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Bathroom/tiles We have a small bathroom, 2.7 x 2 and are thinking of tiling floor and walls. What are your thoughts and or any idea of prices. |
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Replacing wooden windows with aluminium Hi there We are looking to replace old wooden windows with second hand aluminium ones. As it is impossible to get exactly the same size frame, can anyone tell me whether it is easier for a builder to put in a slightly smaller, or slightly bigger win |
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Vegetable name I can't remember When living in Auckland I was introduced to a new vegetable (for me). I was soon told by older neighbours that they were made to eat it as children and hated it. The large pear shaped green fruit grew on a vigorous vine that gardeners often regrette |
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Forgot to turn hot water cylinder off hi there, Ive been away over the weekend, and on leaving our holiday place, i was to turn the cylinder off and the water at the main. I did the latter but forgot the cylinder, is this dangerous? should i make a trip back and turn it off? thanks in advance... |
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Frangipani My young potted frangipani dropped its leaves months ago and no sign of new ones. I was told to put it inside from April to October which I did. What should it be looking like? |
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How to quieten a spa? We have bought a spa and our neighbour keeps complaining about the noise. It's a relatively quiet one, and her family can't hear it and nor can we unless we're in it. But there you go. She has "very sensitive" hearing apparently. I was thinkin |
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Best way to join t and groove board Any suggestions as to the most aesthetically pleasing was to join this length ways on a ceiling? Not individual boards but 2.4x1.2 panels.The ceiling is 4x4. Thanks |
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How to stop birds eating my lawn seed. I laid the (coated) lawn seed down on Saturday and a flock of yellow finches are eating it like there's no tomorrow. I laid down bird netting but that hasn't worked. Has anyone used the holographic tape? |
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How to remove undesirable grass in lawn Hi, I mostly have lawn with fine blade grass that is quite lush and in good condition. What is annoying is that there are several patches of broader leaf grass (not sure of name) that appears very different. I’m wondering whether there is any product th... |
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Removing warning decals on ranch slider Our lounge ranch slider has 4 white transfers in lines on it presumably to stop people walking into it.They are now crumbling and falling off.Apart from a scraper is there any way of removing the bits that are left without damaging the glass or acrylic Th... |
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Can Miro be propagated from cuttings? Or only seed? We have a well established 30 years old Miro on our property. I'd like to know whether I can make cuttings that may be successful. TIA |
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Painting - bathroom ceiling Hi all, Need a bathroom ceiling painted in a tidy rental & have a few quotes which are good (I am unable to do it - lack of time) but after some feedback on the type of paint used: Has been suggested I use either acrylic enamel sem |
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House grounding rods Our house was built in the 50s so i think it should be up to standard, i found that a house needs a minimum of two grounding rods to safely cope with electrical loads, to prevent electrical leakage, but it can be any number upwards from two, if there is o... |
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Gardening - freq of feeding? We in the past have used liquid fertilizers as well as complete fertilizers that comes in a pellet form as well as blood and bone and sheep pellets. I read online that they only need to be feed twice per the growing season. Is that all is required, what h... |
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Ride on lawn mower Hey, the blades on the ride on lawn mower doesnt stop running after you put the lever back in the stop position. The one and off lever doesnt work, is there a fuse or sensor for the PTO engage? TIA |
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Removing glass splash back from kitchen We are looking at renovating kitchen and swapping splash back for tiles. Is there any tips on removing slash back without wrecking gibboard. Not too bothered about damaging splashback. Was installed using glue. |
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Looking for gumboots or the like I have damage to ankles and chronic heel pain, Is there any gumboots that are orthotic type? I have tried inserts in my redbands but they don't work very well. Has anyone come across anything that can help? |
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What has happened to my fruit trees this year? I have several stone fruit trees that have failed this year to fruit. Two dwarf peaches, and one large peach. One of the dwarf peach trees looks in great condition, no leaf curl and did flower,but no fruit, the other two received some damage from leaf cur... |
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R value of wood just wondering if anyone knows what the r value of pine would be , i've looked online but cant seem to find a value showing wood on its own - not as part of a system TIA |
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How to remove faceplate on topliss TB1 shower We have an old topliss shower mixer. It is starting to leak a little. I am wanting to remove the faceplate to assess options in terms of space in the wall/pipe position etc. I have the handle off but can’t seem to remove the faceplate. I assume I need t... |
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Novice tomato grower question My granddaughter brought home to me two beautiful big tomato plants from the supermarket - but I notice despite them looking very healthy tall and strong there are no flowers at all - can we do anything to encourage them to flower |
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Weber bbq gas bottle. Bought a weber Q2000 bbq and want to use a small 4 kg gas bottle but in the guide it says minimums 4.5 kg Anyone know the reason for this and am I going to have to use a 9kg one? Thanks |
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Kit set, stitch n glue canoes n kayaks. This seems a quick way to build a small boat, canoe or kayak, just asking has anyone tried this, lotsa cable ties to hold the precut sheets of ply and then epoxy and fibreglass tape. Has anyone of our DIY people tried this. |
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Leaner Bar sizes? Hi folks. Im making a Leaner Bar for my Son in Law and i'm wondering if anybody here has one and can measure the height of it for me. I'm thinking 1100mm but dont want to cut it too short. Photos here showing what I started with and where i'm at now |
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Small concrete pad I am wanting to put down a small concrete pad for my barbecue. Was thinking of the instant concrete from Mitre10. Is this the best way for me to go? OK you are dealing with a female who has never done this sort of thing so words of one syllable would be p... |
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