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Vege Gardening. My daughter is in Year 12 and has to complete an assignment on growing your own food for NCEA level 2. She has a questionnaire for home vegetable growers to fill in but for some reason getting people to complete it is like getting blood out of a stone! If... |
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Shade sail query I have been give a flag pole which I intend to use to attach my shade sail to. It will be placed in my garden so I no longer need to attach the sail to a fascia board which is not a great idea. What I want to know is how deep I need to put this pole into ... |
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Attaching Anchors to Concrete Foundation Wall I am trying to anchor a tool rack to a concrete foundation wall. When I drill into the concrete using a hammer drill and masonry bit, the stones in the surrounding area come loose and I end up with a hole much larger than the drill and anchor size. As a r... |
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Tilt up concrete: Domestic construction Wellington Does anyone have a company they would use again for the supply, siting and erection of a tilt-up concrete home in the Wellington region? Google isn't much help. Thanks |
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Help! Neighbours climbing weeds? Rental property behind my home and neighbours. Approached landlady over earlier issues and no joy! There is now a climbing weed that is encroaching both my property and neighbours. My area a timber fence, with roofing iron against, their side, trellis top... |
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What size compressor do I need to have a constant 120psi/800kpa for a small edge bander machine? |
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Have you used black mulch/bark? Would you use it again? and did it stay looking good/dark on your garden. Thanks |
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Best birdnetting to use HI. Building a walkin berry garden & wondering what is the best netting to use for the top covering? have used ordinary chicken wire for sides but thought to just use off the roll mesh type for roof. Black? White? Knit style? plastic? Thanks |
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How much free space would you allow from the edge of a roller blind to the window frame. Blind would hang on the inside of the frame. My frame measures 157cm & blind I am looking at is 150cm. Hope this makes sense. |
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Painting an internal door with grooves I'm just about to paint my internal doors which have grooves in them similar to this door in the link. I'm using Resene waterbased enamel. So if I cut in where the grooves are, and then roller the rest of the doors, how do I stop the brush marks showing? ... |
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Paint for inside Microwave Oven. We have a Panasonic miccrowave which has a few chips of the paint inside Is there a special paint or would any nonmetallic one do? |
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Can anyone reccomend company for splash backs? I am in Auckland and looking at getting a splash back in my kitchen. How do I go about doing this? Thanks |
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Baby Cabbage Tree I have this Baby Cabbage Tree that needs to go as it will rip up my asphalt on the driveway. If you know anyone that is wanting one in Christchurch can you get them to leave a message on this thread or let me know on this thread where/who may want it. Tha... |
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Garden sheds What is the strongest garden shed on the market? |
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Weed ID please https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/375850385.jpg Could you please help with this weed ID. It grows in my courtyard at this time o |
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Gas vs Diesel fire's Looking at fires for a new house. help ??? |
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Nee to lift bulbs to move house I have just been told I have to shift as owner wants house back for family I have lots of bulbs Glad's and Cala Lilies mainly. They haven't finished dying off yet and wondering about lifting I was weeding the other day and there's so many wonderful new ti... |
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Removal of water spots on windows in rangiora How can they be removed? Have tried C-Thru ( no longer works) have tried 30 second spot remover too. Anybody got any home remedies that have worked please> |
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Feijoa in pot Want to plant a single plant in a pot. What suggestions as to type of feijoa, and anything special about planting them in a pot? |
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Shark vacuum cleaners Are they the best or hyped up ,consumer nz hasn,t tested so hard to compare considering the cost |
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Pergola beam help please,,,, Hi all, we are roofing a pergola over our deck,,,,deck size is approx 5m x 6m. We have 2 posts halfway to put a beam on. They are 5m apart, what size timber would be advisable to use for this purpose, to support the 6x2's halfway. Thanks |
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Any Heatpump cleaning services in Hamilton?! Couldn't find any online or in yellowpages?! Our 3 years old Fujitsu heatpump is full of black mould in the blowing vents and inside the circular blowing fan!?. not good. |
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Fibreglass or steel mixed in concrete for driveway Im weighing up options for concreting a 200m long steep (5 to one verging on 4 to one) drive with twin ribbons probably 100-125mm thick and each 500mm to 600mm wide.The ground is a mix of clay and rotten rock. Someone suggested fibre glass or steel wire r... |
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Wet/forget spray stuff and aggregate concrete My concrete driveway gets very black, as doesn't get a lot of sun, especially in the winter. Have used the wet-and-forget/spray-walk-away- products over the years, but friend has just told me constant use will spoil or damage the aggregate. Co |
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Do pear trees grow ok in Auckland Just wondering if they do I would get a double one to sort out the pollinators issue. |
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