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Painting over clear varnish on pine. We have a very old divan bed that has a clear varnish on pine. It's about 30 years old and we were thinking of painting it white. We weren't sure if it would need sealing or not as there's no stain and weren't sure what sort of paint to use. |
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AK - What Veges To Plant Now? What vegetable seedlings would be worthwhile planting now? |
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Trimming Doors Just had ne carpet fitted that is thicker than the old stuff. What's the best way to trim a bit off the bottom of wooden doors. Belt sander with a coarse belt? There's about a dozen to do, 2-5mm off each. |
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Pricing ideas for replacing shower linings I have 2 full sized sheets, seratone? floor to ceiling and full width which is something like 1.5 m. They are rotting at the bottom and both need replacing due, I think, to water getting between the board and the plastic fitting strip at the bottom where ... |
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Heat pump - can you install yourself? is it possible to install a heat pump yourself, or maybe just install and then get it gassed by installer? |
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Zinsser Mold Killing Primer Does anyone know if "Zinsser Mold Killing Primer" is available in NZ? Not to be confused with Zinsser Permanent-White mould & mildew-proof paint. I have been to a few DIY retailers but so far had no luck. If not, is there an altern |
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Installation cost for heat pump what is the average cost to install only a heat pump please? |
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Outdoor pool area tips please We have a little round pool, similar to a para pool. We had a para pool but replaced it last year. Originally we had river stones around the pool in the pool area. But it needs re-doing. I am now wondering if river stones are the best idea or if there is ... |
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Can anyone suggest a climbing/rambling rose that flowers for a long period? |
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DIY changing Batten fitting to Recessed LED light. Currently have a batten fitting in a room, hubby is set on replacing with recessed LED, is this someone we can legally DIY - capable and competent hubby. Own home. Likewise, in the lounge and dining, we have hideous light roses (? is this what they're cal... |
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Masport Wood Fire Problem - whenever the door is opened it bellows out black smoke. It eats wood (very dry) and will not stay in unless the firebox is banked up with wood as it just doesn't draw at all. Installer has said there is no problem with it. Does it need a flu ext... |
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Any ideas how to fix shallow tree roots? We live in Taupo, and due to the pumice laden soil, tree roots tend to grow outwards in search of water, instead of down, like this: https://trademe.tmcdn. |
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Heat transfer finally in After 2 years of discussions we finally bit the bullet and installed a heat transfer Why did we wait, house is toasty no cold bedrooms, definitely recommend |
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Painting bathroom laminate Been up for 30 tears and fading from sun light. Thinking of giving it a very good sand to take off the surface glaze. then prep coat and paint. Trying a spare sample piece now. Has anyone done this. As Im sanding off the glaze I think it should be OK but ... |
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Rangiora people - double glazed windows Have you got them and do you find that water spots are unable to be removed from them. What has been your experiences. It is certainly a labour intensive job removing them as each window need to be worked on with a soft non scratching pad with a glass pro... |
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Repilling question So, one of the options suggested for putting drains in was to lift up the whole house, do any necessary repiling (including large piles to carry structural beams), and lower it back down again. However, the two front bedrooms that were added on in t |
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Getting rid of borer Hi. We have a lot of borer in the underflorr space of our 1950 house in welly. Area tends to be a bit damp but has good access for treatment. We had it professionally sprayed about 10 years ago but thinking it's time to do it again. Saw the following advi... |
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'Reasonably' priced fruit trees Anyone know where? I'm looking to start a bit of an orchard at work (kindergarten) but can't afford to spend $30-60 per tree. |
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CLEANING LEATHER LOUNGE SUITE mild body soap or white vinegar in water with bit of olive oil |
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Seeds randomly imported from china - Dumb Idea? Hello friends. What's the consequence of planting seeds imported with no documentation from random countries abroad? I'm not talking about legal ramifications, more what would be the affect on New Zealand if you grew them. |
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Heat pump hot water cylinder We are looking at changing our hot water system and this type is meant to cheap to run. Has anybody got one and what do they think? |
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Putting french doors in an exterior wall Is it possible to get a ballpark on what this would cost? The wall is blank at the moment. What kind of things would we have to consider before getting this done? |
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Why is galv waterpipe so hard to drill? I'm fixing corrugated iron to 25mm diameter galvanised water pipe with Tek screws. I've tried regular and hardened tek screws but neither will penetrate the water pipe; so I'm predrilling the galvanised water pipe; but even titanium coated drill bit |
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Garden sharing As i was weeding the jungle (veg garden) this afternoon I got to thinking. I'm not really a gardener but have intermittant bursts of enthuse which have seen crops of carrots, peas, spuds, dwarf beans, silverbeet, beetroot, corn, lettuce, tomatoes, r |
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Induction hob - completely stopped Any ideas people, it was going this morning, i made soup on it? now nothing, none the buttons acknowledge i touch anything? power is on and fuse is fine? Its a vogue and is only just a year old? |
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