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Nittus
Growing in Experience
10 replies

Me again. I had an issue with water getting into my post holes and filling up. I was recommended using a submersible pump, which worked fine to remove ...

thomason_peter1
Just Starting Out
4 replies

Hi.I need to replace a grated driveway drain in my driveway. How wide should the cut/ concrete be either side of the new drain (to create the new 'con ...

tgm
Finding My Feet
3 replies

Looking to backfill my trench but not 100% sure on best practice. It goes from 500mmm depth from one end to 1.6m depth the other over a 17m run. The t ...

23lros23
Just Starting Out
1 reply

We bought our townhouse with a rainwater tank already installed in the courtyard, maybe in the range of 2500litre tank. The tank has a rotted wooden f ...

NRH
Just Starting Out
2 replies

Good afternoon. I bought a water tank and pump to use on my veggie garden but I'm a total newbie when it comes to water tanks, so I'm hoping there's a ...

Nittus
Growing in Experience
2 replies

So with the lovely rain we've been having, all my 450x1500m post holes are now overflowing. In total i need to pump out about 1600 litres of dirty wat ...

Nham
Becoming a Leader
5 replies

We have these roof valleys, and over the years, they developed rust on the surface due to the dirt and leaves remaining within the valleys. There were ...

Sshep88
Finding My Feet
1 reply

    Hi Our house is on a sloped site. Half is built on brick peers and the rest on steel posts. We do get water running under our house. This is one ...

cindyh68
Cultivating a Following
1 reply

Our hose which is part of Holman retractable mounted reel is in need of replacing, is it possible to change out the hose only as the mount and retract ...

LorenClayton
Getting Established
1 reply

Hello, the plumber won't be here until 26 November. Please advise a temporary solution to tide me over until then. Is Byute flashing tape the best to ...

VictorianLass
Just Starting Out
1 reply

Hi everyone. Do I have to buy a pump? I’m looking at adding a water tank to our relatively new house and tapping into maybe a down pipe or maximum two ...

Dogdish28
Finding My Feet
3 replies

OK so I have created an outdoor bath area behind the shed and would like to hear best option for heating the water (from the water tank which is freez ...

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