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Fridge freezer cold but not freezing yesterday morning I got up and the freezer was half thawed out. left it all day and could hear it turning on and off like normal but 24 hours later its only running about as cold as the fridge. as far as I know there's not temperature adjustment like for ... |
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Turning an overgrown garden into lawn. We have a garden overgrown with convolvulus and onion weed and want to put it back into lawn. What's the easiest way to do this. It's backbreaking work. It's about 5 meters square. |
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DIY Flooring - Advice Please Hi all, photos of existing flooring to follow, looks like laminated particle board or something similar? We are looking to redo the flooring in our dining and kitchen areas, so want something hard wearing. Would prefer DIY to save on cost. What kind of fl... |
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Apple Tree Hanging on to it's Apples! My Fuji apple tree has had a bumper crop of large apples. Usually it starts dropping them in February and a few did. I harvested quite a few but ran out of storage room. In the mean time the rest are still on the tree and haven't dropped. Any idea why thi... |
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Cheap glasshouses I know you get what you pay for but has anyone brought a 400 $ 6x8 glasshouse? did it last long? |
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Grease /Oil on clothes from washing machine Just washed white shirts and they have a grease/oil mark on after being washed. Second time this has happened, Does this mean a seal or something has gone-any ideas anyone? |
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A rat in our campervan Its stored in a farm shed. Went to check it a couple of days ago only to find some of our bedding has been chewed up. Its not a mouse cause the chews are to big. Have set a rat trap and a mouse trap inside and put those bait round things on a board under ... |
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Cost of re roofing house i have a 110sqm house and was wondering the cost of takeing the the old iron off and replacing it with new charcole colour iron. any ruff estamit of a price? |
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Insulation and reno costs? If you were renovating a 120sqm 1910 villa and needed to take off the exterior to repair and replace weatherboards would you do the wall insulation and rewire at the same time? Does that require one building consent or three? Or is it easier f |
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Insulation in walls I have an older house, 1930's. It has insulation in the roof, but I dont think any in the walls etc. (below is also mostly on a flat slab due to an extension etc) If i do go downt he insulation track, is it only outside walls I do (which would |
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Using front load powder in top load machine? Bought the front load soap powder instead of the top load soap powder. Is it still okay to use in the top load machine? |
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Double garage Can anyone give me an idea of the cost for a double aliminium garage? Thanks. |
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I need some waterproofing advice. Hi, I have a small near flat roof area that appears to have a small leak via a folded join in the galvanised steel. Probably due to walking on it. otherwise the steel is in very good condition. (no corrosion). What product should should I apply to t |
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Help, basement carpet going mouldy under boxes When bought my house it had no carpet in the basement garage(150sqm) so i bought some second hand carpet and underlay and put it down in the rumpus room at the back of garage. Iv just found 5 big spots of mould under some boxes and suitcases. The carpet h... |
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Sound proofing downstairs At the moment we have chipboard floors upstairs, and down stairs we hear footsteps all the time. Will carpet and underlay fix the problem ? Is there any thing else that could help ? Thanks for ideas. |
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Plum tree advice please Have a large old plum which has been giving very little fruit over the last few years, despite a pruning and feeding. Has lots of shoots growing off the trunk, so have cut it off above these shoots. (Trunk is now 1.5m high). But will these shoots produce ... |
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Removal of ceramic floor tiles I'm contemplating removing ceramic floor tiles in our kitchen, living area (quite a large area) would probably repace with a more modern tile but also thinking of wooden floors also. Has anyone done this, is it hard to remove tile adhesive to get a level ... |
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Shacklock oven fault Hi, we have an older style shacklock oven and the two elements on the right hand side are a problem. When we turn them on to No. 1 the slow heat option they go straight to No. 5 which is the highest heat. Can anyone give me some advice? Many Thanks for re... |
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Nail holes in vanished wood What is the best product to use, I have had a look at some wood fillers the colours do not appear to be suitable the wood is pine. |
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Measuring hot water energy usage I wana spec a hot water solar system to my actual usage, how can I measure how many kw/h per month for a few months im using? preferably non-intrusively and cheaply , I dont have much use for it once I have this info. Thanks tim |
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Cheapest fence To keep my rottie pup in. She is only 11 months but a big girl. I am in a rental and have landlords permission to fence her in Doesn't have to be flash as I'm rural on a orchard |
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Tape for draft stopping? We have double cedar doors from our lounge to outside that we only use in the warmer weather. We tape the joins outside over the winter - suggestions for a good tape to use? Just that the doors have now been stained and having trouble to get something to ... |
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Desperately looking for Gardening Volunteers Our garden needs weeding, trimming and tidy-up. Looking for Youth Groups or PD groups to help out. We are a Pensioner's Day Care Centre in central Auckland and we need your help. Looking for 6 to 10 honest and hard working people. We'll provide a deliciou... |
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Phoenix Palm- Established Tree I know that there is one a very well grown and dear I say that is very large. Who or where am I best to be asking about removing this good old girl that would be a good 5 meters or more tall and maybe 2 meters or so wide. Is there |
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Pear trees.7 year wait for fruit? We have one large pear tree and I was going to plant another. but have been told most pears take 7 years to fruit. this true? |
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