WEBVTT - Ask A Tradie with Simon Stevenson

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<v Speaker 1>Now on weekends, mascot training thanks to not Be Kitchens

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<v Speaker 1>since nineteen thirty nine and with Sydney's largest kitchen showrooms

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<v Speaker 1>and free in home design service.

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<v Speaker 2>Simon Stephenson is in the house, don't forget. You can

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<v Speaker 2>see his work on his website Simon's House dot com

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<v Speaker 2>dot are you. You can communicate with Simon via his

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<v Speaker 2>website as well, but if you want to speak to

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<v Speaker 2>him right now, the lines are open one three to

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<v Speaker 2>one eight seven three one three one eight seven three

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<v Speaker 2>do give us a call. No job too big or

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<v Speaker 2>too small. There's no silly queskin here, not a one.

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<v Speaker 2>Simon Stevenson, good morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning mane, how are you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm well, lovely to see you, as I was saying

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<v Speaker 2>to you off air and nor Glass advertise here. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a very bad painter, but nor Glass I had to

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<v Speaker 2>do some timber trim yep, and I thought I did

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<v Speaker 2>a half decent job. I was careful, but typically for

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<v Speaker 2>me that would leave a little bits of quite And

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<v Speaker 2>it just looks so good And it's not me, it's

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<v Speaker 2>the product. It just saves people like me who might

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<v Speaker 2>otherwise think our paintings are snack Yep. It actually they're

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<v Speaker 2>so good that they're pretty hard to stuff them up.

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<v Speaker 3>Mate. It's Look, that's why I love the product so much,

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<v Speaker 3>and I've been raving about it for years, is because

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<v Speaker 3>not only are they a small Australian company, but just

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<v Speaker 3>they make just the most amazing products, absolutely top notch. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it's hard to find these days, really is Yes. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean I use certain products from different paint companies because

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<v Speaker 3>they've got some good products and some really bad ones.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah where nor Glass, I've gone through many of their products.

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<v Speaker 3>Every one of them is second to none.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, outstanding one three, one eight seven three is

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<v Speaker 2>the number we've got callers to get to. But before

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<v Speaker 2>we do that, let's talk about paint. Sheene what is

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<v Speaker 2>I guess we said there's low sheine high sen semiglass.

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<v Speaker 2>They used to be flat when I was growing up.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't every still is, Matt, what's the difference?

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<v Speaker 3>Look, it's really important to know the difference and use

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<v Speaker 3>them in the right spot. I mean, I was working

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<v Speaker 3>on a heritage listed house this week. We had a

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<v Speaker 3>big long hallway right and big set of doors down

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<v Speaker 3>a far end of the hallway which let a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of light shine right down that hallway. We painted the walls.

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<v Speaker 3>Thought we'd doing in low sheene to start with, because

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<v Speaker 3>we thought, okay, make them nice and washable, because low

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<v Speaker 3>sheine's more washable than a flat or even a mat,

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<v Speaker 3>and the mats are pretty good. But it shown up

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<v Speaker 3>every little tiny hump and bump and you know, in

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<v Speaker 3>the walls, and without completely skimming the entire wall and

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<v Speaker 3>then sanding it, which would have been a huge amount

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<v Speaker 3>of work, we just changed the sheene level. We went

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<v Speaker 3>to a mate finish a little bit less sheen. The

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<v Speaker 3>difference was incredible, and I just thought it might be

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<v Speaker 3>important to let people know that, you know, like using

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<v Speaker 3>that right sheen to get the right finish here after.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you've got, you know, timberwork that might be

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<v Speaker 3>a just a little bit old and imperfection, go to

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<v Speaker 3>a semigloss. Don't use a full gloss because you really

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<v Speaker 3>need top notch quality stuff when you're dealing with glosses bathrooms.

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<v Speaker 3>Make sure you use a kitchen of bathroom paint, or

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<v Speaker 3>at least a low sheine. And that's because of steam.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't see you the amount of times I go

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<v Speaker 3>into bathrooms. They're moldy and they've been painted in a

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<v Speaker 3>flat paint which is porous and just going to trap

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<v Speaker 3>all that mold and all that steam, and that's why

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<v Speaker 3>they go moldy.

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<v Speaker 2>So really important that that is such an interesting observation.

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<v Speaker 2>I think many people would say, oh, lowchine would be

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<v Speaker 2>the same as Matt yep or a flat finish. Obviously

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<v Speaker 2>it's not absolutely not. Look you don't want to really

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<v Speaker 2>use flats on walls. Matt is really good. It's that

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<v Speaker 2>next step up. So there's a percentage.

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<v Speaker 3>And look, even different paint companies will have different sheen

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<v Speaker 3>levels and different percentage of sheen. So have a look

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<v Speaker 3>at it when you go in, ask the question how

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<v Speaker 3>much sheene do I get this? And you can sort

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<v Speaker 3>of work out what's the best for you.

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<v Speaker 2>What's eggshell?

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<v Speaker 3>Eggshell is in between the mat and then the lo sheine.

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<v Speaker 3>So you think about an egg and you look at it,

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<v Speaker 3>you think, okay, there's no shine there, but there is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a little bit more of a washable thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you tell the difference when you're looking at a wall.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, yeah, Like you try to look down the

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<v Speaker 3>edge of a wall and sort of get a bit

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<v Speaker 3>of an idea of what sort of sheen level it is. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>But like I say, and generally when you put lo

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<v Speaker 3>sheine paint on a wall or something like that, it

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<v Speaker 3>will be shinier when you first put it on. It

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<v Speaker 3>will dull down. Over a period of time, like a

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<v Speaker 3>week or two, it'll start to lose a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>of that sheen.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Okay, great information. One, three, one, eight, seven, and three.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning Ray, How can we help?

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<v Speaker 4>Hello? Good morning morning Ray. I have I have a

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<v Speaker 4>water leak underneath the kitchen seek and it's ruined all

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<v Speaker 4>the cupboards. So I want to know who I get

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<v Speaker 4>in to try and fix that up. I don't want

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<v Speaker 4>to replace the whole kitchen. I just want to fix

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<v Speaker 4>up those bank of cupboards that have suffered from the

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<v Speaker 4>water damage.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, I don't know whether you're going to find a

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<v Speaker 3>kitchen company to do that. It's probably quite a small job.

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<v Speaker 3>A handyman might be able to He might be able

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<v Speaker 3>to remove parts of a cupboard and then build you

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<v Speaker 3>one to match. That would probably be where I would go,

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<v Speaker 3>as you know, a good handy man and should be

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<v Speaker 3>able to do that sort of work, or a carpenter.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't need to build it, definitely not. Some of

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<v Speaker 3>the smaller kitchen companies might do it, but I think

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<v Speaker 3>you might be better off with a handyman.

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<v Speaker 2>The trouble is, I don't know if this is your issue, Ray,

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<v Speaker 2>but you're seeing even in bathroom vanities that you might

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<v Speaker 2>buy them, and they've got particle board, and some water

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<v Speaker 2>gets in and all of a sudden it breaks it down.

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<v Speaker 2>What happened to you is that like that, Ray?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yeah, so that the climbing sprung a leak and

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<v Speaker 4>it was spraying water inside the car and I didn't

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<v Speaker 4>realize it was until the water started leaking out the

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<v Speaker 4>front of the car. And when I'm inside the whole

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<v Speaker 4>particle board or whatever it is, it's all swelled up

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<v Speaker 4>and deteriorating.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. I don't know why kitchen companies, and I know

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<v Speaker 3>there are different grades of cupboards you can get when

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<v Speaker 3>you order through a kitchen company, but I don't understand

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<v Speaker 3>why kitchen companies, especially for under sinks, yes, don't use

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<v Speaker 3>something that's one hundred percent waterproof, you know, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>it doesn't it make common sense to say, right that

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<v Speaker 3>area could spring a leak, let's put something in there

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<v Speaker 3>that doesn't get affected by it.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Hello rocket knock knock knock. Hey guys, thank you, Ray, Paul,

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<v Speaker 2>good morning. How can we help you, mate?

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<v Speaker 7>Good morning morning, Simon program.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks thanks, so we have.

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<v Speaker 7>My question relates to a timber deck. It's a large

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<v Speaker 7>kimber deck at the back of our house. Yep, it's painted.

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<v Speaker 7>It's painted. We want to change the color to a

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<v Speaker 7>timber look. So my question is, would you recommend stripping

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<v Speaker 7>it all back, which has got a problem with the

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<v Speaker 7>paint in between the timber planks, or just repainting over

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<v Speaker 7>it to get that timber look.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, So when you say paint, it's a solid paint

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<v Speaker 3>finish correct, correct? Okay? And has it got nails or

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<v Speaker 3>screws in the timber?

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<v Speaker 7>Good question. It's got screws, okay, screws, A.

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<v Speaker 3>Lot of screws, okay, a lot of screws. Look, you

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<v Speaker 3>can get companies to come in and you know they

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<v Speaker 3>do floor sanding. My floor sander does this and I've

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<v Speaker 3>got him about to do a deck for me. But

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<v Speaker 3>it's big wide boards. So it's the one forty wide

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<v Speaker 3>boards and it is screwed down. Hopefully the screws are

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<v Speaker 3>below the timber, the surface of the timber, because otherwise

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<v Speaker 3>you've got to set the you know, pull the screws out,

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<v Speaker 3>put them back, you know, counter sync them so they

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<v Speaker 3>go a little bit lower. But you can get those

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<v Speaker 3>decks sanded and then start to oil them again if

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<v Speaker 3>that's what you'd like to go. Just remember, if you

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<v Speaker 3>are going to oil tom it is a constant maintenance

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<v Speaker 3>thing where paint work will last you a lot longer

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<v Speaker 3>than an oil finish, So you really need to weigh

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<v Speaker 3>up the options of that if you do want to

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<v Speaker 3>go down the paint road. I have used a Cabot's

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<v Speaker 3>deck paint, so not a Cabot's deck oil. That's been

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<v Speaker 3>really good, really good. It's probably one of the best

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<v Speaker 3>paints I've seen, because you've got to You can't go

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<v Speaker 3>using something like du Luxe weather shield on a deck

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<v Speaker 3>to paint because it's too soft and you cannot walk

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<v Speaker 3>on it. It's sticky and it's just it'll end up

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<v Speaker 3>making a mess. You need something a little bit harder wearing.

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<v Speaker 3>So the cabin scene is.

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<v Speaker 7>From a cost perspective, doesn't it, And also I don't

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<v Speaker 7>have to stand down the deck as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, and look, give it a really good pressure wash

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<v Speaker 3>and then you know, I think use that Cabot's deck

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<v Speaker 3>stuff down works really really well. I'm a big fan

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<v Speaker 3>of it. And pick a timber color, something that's sort

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<v Speaker 3>of natural to the bush, something that goes real well.

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<v Speaker 3>I think you'd be really happy with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Paul, best of luck. And in two of

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<v Speaker 2>oiling a deck, you and I have spoken about it

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<v Speaker 2>at a water based oil which yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, look there's a few out there now. I've used

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<v Speaker 3>one called Spa and Deck, which I'm a big fan of.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a water based product and you actually wet the timber.

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<v Speaker 3>If it's bear timber, you wet the timber first before

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<v Speaker 3>applying the coat. So it's really crazy and you can

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<v Speaker 3>do three or four coats in one day.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's me.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's all over it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's me. I'm glad you come in here. Thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>help our listeners and more than occasionally me, I have

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<v Speaker 2>to say back with callers in just a sec our

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<v Speaker 2>guests for Sydney listeners tat airport and South Line trains

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<v Speaker 2>from the city stopping again. I'm told now Green Square

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<v Speaker 2>Mascot Domestic Airport and International Airport that was not happening

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<v Speaker 2>due to urgent train repairs near the domestic airport. Now

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<v Speaker 2>I've got callers to get to in times getting away.

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<v Speaker 2>So Pam, how can we help you this morning? Good morning,

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, Pam.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh, good morning guys. I have this. I've been told

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<v Speaker 6>I need underpinning. I have this crack from one end

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<v Speaker 6>of the wall in the land room. Only that one

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<v Speaker 6>wall from one end right across, not in a straight line,

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<v Speaker 6>just coming down. I did bring one place, they said,

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<v Speaker 6>oh no, I range someone else. They did come out,

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<v Speaker 6>they said, yes, you need underpinning. We'll send you the forms.

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<v Speaker 6>Never heard from them again, right a few times. I

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<v Speaker 6>don't know who else to ring.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Pam, what area are you in? I mean

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<v Speaker 3>and Russell Lee okay.

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<v Speaker 6>And they're all older homes.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, Look, can you do me a favor? Send

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<v Speaker 3>me an email if you can, Simon at Simon's House

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<v Speaker 3>dot com dot au, and I'll see if I can

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<v Speaker 3>sort this out for you.

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<v Speaker 2>And Pam, don't hang up, kitty. We'll talk to you

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<v Speaker 2>off here to make sure you can do that. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>find a way for you to do that, so don't

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<v Speaker 2>hang up. To stay right there. Gooday, Bob, good hi mate?

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<v Speaker 2>Can we help Bob.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, I've got a odds through bathroom that was painted

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<v Speaker 8>in December twenty three, and it was painted with Taurman's

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<v Speaker 8>I think a water paper specifically for bathrooms. Now there's

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<v Speaker 8>spots of mold coming in it. What's the best thing

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<v Speaker 8>to coin it with? That's what I'd like to know.

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<v Speaker 3>Eighty percent vinegar and twenty percent water. That will kill

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<v Speaker 3>the spores of the mold and stop it coming back.

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<v Speaker 3>So just make a mixture of that up and just

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<v Speaker 3>wash that over the walls and then leave it sit

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<v Speaker 3>for about fifteen minutes and then give it a rinse.

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<v Speaker 3>That will solve the problem completely. It'll kill those spores,

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<v Speaker 3>all right, Simon, thanks sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. Good on, Bob. Morning Pat, how can we assist?

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, good morning, Simon. Morning. Look, Hi, I've got a

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<v Speaker 5>concrete patio out the back that's got cracks in it

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<v Speaker 5>that the water seeps away through. And I was wondering

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<v Speaker 5>what I could seal it with.

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<v Speaker 3>If you look, you need to paint it probably, and

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<v Speaker 3>there is a product called sports coat. Now it is

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<v Speaker 3>a waterproof membrane, but you're able to walk over it. Okay.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's a really thick rubberized sort of painting. And

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<v Speaker 3>they paint and they use it for like tennis courts

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<v Speaker 3>and things like that. But it'll stretch and it'll be

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<v Speaker 3>able to give you seal that. So it is something

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<v Speaker 3>you're going to have to paint in a color, all right.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a company called color Maker Industries. They're the ones

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<v Speaker 3>that make it. But it's absolutely brilliant and it is walkable.

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<v Speaker 3>So you just roll that on the surface and it'll

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<v Speaker 3>fill up all those cracks and it'll stop water getting

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<v Speaker 3>in as well.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, because they're up to six millimeters wide some of them.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh that's quite wid.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, that's why I was wondering there anything I could

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<v Speaker 5>put in the crack.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, well, if they're that wide, you might need something else.

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<v Speaker 3>You're probably going to need some sort of concrete filler

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<v Speaker 3>for that. Now I know that if Bunnings do carry

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<v Speaker 3>some in bottles that you can fill crack in concrete.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's in the waterproofing section of Bunnings, and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>pretty sure that the company that makes it is better

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<v Speaker 3>B E. T. T. A. I don't remember the name

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<v Speaker 3>of the product, but if you go there, it's in

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<v Speaker 3>little bottles, almost like a tomato sauce bottle with a

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<v Speaker 3>little nozzle out of it and you can just squeeze

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<v Speaker 3>that into the crack and it will fill it.

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<v Speaker 2>Excellent. That's sports the best of luck, Pats, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>That sports code sounds like a good product, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you buy it in white, if they give you

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<v Speaker 2>a pink carnation. I've been waiting all day for that. Christina,

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<v Speaker 2>How can we assist.

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<v Speaker 5>Chris, Christina?

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<v Speaker 2>But good morning, good morning, good morning morning.

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<v Speaker 8>Good morning.

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<v Speaker 6>This is Christina. I have a problem with my windows.

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<v Speaker 8>The rubber at the bottom of the window falling through

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<v Speaker 8>them from the brick work and there's a big gap. Now,

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<v Speaker 8>how do I fix that?

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<v Speaker 3>Are you talking about aluminum windows? So you'll have a

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<v Speaker 3>flashing at the bottom of the window. Is that what

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<v Speaker 3>you're talking about where it goes on to the concrete. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>so that's probably torn at the bottom. You may need

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<v Speaker 3>to try and find the brand of window. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know whether something like Clark Rubber might be able to

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<v Speaker 3>supply you with something like that. And I know that

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<v Speaker 3>the Bunnings now are carrying a big range of different

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<v Speaker 3>rubbers supplies down there in any section. I just bought

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<v Speaker 3>some from the bottom of a garage door. So try

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<v Speaker 3>Bunnings first have a look there. They may be able

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<v Speaker 3>to replace it or go to Clark Rubber, and if not,

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<v Speaker 3>you're going to have to get a window manufacturer and

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<v Speaker 3>see what they win with.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Christina, best of luck. Thank you so much for calling.

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<v Speaker 1>Gee.

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<v Speaker 2>We're being all over the joint today, have great questions.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks mate.

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<v Speaker 2>Listeners. Is there a difference between cleaning vinegar and actual

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<v Speaker 2>vinegar when it comes to killing mold?

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<v Speaker 3>Asks Matt, No, not that I know of. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know whether the cleaning v might be a little bit stronger,

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<v Speaker 3>but the recipe I was given by a mold expert

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<v Speaker 3>many years ago was the eighty percent white vinegar and

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<v Speaker 3>twenty percent water and I've used it and it works fantastic.

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<v Speaker 2>In ten seconds or less. What treatment to a wooden

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<v Speaker 2>outdoor furniture going moldy during due to high humidity in Bunderberg?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, So I would clean the surface down with a

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<v Speaker 3>timber reviver first, and then you can put things like

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<v Speaker 3>waxes or oils on the timber as well, and that'll

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<v Speaker 3>stop it from going moldy. You want to stop that

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<v Speaker 3>moisture getting into the timber.

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<v Speaker 2>Simon's House dot com dot are you see you next week.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks mate, Simon Stephenson,