driveway and I hate them. Albeit very hardy. But nah!
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Mate I'm sorry but I'm taking the piss. Agapanthus are horrid, they are the sorry of thing you line your Colonial Cottage driveway with, nearly impossible to kill. Best advice is go to a native nursery and chat with a horticulturist there. As for the shelves, yep we definitely forgot that. We should look into it mate. I'm working in Footscray at the moment, happy to come past on the way home one day to measure and chat.Quote:
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Call me!
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Haha yeah after my reply I thought I have those fucking things in my driveway and I hate them. Bulb weeds! Unsure if we to go native in this area or keep with the theme of what’s there.Quote:
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Westringia (variants) for the toughest/drought resistant Aussie Hedge Win Mark Old Mate [emoji106][emoji106]
Unfortunately need to hedge prune only once a year to keep them from growing woody……see through underneath if left unkempt, FWIW, Native Bees [emoji219] seem to love them too [emoji106][emoji106]
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Man you have done a lot of work on that house ... looks great .
I wish work would not get in front of my projects .
hope you are still enjoying your Patrol
Big shoutout to @MudRunnerTD for the advice with my roof trusses. The new shed is coming along great and the trusses are definitely the part!Attachment 85110Attachment 85111Attachment 85112
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