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Replacing Wall Oven and Dishwasher I went looking today, and was spoiled for choice. I want to replace my built in wall oven with one that has more functions and racks, and cooks evenly.It needs to fit into a 60cm gap. Noel Leemings had a F&P one that looked like it would do the job, about... |
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Filling retaining wall Going through planning stages of getting a retaining wall built for my rental to widen the driveway for a car to park. It slopes gently from 0.5m then to the current drive so will be 0.5m high and about 4m wide x 20m long. Will it be fine to just fill wit... |
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Attaching Anchors to Concrete Foundation Wall I am trying to anchor a tool rack to a concrete foundation wall. When I drill into the concrete using a hammer drill and masonry bit, the stones in the surrounding area come loose and I end up with a hole much larger than the drill and anchor size. As a r... |
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Plastering foundation wall and cement for patching What is the best product to use to plaster over a foundation wall? I would like to end up with a relatively smooth surface as opposed to what I have now (see |
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Painting wall paper? We are at the other side of this now. New kitchen put in and trying to remove wallpaper that has been painted over. A lot harder to remove with paint on it. |
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Putting french doors in an exterior wall Is it possible to get a ballpark on what this would cost? The wall is blank at the moment. What kind of things would we have to consider before getting this done? |
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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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Retrofitting batts in a wall I've ripped off the old gibb and have building paper to wrap around studs and dwangs so the insulation is on the inside. The problem is two corners where there is only 1cm of access. I may have to forget about that? |
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Question on electric cables in wall. I noticed when replacing some gib the power cabling between power outlets vary in size. Is this normal? |
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Neighbour painting wall on my side . My neighbour approached me last weekend saying he wanted to paint my side of the high wall separating us towards the end of summer when it has dried out ( It is already painted and looks fine to me ) First time he has been near me and it's to tell me what... |
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I need a window in my kitchen wall, would it be ok to buy a window I like from a recycle place or best to get one made from scratch by a builder? Thanks. |
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How to cover ugly block wall Ideas? It is the side of a neighbour's garage built on to our boundary and they have said they dont mind what we put on it (communal boundary anyway). |
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Plastic shower wall liner coming away How can I get some glue behind a it, it has come loose at the bottom. Any idea's out there please. |
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Reducing sound between party wall. I live in a townhouse and am getting a bit of noise through the party wall. Whats the best remedy? Another layer of gib? or is there another product out there? |
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What wall and ceiling insulation for shed? A friend and I have just finished putting up the shell of my new workroom (shed). I need to insulate it as I'm going to be working out there in Summer and Winter. What insulation will be effective, inexpensive and easy to fit (I don't ask for much!) in th... |
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How to fix tiles to a wall without plaster We have been gifted some very old ceramic tiles and want to use them as a splash back in the laundry. However we would like to do this without permanently fixing them to the wall in order to preserve them as an antique in their own right. Ideas how? |
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Replacing Wall Oven - what to buy? Hi, We have a Simpson wall oven, quite old and tired, and the door hinges / frame area has had it, so the door doesn't close properly (big gap). It is ~47cm wide x 38cm tall x 42cm deep (Internal usable dimensions). External seems to be |
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Kwila or pine on retaining wall ? If price wasn't a factor, and you prefer the look and colour of kwila over stained pine; (tread facing down); which would be stronger/more durable for a capping board on a retaining wall ? Obviously kwila is only 19/20 mm thick versus 50 mm options |
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Gluing Gib to an internal painted block wall What is the best glue to use ? |
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Prep work for wall papper Just stripped the wall papper in the hall.looks like it has taken the top layer off the old gib aswell. what to do next? Fill any imperfections and then re wall papper . or best to seal the wall with something first. |
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Flat wall paint? Can one do it, should one do it, who has done it, any tips? |
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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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Pvc pipe wall thickness for under concrete drive? Hi guys, Just curious what wall thickness of PVC pipe you would use under a concrete driveway? Pretty sure the standard 80mm diameter PVC downpipe wouldn't hold up under the weight of concrete. Have also seen on here there are pipes with wall |
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Installing home theatre wall plate. Just curious if anyone has any advice or warnings before I install a wall plate for our home theatre cables to send them up into the roof cavity then along and back down to each ceiling mounted satellite speaker. It has an hdmi slot with a simple female h... |
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Outside wall decorations. Looking for a site that sells a range of wall decorations for fences or bland looking retaining walls. Thinkingsomething different like funky wrought iron sunflowers or similar.Have started already with a couple of nice largemetal Geckos, butwould like a ... |
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Help with wall colour We have recently painted our 2 storey A type frame 100yr old bungalow with Resene Half Stonehenge with a much darker grey for the trim. Our issue is 2 sides of our property is surrounded by a large block wall approx 4 foot tall, one side being at least 25... |
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Wallpapering a previously papered and painted wall I am decorating a bedroom in an old house, built early 50s, that has undergone numerous painting and paperings. I had a gloss paint that always felt sticky over vinyll paper. I peeled the paper away and used warm water and wallpaper removerto get the unde... |
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Inside fridge over on back wall is a drip tray, I notice my one is now completely asolid block of ice, does this mean I need to completely defrost fridge/freezer and clear this drip tray,thanks alot. |
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Help please, with wet area tile-to-wall seal? Could people please advise me! I have had my laundry area tiled recently. It is on a ground floor cement slab. It was grouted using epoxy grout, but the tiler insisted I didn't need a membrane on the cement slab, so there isn't one. My |
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Concrete block wall inside wardrobe with mould Hi I need to treat and maybe paint this before i move in. It's white painted concrete block borderinhg my cold neighbours flat. It's got residual mould from years gone by and maybe some new. I want to refresh to start back again best I can s |
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Suggestions for plants to grow on concrete wall? Hi all, I'm in Welli and have several small West facing 'step'/planter box areas created by a series of contrete retaining walls. I'd like to plant something that either tumbles down the walls or climbs up it to cover up the ug |
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Electrical wall sockets not holding plugs tightly Electrical wall sockets not holding plugs tightly, exactly that there are a few sockets around the house that just don't hold the plugs in, they sort of slip partially out of the socket, which i don't like and so don't use these sockets, can i... |
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Anyone had a wall taken out to make a room larger? We want to open up our kitchen and dining area.Wondering if anyone has done the same sort of thing and had a wall knocked out.Also, about how much did it cost! |
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Recommend a fire wall for the boundary please it is for an existing garage where the framing is up and it has tin on one side. Wall must be 30/30/30 2 way fire rated. Could I use back to back fyreline! Any other alternatives! I'm also trying to understand composite panels as an option. |
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Fire wall (indoor) I have a Romesse Wood Burner in my house (it is older than anyone one here) with Gib-board walls. Can anyone suggest what I can use for heat protection on the walls please! |
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Ideas to disguise a wooden retaining wall Looking for an interesting way to decorate (disguise) a 1200mm wooden retaing wall that has large posts 8"!) every1.5 metres. Thought about50mm bamboo poles attached verticallybut not easy to find, so interested in any other ideas but not into murals... |
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Retaining Wall Hi there We find ourselves in the position that a retaining wall between ourselves the neighbours is subsiding extensively and cannot be saved from here. The wall is of concrete construction and is possibly around the 100 year old mark (it has |
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Attaching a trellis to a brick wall. Hi there everyone,has anyone ever attached a trellis to the brick wall of the house,what did you use!I got two honeysuckle plants (kindly donated by someone off here) that are ready to go and I just bought two large trellis to fix onto the outside wall of... |
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Electrical wall socket We have one that was screwed to decorative wall board. The boards have been removed and the wall's stopped. Now there is nothing behind the gib to reattach the socket.In this case, is there an extended plate or another fix! |
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Retrofitting wall insulation planning to do this at home - as i understand it you now need a consent for this , and a 20mm cavity is required between underlay and back of the cladding just wondering if anyone out there in the trade can tell me this *how did you hold build |
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New shower lining coming away from wall. I've had a full bathroom makeover, wasn't cheap. After four weeks i have noticed that the shower lining is coming away from the wall. It has been glued on by builder. It's on the side that the tap and shower head is on. Any advise would be grateful accept... |
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Fire retardant wall behind fire We recently bought an 80s house. There is a fairly recently installed free standing fire in a corner but it is in front of ugly 80s brick walls which are there only for the fire and they are on the face of a proper timber framed wall.We want to remove the... |
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How to disguise a cracked wall tile. We have a handyman "helping" us remove 1 tile so that we can put in a powerpoint. He has badly cracked the bottom edge of the adjoining tile. As we don't have any more spares, is there any way to disguise the damage? Thanks for any help. |
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3m wall hangers.any experience? I think it says on the packet not to use anything with glass, I know it used to. |
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Time and cost in replace install of wall oven? If an oven uses more than 80 amps why is a range rcd only 30amps? And why doesn't the 60amp pole fuse blow . Also why is a range circuit wired in 6 mm t&e then which is rated at only 30 amps. Back to polytechnic for you matey. |
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Dry wall sander any advice on a cheap gib sander . Bunnings have a full boar brand .Toll shed have a toll shed brand . And there is a Vacume driven one . all around the $300 mark . Any one used any of these |
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Retaining wall and a concrete pad I have a sloping section of land and want to place a garage on it. Im working out the costs of doing so. retaining wall will be under 1.5m so no consent required for that, on it's own. Im wondering though, if that changes, when I w |
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Wallpapering over cracks in wall I have a house in Christchurch and had cracks fixed and walls repainted 3 years ago. Last years February earthquake reopened most cracks so I’ve decided to do repairs myself. I’ve had a go in one room and made a good repair that even wife is... |
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Painting ceramic wall tiles Has anyone painted ceramic wall tiles in a kitchen, if so, how successful was it, are you happy with how it turned out. Any Tips. |
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Creeper wall cocering Hi all. I have a long concrete block wall that I want to cover with some sort of creeper. It needs to be self adhering and ideally fairly low maintenance. The wall is about 40-50 metres long and 2 metres high. Can anyone recommend |
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Filling in a 150mm hole in continuos concrete wall Hi. our garage flooded after Gita. One of the reasons is a 150mm hole through the continuous concrete wall foundation for house to a spa pool under a deck on outside. Spa is redundant so it is being removed but today I need to cut the empty water pipes an... |
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Exterior concrete block wall. Want to decorate it with something. thinking large unusual pieces of driftwood as I have a beach theme going on. how would I fix it to the wall best ? Thanks |
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Rat inside interior wall OMG we have a rat in the wall between the bathroom and bedroom. How do we get this out without resorting to a shotgun? |
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Wall Bracket - Karcher Window Vac I have looked but can’t find a wall bracket for it. Any ideas what I could use please? |
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Finding wiring in a wall Wanting to add fixture to bathroom wall but as a door was removed years ago and the light switch moved we need to know where the electrical wiring is before placing fitting, what is best way? |
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Condensation [wet] on one wall. Not sure what to do next.House is well aired ,good insulation and seems mould free.We opened up a suspect wall { different wall but same room} to find old fireplace that had just been boarded over,still had ashes in it! Cleaned it all out put in lots of i... |
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Base for wall tiles I want to tile a small area of the walls in my kitchen, which are made of hardboard. As I understand it, hardboard is not suitable for tiling over. Can I fix cement board directly over the hardboard and then lay the tiles onto the cement board? |
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Leaky garage wall Hi Guys, got a bit of a question about a leaky garage. Basically it?? |
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