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Expol underfloor insulation Has anyone put this in? is it as good as it is advertised to be? |
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Wood chips as base for vege garden We recently chipped a heap of magnolia branches and other tree branches I'm now wanting to fill raised beds for veges. Can I use the fine chips as a base under the compost and soil etc? Do they break down at all and or have any nutrient s to add? |
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Skim textured walls We have textured walls in our lounge, it is texture on mdf not gib. The mdf is glued on to original wood panels so not as simple as removing the mdf panels. Can we get a plaster to skim the lot? Or any other solutions? We can't gib over as then window and... |
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Parallel show mixers Bought house many years ago and have only ever used one shower. There are two showers, each with the same type of mixer. Using one shower is fine but two at same time not fine. The system is a low pressure hot (header tank - 6psi at shower hea |
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How much wood would a standard tandem trailer with caged sides hold, not stacked in,thanks |
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Painting concrete garage floor Any info on the above would be great. Floor has some oil stains and is about 15 years old |
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Where to find bedroom colour ideas? where do you recommend on web? |
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How to drain a concrete slab? I've got an area 8mx5m covered with an old 100mm thick FLAT concrete slab that has depressions causing the whole area to pond water after heavy rain. The perimeter of this slab has concrete around it. There are no drains close. I was thinking of cor |
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Help needed to install range hood urgent ! hey all, im in chch and all my eqc work is completed finally ! however the range hood in the kitchen has been removed and we bought a new one. you guessed it its doesn't fit ! the old rangehood has an old fitting that does not fit the new one in the roof ... |
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PPG Architectural Coatings I know there have been a few "what's the best paint" threads on here, but I'm still a little unsure as to brands of paint and their pro's and cons. I'm painting newly gibbed walls and thus far have only got as far as the bathroom, having used Guthri |
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Weed id please Is this weed Poa anna commonly called "winter or path grass. It grows in my courtyard in winter https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/f |
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LED or Energy saving light bulbs. Whats the difference,apart from price.Can they just be changed. |
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How to get of lichen from rose bushes I have just started to prune our rose bushes and quite a few have lots of lichen growing up the base of them. Can I spray them with something to kill it but not kill the roses. |
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Painting Stucco- what to use? This is for 1950s' family rental that is due for a new coat of paint. We have a couple of quotes from different painters, and one of them is a big fan of Sto paint for stucco cladding. The reason he said was that it flexes slightly, so avoids |
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Electric opening driveway gate hello, I'm trying to get an idea of how much an electric opening gate may cost - any recommendations in chch most appreciated! and advice also too please? |
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Green carnation flower In Australia I had a carnation with lovely large green flowers, Same colour as the green button chrysanthemum sold here, I would very much like to have one in my garden here. Does anyone know where I could get a plant? |
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What species of this mandarin tree please? Anyone knows, please? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/385435542.jpg |
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Concrete Drills. I have to drill about 2025 12mm holes about 150mm deep in a concrete slab. Which is the best concrete drill bit? anyone got any preferences. |
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Laying Vinyl planks over chipboard floor I have a house that has Polyurethane over particle board floors. It was just a short term finish to last until we could afford something better. Can I expect to have any problems with adhesion because of the polyurethane. The floor has a low s |
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Electrical Help Please Is there any legal requirement for a hard wired externally mounted gas Califont to have a separate RCD as well as the DB board circuit breaker? (It has what appears to be an external double pole isolation switch). Thanks in anticipation of the |
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Horrible draught coming through garage door sides Does anyone know if there's some sort of kit you can get to rectify this yourself? Thanks in advance |
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Fuchsia question I have a few fuchsias in pots that I have just brought inside. questions are will they be ok inside overwinter and theres quite a few hairy roots hanging out the bottom can I cut them off or do i have to repot? |
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Danish Oil i have had a laminated table top made from macrocarpa and have finished it with danish oil. Thinned first coat with white spirits, then rubbed on 3 more layers of undiluted oil. Fine sanding between coats. End result is good but have ended up |
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Bathtub replacement can not do DIY So my beloved husband of 20 years had a stroke on New Years day that the hospital said was "unsurvivable". He passed away Jan 2nd he was only 48. Anyway he left a bathtub outside to replace bath inside which has a huge crack. I don't know the first |
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Can I use Aluminium Rivets into Corrugated iron I'm making a 9 metre long fence from 25mm diameter galvanised water pipe and want to fix 2 metre high corrugated iron sheets with aluminium rivets. Is there any problem using the dissimilar aluminium rivets into iron? |
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