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Concrete path - paving or cement paint? Hi, Can anyone explain the difference? We want to repaint our path. Was previously painted with a taubmans product that is no longer available. We want to go non slip - but do not like the grit that goes in the paving paints - so would cement paint be a b... |
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Opening a door outwards that has no handles The door will be held shut with a small magnetic catch. I thought that I could have a steel plate behind the door and hold a magnet by the plate to open it. Any other ideas? |
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Bumblebees under the house! I am enjoying mine now that I know they are not dangerous, nor damage the house. They are very busy. |
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Passionfruit - what's the issue here? We tried to grow passionfruit a year or two ago and just got another one less than a month ago and we get the same symptoms. Sort of like star shaped leaves. On this time, we dug a hole by the fence, watered it, added some compost and some cit |
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Feijoa bought a feijoa-'unique' on Friday; went to plant up today- there were no roots , just a stem, leaves are curling a little , will this survive, should it have a root system- was bought at well known retail out let not a road side stall |
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Plant ID please This one has us stumped. The shrub is many years old, seldom pruned and is about 1M X 1M. It has yellow flowers about 1/2 " wide followed by berries. The leaf is somewhat camellia like about 1/4" wide and 1 1/2" long slightly serrated |
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A rose that reverts back to it's original root stock. are they any good after that? Shall I get rid of the growth, or get rid of the whole rose? Thanks And why do they do that? |
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How free draining is GAP7 ? We want to build a limestone path that will be packed underneath with gap7. the area needs to drain off water so were wondering how well gap 7drains when compacted. |
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Help with the name of them draft stop things that you screw on to the bottom of your door. Kind like a metal strip with a sort of brush thing on them to stop the draft getting in. Cant find them on bunnings website and cant for the life of me think what they are called to search t |
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What potted colour likes full sun Preferably white - Thank you in advance for your help:-) |
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Large bathroom mirror has lost its silver in spots . was taken off the wall while repairs were done, but it must've been stuck on with liquid nails and there are four patches about the size of a 20 cent piece that don't have any reflective silver any more. Is there are way to resolve this - an |
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Rekraft Rechargeable Hedge Trimmer 18V Does anyone know anything about these please. Countdown are advertising them on sale $89 from tomorrow. Are they any good? I only have a very small hedge but am getting on in years and find the shears increasing hard to use but am wondering if they are ju... |
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Leaf Curl? I have sprayed with Liquid Sulpher in the dormant stage in the winter. The trees have flowered but now I see the start of leaf curl again. Well can I still spray with Liquid Copper or will it affect the amount of fruit we can get. Is it better not to spra... |
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Building permit We are looking at switching our kitchen to our dinning and dinning to the kitchen to make better flow through the house. Would we need a builders permit? As new plumbing would have to be installed in the new kitchen? |
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Best black fence paint. our last house was resene fence paint but not black and it was pretty expensive. I have a lot of bare fence to paint. I was told accent fence and trellis was quite nice and thick. I want it to last and I think what is on a small front bit is wattle black ... |
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Dumb question about peanuts I have a really silly question. I would like to plant some peanuts as an experiment. Can I plant the raw ones from the supermarket or have they been treated somehow? Thank you for being kind! |
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Water timers continually failing, any tips? hi guys, Have noticed our water timer leaks on shutting off. Fair enough it is probably three or four years old now, but is there anything I can do to prevent this leaking? I'm guessing the water pressure is just too much for the u |
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Rhubarb going to seed ? I think my rhubarb is going to seed it as what look like flowers coming up from the middle of it . Is this the end of my rhubarb, will I have to dig it out and start again. Thanks |
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Mixing polyurethane and varnish together Just in the process of fixing a old cabinet. Even though I used the same type of wood I am having problems matching up the wood stain. I have some clear polyurethane and would it be possible to mix it with dark oak varnish (or sim) to it to get the right ... |
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Soot on mandarin trees, what is the best way to get rid of it? Thanks |
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Hoop-Petticoat Daffodil Help please RE: Bulbocodium Hybrid Narcissus, Hoop-Petticoat Daffodil I bought lots of these bulbs from TM last year thinking they would be flowering bulbs - when I went to pick them up they were tiny tiny offsets with thin almost hair like leaves. The seller s |
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Can someone please help me name these plants? Sorry if any of the pics are blurry - had to change the pixels to post. Pictures 2 & 3 are of the same plant. Thanks! https://trademe.tmcdn.co. |
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Compost bin question I have recently been given one similar to this,question is do I need a cover for it or can I leave it as is? Am wanting to build up a good compost supply as later in the year I plan to put in my own vege garden. |
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Refit bathroom I have been quoted 10 grand to take out my old bath and replace it with a shower and new vanity. My whole bathroom is only 2 x 2 metres. My cottage is only 60 square M. I don't need anything flash but this amount seems rather extreme to me. What do you th... |
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I need to remove a free-standing fireplace. It stands in a corner of the lounge. the ceiling is one of those with the rafters that slants. The flue goes through the highest point. It's in Torbay. Who does one call on to do this type of job? So want it out. |
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