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Any suggestions for a lowish hedge I have a semi tropical garden, the only trees are palms with underplating of bromeliads, hostas, clivia ets need to plant a hedge down the side of the driveway, would like suggestions as to what, dont want wide or too high or constant ma |
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Which is better gas fire or wood burner ? costing ,, of both the units pros an cons please help ,, |
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Any electricians here After a rough idea what it would cost to disconnect hot water cylinder and wire in a new on in a different area. The cylinder will put no further than 1 metre from main switchboard, and will be already plumbed in. |
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Removing old wallpaper How do you remove old 1980s wallpaper from gib board? I've tried spraying warm water on it but it doesn't budge. Thanks in advance |
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Fence for my children safety Afternoon im going to try my luck here my fighting housing new Zealand for 5 years now for a front fence still getting no were now my 2 year old can open the door can anyone help me out with wood that so i could make a temporary fence up for now please |
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Protecting your plants from the dog any ideas would be appreciated, apart from dog stew. I would LOVE to have a nice garden, but I also have two large dogs that sleep in, dig up and run through plants. I have stopped buying the like of pretty wee annuals and tried flowering shru |
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Ducted heat pump & dry eye I have developed dry eye and a consequence is I am very sensitive to light. Whenever we use the heat pump , within 10 minutes the symptons flare up. Gritty watery eyes. (I know, dry eye but watery, weird). We clean the ceiling filters regularly but doesn'... |
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Hateful alstromerias I hate them, they are taking over ! how oh how can I deal with them ? they are tangled up with all sorts of other plants, I would like to poison them but think I would be killing half my garden. Oh how I hate them. Help ! |
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Price for 1.8m fence Hi, I wonder if someone could give me a rough price per metre for a 1.8m high lapped paling fence. I think its about 36m long. I am going halves with a neighbour and I just want to roughly check the quote he has given. I realise there are other factors su... |
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Room over garage Is it possible to build a room as a second storey on an existing double garage? Or is it not not strong enough. Or possibly demolish existing garage and rebuild on the existing concrete base? |
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Gas or Hot Water Cylinder Pro's and Con's We are just starting the build process in Auckland and the designer has put in gas bottles as our heating for the hot water (not using gas for cooking). We will be on tank water and there is 6 in the family. I have received both positive and negativ |
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Dryer overloading power board Hi. Just today I’ve noticed my dryer tripping my multibox it’s plugged into. There is no point near dryer so box is there to plug into, always had a dryer there for the last 18 or so years so don’t think it’s a fuse capacity issue. Is |
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If growing a couple of plants gets legal . will we be able to buy seeds on Trade Me? |
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Beehive next-door. My neighbour has a beehive about 1.5m from our fence. They clearly don't know anything about maintaining it, as we currently have swarms of bees in our front & back garden. It's so bad that we can't go out or leave a door or window open for more than a co... |
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Anyone know of any hooks our neighbour buil a fence without a fencing notice,lawyer says cant take them to court as its not on the boundary it has left a trench 20 metres long and approx 60cm wide and 40 cm deep as we are higher than them, cheapest and easiets s |
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Stairs My partner and I are retired, and live in a house with stairs. We are ok with the stairs at present, but need to think about the problem they may present as we get older. Also, the gap down the side (obviously there to allow for larger furniture items lik... |
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Hi, how do you make porridge in a slow cooker? Have just bought a 3.5l sloe cooker to make porridge for family. How long does it take to cook - can I leave it on low for 10 hours? |
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Prettiest fruit trees So I can put half of my fruit trees around the back where they won't be seen and the other half around the front where they will be seen. May be a matter of opinion but which fruit trees are the most attractive? I have - Peasgood non such apple, Pacific r... |
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My new frontloader Washes beautifully. But The towels always dry rock hard. I have tried less detergent, much less detergent, vinegar rinses, fabric softener, one brand only. Extra rinsing cycle All to no effect Hardly any wind in my backyard. No dri |
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You can have just ONE fruit tree because the section is too small and the lemon and grapefruit trees are already at the top of the list and non negotiable. Which ONE fruit tree would you plant in your garden. I'm thinking about apricot but . open to suggestions! |
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What can I plant under the eaves of my house? It's super dry and gets the morning sun. Would prefer to plant natives. All suggestions welcomed. Thanks. |
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What is this plant? I've been pulling it out as a weed, but what is it? Shall I keep pulling it out or might it produce some nice flowers? https://t |
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DOWN-LIGHT SOCKET HELP, PLEASE. . glass on a lightbulb has come away from the threaded base, and cannot be unscrewed. We've turned the power off. how can we proceed safely, and get the sucker out? |
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Cordless lawnmowers? I currently pay someone to do my lawns but at 52 per fortnight I'm wondering about buying a cordless lawnmower and me or my teenage girls could mow it. Does anyone have experience with cordless mowers (I don't want a mower with pull cord as I |
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Flymo Mowers Just looking for advice on flymo mowers have a small amount of lawn and am a retired lady are they any good |
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