Well I took your advice Jay and have removed 6 of the posts! I think this will work better now. I also worked out I need a little more timber than I first worked out as some of the areas around the edge need an extra layer on the frame for the edging. Going to give the Timber Depot a go (Thanks Jay) http://www.timberdepot.com.au
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For this project I am going to order
- 45 meters of 90 x 90mm H4 treated pine for the bearers ($11.80 / m) ~ $531 (it's interesting to note that the 90 x 45 is well less than half this price? You could simply join two together and save?)
- 75 meters of 90 x 45mm H4 treated pine for the trim and lead joists ($4.75 / m) ~ $357
- 480 meters of 90 x 19mm Merbau hardwood select grade. ($3.98 / m) ~ $1910
- 30 x stirrups holders and 192 x 12 mm bolts, washers and nuts. ($8.25 each + ~$6 for nuts and bolts each stirrup?) ~ $450
- 76 (Horizontal) + 28 (Vertical) = 124 joist hangers for 90 x 45 mm timber ~ less than $2 each ~ $152
- Concrete (Found this today as well - $7.95 per 20 kg bag). I think ?? (need advice) that I need 1.5 bags per hole = 45 bags ~ $358
- Screws x 2000 ~ $250
Total : $4008 maximum for these items (Priced at bunnings, so I hope to get it cheaper elsewhere?)
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90 x 45mm x 2.4M H4 $11.40 each
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90 x 45mm x 3.0M $14.25 each
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90 x 45mm x 3.6M $17.10 each
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Concrete mix - $7.95 per bag.
Found some of the other items I had listed yesterday. I already have some of the other items I need....
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A quality tape measure.
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A long tape measure. Not sure I will need this just yet...
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Chalk line.
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Two saw horses... Need to look into this a little more.
While I was there, I also noticed these letter boxes... I like the first one. You can't see it very well here (Its a stainless steel cover) but there is a letter box at the top and a junk mail area at the bottom. It's priced at $300.
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These ones weren't to bad either... they are made from steel. Priced at $256. Prefer the darker one.
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These ones are made from concrete.
