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14th February 2021, 06:30 PM
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Okay, I'm now some weeks down the track. I took...
Okay, I'm now some weeks down the track. I took up the self-levelling grout (well concrete, not grout) option.
I laid out some formwork, and levelled it to the level that I needed. Remember... -
16th November 2020, 03:27 PM
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Adding a few mm to the concrete pad for my wooden gas meter enclosure
I've just finished a project where I renovated an old gas meter enclosure. 484733This mainly involved replacing the rotted lid and some removal of rotted wood from the weatherboard sides and repair...
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13th August 2020, 05:02 PM
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Bookshelves modified, painted and reinstalled...
Bookshelves modified, painted and reinstalled
The three bookshelves did not quite fit. I modified one (the one on left of entrance - face-on in the first photo) by making a rebate (10cm by 15cm)... -
26th February 2020, 04:36 PM
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Storage Installation
Having got the floor levelled, drained, and covered, and the ceiling patched for honeycomb concrete problems, I then was ready to install my storage facilities.
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26th February 2020, 04:19 PM
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Ceiling Maintenance
Next steps. I now completed some long term maintenance that had been overlooked. The spandrel ceiling had some honeycomb concrete, with some exposed rebar and wire. This has been fixed in recent...
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13th February 2020, 02:11 PM
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Stainless steel drains
Stainless steel drains now installed and level (a little fine tuning still required to get them all at the same level but only a mm or two in it. )
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9th February 2020, 02:18 PM
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woodPixel...
woodPixel July 2018
Sorry, in thread quoting just gives a bouncing blue ball.
So, the basement garage has been dry throughout, and still is. But if you look carefully at my most recent photo,... -
9th February 2020, 12:43 PM
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Project Progress report: concrete grinding of waste and drain footings
So, finally getting some momentum with this project. As stated above, the plan was to level an unfinished portion of the floor of my basement garage, under a stair, and turn it into extra storage....
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22nd September 2019, 06:09 PM
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That concrete leak in the pour was 100mm in...
That concrete leak in the pour was 100mm in diameter, not 100cm!
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8th September 2019, 04:32 PM
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Floor levelled
So, I went ahead finally, laying out 19mm width wood formwork, scribed and cut to a level with the highpoint across the the uneven floor cross section. The formwork was set for the north and on each...
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9th July 2018, 02:11 PM
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Yes, but this sounds like more work than just...
Yes, but this sounds like more work than just sealing and self-leveling.
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8th July 2018, 11:52 AM
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From Dunlop’s Ardit instructions: So, I looked...
From Dunlop’s Ardit instructions:
So, I looked up the equivalent instructions for your suggestion of Lanko and I think I found
my answer.
[COLOR=#111111][FONT=sans-serif] Davco Floor level... -
8th July 2018, 11:23 AM
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[my emphasis][/FONT][/COLOR]Dunlop DIY - Dunlop...
[my emphasis][/FONT][/COLOR]Dunlop DIY - Dunlop Ardit Floor Leveller
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That’s from Dunlop’s Ardit instructions.
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8th July 2018, 09:12 AM
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Lanko is the sort of thing, but I was looking at...
Lanko is the sort of thing, but I was looking at Ardit or Sikafloor. The epoxy finish was because I wanted a consistent look across the whole workshop. However, if foot traffic damage is the...
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8th July 2018, 01:43 AM
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Appropriate cover for self-leveling compound
I have a 6900mm X 6200mm double-garage basement workshop built in Besser blocks with a 3200mm high structural slab ceiling and concrete slab floor. Beyond that there’s a staircase at the back to our...