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Old 09-01-2010, 10:39 PM
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Wow that's looking fantastic, Dave! I'm very jealous.

Great spot!
thanks Mike, green is a wonderful colour
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Old 10-01-2010, 06:55 AM
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wow houghy looking bloody fantastic and when its your own dome you dont mind working in that heat!!!!!!
congrats looking great

have you been given permission to put the dome on the deck by the financial adviser (wife) hahahah
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Won't get it finished by Christmas...phfft!

The momentum is up now Dave! Nearly there!

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Old 10-01-2010, 08:58 AM
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wow houghy looking bloody fantastic and when its your own dome you dont mind working in that heat!!!!!!
congrats looking great

have you been given permission to put the dome on the deck by the financial adviser (wife) hahahah
well i have sold my soul to get this.............
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Old 10-01-2010, 09:04 AM
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Won't get it finished by Christmas...phfft!

The momentum is up now Dave! Nearly there!

Al.
to be honest - i couldn't have got the decking finished as soon as it was without the help of Alan. He is such a top bloke. I kept up the ginger beers and water and he worked like a trouper. I go back to work tomorrow so i needed to get this complete to this stage.

i will have to get the dome prepared - have to clean it up and give the fibreglass a polish and remove the existing double sided tape. must remember to and get some more double sided tape - any suggestions as to the type required?
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Old 10-01-2010, 10:45 AM
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Looking fantastic so far Dave
As Bert said earlier, you will love just being up and running in just
minutes. You will experience a new level of enjoyment in
the hobby. That's the way it should be too...minimise any nagging
frustrations getting between you and the hobby we all love.
It's always a work in progress too, you never quite finish it.
There are always things you improve on for aesthetics.

FWIW , remember the visualisation you did a while back? Humayun
was the culprit!
Don't forget the landscaping once it's done.
Gotta keep the little woman happy too.

Steve
LOL thanks for the reminder. I have to landscape the front section before i move on, i have to shift the soil i have near the fence.
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Old 10-01-2010, 05:01 PM
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also houghy (with out your lady reading this) there a great place to retreat while your introuble
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oiled the deck and made the garden box
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Hy Dave,
congratulations for your work; it's my dream to build one like this.
I have a garden but I've not the permission to build something in it : in my town the rules and laws are ... crazy.
Good luck and clear skies
Giorgio
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Hy Dave,
congratulations for your work; it's my dream to build one like this.
I have a garden but I've not the permission to build something in it : in my town the rules and laws are ... crazy.
Good luck and clear skies
Giorgio
thanks Giorgio and i wish you luck. Generally it has been very hard - i have had to beg and suffer for this - or really how much the wife has suffered because of it
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Hey Marcus,
how did you attach the dome to the deck?
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how did you attach the dome to the deck?
Hi Dave. Bolts through the deck - 2 per panel (I can crawl under my deck). Then went around the outside with silicone sealant.
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Old 14-01-2010, 09:33 AM
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Hi Dave. Bolts through the deck - 2 per panel (I can crawl under my deck). Then went around the outside with silicone sealant.
thanks Marcus, as you know i can't er- um; crawl under for that now LOL. might have to think of another way.
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Old 14-01-2010, 11:41 AM
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thanks Marcus, as you know i can't er- um; crawl under for that now LOL. might have to think of another way.
Some heavy gauge screws should do then. Better if your deck is a hardwood in that case though.
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Old 14-01-2010, 11:43 AM
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thanks Marcus, as you know i can't er- um; crawl under for that now LOL. might have to think of another way.
You can always Dynabolt it to my slab.
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Old 14-01-2010, 12:02 PM
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Some heavy gauge screws should do then. Better if your deck is a hardwood in that case though.
The deck is Merbou, the base is treated H4 pine
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Old 14-01-2010, 12:05 PM
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You can always Dynabolt it to my slab.
SUre thing Andrew. I will even deliver it when i am finished with it
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OMG i just added up the hardware and the concrete - $2144.37
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OMG i just added up the hardware and the concrete - $2144.37
still cheap
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Is that all. LOLOL
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