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Vinyl floor 'planks' - and roller chair load . . Looking at putting down some self-adhesive vinyl planks in my work area. These are 1.5mm thick - not very expensive Mitre 10 breed. Surface is dead flat, primed with sealer as advised. Anyone know how they would stand up to daily l |
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DIY Gib lining have an existing room, walls are stuffed, so ripping out the old linings (60 years old and damaged everywhere). Going to reline all the walls with gib, but have a question regarding door frames, and lining around them. have had one |
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Just discovered Monty Don - Living Channel What a great presenter he is. Really enjoying the series "Big Dreams, Small spaces" - on Saturday 5pm. He's got such a gentle, humorous way about him and reminds me so much of Kevin McCloud to listen to (could listen to that voice all day ;-) ). |
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One piece of batts insulation Anyone with a spare piece of wall or ceiling insulation in Dunedin ? I need one piece to wrap around a small hot-water tank; thanks |
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Killing Selective grasses? so we paid a fortune to have a perrenial ryegrass lawn spayed over summer and it looks awesome. except in march the ultra fast broadband guys came and dug up our street and spread on the verge what can only be described as ugly a$$ cow paddock grass. unfo... |
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Hay or straw for strawberries Is it ok to use hay around strawberry plants it is so much cheaper than straw. Or should I buy straw? Thanks for you advice. |
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Bulbs I have seen some bulbs at plant centre very cheap as they are sprouting. My girlfriends loves these flowers, so I was thinking if I bought her acouple of packets, would these sprouting bulbs be ok or would they deteriorate and not last till her birthday O... |
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5 metre Fig tree just fell on my carport Trunk size 300mm diameter. There are a couple of tiny dents in the roofing, otherwise no damage. So it pays to have an architect and engineer designed garage! |
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Cat urine on plaster ceiling. We think that cats have peed when in the ceiling of a rarely used part of the house and now the paint is peeling off it. The cats have been gone a long time now and we are wondering what would need to be done to the ceiling before painting to get a good f... |
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White scale on citrus Has anyone had trouble with this scale on their citrus trees. We have suddenly discovered it following sooty mould which doesn't rub off easily! I contacted 2 garden centres and opinion varied, sounds difficult to get rid of. Any 'household' treatments ad... |
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PAINT SPRAYER Any suggestions regarding Brands etc for paint sprayer for painting urban boundary fences, pailing fences, Seem to be a real price variation, so some advice would be good, For home use. Thanks |
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Which deck design to go for? Hi, I'm about to build a new deck, the main concern I have is that the narrow space that could restrict a vehicle accessing the back yard. So if the deck is too wide (design 1), I would then have to trim the tree by the garage. I have made 4 r |
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Questions on using a Gib lifter I want to gib high angled (35 degrees) ceilings with a hired gib lifter. Havn't used one before. One room the height is 3.8m to apex and the other is 5 m. The heights where the centres of the sheet would be are 3m and 4.2 respectively. Sheet sizes a |
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Is aqualine or similar a legal requirement for wet area walls? |
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Hot water shooting out of pipe in roof. How do I stop hot water from coming out of the pipe in the roof please? |
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Automatic gate mother board The box pictured & the arms/box motor described are very similar to our set up. They were supplied by Chamberlain NZ (Auckland). Sorry I don't know enough to be more helpful :) |
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Plumber or Builder? So, we have the original 1970's formica shower box. now replacing it with a nice sparkly plastic box and glass door. Do we need a plumber, builder or both to do the job? Some friends have said both, others just the one! |
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Restoring ceiling insulation - "Batts" type. A few years ago we got the ceiling insulation checked and new batts put in. Since then, for various reasons - roof leak, electrical work etc - some of the batts were hauled out of place and not put back. It's not by any means the whole ceiling, just isola... |
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I have been given an indoor plant for my birthday No idea what it is, and I can not take a photo, no camera. It has a big pink flower, serated around the edges, pink, with 3 smaller ones attached, look like they might be yellow/pink. The leaves are long and narrow, with a pointed end, they ca |
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Best Power Company for Southland. If that's possible?Who has found a power company that let's you know about actually saving power, ripple control etc? I've been online & to be honest they're all like a pack of vultures! Sign up with us at the click of a button!What they don't offer you i... |
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Nouveau Impressions Kitchen Pack Have embarked on the journey of installing our kitchen pack from Stuart Scott Cabinetry. At first, I looked at all the boxes and pieces and my jaw dropped. After a little composure and soul searching, decided to start, and I must say. have jus |
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Whats wrong with my lawnmower ? - is it knackered? Went to start it this morning, pulled the cord and it whipped out of my hands back into the engine(where ever it came from) Tried a few more times to pull the cord, 4-5th time it let me and started, clouds of smoke and then I noticed oil spitting out the ... |
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Cordless drill replacement Li-ion cells ? All 4 batteries for my Bosch 18v battery drill have died (2 originals, which lasted 6 years and 2 aftermarket, which lasted a year). Done with noname batteries - not worth the hassle. Where can I find replacement 1.3AH Li-ion cells of good parentage, so I... |
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Frost and cracked water pipes W3e have an infinity hot water heater system. Does anyone know if it is ok to turn off the water at the mains tap overnight to prevent the water pipe from cracking in a heavy frost. The neighbours house flooded due to a heavy frost and subsequent cr |
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Is it ok to prune roses this week? or better to wait until spring? |
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