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Fireplace - do I just dump it? We're about to rip out our fireplace, and from what I understand it can't be reinstalled anywhere due to the new air quality standards. What do I do with it? Dump? Or do people want bits from them (some of the parts are quite new). |
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Annuals that like shade And are available now? Any suggestions anyone? |
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Cost of painting a roof Anybody had their roof painted lately? Approx cost for a single level average size house? (For a professional to paint) |
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I have a fair bit of scrap metal eg dryer metal pipes, etc. Do you people think its worthwhile me packing it into station wagon and taking to scrap dealer or should I just give it away to someone who collects metal scrap. I have abit of copper. Yes today I have just received the rates bill. Thank... |
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Best compost ? What is the best compost for flowers gardens? |
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Wooden sink bench Do you have one? What wood? Do you like it? |
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Wasp Traps Much media mutterings of late about some bloke who has invented a new and highly effective wasp trap. My monarchs are getting murdered. Anyone know where these traps can be bought?. |
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What is this called? Some kind of timber bracket I got a left hand and right hand bracket, what is the official term for this product? http://postimg.org/gallery/fgltbmrq/ |
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Where to dump soil/bark? Does anyone know where I can get rid of (dump) a trailor load of a mixture of sand, dirt and bark for free or cheap. Cost $100 to dump similar amount at CCC refuse station. |
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Spray on lawn With our new build contract the lawns were of the spray on grass type. It is about 5 weeks old.it's coming up but heck a lot of weed with it. At 5 weeks old is there a appropriate lawn feed and weed killer to spray on? Thanks in advance. |
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Swan plant plastic bag protection someone said put plastic bags over some of the leaves to keep the caterpillars at bay so they dont decimate the plant totally. Would these bags need holes to provide fresh air? What percentage of the leaves would you cover? |
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Taps which are easy to use? My old mum is 90 and still living in her own house. She has arthritis and finds some of the taps difficult to turn on and off. I thought ceramic cartridge taps may be the answer. Any advice on brands which are OK but don't cost the earth? Her house has se... |
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Whats the best way to Mitre Cut tiles? These are off cuts that need a mitre to fit around a outdoor chimney. I was thinking off using a grinding wheel (bench) and run them along that? Thanks for any advice. |
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Gluing Gib to an internal painted block wall What is the best glue to use ? |
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Morepork We live inner city and have a Morepork in our garden, can any one tell me about these birds, do they mostly hunt for mice? |
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Help with a lemon tree please The neighbours damned cat keeps leaving very nasty deposits at the base of my young lemon tree so bought a weed mat and some stones which I have put round the base to stop him. My neighbour has said it wasn't a good idea to do put down the mat and stones ... |
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Killing slugs and other critters we have cats and dont want to put pallets out. is there another way you can look after your crop with out the pallets cheers |
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How hard is it to change a kitchen tap? I currently have a mixer on their that is only a few years old but has started leaking from the hose bit (on the pull out spray) and looks like it needs to be replaced. the button on the top has also perished. it is the type with two metal pip |
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Should i cut the leaves off hostas before transplanting? |
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Where to buy bamboo my searching skills are failing me and i can't find anything useful. does anyone know of any nurseries with a good range of bamboo? in/around ChCh would be ideal, but will order via phone/internet if need be. |
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Lawn mowing service price Hi, How much would we expect to pay (approx.) to get a medium sized lawn mowed once a fortnight? |
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Albany surprise grape When do they flower. in Auckland ? |
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Solar Power Just receive a Harrisons sales leaflet offering their basic instal for $6990. Seems too basic. Wondering just what it would run |
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Raspberry worm- any tips on how to control them? My raspberry canes are getting annihilated by that little worm which eats into the centre of the fruit and also destroys the leaves. I have tried neem oil but is there anything else I can use or try which will get rid of them? Thanks |
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Hardie plank weather board I need 1 x 2 met and 1 x 3 met 305 smooth to finish a corner. Does anyone have or know where I could access some from? Thankyou in advance. |
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