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Window discussion. Hi there, I have several windows in my house that need replacing, so, do I get quotes to replace just the 5 that NEED it, or do I look at replacing them all, 12 in total and two french doors, plus a front and back door at a push. Currently all |
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Wooden floors. have just moved into our home 5 weeks ago.polished floors through dining room and kitchen.Twice in the last couple of days, minding our own business, when VERY loud cracks were heard.on checking the floor, the boards are cracking!They get the sun most of ... |
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Preserving/Using Courgette and Silverbeet OK so we have a now got a chest freezer (180l) full of our vegies thus far from the season.courgettes, silverbeet, beans, tomatoes, brocolli, cauliflower.wow. That's 10 Supermarket bags full of smaller bags of veges. So with more arriving everyd |
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Fence Question - Rural vs Residential Evening all, I wondering if someone could help me out.I own a property in Palmerston North.My property is classed as Residential.It backs on to farm land classed as rural. I want to get a boundary fence built.I just want a 1.5m post and |
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Chipper costs ? I have never owned a wood chipper or shredder and wonder how much they cost to buy,operate!Are they viable for the home property with a bit of small tree and brush clearing from time to time! |
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Grass grub What is the best stuff to use to get rid of this |
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Leaf Blower Vaccs, what is your fave brand and why! Looking at getting one for MrPs birthday. Only needs to be powerfull enough to blow cabbage tree leaves off the property. So it doesnt have to be a super powerfill one or anything. TIA |
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If this was installed would it make a difference? at my place - hate the new toilet , back to wall rubbish i bought from mitre10 it's useless in an old villa - should've kept the old one it had a good strong (probably not the most water efficient) flush! i'm wondering if i have this one insta... |
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Carport attached to eave with no posts near house. How much of a mission would it be to build a car port that hangs off you eave so the underside of the trusses is level with underside of eave! I'm thinking double pitch/standard trusses and I guess steel brackets that go through your soffi |
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Monarch Butterflies. Swan Plant. Help How long does it take for the caterpillas to go into their cacoons!We have so many of them and the poor Swan Pant is getting eaten and I'm worried that theres going to be no plant left.Also there are baby ones still growing. any advice on what to do w... |
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Clothesline wire - need heavy duty stuff Hi, I have a rental and I dont know what the tenant does with the clothesline wire but this is the 3rd time in less than 2 years i'm having to replace it. 1st time i admit it was just cheapish plastic coated wire, 2nd time i bought the heaviest grade ... |
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Water shooting from spout on roof when we run cold water first thing in the morning ,only seems to do it when the cold is run not the hot. spout doesnt seem to leak during the day at all,we had a new pressure reducing valve put in a few months back and set the water level a few inches sh |
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Coil dry for heat pump - smell We just got our Fujitsu inverter heat pump serviced, as it always blows out smelly air when turned on. Nothings changed, and they said to use Coil Dry to stop the smell, which we have done. But now everytime it is turned on we have to do this, |
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Any F&P Smartdrive experts here? Have an old 703 here, that won't spin up full speed.It starts spinning up, then slows down, and tries again with same result. The OOB switch seems ok, the drain pump seems okay/fast. It is not generating a diagnostic fault code - but seems |
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Domintor garage roller doors ? Any one know the easiest way to set up these to roll up when they have come unsprung ! Please. Dominator ! |
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Tamarillo Tree - Pruning - Help! I have just found out that I was supposed to take the tip out to encourage branching and stop it getting too tall!It is now 1.8 metres (which for me is actually the perfect height - if it stops there)!HELP!What do I do!Can I just chop the top off!Although... |
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Hydroponics What are you growing at the moment!. I am clearing out my glass house, getting it ready to grow lettuce spring onions, cucumbers. I have those growing now, I am working around them. |
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I bought a 3Ph machine and . have a question re the wiring. First up, I saw it running at the guys place I got it from. It came fitted with a 32A plug because that is what his sockets were. I have 20A sockets so went to change/swap plugs over.and noted that instead of the 4 Core (I a... |
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Toothache plant -James Wong Has any one tried this! I just tried my first flower bud and my tongue is still recovering. Im going to try on my family and watch their faces! |
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Fejoas - no fruit.why? i bought 3 fejoa plants last year - two are self pollinating, all had fruit when i bought them, which we then eat.they had flowers this year but no fruit.why! also they are in pots cause we are renting but they are big pots and are |
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Lots of grapes, is vinegar an option? We have lots of grapes and other years we've made jelly ,I'm wondering how easy it is to make vinegar. |
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What product to use when getting rid of spiders etc on outside of house.can anyone suggest a good one to use please.thanks |
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30 seconds or similar product for cleaning house Another problem with the same rental ( see clothesline thread) It's a 1970's lockwood and the cladding has an ingrained black and/or red mould! in it, especially on the south side. We've tried light waterblasting, and washing down with a brush... |
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How many people turn sky off at night ? Are you supposed to ! |
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Bumble Bees Nests Where is the best place to look for them |
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