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Paint smell What paint is guaranteed to have no smell? Ive just had some painting done and the guy told me it had no smell, but its just about knocking me out! I still have more work to have done but ill supply the odour free paint if you can tell me which brand? Tha... |
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Blackbirds My grapevine is heading for a bumper crop this year, and the bloody blackbirds are eyeing it greedily to wreak the same havoc they did last year. Then, I covered it with bird netting but the little sods seemed to get in anyway. My two ancient cats are not... |
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Cabbage tree flowers this year. are extraordinary! Does this mean a hot summer? |
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Plant experts in here. I have recently cleared out a large area in front of our house, it's quite steep and currently there's a just a few hydrangeas planted. What would be a good shade loving ground cover or other pant that might help with retaining as well? Thanks. |
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Sandpit in a tent Has anybody seen this or know if they are even available to buy. I know I could DIY but am quite keen to purchase a ready made set up. Will keep animals and the sun out and, also, hopefully, the kids out of my gardens. Little "loves" are quite hard on my ... |
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Backpack style weed sprayer Hi Not really very romantic but my husband wants one of these for Christmas. We have a large property - It would be used for spraying drives, fruit trees, lawns , under trees etc. I was wondering if they ever came with 2 tanks so that the spray cont |
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Decking timber Hopefully it is not to late to warn you but don't be like the bloke who went up to the new yardman at Placemakers and called in a bossy voice. I want decking,so the yardman got in first and thumped him. |
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Ants ruddy ants I have been using ant baits-3 different types over 1 year and still they come-how do I get rid of them? I have used 2 tubes of ant paste 2 tubes of "no more ants" and am now using raid ant bait and still they come. |
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What can I use for my pendant light? In my flat the kitchen light is is in middle of the room so the light is behind me when I am at the sink/window, dad made up a pendant light for me which is above the sink/window and is plugged into the electric socket up by the ceiling where the explair ... |
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Drop down drawer or shelf mechanism Hi all we have some very high cupboards in our house, pantry wardrobes etc 2.5m or maybe higher at the top, is there something like a drawer mechanism that could pull out and drop down to make the top areas useable? |
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Make new concrete look old? Our power supply has been laid underground. there are several 2 meter sections of cement coloured new concrete. Can this be coloured to match the old 23 year old main portion? A perfect match is not expected. ANY IDEAS PLEASE. Thanks |
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Heap pump recommendations please Has anyone recently purchased a small heat pump? I'm looking to get one for my bedroom for the cooling in summer and would be interested to know what brand you have and if you are happy with it. I've had several quotes where the seller has recommend a dif... |
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Ceiling tiles - anyone replaced damaged ones? I've got a small section of ceiling tiles that are water damaged after a leak. Leak is all sorted and I'd like to replace the ceiling tiles until I get enough money to rip them all down and replace the entire ceiling. I've measured the tiles a |
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Mites on celery and lettuce plants Does anyone have a organic way of getting rid of these? |
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New Rheem Hot Water Cylinder - Overflow Pipe Drip I had installed a new 35L low pressure Rheem hot water cylinder. My overflow pipe (on the roof) now drips cold water intermittently. It is not a lot of water, but my old one never did this. It also only seems to do it in the afternoon and then stops. We s... |
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Olive trees We have just moved into a townhouse where there are another 7 other properties using the same driveway and they can all look into our kitchen. I'm sure they don't, but I feel like I'm living in a goldfish bowl, plus I'm not a particularly tidy cook, we ha... |
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Roses Anyone noticed their roses are really putting on a good bloom this month? |
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What can I plant that is similar to Griselinia? I have a street frontage slat fence so I want to plant something in front of it, I like Griselinias' but it seems everyone in our new subdivision has them, any other ideas appreciated for this novice please? |
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Multiple tools, one battery. Notice tv ads for these combinations. What is the point ?. The battery is ALWAYS the first thing to die (I have a big box of dead battery tools all with dud batteries) and the replacement battery cost is always pitched to make reinstatement uneconomic. |
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What is the name of this rose please? I'm wondering if someone can tell me the name of this rose please? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/428989347.jpg |
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Metal dowel pegs for furniture Is there a specific name for these and where would I find them please? Google has been no help so far ? |
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Lagging? for oven cable I am painting behind my oven, and I see the thick heavy oven cable has scratched the wall behind the oven, to prevent and more scratches can I wrap/lag the cable? what would be best? Ps this is in a 1960's brick unit, the metal cable is stiff |
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Standard rose recommendations please Looking for a std rose suitable to plant in mass up both sides of a tiered pathway . setting of a lovely red brick shuttered window house . Looking at under planting with catmint and having buxus borders on the outside . I like white . thinkin |
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Plant ID please Have been walking around our garden for days, trying to figure out where the smell of dope is coming from, it is this shrub. When it gets above about 15 degrees it has a really strong smell just like weed ,lol. The shrub is about 2m tall, woody stemmed an... |
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Can you bring sealed packets of seed, into NZ? Worldwide? Will they be seized by Customs? Looking at some amazing tomatoes on E bay and also can be sent free postage from Hong Kong & China. |
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