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Jim Davey
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If it’s sold by a big box store to the masses for cheap then it’s going to be as under spec as they can get away with (as a rule of thumb)
Look at a bespoke gate made by a specialist gate/railing company and you’ll see the difference.
Onoff
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When I made my bfo sliding gate I seriously considered making it as a moving hedge either meshed with a camo net on or planters and real plants in.
In the end I went traditional. 100x50 steel box and 100x50pfc. Galvanized. Clad in scaffold boards.
In the end I went traditional. 100x50 steel box and 100x50pfc. Galvanized. Clad in scaffold boards.
Bunnings didn't fair well in the UK, The equivalent would be B&Q or similar.
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I thought Bunnings was great as they sold all sorts of products that no other big stores did like welders, big tool chests, a massive range of decent tools etc etc. The problem here is that more than half the population drive a desk or serve coffee for a living and can't put up a simple shelf so don't need tools! The Aussies are generally far more hands on I think.
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There was one in mk whilst it was rammed to the gunnels with bits they were really cheap rolson and silverline type things
Don’t get me wrong I own some of the above but I now try not to buy Chinese tools
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Homebase was selling off Ozito brand tools at one time, I think the brand is big in Oz. Basically Einhell stuff. The cordless batteries are exactly the same but for the name.
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"I bought them from Bunnings - I'm not sure what the UK equivalent is but it's a behemoth hardware store."
Bunnings bought 'Homebase ' in the UK, assuming it was in the same game and applied their business model to it. It didn't end well for them. They lost $1.7 billion (Aus) on the deal and sold the business for a pound!
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Bunnings bought 'Homebase ' in the UK, assuming it was in the same game and applied their business model to it. It didn't end well for them. They lost $1.7 billion (Aus) on the deal and sold the business for a pound!
Going off script: how the $1.7b Bunnings UK disaster unfolded
Failing to stick to the original game plan has cost Wesfarmers dearly.
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Thanks everyone for their comments - you've all been very helpful! It's refreshing to see constructive supportive discussion on the internet.
I added a wheel to the bigger leaf like was suggested and also put gaps in the cladding. It hasn't sagged...yet!
And it's even rained. Though now that's out of the way, I don't expect it to rain again for the next few years.
I added a wheel to the bigger leaf like was suggested and also put gaps in the cladding. It hasn't sagged...yet!
And it's even rained. Though now that's out of the way, I don't expect it to rain again for the next few years.
Not rain for years? Your obviously not living Blackpool then
Where you at.
Gates look good, I have a habit of over engineering things, Mrs always looks worried when I start a project
I'm quite a distance from Blackpool - I live in sunny Canberra, Australia.
Thought so, house looked more like neighbours than brookside.
Let us know how they get on in the rains 2024
