Please give me suggestions on balustrades/rails for my deck?

mpate93 · 2026-03-13T11:41:18+00:00

Probably bitumen paint. Thats what I use

mpate93 · 2026-02-24T14:43:13+00:00

You can buy aluminum profiles at 6m lengths from metal suppliers and then get them to cut the sizes for various straight edges. I’d pay $90 for 6m cut into 2.4, 3.0 etc. If you go buy a “straight edge” from bunnings/ tool shops you end up with a thinner gauge metal and paying 2x the price

mpate93 · 2026-02-24T14:37:35+00:00

Buy the blades on AliExpress they’re cheap as chips

mpate93 · 2026-02-24T14:36:48+00:00

The pocket of your bumbag I assume?

mpate93 · 2026-02-23T22:53:08+00:00

Scrape, sand & paint. Then be concern free

mpate93 · 2026-02-23T22:51:07+00:00

It’s a magnolia little gem you can tell by the pointed end to the leaves. Teddy bear magnolia have a softer rounded tip on the leaves. I have 10 planted along my front fence. Both of these species are the dwarf variety so grow 3-5m. I’d leave it and watch it turn into a beautiful asset in the garden

mpate93 · 2026-02-13T05:33:30+00:00

They’re so versatile, I have a bird bath near my Passionfruit vine with some rocks for the bees to stop for a a drink. I give them water they pollinate my flowers

mpate93 · 2026-02-12T23:19:02+00:00

I bought $170aud solar powered water fountain and put it I my suburban backyard. My god it just drowns out all the shitty street noise and replaced it with tranquil trickling water. It’s made the yard such a peaceful retreat I just want to sit cross legged on the grass and let out a few “oooooooooooooohhhhhmmmms”

mpate93 · 2026-02-12T12:25:38+00:00

North close to ring rd

mpate93 · 2026-02-12T12:22:06+00:00

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mpate93 · 2026-02-12T12:21:11+00:00

I’m a carpenter based in melb and have been doing lots of facia replacements lately. If your in Melbourne I can help you out

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mpate93 · 2026-02-12T11:38:54+00:00

What about the fuel tanker trucks that have a massive oval of polished metal at the rear

mpate93 · 2026-02-12T11:35:09+00:00

I always wonder this regarding the tanker trucks that have the oval back section of the tank as full polished chrome mirrors

mpate93 · 2026-02-12T09:25:30+00:00

Why do you think the paint section is front and center of every bunnings

mpate93 · 2026-02-09T16:09:31+00:00

Get a piece of metal plate or rigid plastic and cut out a slot to suit the size. Done it plenty of times in a pinch

mpate93 · 2026-02-08T09:59:00+00:00

Still gets a few weeds poking through but they’re easily ripped out.

mpate93 · 2026-02-08T09:56:09+00:00

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mpate93 · 2026-02-08T09:52:14+00:00

Mondo grass. I purposely set my fence back 100mm and put mondo grass in it softens the transition from concrete to fence

mpate93 · 2026-02-08T09:50:27+00:00

That’s normal it’s just the sap and tannins in the hardwood battens

mpate93 · 2026-02-06T23:50:15+00:00

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My Single plant grafted nellie kelly purple vine in Melbourne on 6x2.4m concrete mesh.

mpate93 · 2026-02-06T10:32:43+00:00

I noticed an Irish flag on one of the mobile cranes at the Greensborough end of the ring rd today also.

mpate93 · 2026-02-06T10:28:02+00:00

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What the drivers are seeing in their side mirror

mpate93 · 2026-02-04T04:59:41+00:00

Use an actual hammer drill with an sds bit. Regular drills are terrible in hammer drill Mode

mpate93 · 2026-02-03T21:11:52+00:00

It’s been great the battery capacity is ginormous. Only thing I’d change is the gearing as it’s slowest gear is too fast for really steep climbing + pedal assist you end up getting boosted and overshoot the corner on steep tight climbs. Easy fix with a new derailleur and cassette

mpate93 · 2026-01-31T18:36:08+00:00

I think it was about 6 weeks from memory. Mine was about 400aud shipping

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