oldchippy posted:Open wood fireplace
I have had a free standing wood heater in my home for the past 25 years.
It didn't get used much at all ( maybe only 20 times per year) for…
oldchippy posted:URBAN MYTHS .... ?
Defiantly win win.
I also have an Indigenous central Australian hunting/fighting boomerang 700mm long in my arsenal beside my bed which I picked up in 1970 in the N.T. that…
oldchippy posted:URBAN MYTHS .... ?
I find a battery operated chain saw a better deterrent than a baseball bat. No problems starting it, and the would be intruder/intruders ain't gonna hang about and try it…
oldchippy posted:Frame broomstick cross beams
Giday Chippy.
I can see the merit in the idea but fail to see how it could be done expediently.
To bore the hole on a computerized jig wouldn't be an issue,…
oldchippy posted:Frame broomstick cross beams
After more than 55 years in the building industry, including my earlier years cutting and framing house after house including cutting and pitching complex roof designs for AV Jennings, I…
oldchippy posted:tricky painting advice needed
What other paint would you suggest that will give durability, flow and levelling .
I am using a brush and probably penetrol.
oldchippy posted:tricky painting advice needed
I have just painstakingly prepped 22 cabinet doors and drawer fronts for repainting.
These doors have both small insertion and bolection mouldings on them, and were previously painted with an oil…
oldchippy posted:Bouncy floor in 1990's home
Floor joist arrangement seems ok provided they are of continuous span (single span 1700)
Bearer at 2100c max span should be 1700 for cont. or even as low as 1500 for…
oldchippy posted:Re-establishment surveys
Thanks for that Simeon, so any new or recent surveys are at the land titles office.
Would you know if these are available to view or purchase or download?
Certainly would pay…
oldchippy posted:Re-establishment surveys
Hi all,
I have a question and I hope someone might know the answer.
It is a well known fact that when purchasing a property it is advisable to have the land…
oldchippy posted:What is this roof in bathroom?
Quite a few 12 gauge perforated canines around where I am at the moment with lambing season.
oldchippy posted:Retrospective Building Permit
Be careful contacting a building surveyor for a permit for work already done.
They are obliged by law to notify the council of this.
Expect a show cause letter from council.
oldchippy posted:Timber window sill in brick veneer split and bending up.
I am baffled. I was called upon to assess a problem with some windows in a 70's brick veneer house on stumps. All 5 windows ranging from 1.8 - 2.4…
oldchippy posted:covid 19 stage 3 lockdown can owner builder continue to buil
I knew this was coming (stage 4 melbourne) so I bought all the materials to
pull down and build a new paling fence between the neighbors and my place a…
oldchippy posted:The Old Days
I remember back in 1973, i had just finished my time as a carpenter,and returned from a working year long trip around OZ with another mate from trade school.
Upon return…
oldchippy posted:How many stairs without balustrade? Requirement for OC
Seeing we are mostly off work now I'm going to start a new topic.
Calling it "the Old Days"
Might be fun reminiscing some old stories,old tools,practices,sackings,sugarbag carpenters,etc.
oldchippy posted:How many stairs without balustrade? Requirement for OC
I was just taking the P. I thought the number of treads before a landing was 18.It was close.
I figured you guys would have counted them from the photo.
Re checking…
oldchippy posted:How many stairs without balustrade? Requirement for OC
wow, I suppose you don't have to check the studs into the top and bottom plates now either. I think I will have to retire my brace and bits as…
oldchippy posted:How many stairs without balustrade? Requirement for OC
how many of you guys counted the risers?
oldchippy posted:frameless glass shower screen gaps
Can anyone advise me of the following.
1 The gap between the glass door and wall when using a glass to wall hinge (offset)
2 The gap between the door and…
oldchippy posted:Domestic Builder Unlimited VBA Victoria
back in 1993, I remember it was about a weeks training in some office in Jolimont,some references and a bank check.
Anything changed?:roll:
oldchippy posted:Rubber matting under concrete table??
just place your top on the support frame, get underneath and run a bead of silicon around it.
If you ever want to take the top off,get a sharp knife and…
oldchippy posted:Gutter Guards
anyone got any bright ideas for gutter guard on a bullnose without leaving a horizontal or worse still a valley for leaves to gather and just stay there. I'm trying…
oldchippy posted:Tradesmen etiquette
My wife just read this and her comment is that the women probably don't offer you a drink because you seem like a creep.
oldchippy posted:Tradesmen etiquette
I honestly couldn't care,I cater for myself.
If i was working outside their house I'd find an empty coke can or something
from my truck and fill it from their garden tap,or…
oldchippy posted:Tradesmen etiquette
Crikey, I must be abnormal.You think the client has a duty of care towards you?
What happens if he/she goes out for the day,you go thirsty and get peeved off?
After more…
oldchippy posted:Roof support, want to remove some walls
No big deal for works over $10000 for as you know here in Vic you have to be a registered builder to perform and required to
provide a major domestic building…
