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House flies driving me nutz! Can anyone recommend a fly spray that actually works? It seems the beggars are immune to all I spray. |
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Carport ideas attached to side of house Carports are a great addition to any property. They provide shelter for vehicles, protect them from the elements, and can even increase the value of your home. If you're considering adding a carport to your property, attaching it to the side of your house... |
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House wireing crossed up - WTH ? I need to relocate the outlet for the fridge and found that I had to turn off two circuit breakers on the distribution board to isolate the outlet. I opened up the distribution board and all looked normal - with the wires from each of the circ |
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Painting interior of the house We are looking at a few houses which would require a full repaint indoors. Has anyone painted the whole inside before on roughly a 110 m2 house? I am wondering on a rough cost in which it can be done. |
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Leather sofa from a smokers house, how do I get rid of the smell? Thanks |
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Advice on re-roofing a house Have the iron sheeting, have the man power. surely it cant be that hard? I know there would be some DIY-ers who have done it themselves before without having to fork out about $10k. Any tips please? |
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Glass house versus shade house I have inherited a really good shade house and am wondering if it would be suitable for growing early tomatoes as is (sunny position) or should it be covered in plastic sheeting ? Im in South canterbury. TIA. |
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Nee to lift bulbs to move house I have just been told I have to shift as owner wants house back for family I have lots of bulbs Glad's and Cala Lilies mainly. They haven't finished dying off yet and wondering about lifting I was weeding the other day and there's so many wonderful new ti... |
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Earth Bag house Has anyone built one, or live in one.Sometimes referred to as super adobe |
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Glass house growing in the winter? So what can you grow in the glass house over winter. new to this, any suggestions (legal) ones greatly appreciated. |
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Cost of carpeting a 90sqm house? So it seems there is no general home and living section on this message board, I don't want to do this myself. What kind of cost do you think it would be to get someone to replace the carpet? |
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Alterations to house - who do we call on first Hi wanting to extend our house (not DIY) and would like advice on where to start/who to approach first from people who have been through one, also putting new kitchen in and carpet etc. thanks |
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Cost of re roofing house i have a 110sqm house and was wondering the cost of takeing the the old iron off and replacing it with new charcole colour iron. any ruff estamit of a price? |
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Paint vs re-wall papering whole house? Please HELP! We have a house that needs a lot of TLC to the walls. 13 year old wall paper no longer available, so do we paint the whole interior of the house or do we put up wall paper again? Which will be cheaper & less time consuming? Should we do this ... |
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Re-gibbing a 1950 brick house any tips for me from people that have done a bit. I recently done a wall. but now wishing I had of done a bit more study. new to gib stopping also. I ran some vertically because ceiling height was 2.7. I used 2.4 sheets |
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Looking at house to buy, garage built over sewerag sewerage pipe. Must be illegal. So re-pipe? if I end up buying. I believe properties have to be 'safe and sanitary'. What to do ? |
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Water pump for house water not working properly We have been away for three weeks and while away we had extreme hard frosts. We are on pump system for our water to the house. That is when we turn tap on the pump automatically kicks in. Water was frozen when we arrived home but has since come right unti... |
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House rewire Needing to get house re wired. Can anyone recommend an electrician in whakatane and an idea of cost? |
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House rewire. Im going to get some quotes to get my house rewired. Is there anything im missing i need to ask them or include in the details for the quote. I need a new switchboard, want to replace the old outlets with new and rewire. I want to add a few ne |
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Is there a recommended humidity level for a house I have purchased a digital weather station which tells me, among other things, the temperature and level of humidity. Currently inside it is 58% humidity and the temperature is 20 degrees. Whilst my old bungalow never has condensation on the windows, even... |
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Cleaning the house hire a water blaster and do it that way? quote for a chemical clean was $700 including the deck. keen to hear what your suggestions maybe? |
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Painting a brick house. Standard Beazley 1960's house built with "Huntly Brick" (yellow/golden/brown mix) with painted white wooden joinery. I am considering painting the brick in a dark grey or light charcoal. Have been told that Resene Lumbersider will act as undercoat and top... |
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Hot house floor? I am thinking of putting pavers down in the hot house. It is currently soil, and for a year or two I planted directly. The last year I used pots and bags so that I had more control over diseases and could easily eliminate problems. I also want to pu |
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Train i.d number for front of house Any idea who makes house number plaques.Like the sort of ones you see on trains.normally cast iron and oval in shape.Bit hard to explain but seem harder find. |
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Polycarb glass house Anybody know if and where we can get replacement twin wall panel for our glass house. The bloody cat jumped from the shed roof and went straight through. |
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Polycarbonate green house Looking at buying one, any thoughts whats best to buy, temperatures still getting down to 3 at night, thanks for your thoughts |
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House noise moved into a house recently and it is about 7 years old, reputable brand etc. last week noticed in our bedroom it makes a few popping/cracking sounds occasionally through the night. hadnt noticed in the weeks prior to that. any ideas please, nothing notic... |
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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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Insulating an old house We have a beautiful old 1920's house but it is so cold we are genuinely thinking about moving. We have put in underfloor insulation and the ceiling is insulated. The walls have paneling and so would be far to expensive to gut the house to put in insulatio... |
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Recarpet the house Hey we're looking to recarpet the house. Are there any companies you recommend in the Wellington region? Thanks |
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Raising a house 150 - 200mm Looking at a house, that needs to be raised by 200mm really. It is on piles and there is already good crawl access under the house, but it is on the edge of a flood plain, and either needs to be moved forward by 7 or 8 metres and up, or stay w |
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Has anyone ever had a wall in their house knocked out professionally? How much did it cost? I want one of ours removed. Its completely hollow. |
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Weatherboard house We have a 50s weatherboard house (similar to some state houses) and I'm looking into renovations- at the moment I'm thinking about joinery (modern vs keep original style of house) - and wanted to look at other houses/projects for ideas/ inspiration. |
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Getting house rewired. questions I need to ask? Hi. about to in the next couple of weeks get some quotes on a new switchboard and potentially house rewire (im not sure of the current state of it as dont know much about wires etc!). What do i need to have ready for them if i need a rewire? I |
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My house smells- how can i fix it had the carpet cleaned when I moved in with a rug doctor and rug doctor solution. the house smelt fine for a few days but then the smell came back. I have tried air freshner, carpet deoderisors, burning incense. the house seems to smell in the later part ... |
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Painting a 1940's Brick House I am busy scrapping and sanding back the old paint on a 1940's brick house at the moment and would like to know how how much undercoat I should buy before I apply a topcoat. I am doing ALL the wood that the house has. Eves, facial, windows, lentils an... |
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Woodfire smoke in house Our metro euro ped is installed with a Eco flue kit and a Eco option kit, ever since we had it when u open the door smoke pours into the room. We have done everything tried just about every type of cowl, extended the flue nothing helps, and u can't ha... |
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Mirror Tint?. If you put mirror tint on the inside of your house windows would it prevent condensation thanks If you put mirror tint on the inside of your house windows, would it prevent condensation! Thanks |
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BEEHIVE in the side of house. Got a really loud (thinks large) bee hive in the wall,there are beind the weather boards & jib. There is about 30 to 40 bees coming/going per 10 seconds! It's really bad. I know it can't be killed,as the bee |
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Shade house what do you grow or use yoursfor!We have just shifted to a house that has one and after abit of TLC to get it back into order it will be ready to use.Im not one for really raising seedlings or anything,so just wondering what elsei could use it for. TIA |
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House with no undercoat We are going to start repainting our house,The previous owner said the place had been painted two years before be bought it.(Its now two years on from that)Problem is they never prepared or undercoated and the paint is peeling off in places.Am wondering i... |
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No storm water on my house. Can I soak pit I have nearly completed an addition to my home and one of the last things needed for code compliance is connection of new down pipe to the storm water. When I had the drain layer take a look we found that the other 3 down pipes go straight into nova flow ... |
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If u were building a new house would u put in underfloor heating heated by diesel burner ! |
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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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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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Painting house circa 1930 - 1940 Bought this place two years ago,previous owner said they painted house,two years before we purchased it.Have found only one tin layer over dirt,no undercoat.We are having to strip everything right back.On one set of windows in the frame there is a orange ... |
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Painting House. We are painting our house in Resene Tea. Looks really lovely but we have not decided on what colour we should use for the trim. Problem is our roof is a charcoal green, very dark. Any ideas what could match both Tea and the dark green roof! We've been... |
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Rough cost of house painting? Just wondering cost (ball park figure) to repaint a 90sq/m fibrolite cementhouse & iron roof!Ive literally no idea. Thanks. |
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New house paint bubbling and cracking I had my weather board house painted mid last year by proffesional painters. By November I was noticing bubbling on the flat face of the boards and the paint pulling away from the part where the boards fit together. the paint between the boards has |
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Painting 1956 yr old red brick house? Do we or don't we!A lot of people say, yes and then the others say don't start!I can imagine it would update the house, but I wondered if anyone has done it and do you have any recommendations!Preparation/paint/frequency!Would love to get some fee... |
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Pipe under eaves of house dripping lots. Would it be the ballcock in the water tank in the roof needs replacing! |
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Green/Mildew Stained cedar clad house. In shaded parts. Have 'touched up' paint/oil in other areas sucessfully, (no mildew)alot have plants handy so using bleach mixture unsure at effect. House done fully about 5 years ago and this is the first time this problem has arisen. Stain has w... |
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How much to paint an ex state house? I have a single storey two bedroom ex state house. It is in o.k condition. Roughly how much to paint! And who are good painters to use in Wellington! |
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Pipe leaking under house/yard? Who would you call.plumber, drain layer etc! We have puddles of water outside and wet patches on the concrete too, no rain, washing is dry lol |
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Advice please re painting exterior of house My son and girlfriend recently bought their first home which the exterior needs painting especially the wooden windows.They have chosen the paint and were told to get semi-gloss (dulux). The main boards are hardiplank.My ex and myself are going to give th... |
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Vertical cracks in new house paint My house was painted (by spraying) in late October and since then a few vertical cracks have appeared which run the entire width of the weatherboard. I obviously need to contact the painter to get this fixed but I would first like to understand what has c... |
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Sleepout below house - how can I put in an ensuite I am wanting to put in a fully self contained sleepout, but the level is approx 400mm below the house level. Is it possible to put in an inline pump to get rid of waste water! |
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Portable Green House Has anyone used these, I thought about buying one maybe the 4 tier one. I went to Bunnings to see if they had any too look at them. Just want to know how strong they were and how strong the plastic and zippers are too, but they did'nt have any. I see ... |
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Please help? Carrots in a Glass house Would love to grow these in our glass house, but don't really have a clue where to start, we have a really high rainfall here on the coast, so growing them outside they end up waterlogged, or when we plant them the heavy rain falls it squashes the see... |
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Concrete roof tiles. Have an old concrete tileroof from when house was built in 1940s was thinking about re roofing but partner have an old concrete tileroof from when house was built in 1940s, was thinking about re roofing but partner likes the tile look, am going to paint it myself as am a painter by trade, what paint shouldi use! who do i get to check over the existing tiles et... |
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Washing down plaster house (exterior walls) we wash plastered houses all the time - because we paint em all the time -get a 1500 psi pressure washer (not a 5000psi blaster) from a hardware store for $150.00 - load the soap dispenser with resene house wash ( a slightly akali product) and it'll b... |
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Pesky house slug - Used to come into the lounge to find silver trails over the carpet every morning. Then one day I found it. Big as a cat! (OK it was maybe 5cm). Was the same colour as the carpet. |
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House plant ID please No photo sorry and a long shot. In Palmers today I came across a baby house plant which I remember selling in the 70's when I worked in the Garden Centre. It is a climber/hanging plant with a purple/greenish leaf. I can remember it's cultivar name was "Pu... |
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Building a house In the not to distant future I will be building a house to my specs, probably end up at least 500sm two story, a huge mancave/shed under the house that will hold at least 6 cars, cinema room etc, I want something really nice so im guessing id be looking a... |
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Suggestions wanted for house renovations We are looking to do some improvements to our house to make maintenance easier in our retirement. It is a two storey house, with stained weatherboards which require frequent recoating, which I have been doing every two years. The lower level is easy, but ... |
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Container house. anyone seen a house built from shipping containers ? these can be made to look quite attractive , but no doubt there are pitfalls, and what is the cost per sq meter as opposed to a "cookie cutter" boring bog standard dwelling. |
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Adding a story above house just after some advice if anyone has done it . We are wanting to add 2 rooms and a bathroom above out garage (connected to house ) and wondering if anyone knows a rough,rough cost .I know depends all on structure etc but just after a rough guideline esp i... |
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What can I plant under the eaves of my house? It's super dry and gets the morning sun. Would prefer to plant natives. All suggestions welcomed. Thanks. |
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House grounding rods Our house was built in the 50s so i think it should be up to standard, i found that a house needs a minimum of two grounding rods to safely cope with electrical loads, to prevent electrical leakage, but it can be any number upwards from two, if there is o... |
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Aphids in Green house ! Initially I found aphids on one capsicum plant in Greenhouse. I bought a contact malathion spray, but they kept reappearing and started showing up on other plants. Next I tried a systemic spray, said to use at weekly intervals but they were back within th... |
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House paint advise I am planning on painting my house in the next few weeks,it is fibre cement planks typical box house, I have painted before sveral times and used Gloss Acylic but seem to be having trouble buying gloss everywhere has semi gloss and under |
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House rewiring costs. Hi all , i will be ringing around for quotes/estimates soon[most companies not back from xmas/new year break yet].Just thought i would ask if anyone has had any rewiring done and a rough price i could expect for a 4 bedroom home? Some of it has been done ... |
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Spray foam insulation in a new house. Anyone have this product? The walls are no issue. Just sprayed on against the RAB . Ceilings they want to spray it on the underside of the roofing underlay. Not sure if thats a good idea or not. |
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Old 1950 house plans in Imperial change to metric? Hi everyone, we are looking at changing our kitchen and lounge to open plan. We have old house plans and they aren't printer friendly also everything is in imperial measurement. How can we update our plans so we can work with it? as in metric measurement ... |
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1950s state house floor joists spacing What size width under floor insulation would I need to get, I would go and measure but it is 4 hours drive away |
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House/ domestic Water filters Can someone please tell me what are the cost appropriate to purchase household water filters people use and do not cost too much to maintain per year? chlorine removal etc |
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Un insulated sun room in old house. Has anyone got an old sun-room in their house they have managed to insulate successfully? We have, it is match stick lined and I don't want to remove it. The floor is too low to ground to insulate under it. I have blinds and curtains over all the windows.... |
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Organisation that will identify house smell? I noticed someone else on here asking for help re a smell. We have a problem with what I thought was a decorating smell in front part of the house. However it has gone on rather long. Tried the paper towel and foil test but neither helper nor I could pin ... |
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How do mice generally get inside the house? Other than the cat, where are they most likely to get in? |
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What to do in glass house? Partner has just put up a cool glass house and wondering what soil to put in? It is built up right around with wood and we want it to be as fertile soil as possible. I thought maybe getting in a trailor load of super dirt but what else to put in there? |
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Novice seeks advice house renovations Only you know how old the existing appliances are. Maybe you could expand on what's wrong with kitchen you have. |
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Anyone Reclad an Old House ? Approx Cost etc 100k+ |
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Renovating a house -producer statements? No we are keeping the structure and plumbing the same. I guess that's my answer then |
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Repainting side of house We've been getting quotes to repaint one side of our house. It's a single story weatherboard wall, originally built in the 1940s. One quote is about $2000 and another $8000. Big difference! So I've been trying to work out why one is so high higher t |
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Spraying your own house for flies etc Quite a few years ago we used to use a product that ame in a sachet that you dissolved in water and sprayed the outside of the house for flies and spiders. We suddenly found we couldn't get it any more and haven't been able to find a substitute. Anyone re... |
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Looking for pale green house paint colour. Wanting to paint a hardiplank 2 beddie we have which is semi rural. Currently its a foul cream/lemon colour and keen for a nice neutral grey/green with an accent colour for the ? gable (not sure what thats called) and barge boards. |
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What ceiling Board? 1960's House I have a 1960's house and in one of the bedrooms there has been a roof leak at some stage and the ceiling has some kind of paper over the board, which is peeling - i have no idea what this 'paper' is or what kind of board would have been used in a 1960's ... |
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Replace water pipe from metre to house There seems to be a leak in pipe as I received an extremely high water bill today. Plumber can’t come till Wednesday so turned water off and on once a day to store some for use. Had pin hole in same pipe repaired last May and at the time it w |
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House insulation question/opinions needed Just after opinions please. we have a 50s stucco house with a 9 foot stud. When we bought the house 2 1/2 years ago we put insulation in the ceiling and underfloor. We only have a heatpump (which I hate) the house is still bitterly cold in winter. We have... |
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House plants with brown tips Every house plant I seem to try and grow end up with brown tips, anyone have any ideas to why or any suggestions? Thanks |
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Replacing bath taps in a 1950's house I want to replace these old taps with a bath mixer and shower diverter. Is there anything I should to know before purchasing the new mixer, like will the 1950's plumbing sizing etc cause problems with a new tap or should I be avoiding certain tap makers, ... |
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Batts, my house doesn't have any and there is a product some kind of foam that can be put between the walls instead of taking the walls down. Has anyone heard of this and what is it called please. Is it effective? Thanks. |
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Generator set up emergency back up for the house. I've got a 6500W (peak) petrol generator for emergency use. I'm seeking advice how best to set it up. I see it has a 240v/15 amp outlet. Is it safe to run 10 amp cables and 10 amp rated power boards from it? I'd like to run two 10m |
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House painting Can anyone give me a rough idea of the cost of painting a 2 bedroom weatherboard house? |
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Help exterior house paint colours I am going to paint my house but the colour choices are doing my head in. Am wanting to go darkish but trying to keep a lrv or 30 and above so not to damage weather board in longterm. Please enlighten me on colours/schemes people have used would be much a... |
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Movng house If moving house, what kitchen and laundry items.(appliances etc) would I be expected to leave behind. TIA |
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Ground vapour barrier installation under house. Has anyone installed this themselves and if so how did it go? We have a 1969 house with timber flooring and there is no insulation at all and no vapour barrier on the ground. Price to install the vapour barrier seems to be around $1000 but the actual diy ... |
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Questions about 1994 building plans for a house The exterior wall framing specifies "100x50mm P & G timber framing". https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/818956972 |
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Relevelling a house hello - we are about to relevel our 1905 villa - with concrete piles (so not repiling) - 2 builders = two different approaches. One is to go under, retain as much original flooring as possible, the other is to rip up all the old and relay with ply or simi... |
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Approx cost of reroofing 100 sq foot house House was built in 50s or 60s, is L shaped with about 30 degree roof pitch.Roof is corrugated iron. The iron seems OK from ground level, but needs a good chemical clean, perhaps some repairs and definitely needs painting. I wondered whether I'd be better ... |
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Whitefly in glass house? Last summer I had hordes of white fly in my glasshouse, in fact the whole vege garden was inundated. I think it maybe was exacerbated by the fact that we didn't get as much wind & maybe more humid than most summers here. Question is, as there are st |
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Water stain on house windows nothing from wet and forget as glass not the same as shower glass |
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Attaching wrought iron planters to house What would be the best way to attach these planter boxes beneath window ledge.They are galvanised powder coated rust proof planters about 1metre long. |
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Now I know why all house is painted same colour The entire inside of my house I bought last year is painted cream, skirting boards, walls, and ceilings. I just re painted the bathroom and have done the ceilings white, sertone walls two toned blue/green (looks really good) and the floor painted brown (t... |
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Help with pants for new house please. We have just moved into our first home. Gardens are empty worth just bark on them. I brought a few plants but the ground is so dry and sandy that they haven't really thrived at all even with a water in the morning and a good soak in the afternoon. Out the... |
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Pigeon coming into House As soon as I open the back door or some of my windows a pigeon comes in and steals cat biscuits. I cannot bring myself to harm the pigeon but wondered about catching it and relocating it a few kilometers away. Surely it would not come back. |
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