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Help needed with range-hood (Ouch, my poor head!) I keep hitting my head on our stainless steel kitchen range-hood. Is there any product I could attach to the corner of our range-hood. Just to minimize the damage. Perhaps a small piece of rubber or flexible plastic? Perhaps by gluing or screw |
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CONCRETE Could anyone tell me how much it would cost to lay some concrete under clothes line 1.5.metres X 2.3 metres , would need boxed. |
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Interesting problem for a Sparky Std-ish 3 bedroom 70's house One row of 3 power points has died at the front of the house All fuses have been out & checked ok Nothing else dead in the house A hint might be that the dishwasher/ disposal unit has rocker switc |
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Removing paint from Bricks Painter has over painted onto brick. Have looked on google which said WD 40 or acetone. Has any one had success using these. |
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Tiles over rimu flooring Our house built 1960's has rimu floorboards, no borer. The kitchen is tiled, I presume it would be tiled over some sort of thin board. Has anyone lifted tiles and were able to restore the floorboards or would there be too much damage from the thin board b... |
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Passion fruit in chch Anybody growing passion fruit in chch? How do they go with frosts etc? |
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Anything between a hedge trimmer and chainsaw? I let my hedge go a bit far. Needs a serious prune. The hedge trimmer can't handle the thickness of the branches. Tried a chainsaw but that just seems to get clogged by the small branches and leaves. Is there a tool that will help? Quite thick foliage, an... |
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Building own home Back in the dark ages ,many kiwis built their own homes, and by that i mean physically doing it yourself, hammering in the nails, cutting the timber, digging the foundations etc, How many MB members are actually doing that at the moment,( or in the near p... |
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What can I do about a half completed job? I arranged for my house to be rewired by an electrician I have used before. He set two days aside 2nd December and worked both those days. I have had the new switchboards all the new wires run, about three new power points out in and I assume |
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Daphne going yellow I have a small daphne bush 25cm high in a pot with two branches which was going yellow I gave it epsom salts and after a while with Daphne food One branch has recovered well but the other side is still yellow but I think it is slowly turning more green. W... |
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Pop up sprinklers on timers for lawn Why don't you save precious water and not water the lawn. |
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Simpson Sircco 500 Popping RCD Was given a very tidy, looks almost unused, machine. Had broken fan belt which I replaced. Runs fine reversing etc on "airing". However once on heat runs for 10 or so minutes and then pops the RCD on the DB. The breaker remains live. Did notice the |
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Extension cord I have a carport, well it's a double carport , with me and the front unit. I use mine to dry clothes in wet weather and as a work shop for craft DIY projects, up to now if l needed power out there about 5 metres away l used an extension cord from in |
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Boundary Trees Im having issues with the Auckland Council over trees they have planted right on the boundary years ago. They have grown quite large and the roots are coming through the fence by growing in the mulch that is up to the bottom railing which is also rotting ... |
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Bathroom fan heater My Goldair fan heater expired after 25 months. My Skope fan heaters are still operating at 30 years old. I am told the plastic Goldair models have problems with the thermal cutouts. Anyone have ideas of a decent replacement. I am not sure if my Skope mode... |
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Laminate Flooring in Kitchen Who has had laminate flooring put in their kitchen. What was your experience , thoughts of this type of flooring? |
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Removing chimney & replacing roof tiles? We want to remove our fireplace + chimney flue and replace the cut concrete tiles from around flue with spare roof tiles we already have. |
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Replacement dishwasher We may have to replace the dishwasher in our B&B (depending on serviceman's assessment). The present one is "no name" cheapie put in by the previous owner right on point of selling the place. I have been looking online to see prices etc, but would l |
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Free Standing Oven/Stove We have a Simpson Neptune at our bach. Wife has been complaining that 3 of the elements won't simmer low any more. Mr. Google says this is a common problem with Simpson cookers. |
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Eliminating Bamboo Can you use the same approach for the methods suggested for eliminating ivy, a thread or so before? Thanks |
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Most used tools/equipment in your shed. I,ve been a shed guy for 50 years plus, the piece of kit I probably use the most is probably a 6 inch engineers vice, and power tool, a 125mm disc grinder, closely followed by a large ball peen hammer when things dont go as they should, and I havent |
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Can a Rangehood go in front of a window I'm looking at renovating the kitchen with a bit of a redesign, I have limited space, and just wondering if a rangehood can go infront of a window?Obviously with cooktop underneath, that way I could move the sink from there to be in the island, as a range... |
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Composite decking hi there just wanting to know if anyone has used composite decking timber. ? it looks good, dont have to stain and looks so clean. Its expensive 5m lengths aroung $80. Tia |
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Cordless drill any tips when buying? Used or new Just borrowed a friend’s AEG drill to redo the spouting brackets and other drilling and screwing. Was good for square drive screws not the best with Phillips head although it may be the the cheap Chinese driver bit Anyway your thoughts on what to |
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Plumbing Problem. The shower mixer is either very hot or very cold. It's hard to find a stable in-between temperature. In addition, when the showerhead is held low, the temperature gets really hot. Are these obvious symptoms of a specific cause? |
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