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Garage door kicker bolt? My old tilt garage door had one kicker bolt snapped yesterday. But can't find it in any hardware store. Who knows where to get it? Thanx |
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LED lightbulbs cold looking I have just fitted some new wall lights with led bulbs in them and the light emitting from them is awfully cold. The bulb I have at present is a 6w Osram SMD LED 5000k. It says Ra 83 on Box (could just be the item number). I have googled led lights |
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A question for large garden owners What is the easiest and less time consuming way to fertilize your garden? Do you foliage feed or dig in compost, granules, sheep pellets etc? Any suggestions would be appreciated as my garden needs a really good feed and I have very little time to do this... |
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Can I plant grass in winter? I need to replant the berm in front of my house and missed the Autumn window. Can I plant in Winter? If not then when would be the best time to plant now? Thanks. |
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Pruning fruit trees. Iv'e made a bit of a mess of mine & I am happy to pay someone to come & teach me how to prune them properly! Anyone know of a pruner in Southland - around Gore area please? |
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Tongue & groove floorboard repair-size of tongue? Hi, I need to repair a friends broken floorboards in an internal room doorway. Currently there is just some MDF in place. Upto it are pine floorboards. They look to be 90mm wide. I believe the thickness is 20mm. Can anyone tell me the standard tongue and ... |
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Hitachi cs51ea Chainsaw I am looking at buying one of these to replace my old Stilh 046 has anybody bought one of these and how would you rate it. I will work it fairly hard 3 or 4 times a year trimming up large pines before ringing them with my Husky 395XP. |
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To all the plumbers.Taps? I am about to do a reno on the bathroom. Which Tapeware is good quality please. Thanks in advance. |
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How to clean the glass shower door? Any bright ideas? Tried jif but doesn't get rid of the film on it |
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Outdoor heated old style baths.who has one? We are looking for tried and tested ideas for an outdoor, old style, steel/porcelain bath, heated from underneath with wood. We are wanting ideas on how deep was your fire pit. compared to the bottom of the bath? All suggestions welcomed. Have utubed but ... |
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Lime sulphur blocks spray nozzles. I made some up a few days ago, went back to continue today and the silly stuff won't pump out! How can this be avoided please? |
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First Freesia of the Season https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/394914348.jpg Just started to open this morning. |
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Olive Trees for a small garden We would like to plant two or three olive trees to act as a screen ABOVE a 6ft fence. This will give our deck some privacy. We plan to trim lower branches to create a top heavy tree. There are so many to chose from. They would need to be about 3mtrs tall.... |
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Consumer rights and heat pumps We installed a new heatpump 6 weeks ago, it worked for an hour, then stopped, the warranty came into effect and we waited 4 weeks for the part and to have it fitted, it has worked for 8 days, and now has stopped working again. Feels like we got a du |
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How to make Lime Chips white again could you please tell me what to use to make white |
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Venetian Blind Tilt Rod One tilt rod in venetian blind not working, as in not twisting and opening/closing blind. Blind permanently on close. Can this be easily repaired. TIA |
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Which Michelia as a Specimen Tree? I'm looking to plant a tree in my small suburban garden as a focal point, and think I have narrowed it down to a Michelia. Any recommendations for variety? I'd like it to eventually grow to a small tree for shade, rather than just be a shrub. Maybe Gracip... |
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The most frightening job in the garden. . is that biannual midwinter horror where I have to uproot my grandmother's bonsai'd ginkgo and wash it clear of soil before root pruning it and replanting. It's forty something years old now, one of the treasures of my gypsy garden. Each time I have done... |
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Electric drill for Gib (DIY) I don't really like junk but I don't need trades mans quality (I see tradesman?? |
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New sinks - baskets in the drainage hole What is the purpose of these modern twisty basket thingies that all the sinks have now? If you want an old-fashioned drainage hole with a proper plug, can they be fitted into the modern sinks? (You'll gather I'm not a fan of the modern style). |
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How far South can Advocado trees grow? Any success in say, Waiarapa? Same question goes for Fejioas and Mangos. |
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Installing toilet - anything on seals? I'm installing a new toilet. Is it appropriate to put anything on the rubber seal around the outlet? It is a P trap type so I'll be sliding the assembled toilet up to the wall. This toilet model is flush (gettit?gettit?) with the wall so I'll |
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Who has a stove / hob under a window? Extractor? And what do you do about extraction? A rangehood would look odd with a window behind it and those pop-up bench top extractors seem noisy and very expensive. If you have your cooktop under a window I would love to see a picture! |
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Can cat doors be installed in patterned glass? The door that would be the obvious place to put a cat door in at my place has rippled/patterned glass. Is it possible to install in to this or does it have to be plain glass?, TIA |
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Re-varnishing concrete floors? can anyone tell me please, is it a simple process to re-varnish a concrete floor? My kitchen/dining area is polished concrete but it is looking tired & scuffed looking & I'm wanting to re-polish it so that it is high gloss again. Would I have to have to r... |
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