u/MrMcGowan

Hi all

I own a middle-floor unit in an apartment in NSW. I've been entertaining the idea of having a Zen garden on my balcony, and after some research I've figured it would require a 5cm bed of gravel with appropriate drainage layers underneath (geotextile mat + drainage cells) to prevent damage to the tile/waterproof membrane beneath. All of this would sit on the tiled floor without any drilling, nailing or adhesives. The total cost of materials would be $620.

Regarding weight: I did the maths and the total weight of the garden would be 77kg/m^2 evenly distributed. I googled around and the AS1170 standard says balconies are rated for 2kPa or 200kg/m^(2), which leaves about 120kg/m^2 spare.

I've emailed my strata manager to see if any owners corporation approval is required, and they said it would require a special by-law + to obtain approval, the cost would be $2500.

This seems like a lot, especially considering it would cost 4x as much as the cost of the project itself. Is this a normal cost for obtaining approval? Would I need a special by-law in the first place for what I'm doing?

Hi all

I own a middle-floor unit in an apartment in NSW. I've been entertaining the idea of having a Zen garden on my balcony, and after some research I've figured it would require a 5cm bed of gravel with appropriate drainage layers underneath (geotextile mat + drainage cells) to prevent damage to the tile/waterproof membrane beneath. All of this would sit on the tiled floor without any drilling, nailing or adhesives. The total cost of materials would be $620.

I've emailed my strata manager to see if any owners corporation approval is required, and they said it would require a special by-law + to obtain approval, the cost would be $2500.

This seems like a lot, especially considering it would cost 4x as much as the cost of the project itself. Is this a normal cost for obtaining approval? Would I need a special by-law in the first place for what I'm doing?

Edit: I did the maths and the total weight of the garden would be 77kg/m^2 evenly distributed. I googled around and the AS1170 standard says balconies are rated for 2kPa or 200kg/m^(2), which leaves about 120kg/m^2 spare.

Hi all

I own a middle-floor unit in an apartment. I've been entertaining the idea of having a Zen garden on my balcony, and after some research I've figured it would require a 5cm bed of gravel with appropriate drainage layers underneath (geotextile mat + drainage cells) to prevent damage to the tile/waterproof membrane beneath. All of this would sit on the tiled floor without any drilling, nailing or adhesives. The total cost of materials would be $620.

I've emailed my strata manager to see if any owners corporation approval is required, and they said it would require a special by-law + to obtain approval, the cost would be $2500.

This seems like a lot, especially considering it would cost 4x as much as the cost of the project itself. Is this a normal cost for obtaining approval? Would I need a special by-law in the first place for what I'm doing?

Edit: I did the maths and the total weight of the garden would be 77kg/m^2 evenly distributed. I googled around and the AS1170 standard says balconies are rated for 2kPa or 200kg/m^(2), which leaves about 120kg/m^2 spare.

Came across a FB marketplace listing of a "144Hz" monitor, but I noticed the actual model (Acer B276HUL) only lists its max refresh as 75Hz. I asked the seller and they said

> Yes it's a 75hz monitor through displayport

>But you can overclock the monitor 144hz through nvidia control panel or amd control panel

They were willing to demonstrate it at pickup but I ended up passing on their offer and instead buying a new 144Hz monitor for not much more than their listed price, so I never got to see for myself.

My question is, is it really possible to overclock a monitor that far? Or is there some fibbing going on? Personally I've only been able to overclock 60->75Hz or 144->165Hz on my own monitors.

Came across a FB marketplace listing of a "144Hz" monitor, but I noticed the actual model (Acer B276HUL) only lists its max refresh as 75Hz. I asked the seller and they said

> Yes it's a 75hz monitor through displayport

>But you can overclock the monitor 144hz through nvidia control panel or amd control panel

They were willing to demonstrate it at pickup but I ended up passing on their offer and instead buying a new 144Hz monitor for not much more than their listed price, so I never got to see for myself.

My question is, is it really possible to overclock a monitor that far? Or is there some fibbing going on? Personally I've only been able to overclock 60->75Hz or 144->165Hz on my own monitors.

Has anybody tried using the multi function stalks together with the 15cm full length extension rod, instead of the shorter one that comes packaged with the stalks? I'm curious to see if anybody's worked it out e.g. for fitting a monitor/TV between the wheelbase and steering wheel.