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Gerard Title Roofs Question We are building soon and the building company has given us Corona Shake Roof tiles. But after having a look at them on already built homes, we don't think it looks that great. We prefer the look of the Colortile style. But the building company said to us ... |
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What's the name of the tree that this comes from We were in Akaroa yesterday and walked past a tree that had these growing on it. Does anyone know the name of the tree. Sorry no photos of the tree. |
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How to clean outside of grubby suede boots I wash going to wash in warm soapy water and rinse, but thought it may leave them stiff when dry. Thank you. |
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Best spray for Agapanthus please. Buggers are taking over the area between the road and my property. I need to cull them back a bit. |
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Where to buy solder from I want brass coloured solder that melts at a lower temperature than brass! |
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Growing herbs inside help please any tips for growing any herbs in side over winter please . I know nothing and would love most of Herbs used in Asian cooking :) |
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Do Hollyhocks flower every year? |
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Corrugated iron profiles I'm adding a 1 metre height to an existing corrugated fence that I guess is about 10-15 years old. I want to match the corrugations, but I have a feeling that there was a change in the profile of corrugated iron sometime ago? |
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Perspex Field international in chch import it at can send it to you. Well priced! 033387050 |
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Bromeliads advice pls. the tips of the leaves of my bromeliads are dried and brown - why is this? how do I correct this? also another the long blades of the leaves look like they have been slit, looking dry and brown. thx |
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Finishing for a wooden kitchen bench What products would you use for finishing a wooden kitchen bench top? Would oil or polyurethane be best? How many coats and how often to retreat/top up? Is a pale wood and I'd like to keep it as natural looking as possible (no high gloss finish). Thanks. |
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Installing and ongoing costs of 3 phase power On completely new rural section - I would like it for my shed for welders/machinery etc but dont really want big ongoing costs - I can wear the higher install cost assuming its not stupidly high - the run is about 130m from transformer. Anybod |
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Glass house growing in the winter? So what can you grow in the glass house over winter. new to this, any suggestions (legal) ones greatly appreciated. |
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Rats/mice We have a home in suburban Auckland and we have a visitor between the ceiling and floor above. Any good ways to get rid of it without poisoning it and having it die then stink in the cavity? How about those electronic things? Do they work and |
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Best time to take rose cuttings? Want to take cuttings from my very elderly neighbours Cecile Brunner bush rose before they pass away, best now or in spring? |
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Big Flax Bushes Got a few big flax's, if I get stuck into them will they regrow? was thinking of some dramatic trimming back with the chainsaw. |
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Maximum roof space without guttering? Is there a maximum area of roof you can have without having guttering on it? I'm planning a box bay window 2m x 0.6m, and having trouble figuring out how to join its guttering into the other guttering/drains. Does it need guttering? |
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Why no worms? Have dug vege patch over today prior to throwing on some lupin seeds and only saw a couple of worms. What can we do? Is there something the ground lacks? The vege patch used to be overhung by pine trees so was never what you'd call successful but now the ... |
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Whats the minimum studheight if you fit out garage I'm thinking of making my garage into a rumpus room as we have another garage,I measured my height from concrete floor to rafter and its 2.1metre. I'm in Waitakere, Auckland. |
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"tin" weatherboard panels for garage extention hi all. im thinking of extending my garage but i dont know where to source the "tin" weatherboard panels.i haven't asked the garage companies yet because they would charge an arm and a leg. im building it myself. just a 3x3 extension for sleep out. cheers... |
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New Scrub Cutter Need to get a new scrub cuter, my echo has died after 20 plus years of flogging the guts out of it. Option 1 Stihl, nearly a 1000 bucks, will probably out last me. Option 2 a el cheap Morrision or whatever from Bunnings around 280 |
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Moving a toilet from one room to the next costs? morning, I'm wanting to move the toilet to the next room, a metre away, how expensive is this process? whats in volved, thanks. |
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Wasp nests hi how do you stop wasps building nests ? hubby has just removed a whole lot from our brick house and within minutes they are trying rebuild another one Cheers |
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Can you make raisins from surplus grapes? We've had so many grapes hanging over the from two neighbours this season, most have them have just gone rotten and wasted. They have been lovely and amazingly no birds or wasps. |
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Dishwasher parts Looking for parts for a DW820 F&P dishwasher. Does anyone know if there are any appliance "wreckers" in Auckland where I might be able to get second hand parts? |
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