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Central locking car doors There is a problem with one door not responding so this one door needs to be locked and unlocked either with a key or manually from the Inside who can repair, mechanic or locksmith? Or possibly even me? |
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Backpack weed sprayer. Bunnings Bunnings does a 15L backpack weed sprayer for around $50. Is it ok or could I spend more elseware. |
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Who has solar hot water ? Am considering getting a suntrap 300L solar hot water system. We are redoing kitchen and old cylinder has to go. Have considered gas but for a similar price I’m now considering a suntrap system. Anyone out there have one of these? I’m in C |
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Paint is 'brittle' after two coats We have just finished painting our bathroom but find that the paint is quite brittle and is easy to damage. On a cupboard door where it rubs against the side the paint just flakes off. We used Dulux Wash&Wear +PLUS Kitchen&Bathroom Semi Gloss. |
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Swan Plants? Where can I buy Swan Plants in Christchurch. I live in the Spreydon area. |
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Bidets - yes or no? What are people's experiences with the after market toilet seat bidets? Are they worth installing? Asking for a family member who is having some bowel incontinence issues due to hemorrhoids. |
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Birds are eating my Nashi pears! They're not even ripe yet, but when I look out the window I see the birds busily pecking away, and fruit still on the tree has holes pecked out of it. I don't mind sharing my pears, and already leave bread scraps and so on out for the birds. B |
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Spray foam insulation in a new house. Anyone have this product? The walls are no issue. Just sprayed on against the RAB . Ceilings they want to spray it on the underside of the roofing underlay. Not sure if thats a good idea or not. |
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Replacing an aluminium window with a bifold door Do I need building consent for this? Window is in good condition, just want some indoor/outdoor flow. |
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Marley classic spouting brackets Are they the same as storm cloud ? Also what is the best way to secure is it possible to screw the brackets to the building? |
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Colour steel roof. Has anyone reroofed with this? Wanting approx cost for avg size 3 br house |
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Wet & Forget Shower Witch? Has anybody found that using Shower Witch for a few years has made plastic parts in their shower brittle? One of our showers has had Shower Witch used and the other hasn't. In the shower where we used it the plastic parts like the soap tray and foot rest ... |
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Decramastic roofs What is the best way to clean? I presume water blasting would remove the coating? My roof also has areas of rust where the coating has come away. TIA |
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Carpet permanently stained, DIY spot dye ? Hi All, I spilled curry about a year ago on my carpet and its left some yellow stains. I tried my best to clean it when it happened and used various carpet stain removal solutions but the carpet is now permanently stained with yellow marks. |
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Steel frame building I'm looking at purchasing a steel frame building, a small cabin. However i don't know where to begin to read up on how to finish it. EG, do i assemble a roof first before walls? do i need to put building paper on before exterior wall material? what type o... |
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Diatomaceous Earth Anyone used the stuff? plenty of it a available on here. We have had a few too many roaches this year and was thinking of trying this stuff. Maybe sprinkle on the dirt on the gardens outside the windows? What are your experiences? |
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Gas cooktop Looking at changing to a cooktop and was wondering which is the best brand to get. |
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Garage door im replacing the 2 siingle tilta doors with 1 sectional roller door. So what will i need to support the header wooden beam in place of the centre support that wil lbe removed . the beam is 2pieces & the centre ends sit on top of the centre support of 2x 1... |
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Repainting colorsteel advice Repainting colorsteel advice? Watyl solarguard tell me you can use their product without a primer as it is prepriming. Resene say their paint will peel without one. So my question is. has anyone painted a colorsteel roof with wattyl with only their self-p... |
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Simpson Quintex dishwasher timer This appears to be a Simpson Quintex 880 but the label is almost unreadable. It has a clockwork type timer that sticks after a few minutes. How hard can it be to fix? |
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Outdoor ants eradication We moved rurally before Xmas. Whilst we hardly get any ants inside we are very bothered by them outside. Builder recently found a nest and I suspect there are more they are so prolific. Professionals tell me a $175 spray comes with no guarantee, so wonder... |
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Best paint for a Kitchen? I plan to paint the walls, window frames, door frame (not cupboards) and trim. Having found water based paints less than great in previous jobs I was looking at using Dulux Super Enamel High Gloss - oil based for the window frames, door frame |
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Old 1950 house plans in Imperial change to metric? Hi everyone, we are looking at changing our kitchen and lounge to open plan. We have old house plans and they aren't printer friendly also everything is in imperial measurement. How can we update our plans so we can work with it? as in metric measurement ... |
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Nefa pressure reducing valve leaking This is a similar valve: https://cdn.geekzone.co.nz/imagessubs/568d395b25155bed0ff895f14f6d778c.jpg |
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No more LPG Bottles I read an article this morning on the hearld's website that stated as of 2025 there will be no more LPG gas bottles. Did anyone read this? I cant find it now so maybe it contained mis information? Ive got several questions sorrounding this, if |
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